Lockdown 2- IIHMR University to conduct GD-PI digitally

NEW DELHI - In wake of the ongoing lockdown due to COVID-19, Jaipur based IIHMR University has decided to conduct group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI) over virtual communication app, to complete the admission process. The decision was made to extend support to the state government’s announcement of summer vacation in public and private universities till 31st May due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Schedule of GD-PI

Those students who have already cleared the national level aptitude test will have to directly take part in the online GD/PI. Meanwhile, others will have to appear for IIHMR UMAT which is an online test of 2.5 hrs and will be held on 25th April 2020.

The process of digital GD/PI and online test will take place from April 23rd to April 29th. A total of 140 students will have to take part in group discussion which will be thirty minutes and the personal interview will be of ten minutes. The panel which will interview the group of students will be constituted from the faculty and they will also conduct online group discussion and personal interview.

Need and Importance of online process of admission

Speaking about the online process of admission, Dr. Pankaj Gupta, President, IIHMR University, Jaipur said, “Staying on schedule is our top most priority and that’s why we decided to execute the entire admission process online. This will help us to start regular classes well on time. Being a public health university, we are commencing the online admission process this time, keeping in mind the guidelines of social distancing and nationwide lockdown.”