SPPU: Changes in PG admissions likely from next academic year

The committee is also looking into the possibility of coming up with a uniform admission criteria like a mandatory pre-admission entrance examination for all subjects. Currently in many courses, admissions are done on merit basis too, with no mandatory entrance exam. The committee is mainly reviewing Ordinance 181, pertaining to the admission of students in the university departments/institutions.

Vice-Chancellor Dr N R Karmalkar confirmed that the report of the expert-committee appointed is expected soon and by next academic year, the changes could set in. “It is true that the major issue is with certain courses in Humanities. What happens is that a student comes to the university to do a post-graduate degree, he completes it but finds that the hostel stay is cheap and food is subsidised and so he enrols in another MA course, then another post-graduate degree as currently there is no restriction to do so. There isn’t any restrictions for them to have studied the particular subject at under-graduate level. It doesn’t happen in all cases and students can do one course after another, but some changes in procedure are needed,” he said.

However, the problem of Humanities is not the only assignment before the committee, said registrar Dr Arvind Shaligram. He said the changes will set in before next academic year. “It will recommend changes in all faculties wherever necessary, not just Humanities. In fact, we are expecting the report soon and by next academic year, the system should be in place,” he said.