(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Common Test for Higher Education

Topic: Common Test for Higher Education

Guest:

Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar, (Vice Chancellor, JNU)
Arun K Pujari, (Chairman, Steering Committee, Central Universities Common Entrance Examination)
Prof Saroj Sharma, (Former Member, NCTE & MHRD)
Rajendra Harshe, (Former Vice-Chancellor, University Of Allahabad)

Topic Description:

Once approved by the ministry if Human Resource and Development , the National Testing Agency , NTA is all set to conduct a common admission test for 15 central universities of the country for the next academic session . Till now the the Central University Common Entrance Test was conducted by Central University of Rajasthan. The NTA id also said to be in talks with other central universities to join the common test .According to the draft National Education policy , in the long run the NTA will institute processes which would ease admissions in to higher education programs and tests will be offered in all mediums of instruction.