JNU admissions 2019: Over 1.16 lakh applied for 3,383 seats; NTA to conduct JNUEE tomorrow

As the exam went online for the first time from this year onwards, the pattern also changed to be conducted in a multiple-choice questions (MCQ) format. Students from the varsity had criticised the move. The JNU students Union (JNUSU) has opposed the MCQ-based exam claiming, “The time-tested method of conducting JNU entrance exam assessing the different aspects of a student’s potential for learning and research has been replaced without any academic reasoning.” The official statement added, “The NTA has been outsourced for the exam and this makes transparency and accountability beyond JNU community.”

The number of male candidates is more than that of females with 67,801 and 48,751 students registering from both the genders respectively.

“Each centre has been provided with jammers. A total of 1400 jammers has been deployed. To oversee the examinations in addition to NTA Control Room, there are 122 City Coordinators,” states the NTA.