Fix last date of UG admissions after CBSE Class 12 Board result: UGC to varsities

In its communication to the universities, the UGC has pointed out that the CBSE students will be deprived of admission if the UG admissions end before the Board declares the result.

“It has come to the notice that some universities have started registration in UG courses for the 2022-23 session. In this scenario, the students from the CBSE will be deprived of admission if the last date is fixed before the CBSE declares the result,” UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain has written to the vice-chancellors of all universities.

The communication, also marked to principals of colleges and directors of other higher educational institutes, adds: “It is therefore requested that all the higher education institutions may fix the last date of their undergraduate admission process after declaration of Class 12 result by the CBSE so as to provide sufficient time to such students.”
The CBSE conducted in two parts the examination for Class 10 and Class 12 students for the 2021-22 academic year to “nullify the impact of Covid”, Jain said in the letter. The first-term examination was held between November and December last year, and the second-term in April. The final result will be based on students’ performance in both the exams. The evaluation of term-2 is going on and the process of result preparation will start thereafter, the UGC letter added.

The CBSE letter to the UGC came in the wake of Mumbai University (MU) starting the UG admission process without waiting for the Indian School Certificate (ISC) exam, which is administered by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), and the CBSE Class 12 result. Most city (Mumbai) colleges affiliated to MU declared their second merit list on Thursday. Students who have secured a seat are expected to confirm their admission by July 13 and a third merit list will be out on July 14.

Though the MU has been criticised for putting a section of students at a disadvantage, the university has justified its move saying the CBSE and CISCE students make up a very small percentage of its intake. The university has also announced that the application window will be opened again after the CBSE and CISCE results are out.

The MU has always begun its admission process after the announcement of the Maharashtra State Board result. But earlier, the state Board result would be declared after CBSE and CISCE announced theirs. This allowed students from the two national boards to apply to MU colleges. 

Last year, the state board result was declared on August 3, and on July 16 in 2020. The CBSE and CISCE results were already out on both occasions.