During deliberations at an Academic Council (AC) meeting on Wednesday, a “large number of members” emphasized that CU-CET would provide a level playing field to many deserving students from across the country, leading to multiple admissions. The burden of taking will be less. Examination”, JNU Admissions Director Jayant K Tripathi said in the notification.
Referring to a meeting held last March, the notification said the decision was in line with the decision taken in it. However, the JNU Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) said that there was no discussion on CU-CET even in that meeting and it was only one of the many recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Admissions.
As per the recommendations, “As far as JNUEE 2021-22 is concerned, the committee recommended that JNU should conduct JNUEE as per schedule through NTA. However, in case any instruction is received from MoE/UGC, the University will adopt and admit the students through CU-CET accordingly.”
Several sections of the students and teacher’s bodies claimed that proper deliberations were not held before moving the proposal in the AC meeting. According to some AC members, the resolution on CU-CET was included in the additional agenda, which was shared among the members late on January 10.
A day before the AC meeting, 111 faculty members urged the administration to send back the CU-CET proposal for further discussion. “Since this is a matter that requires extensive deliberation, in view of the interdisciplinary nature of JNU’s programs of study, we request the AC to refer the agenda item for discussion at the school and central level, read his letter.
JNUTA alleges that the Vice Chancellor neither placed this letter on the table nor allowed people to raise apprehensions about the adoption of CU-CET in the meeting. Some AC members requested discussion at school or center stage, “but unfortunately, the acting VC gave no room to their concerns and suddenly muted the speakers”, it claimed.
In a letter to the VC, the JNU Students’ Union said, “Many universities including JNU offer programs and courses that are unique to the university. The ‘one size fits all’ approach of CU-CET would be detrimental and would not be sufficient to accommodate the diverse programs offered in different universities.”
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