The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities to fix their deadline for admission to undergraduate courses after the declaration of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII results, Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Wednesday, July 13.
He noted that some universities have already started their admission process even though the CBSE was yet to declare the Class XII results. CBSE students will be deprived of admission if the last date is fixed by the universities prior to the declaration of results by the board, Kumar said as stated in a report by PTI.
"UGC has requested all the higher educational institutions to fix the last date of their undergraduate admission process after declaration of result of Class XII by CBSE so as to provide sufficient time to such students for admission in undergraduate courses," the Chairman said.
The move comes after the CBSE reached out to the commission last week requesting it to urge universities to fix their admission schedule in accordance with the declaration of results. "It has come to the notice that some universities have started registration in undergraduate courses for the session 2022-23. In this scenario, the students of CBSE will be deprived of admission if the last date is fixed by the universities prior to CBSE results declaration," the UGC said in a letter to vice-chancellors.
"It is, therefore, requested that all higher education institutions fix the last date of admission to undergraduate courses after the declaration of CBSE results to provide sufficient time to such candidates," it added.
The CBSE is likely to declare the board exam results by month-end. The board exam schedule was delayed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
