The Delhi University admission process is all set to kickstart today with the beginning of sale of forms at 16 centres across the city amidst uncertainty regarding implementation of the semester system. The session 2010-11 will also witness the third phase of OBC quota implementation that started three years ago.
“The university will increase its capacity to maximum by offering 54,000 seats which includes 27,000 in general, 14,000 in OBC and 12,150 in SC/ST categories,” a university official said.
The vacant OBC seats will go to general candidates. Large number of students and parents are expected to throng the university on the first day.
“The pre-admission forms will be sold from Friday. The first cut-off is likely to be declared on June 22 followed by a three-day admission process. The second cut off will be declared on June 26, the third on July 1 and the fourth, if any, on July 6,” a university official said.
This year, the university has initiated several new features which include bringing transparency in sports quota admission by centralising trials. The university has also introduced real-time web chat on Tuesdays and Fridays from 4 pm to 5 pm. The admission bulletin this time is more detailed as it provides college-wise and course-wise availability of seats.
The School of Open Learning will start its process from June 1 for private candidates and will complete it by August 31. However, after that late fee will be charged till October 29.
The DU administration is making security arrangements to ensure safety so that no untoward incidents like molestation or snatching take place as hordes of students are likely to throng the campus over the next 15 days.
Dean, students welfare, S.K. Vij said that several steps have been taken in collaboration with the Delhi police to ensure that no untoward incidents occur.
Security personnel in plain clothes will be deployed on the campus spread across North and South Delhi and mobile pickets will also be put up.