new delhi jawaharlal nehru university jnu on wednesday paved the way for implementation of central universities common entrance test cucet from the next academic session all entrance examinations will be held through cucet to be conducted by national testing agency nta the university stated in a notificationduring deliberations in an academic council ac meeting on wednesday a large number of members emphasised that cucet would provide a levelplaying field to the numerous eligible students from across the country reducing the burden of taking several entrance examinations jayant k tripathi jnus director of admissions said in the notificationreferring to a meeting held last march the notification added that the decision was in conformity with a decision taken in it however jnu teachers association jnuta said no discussion on cucet took place even in that meeting and it was only one of the several recommendations of the advisory committee on admissionsaccording to the recommendations as far as the jnuee 202122 is concerned the committee recommended that jnu should conduct jnuee as per schedule through nta however in case of receiving any direction from moeugc the university will accordingly adopt and admit students through cucetseveral sections of students and teachers bodies claimed that proper deliberations werent held before placing the proposal at the ac meeting according to some ac members the proposal on cucet was included in the additional agenda which was shared among the members late on january 10a day before the ac meeting 111 faculty members urged the administration to send the cucet proposal back for further discussions since this is a matter that requires extensive deliberation given the interdisciplinary nature of jnus programmes of study we request the ac to refer the agenda item for discussion at the school and centre level their letter readjnuta alleged that the vicechancellor neither placed this letter on the table nor did he allow people to raise apprehensions regarding the adoption of cucet at the meeting some ac members requested discussions at the school or centre level but unfortunately the caretaker vc did not allow their concerns any space and muted the speakers abruptly it claimedin a letter to the vc jnu students union said many universities including jnu offer programmes and courses that are unique to the university a one size fits all approach of cucet will be detrimental and will not be sufficient to accommodate the diverse range of programmes offered in different universities