DU retains entrance test for management degree

No weightage to class 12 marks for BMS admission

Delhi University has decided to do away with 25 per cent weightage to class 12 marks for admissions to the four-year undergraduate programme in management studies.

Putting an end to speculation, the university on Monday said they will continue with the entrance test with 50 per cent weightage in admission. The rest 50 per cent is now for personal interview – which earlier had 25 per cent weightage.

The university officials say that a committee headed by the Dean of Faculty of Management was mulling the proposal to scrap the entrance test for the undergraduate programme in business studies.

Six colleges

The course will be offered by six different colleges, namely Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Maharaja Agrasen College, College of Vocational Studies and B R Ambedkar College.

With the introduction of the four-year undergraduate programme, the university had last year done away with undergraduate courses in Business Studies, Business Economic, and Financial and Investment Analysis to introduced a new course called Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS).

This new programme was an instant hit as last year nearly 29,000 students had applied for 840 seats available in six different colleges.

Online protest

Responding to apprehensions that the university might scrap the entrance test, many students had taken to Facebook or had started online petitions to voice their opinion.

“I have been preparing for the BMS entrance test for the last one year. All my preparation would have gone waste,” said Vivek Chaudhary, who wants to apply for the undergraduate programme this year.

Quality ensured

Those studying BMS in different colleges say that the entrance test ensures that only candidates with aptitude in business management get admission.

“It will ensure quality,” said Kartik Kala, a first year student of BMS in Maharaja Agrasen College.