Draft NEP 2019: Proposal to Conduct Common Entrance Exam for University Admissions

The draft New Education Policy (NEP) 2019 was unveiled recently. Many changes were proposed to revamp the education system in India. One among the major changes proposed by draft NEP was the introduction of a common or single entrance exam for university admissions in India. It means, a single entrance exam will be conducted for the admission in all universities across the country, and the idea will be helpful for students as they need not apply for multiple universities for seeking admissions. On the other hand, the entrance exam for university admissions can be conducted multiple times a year adding more flexibility for students.

All about Single Entrance Exam for University Admissions

As per the draft NEP 2019, the following proposals have been put forward with regard to a single entrance exam for university admissions -

• The entrance exam is conducted for Class 12 students who are aspiring for admission in various UG courses offered by universities across the country.
• The entrance exam can be conducted multiple times in a year so that students will have enough chances to improve his/her performance in the entrance test.
• The single entrance exam will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA), and it will test the Logical, Reasoning, Language Skills and Knowledge on specialized subjects of the candidates.

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Introducing a single entrance exam for all universities may a challenging task for the Government of India. However, the idea will reduce the burden on universities on conducting entrance exam, preparing question paper, declaring results etc. The final decision regarding the introduction of a single entrance exam for university admissions is yet to be taken.

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