Centralized counselling for Patna University admissions begin

PATNA: For the first time, centralized counselling and admission of students to the three-year-degree courses in arts, science and commerce streams in different colleges of Patna University (PU) commenced here on Tuesday with all precautionary measures against Covid-19.
“Decision to start centralized admission was taken by PU with a view to avoiding unnecessary harassment to students in securing admission in subjects and colleges of their choice and also for ensuring timely completion of the entire admission work,” said PU students’ welfare dean N K Jha. Earlier, students used to apply separately for admission in different colleges and respective colleges used to announce their selection lists separately. As a result, they had to keep running from one college to the other for securing admission, he said.
Jha further said that for centralized counselling and admission, students seeking admission in BA (honours) courses were called on Tuesday at Wheeler Senate House where the admission committees of Patna College, B N College and Magadh Mahila College were present. Students were called as per their merit (on the basis of marks obtained in the entrance test organized by PU) and distributed college and subjects after counselling. Bank staff were also present to facilitate deposition of admission fee, etc by students selected for admission. In the first instance, students were admitted on unreserved seats (for general category). Admission on reserved seats would be held later.
Similarly, centralized counselling and admission of students to BSc (honours) courses in Patna Science College, B N College and Magadh Mahila College will commence on Wednesday. And, the centralized admission to BCom (honours) courses would be held on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the last date for online submission of applications for admission to regular MA, MSc and MCom courses of PU has been extended till November 30 due to the inconvenience faced by the applicants following non-publication of degree Part III examination results. However, there has been no extension of date for students seeking admission to self-financing courses at the post-graduate level, the dean added.