In what is considered as an attempt to ease the burden surrounding the high cut-offs in university admission across various colleges in the country, the HRD Ministry has embarked on a mission to implement a new common entrance test for all central universities. With the implementation of a common entrance examination, students seeking university admission will get equal opportunities despite the differences in the qualifying scores of the students. The Union Ministry of HRD has decided to convene meeting on October 6 with the central universities regarding the implementation of the new admission procedure for colleges. "A number of issues have been brought to our notice, including the common entrance test. Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Singh, while speaking about the common entrance examination, remarked that any entrance examination is competitive and it will elevate the burden of students applying in various colleges across the universities along with the pressure of another exam right after the 12th exam examination.

Source: India Today September 08, 2016 07:18 UTC