DU Admission

On the first day of the admission process, 1st June, 32,576 common pre-admission forms were sold from 17 information centers set up across the city. In fact, Kirori Mal College, one of the three information centres in North Campus, fell short of application forms mid-way and had to bring in a new lot. Hansraj too fell short of forms. At the Arts Faculty at Delhi University, 2,800 forms were sold by the evening.Interestingly the Delhi University provides only upto 35,000 seats at the undergraduate level for non-professional courses and 5,000 for the professional ones which means on the first day itself the number of aspirants almost touched the mark of the number of seats available. Also to be noted is that, if last year the university sold close to 1.50 lakh admission forms; with around 35,000 mark close at hand only on the first day and with 14 more days to go, the forms sold mark will expectedly soon soar higher than last year’s records. As per what was scheduled then, while the last date for availability of forms has been fixed at June 15, the first cut off list will be out June 26.These are the undergraduate, largely non-professional courses and yet easily some of the most coveted and best designed ones. They are honours courses in B Com, Economics, Psychology, Journalism and English. DU is very famous for commerce and arts courses and not surprisingly it is B Com and B.A Economics Honours courses that go on to be the highest grosser of skyrocketing percentages and the best scorers in the country.The university is also known for the brilliantly structured arts courses, the most coveted ones being; Psychology, Journalism and English. From counselors, to multinational human resource experts to clinical psychologists; Psychology Honours is specially designed for those who want to see their future as experts in the various openings offered by the subject. And since specialization doesn’t come easy, only eight out of eighty colleges in the varsity offer the course.As the cut off list of last year indicates, 92.25 % was the percentage in demand for pursuit of the course at LSR, 92% for Gargi College, 91.5% for Indraprastha College and 84% for Kamla Nehru College. Journalism, on the other hand being close to a sort of professional course, is offered by only a handful of colleges of DU namely- LSR, Kamala Nehru, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Kalindi and Maharaja Agrasen College. This course needs no introduction.English (Hons) too is one such course designed with the student’s interest in mind. It is certainly the best bet for those driven by passion for literature. The specialty of this course is that although it has nothing to do with ‘improvement in English’, it helps in developing a general worldview and analytical understanding of the text and the issues embodied within.catering to the dynamic, ever-changing scenario of science and technology, the university offers specially designed courses in Biochemistry, apart from the traditional Physics, Chemistry and Biology schemes.
In fact catering to popular demands, the university is quick to come up with fresh innovative courses. A recent addition in the ever increasing list, is the introduction of Green Chemistry at Hindu College, commencing this session. Also keeping in mind popular tastes, Ramjas College has designed an add-on course on Gandhigiri which will add an amusing dimension to academically-oriented course structures. zee news