UPTU to go online for MBA entrance exams

According to the University authorities,the online test has been made optional as internet is not available in rural areas and some urban areas.

Of the 589 colleges affiliated to UPTU,345 of them offer management courses.

Keeping in mind the recent online Common Admission Test (CAT) fiasco,Professor Kripa Shanker,Vice-Chancellor of UPTU said: “We are in touch with experts inquiring the reasons behind the system failure in CAT. It will help us in preventing similar incidents in our online examinations.”

According to an official,the students would be allotted identity numbers and passwords,using which they will be able to access the question papers.

According to the vice-chancellor,though the online exam would be on a trial-run basis,students opting for this option would be considered for counselling. The University has invited suggestions from the students and teachers regarding the new system.

Following CAT’s footsteps

Following the CAT pattern,the UPTU has decided to organise a group discussion and interview after the written test to select students for 23,400 MBA seats in 345 management colleges. “A written test evaluates only the conceptual knowledge of the student,but group discussions and interviews will also test their communication skills,social awareness and personality,” said Vice-Chancellor Professor Kripa Shanker,adding that affiliated colleges had suggested to introduce GD and interviews. Merit for admission counselling would be prepared on the basis of student’s total scores in written and group discussions. The University had decided to introduce this system last year but it was not implemented as the affiliated colleges did not support the idea.

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