Experts: UGC biannual admission plan ambitious, implementation difficult

Academicians demand proper infrastructure in place, overhaul of administrative apparatus

-  BINITA JAISWAL

THE decision of the University Grants Commission's (UGC) to allow Indian universities to open admissions twice a year has evoked mixed reactions from the academicians in the state, with many of them expressing concerns about its smooth implementation.

The academicians have said implementation will be cumbersome if adequate measures are not taken to overhaul the administrative wings in the universities.

"Majority of the universities in the state are reeling under manpower shortage and conducting admissions once a year itself is a tedious task. In such a scenario, without ensuring proper infrastructure in the universities, urging them to conduct admissions twice a year will be too much to ask for," said a faculty of Tamil Nadu Central University.

He further added the central universities and many other universities follow the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) to admit students which is conducted in May. The UGC is yet to make it clear whether it will conduct CUET twice a year.