Panjab University Syndicate to determine Addition of Admission Norms

The Panjab University Syndicate is going to have a meeting on 10th April 2019, Wednesday. Two of the important agendas that will be discussed in this meeting are the introduction of Panjab University Common Entrance Test, which is also known as PU-CET, for admission of students to Master of Social Work and the strengthening of admission norms for the subject Chemistry.

In a meeting of six members of the academic and administrative committee that was held on the 24th of January, 2019, a proposition for introducing PU-CET from the academic session of 2019-2020 for admission to Master of Social Work was made. The committee did clarify that they will admit students through PU-CET.

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The committee had decided that for candidates to qualify, they will have to obtain at least 35 percent marks in the entrance exam which will then be followed by a personal interview. The candidate will also be required to have a minimum of 50 percent marks in the Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised institute or university.

Increasing the intake of students for Master of Social Work and the introduction of a certificate course in the subject ‘Social Work and Field Intervention’ was also discussed. The committee members also discussed launching an Academic and Training Resource Centre. Social Work research scholars will be designing the thematic areas.

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After the Vice Chancellor and the Dean University Instruction approved it, a Board of Studies meeting was held on 12th March 2019 which cleared the ‘Proposal for PU-CET’ for admission of students in Masters in Social Work. They also recommended for it to be forwarded to the Syndicate for its approval. Panjab University Syndicate will discuss and take a call on if there is any need to make additions in the already existing admission criteria for the subject Chemistry.