New Delhi: Universities and Institutes offering MBA and PGDM courses can admit students based on marks obtained in qualifying undergraduate exams amid as several entrance test could not be conducted due to COVID 19 pandemic , the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) said.
In the current scenario, the PGDM / MBA institutions are allowed to admit the students on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying examination by preparing a merit list in a transparent manner.
AICTE, the regulator of the technical education, clarified “However, first preference will be given to those candidates who have appeared in any of the entrance tests mentioned in the APH 2020-21 and qualified irrespective of their marks secured in degree as long as minimum marks as per APH 2020-21 are secured.
If vacant seats are still available, candidates shall be selected based on the merit in the qualifying UG exams. The States may also use this relaxation while allotting seats through counselling. It may be noted that this relaxation to the PGDM / MBA Institutions shall be applicable only for the AY 2020-21, this cannot be taken as a precedent for the future academic years.
All India Tests i.e CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT, GMAT along with the 7th option of Common Entrance Test of the respective State are the qualifying tests for admission into PGDM course. In many of the States, some of the above entrance tests could not be conducted due to fear of spread of Corona Virus and there is no indication as to whether these tests are postponed or likely to be held or cancelled etc.
