DU sells 48,000 admission forms on Day 1

Its that time of the year again, when the race to get admission in the prestigious Delhi University begins for students  across the country. The sale of forms began yesterday and according to a report in the Hindu, about 48,000 admission forms were sold on Day One of admissions at Delhi University on Monday, according to Dean of Students’ Welfare Prof JM Khurana. The report also quoted an official saying that most forms were sold online. “A bulk of these forms were sold by post-offices and only around 18,000 forms were sold from the 10 colleges and university centres,” said an official, adding that on the North Campus, the Arts Faculty was the most crowded with Miranda House coming second with 3,000 forms being sold from there. The online OMR forms are available only for general and OBC candidates. The OMR forms along with an information bulletins cost Rs 100 and are available till 18 June. 10 Head Post offices are also selling DU forms. Time for sale and submitting completed forms in post-offices is from 10 in the morning to 4 in evening. Individual Delhi Colleges are selling and receiving forms from 10 am to 1 pm. [caption id=“attachment_332485” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“The race to get admission in the prestigious Delhi University has begun for students  across the country. AFP”]  [/caption] The first cut-off list will be out on 26 June. Students can also dial on the following helpline for admission related queries at 155215 or 011-27006900 from 9 in the morning to 5 pm on weekdays. Anxious as well as excited students were seen thronging the sale counters at the university - counted among the top varsities in the country. Nearly 54,000 seats will be up for grabs in around 70 colleges affiliated to Delhi University. An estimated 125,000 students had applied for various courses in the university last year. While the university conducted counselling sessions for students, they and their parents seem to be worried by the soaring minimum levels of marks for admissions — called “cut-offs” in campus parlance — and hunt for a seat in a branded college. A DU aspirant, 18-year-old Shivansh Tripathi said he hoped to get admission to a top brass college. “Although SRCC’s 100 percent cut-off marks last year still scares me, I have decided to apply only to the top brass colleges,” Tripathi, who has secured 92 percent marks in commerce, told IANS. Sri Ram College of Commerce’s (SRCC) 100 percent cut-off for the first BCom (Honours) list for those from the non-commerce stream had evoked strong reactions, with even union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal calling it “irrational”. The first cut-off list specifying the minimum percentage of marks required for admission to a particular course and a college, will be put out June 26. For the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates, four centres have been allocated to accept their registrations during this period. The candidates in the reserved category need to register at the Arts Faculty in the North or South campus, or Rajdhani College or Shyam Lal College between 9.30 a.m. to 2 pm. Physically handicapped candidates have been given 15 days from June 4 to 18 to register at the office of the Dean, Students Welfare, in north campus. You can download the online form here. With inputs from IANS