Gujarat University to Abolish Centralized Admission

The syndicated community of the Gujarat University (GU) has decided to abolish the centralised admission system for the postgraduate programmes and has formed a new committee to examine the online admission process for undergraduate courses. The syndicate has also proposed to reduce the exam timing to two hours and also to cut down the number of questions in the paper.

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The syndicate meeting recently reached a decision to allow the students to apply online for the college where they want to get admission. The centralized admission was a time-consuming process which led to delay in commencing the courses on time. They also decided to form a committee to look into the online admission process for the UG programmes conducted by Gujarat University. However, the professional programmes whose admission process is conducted by Admission Committee for Professional Courses will continue to have centralized admissions.

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GU syndicate has also decided to form a new committee which will work towards the possibility of reducing the exam time to two hours for the Bachelor of Science, Arts & Commerce courses as it feels that a three-hour time was a lot for a 70 marks paper.

It has also approved the 127 crore budget along with a 6 crore deficit. GU has proposed to introduce two new postgraduate courses in diet, fitness sports and others. They have also decided to redeem the university’s fixed deposits due to the delay in the flow of grants from the state government. Construction of 14 different buildings is the GU campus is also a part of the budget as they require urgent attention.