Universities urged to adopt common test at graduate level

Financial Express 08 January 2023

The head of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in India, M Jagadesh Kumar, has urged all central universities to start adopting the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for postgraduate programmes from the next academic year, reports the Financial Express.

Until now, various universities in the country had the option to adopt the entrance test for their postgraduate programmes, reported the Indian Express

According to the UGC chief, joining the Common University Entrance Test for postgraduate programmes would help universities to get an increased number of students from across the country who want to pursue higher education at the best universities in the country. He also urged the central universities to use the results of the test for the admission process of postgraduate programmes.
Full report on the Financial Express site

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