THERE WON’T be any entrance tests for 13 postgraduate courses of Lucknow University this year. Reason: The number of applications for these courses is much less than the total number of seats available. The applicants seeking admission to these courses would automatically get admission that will save LU from conducing an entrance test for these courses.
These PG courses are: Persian, Arabic, Acharya, Shastri, Russian, Defense Studies, Arab Culture, Yogic
Sciences, Western History, Women Studies, Jyotirvigyan, Criminology
& Criminal Justice and finally Population Education & Rural Development.
Applicants of these courses would automatically get admission by producing their documents at the time of PG counselling.
Of these 13 courses, there are about half-a-dozen such courses that have failed to attract student for some years now. But LU is in no mood to do away with these courses. In contrary, the varsity is encouraging some of the departments to add on some more courses even as the parent courses is not doing well. This act of LU comes as a surprise to many educationists.
For instance, Jyotirvigyan has not attracted enough PG students yet LU has allowed the department to launch PG diploma in Vaastu Shastra. Similarly, Military Science Department that runs Defense Studies course was given the status of full-fledged department despite the fact that the parent course is not doing well. But the LU officials are unfazed with it.
Says a close aide of LU V-C: “Less number of applicants is not an indicator that the said courses is doing badly and should be done away with. In foreign universities there are several courses where the strength of the students is less than 15 and those institutions are running them. It is a wrong notion that less applicants means the course is not popular.”
{{/usCountry}}Says a close aide of LU V-C: “Less number of applicants is not an indicator that the said courses is doing badly and should be done away with. In foreign universities there are several courses where the strength of the students is less than 15 and those institutions are running them. It is a wrong notion that less applicants means the course is not popular.”
{{/usCountry}}On the other hand, varsity administration stated that if any candidate wants to seek admission to any of these less sought-after courses then there cases could be considered. Controller of examination RBS Verma said: “There would no problem provided if such candidates contact us at the time of counselling.”