In a latest development Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has decided to modify their PhD admission criteria, replacing the entrance test conducted by NTA, with National Eligibility Test(NET) scores.

The notice cited that the UGC, in order to help the students with one national entrance test as part of the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, decided to vide its Public Notice dated March 27, 2024, and said that score of the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by UGC and CSIR can be used by the Universities/HEIs for PhD Admission in place of entrance test, read the notice released by JNU on Saturday.