JNU Admission 2020: 22% Increase in Registration as Compared to Last Year

Updated On: July 21, 2020 05:00 pm IST

JNU has witnessed a 22% increase in the registration of applicants for JNUEE 2020 as compared to last year. The Vice-Chancellor believes that students are embracing the online method adopted by the university amid the coronavirus pandemic.

JNU or Jawaharlal Nehru University has witnessed a rise of 22% from the last year in the number of students applying for JNUEE 2020 (Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination). As per Jagdesh Kumar, the Vice-Chancellor of JNU, a record 1,35,462 applications have been received by the university indicating that students have embraced the transition to the computer-based mode of entrance exam wholeheartedly. The VC has further claimed that the registration process has also observed a rise in the representation of women and various social categories.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak in the nation, the university has adopted the method of online application this year. This is the second time in the history of JNU that the varsity is doing online applications in collaboration with the National Testing Agency (NTA). Through a video clip released by the VC on Twitter, he made it clear that the varsity has received applications from all the states and Union Territories of the nation.

However, the statement made by the VC is in total contrast with a survey conducted by the teachers of the JNU. As per the survey, more than 40% of students are unable to access online education. Amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the university has recently announced that education would be imparted to the students through an online mode in order to help students complete their courses and avoid any academic loss. The survey also stated that over 97% of teachers did not receive any tech support from the university while conducting these online classes.

Also Read: JNUEE 2020 Important Dates

Last year, i.e. 2019, a total of 1,16,558 aspirants applied for admission to the 3,383 seats of JNU. The entrance exam was held from 27th May 2019 to 30th May 2019. This year, the dates of examination have been delayed and have not been announced yet. The application process of JNU has also been stretched numerous times so that students can alter their exam centre in order to ensure the least commute due to the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, the option to make corrections and edit the application form of JNU has been extended from 15th July 2020 to 20th July 2020.

JNUEE is conducted by NTA each year to offer seats to the applicants to vivid undergraduate, postgraduate, MPhil or PhD courses. Candidates from all across the country are eligible for the application process of the JNU entrance exam. To know more about JNUEE check out the links below.