New Delhi: Universities are considering ways to implement a new biannual admission system at their respective institutes in which students will be able to apply for admission twice in a year. However, since the existing academic session will start very shortly, a few institutes are prepared to implement it for now, various universities said.
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), has said that now the universities can admit students twice a year. He said that institutions may offer admissions to two batches every year from January/February and July/August.
Taking to X account, Kumar said it will benefit many students who missed admission in the July/August session due to a delay in the announcement of board results, health issues or personal reasons can seek admission in January/February.
Talking about UGC's biannual admission system, Prof. Mohammad Shakeel, Officiating Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, said, "Matter will be placed before the ensuing Executive Council (EC) meeting and directions will be obtained by the esteemed members of the EC that how to proceed with the announcement that UGC has made in respect of admissions twice a year."
"There is a possibility that this option that the UGC has floated can be looked into for a PhD programme but anything has to be first approved by the Academic Council and then by the EC. The VC on his own cannot implement what has been said by the UGC, he has to take approval of the statutory bodies of the university," he added.
