More than 11,000 admission seekers appear in JUET

Excelsior Correspondent

JU VC inspecting a JUET examination Centre on Thursday.
JU VC inspecting a JUET examination Centre on Thursday.

JAMMU, June 25: As Jammu University Entrance Test was conducted today for admission in various Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes in the university, more than 11 thousand candidates appeared in the test.
According to a press release, issued by JU, more than 1412   candidates for admission in UG programmes and 9992 for PG Programme, appeared in the JUET. Nineteen  examination centres were set up at Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, Kishtwar, Bhaderwah, Rajouri, Poonch, Srinagar and Leh for smooth conduct of  the test.  Various monitoring teams, comprising of female faculties as well, were formed to ensure transparency in the JUET.
The  JU  Vice Chancellor, Prof R D Sharma along with Controller Examination Prof  Keshav Sharma,  paid a surprise visit to JUET Centres  and found the examinations  being conducted smoothly.
It is pertinent to mention here that University of Jammu invited online applications for admission to various Post Graduate and Undergraduate programmes of the University. The entire data related to JUET-2015 viz. Instructions  How to Apply, Notifications, Prospectus, Fee Details, Qualification & Eligibility, Scheme of Examination including Sample Question Papers for UG/PG and Help Desk were uploaded much before on the admission website www.juet2015.org for the benefit of the  students of the State.
The final admission of the candidates to the various courses, will be done on the basis of the merit they obtain in the Entrance Test and Academic Performance. There is  negative marking in the exam. For every wrong answer 0.25 marks will be deducted. The level of numerical  ability were of 10th standard only for both the question papers. The level of test for other components were of 12th standard in case of candidates appearing after 12th class and graduation standard for the candidates appearing after graduation.