No subjective questions in Delhi University PG entrance

Entrance examinations for post-graduate courses in the Delhi University may no longer have subjective questions, but only multiple-choice questions.

A 18 member standing committee, comprising deans of various faculties, has been constituted by the vice chancellor, Prof. Yogesh K. Tyagi, to deliberate on replacing the subjective question papers with multiple choice ones.

The vice-chancellor will take a final call once the committee submits its recommendations, after which the schedule for the admissions will be announced.

“The committee is of the view that the subjective questions should be done away with to ensure transparency in evaluation. If the vice-chancellor approves, there will only be objective question papers from the upcoming academic session,” a committee member said.

The standing committee is also considering setting up of admission centres outside Delhi to help the outstation aspirants take the entrance examination at the nearest centre rather than visiting Delhi.

“The panel is considering setting up of five centres for conducting entrance examinations, however, the modalities need to worked out. The choices for the centres include Kolkata, Chennai, Jammu, Ahmedabad and Nagpur. More centres can be explored,” the member added. The admission process, which is likely to begin by the end of this month, will have a common application form for centralised registration for the applicants. Apart from those faculties and departments offering interdisciplinary or professional courses, all other departments reserve 50 per cent of the total seats in each programme for direct admission to the students who have completed their undergraduate degrees from the Delhi University.

Remaining 50 per cent of the seats will be filled by a merit list compiled after taking into account entrance examinations and the interview, which is decided by individual departments.