The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that higher education institutions will now be permitted to admit students biannually. Previously, admissions were restricted to the July-August period, but with the UGC’s new policy, students can now be enrolled in both January/February and July/August for the upcoming academic session. This decision allows institutions the flexibility to choose whether to offer admissions in both cycles or just one, based on their infrastructure and faculty availability.
The UGC has clarified that biannual admissions are not compulsory. However, this new policy offers flexibility to institutions interested in increasing their student intake and introducing new programs in emerging fields. If universities plan to start a second session in January, they must obtain approval from their academic and executive councils and amend their institutional regulations. This biannual admission system can be implemented for PhD, postgraduate, and undergraduate programs.
The UGC initially experimented with the biannual admission process through open and distance learning (ODL) and online mode programs. According to UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar, the decision to allow biannual admissions was influenced by the trial results. During these trials, the UGC observed that nearly half a million students, who would have otherwise waited a year to enrol, had the opportunity to join in January itself.
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The UGC has clarified that biannual admissions are not compulsory. However, this new policy offers flexibility to institutions interested in increasing their student intake and introducing new programs in emerging fields. If universities plan to start a second session in January, they must obtain approval from their academic and executive councils and amend their institutional regulations. This biannual admission system can be implemented for PhD, postgraduate, and undergraduate programs.
The UGC initially experimented with the biannual admission process through open and distance learning (ODL) and online mode programs. According to UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar, the decision to allow biannual admissions was influenced by the trial results. During these trials, the UGC observed that nearly half a million students, who would have otherwise waited a year to enrol, had the opportunity to join in January itself.
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