BACK TO 45% FROM 50%

DTE reverts to old CET criteria

Mumbai: A day after TOI reported on the problems caused by the new eligibility criteria for Maharashtra’s Common Entrance Test (CET) for an MBA, the directorate of technical education (DTE) has reverted to the old eligibility criteria. Earlier this month, the DTE announced that only students who scored a minimum of 50% in a full-time graduation course were eligible for CET.

Previously, the cut off was 45% and students who took up part-time and distance learning graduate courses were also eligible.

Students who graduated with marks between 45% and 50%, those who did a part-time degree course and those who were studying for the CET, were left in the lurch. But now, a note on the DTE website says that the basic eligibility criteria for CET this year will remain the same as the previous year. The changes will be implemented in the following year. TNN