NTA to Conduct Common Entrance for Central Universities

In accordance with the latest reports, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a single common entrance test for the 54 central universities in India. This would eliminate the need for class 12 final grades and multiple entrance examinations that the universities have to take. 

How did NTA Decide to Conduct Common Entrance for Central Universities?

A seven-member committee was established to examine the current admission process into central universities. To solve the problem of applying to various entrance exams, a “high-quality aptitude test” is offered. The precise guidelines of the review have not yet been finalized or made public. There will be only one computer-based test, which will be required for admission to the 54 central universities in India of the 2021-22 academic session.

Till date, a large number of these universities accept students on the basis of class 12 marks. This has often been a point of contention since the cuts have hit celestial peaks like 99.95%, 99.98%, 100% in recent years. This renders students with even 90%-95% without a seat at the end resulting in a waste of year-long hard work and dedication that the students must have put in to achieve even 90% or 95% for that matter. 

In addition, various boards have asymmetric percentage charts in which students from some school boards easily obtain 90% or more, while in others, it is not possible to achieve such results. With an entry examination, pupils will be given an opportunity to compete at a common level.

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List of Central Universities 

List of 54 central universities for which the entrance exams will occur are:

1. Sikkim University
2. Central University of Tamil Nadu
3. Indian Maritime University
4. English and Foreign Languages University
5. Maulana Azad National Urdu University
6. University of Hyderabad
7. Tripura University
8. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
9. Aligarh Muslim University
10. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
11. Banaras Hindu University
12. University of Allahabad
13. Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
14. Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University
15. Visva Bharati
16. Manipur Central Agricultural University
17. Manipur University
18. National Sports University
19. Mizoram University
20. Meghalaya North Eastern Hill University
21. Nagaland Nagaland University
22. Central University of Orissa
23. Pondicherry University
24. Central University of Punjab
25. Central University of Rajasthan
26. South Asian University
27. University of Delhi
28. The Central Sanskrit University
29. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
30. Central University of Gujarat
31. Central University of Haryana
32. Central University of Himachal Pradesh
33. Central University of Kashmir
34. Central University of Jammu
35. Central University of Jharkhand
36. Central University of Karnataka
37. Central University of Kerala
38. Dr Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya
39. The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
40. Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
41. Central University of Andhra Pradesh
42. Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh
43. The National Sanskrit University
44. Assam University
45. Tezpur University
46. Rajiv Gandhi University
47. Central University of South Bihar
48. Mahatma Gandhi Central University
49. Nalanda University
50. Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University
51. Chhattisgarh Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
52. Delhi Indira Gandhi National Open University
53. Jamia Millia Islamia
54. Jawahar Lal Nehru University

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