Students seeking admission to post-graduate courses in Delhi University might not have to take a subjective test any more. Instead, they may have to sit for an objective test.
While no test is required to secure admission in under-graduate courses, students have to go through an entrance examination for post-graduate courses, which was subjective in nature so far.
The Vice-Chancellor has now constituted an 18-member Standing Committee, comprising deans of various faculties, which is deliberating upon replacing the subjective question papers with multiple choice ones.
The Vice-Chancellor will take a decision once the committee submits its recommendation. The schedule for admissions will be announced after this.
“The committee has been thinking about changing the pattern of the entrance tests by replacing the subjective questions with objective ones to ensure transparency in evaluation. The decision will depend on the V-C’s approval,” a member of the committee said.
The committee is also considering setting up admission centres outside Delhi. This will allow them to take the examination at the nearest centre, instead of coming to the Capital. The choices for the centres include Kolkata, Chennai, Jammu, Ahmedabad and Nagpur.
The admission process is likely to begin by the end of this month. There will be a common application form for centralised registration.
Around 8,000 students are expected to enrol for the 2016-17 session.
