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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is exploring returning to its traditional in-house entrance examinations for PhD admissions, thereby eliminating the need to outsource the test to the National Testing Agency (NTA). This shift follows the Indian government's recent discontinuation of the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) due to suspected integrity issues.
“We have begun the process and we are taking into account the opinion of all the stakeholders while considering this decision,” JNU’s Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit said.
Only a few months ago, the university chose to use NET scores for admissions, in accordance with the National Education Policy 2020, rather than the NTA entrance test for selecting PhD candidates. However, the abrupt cancellation of the June 2024 NET has caused a rethinking of this strategy.
On July 3, Santishree D Pandit began discussions about restoring the university's own entrance exam system. The JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) has welcomed the move as a validation of their long-held attitude on admissions processes.
For the past three years, the National Testing Agency has administered computer-based assessments for PhD admissions, a practice that has sparked growing concern from the academic community.
This year, JNU announced a modification in its admissions process for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. JNU will accept the National Eligibility Test (NET) score instead of having its own entrance test beginning with the current academic year, in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The Central Government suspended the examination vital for entry-level teaching employment and PhD admissions in institutions on June 19, after indications from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that "the integrity of the examination may have been compromised".
The JNU Teachers Association, in a statement, said, “We welcome the decisions taken in the meeting of the Vice Chancellor and Deans of Schools on 3 July 2024, as well as to refer the matter to the faculty of Schools/Centres for their opinions.”
“JNUTA considers this to be a vindication of its long-standing position on the matter of entrance examinations, as well as a positive response to the specific demand raised by it after the cancellation of the June 2024 UGC-NET Examination.”
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