JNU admissions to MPhil, PhD may have deprivation points system
JNU VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said the return of deprivation points, a model of admission unique to JNU in India, is being considered.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is considering the reintroduction of the deprivation points model for research students, a unique feature of the university’s admission process, Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said on July 10.
Under the leadership of former VC and current UGC chairman, M Jagadesh Kumar, the university had discontinued the deprivation points model in 2017 for research degree admissions, such as MPhil and PhD. It, however, continued for admissions into the undergraduate and masters programmes.
Teachers and students have long demanded the return of such a model that aims to facilitate the entry of aspiring women-students and those from backward regions.
Under the deprivation points model, extra marks are added to the total entrance test score of a disadvantaged student. The JNU is the only university in the country to have such a system.
The deprivation system classifies India’s districts in terms of developmental quartiles, based on 4 criteria: percentage of rural population, percentage of agricultural workers, percentage of illiteracy among females and percentage of households with no latrines within the premises.
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