AICTE has provided the selection criteria to admit students to courses such as MBA and PGDM. It has instructed the MBA and PGDM institutions to admit students based on the marks obtained by them in the qualifying examination.
AICTE has provided the MBA and PGDM institutions the selection criteria based on which students will get admission to courses like post-graduate diploma in management (PGDM) and master of business administration (MBA). AICTE has instructed the MBA and PGDM institutions to admit students based on the marks obtained by them in the qualifying examination.
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has taken this decision as all India tests such as CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT, GMAT along the 7th option of Common Entrance Test of the respective State are the qualifying tests for admission into PGDM course. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak the tests might not be conducted this year.
AICTE stated, “In many of the States, some of the above entrance tests could not be conducted due to fear of the spread of Corona Virus and there is no indication as to whether these tests are postponed or likely to be held or canceled”.
Selection Criteria of Students For Admission To MBA and PGDM Courses
AICTE on the basis of the selection criteria declared by it for admission the students to courses like MBA and PGDM it has asked the institutions to prepare a merit list of the students based on the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations. AICTE has also instructed the MBA and PGDM institutions to ensure that the merit lists of students should be prepared in a transparent manner.
AICTE in a notification mentioned that “AICTE, being more a facilitator than a regulator considered alternative proposition through which selection of the students could be made for admission into PGDM course which will benefit both the Institutions as well as the students”.
However, the primary inclination will be given to those candidates who have shown up in any of the entrance tests referenced in the Approval Process Handbook (APH) 2020-21 published by the All India Council for Technical Education.
After the seat allotment to such students, if it is found that seats are still vacant in that event, the candidates could be selected based on the merit in the qualifying undergraduate exams. The States may also use this relaxation 必利勁 while allotting seats through counseling, said AICTE.
It must be noted that this relation has been allowed to the states only for the academic year 2020-21, due to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
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