New Delhi [India], July 11 (HBTV): Jawaharlal Nehru University is considering reverting to in-house entrance examinations for PhD admission, after the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) examination was cancelled due to integrity concerns.

The admission to PhD programs at Jawaharlal Nehru University was supposed to be conducted through the now cancelled UGC NET this academic session. 

In a statement on Thursday, the JNU Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) announced that JNU was considering conducting in-house its own entrance examination. 

The JNUTA said Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit took the decision on July 3 2024 to open up the possibility of resurrecting the old system of JNU conducting its own entrance examination for PhD admissions. 

The JNUTA said it considers a positive response to the specific demand raised by it after the cancellation of the June 2024 UGC-NET Examination. 

A senior university official has confirmed that such considerations are underway. 

Over the past year, teachers and students highlighted the problems with the National Testing Agency-led (NTA) examination. Students and teachers have been demanding that the university reassume the responsibility of conducting the entrance examinations. 

The NTA had been conducting the examination for several years. Candidates seeking admission to PhD programs had to appear in the Computer-Based Test. 

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