MU will do away with entrance test

MANGALURU: Mangalore University (MU) has decided to do away with entrance test for postgraduation courses for which the departments concerned receive applications below the sanctioned intake of students for the particular course. With chairpersons of various departments green signaling this move, it was left to the academic council of the university to ratify the same at the special meeting of the council held on Saturday.K Byrappa, vice-chancellor, chaired the meeting.
The VC said it does not make sense for the university to conduct an entrance test when the number of applications received is below the sanctioned intake. With some PG departments conducting entrance tests for the courses they offer, Byrappa said holding a needless entrance test in such a scenario would entail unnecessary expense on the institution. "The university will hold entrance test only if the number of applicants are more than the sanctioned seats," he noted.
Incidentally, MU offers 37 post-graduate courses through its 27 departments and conducts entrance tests for 12 such courses. The courses are MSc (electronics), Masters in Human Resources Development, MBA (Tourism Administration), MBA (International Business), Masters of International Business, Mass Communication and Journalism, MSc (Bio-Technology), MSc (Computer Science), MSc (Yogic Science and Human Consciouness), MSW, MPEd and BPEd.
He said this move will pave the way for saving of resources, time as well as finances for the university and reduce administrative procedures as well. While the university charges an entrance examination fee, it also incurs expenses on conduct of the same. The challenge for the departments that hold entrance tests, but fail to elicit the number against sanctioned strength, is to make the course attractive enough so that more students vie for the seats on offer, Byrappa added.