The computer based online entrance test happening for the first time in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has started from Monday onwards. Over 1.16 lakh students will be in a race to take admissions in the 142 different programmes offered by the varsity.
Wishing luck to the students appearing for the online entrance test JNU VC Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, tweeted, “Computer based JNU entrance examination (JNUEE) begins today in nearly 127 centers across the country. Wishing the aspirants a success. Look forward to meeting you when you join in JNU which is a top ranked University with exciting academic programs and excellent facilities.”
This is for the first time that the varsity has switched to computer-based mode of entrance exams that are being conducted by the National Testing Agency across 122 cities in the country.
The JNU Entrance Examinations (JNUEE) and the Combined Entrance Examination for Biotechnology (CEEB) 2019 that was commenced from Monday will continue till 30th May.
The examinations will be conducted in 142 programmes of study in eight shifts over the next four days. Each day will have two shifts -- morning (9:30 am -12:30 pm) and afternoon (2:30 pm - 5:30 pm).
“Each centre has been provided with jammers. A total of 1,400 jammers have been deployed. To oversee the examinations in addition to the NTA Control Room, 122 city coordinators have been deployed by the NTA,” the agency said.
Out of the total 1,16,558 candidates , 67,801 are males, 48751 females and six transgender will be appearing for the entrance exams that are conducted in 127 centres located across the country.
However, the varsity has finally started the entrance test online mode successfully after the protest of JNU students union who called the move as a ‘Scam’.
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