Calcutta University to shift to entrance exams for PG admissions

Calcutta University is changing how it admits students to its postgraduate programs.

Instead of using just the marks from undergraduate studies, it will now use entrance exams to select students.

Most departments, especially in humanities, think that marks don't show if a student is good at doing a master's degree.

So, they want to test all students, whether they come from Calcutta University colleges or other universities.

However, some departments like Buddhist Studies can still use marks if they want.

The university is also following new rules from the National Education Policy (NEP).

Students who do research in their fourth year might not need to take entrance exams for a one-year master's program.

This change is expected to start in 2027.