WILL ADJUST ADMISSION WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON MERIT: DU ACTING V-C

NEW DELHI: Delhi University will adjust its admission process to the extraordinary situation without compromising on merit, acting vice-chancellor P C Joshi said after the Class 12 board examinations were cancelled on Tuesday and added that the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) can be a good method.

After the CBSE and the CISCE announced cancelling Class 12 board examinations in view of the coronavirus pandemic, Joshi said discussions will be held with the admission committee and the academic council of the university to finalise the process of admission to undergraduate courses. Nearly 98 per cent of the applicants to Delhi University are CBSE students.

“There will be some way to judge merit. These are extraordinary circumstances. The Central Universities Common Entrance Test can be a good method as it will be based on pan-India merit. DU will not compromise on the merit. We will adjust to the new situation and see what method is to be developed. We will wait and see what are the criterion that the boards come out for evaluation of students,” he said.

Joshi is a member of the CUCET committee, which had submitted its report to the Education Ministry. A decision on conducting a common entrance test for all central universities is pending. Professor Rajeev Gupta, Chairperson-Admissions of DU, said, “The University of Delhi fully supports the decision taken by the Government of India to cancel the forthcoming CBSE board examinations.”