AMU to join CUET for undergraduate courses

Academic Council approves proposal for admissions with existing quotas

The Academic Council (AC) of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Saturday approved the proposal of joining the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate courses for the current academic session.

According to an official release, the AC meeting accepted the recommendations of the committee constituted by it in December to deliberate upon all the aspects of the issue.

Earlier, AMU Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor had sent a detailed letter seeking clarification on several counts, and the Additional Secretary (Higher Education), Ministry of Education addressed the points raised by the University.

The Committee discussed the letter and resolved that the University will use the test score of CUET, but the University’s provisions for admissions, including internal reservation, Vice-Chancellor’s nomination to various categories, and admissions to students of Bridge Course and madrasas will remain unaffected. The University will hold its own counseling session and it will conduct its admission test for B. Tech, postgraduate courses, Class XI, diploma courses, schools, and all other courses not in CUET.

University spokesperson Prof. Shafey Kidwai said according to the recommendations of the committee approved by the AC, the University will conduct its own counselling — as has been the practise in the past — candidates of the madarsas/ institutions recognised by AMU as per procedure will also be eligible for admission on the basis of CUET score provided they fulfill the eligibility conditions in the Guide to Admission of AMU. Students who have graduated the AMU Bridge Course (CEPECAMI) will also be eligible for admission on the basis of CUET score if they meet the eligibility criteria.

The internal quota and all nomination quotas (Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe, Backward Class, Children of University Employees, Children of Alumni, Children of Central Government Employees recently posted/transferred to Aligarh, belonging to Distant State/ Union Territory, Physically Challenged, NCC Cadet, Outstanding Sportsperson, Outstanding Debater, Children of Armed Forces who died in combat) shall remain intact.