When the students across the country is urging to postpone JEE and NEET exam fearing the Coronavirus, scheduled to be held in September, Institutions offering MBA and PGDM courses have been allowed to admit students based on marks obtained in qualifying undergraduate exams.
Several schools, colleges and other educational institutes have cancelled state and central level board exams, entrance and recruitment exams, as well as university-level exams, based on guidelines received from regulatory bodies like the CBSE, ICSE, or UGC.
A report by Careers 360 quoted member secretary of the AICTE Prof. Rajeev Kumar saying that the decision has been taken so that if the seats are left vacant in management institutes since the candidates were unable to appear for the exam, then on the basis of qualifying undergraduate marks they will be given admission to fill those vacant seats.
Admissions to post graduate diploma in management (PGDM) or MBA are based on all India tests like CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT, GMAT along with the seventh option of the common entrance test of the respective state. AICTE stated that while many states the entrance tests could not be conducted due to the fear of the spread of the Corona Virus, with no indication from the state there is also uncertainty over whether these tests are postponed or likely to be held or cancelled.
“AICTE, being more a facilitator than a regulator, considered alternative proposition through which selection of the students could be made for admission to PGDM course which will benefit both the institutions as well as the students.
The technical education regulator has clarified, the relaxation is being made available only for the 2020-21 academic session. This cannot be taken as a precedent for the future academic year.