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DU admissions: B Com at Ramjas, KMC most popular course among aspirants

B.Com at Delhi University's Ramjas College and Kirori Mal College are the most popular college-programme combinations among candidates for its undergraduate admissions. Till 5:30 am on Saturday, 37,566 candidates had listed B.Com at Ramjas College as one of their choices, making it the most opted college-course combination so far. As many as 37,531 candidates have chosen B.Com at Kirori Mal College as one of their college-course preferences. According to data provided by DU, B.Com and B.Com (Hons) are the university's most sought-after courses. So far, 35,187 aspirants have opted for B.Com at Delhi College of Arts and Commerce as one of their college-course preferences. As many as 35,863 and 30,007 candidates have chosen B.Com and B.Com (Hons) respectively at Sri Venkateswara College and 31,890 have listed B.Com at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce among their preferences. As many as 32,694 candidates have listed B.Com at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College as one of their ...

DU SOL Admission 2022: Registration process for 6 new courses begin today

DU SOL application form will be available soon on its official website-sol.du.ac.in or col.du.ac.in

DU to start centre for disabilities studies to make education inclusive

Delhi University will soon start a centre for disabilities studies with an aim to make education more inclusive, the varsity officials said on Friday. Addressing a webinar, the officials said several courses, including those related to computers and skill enhancement, will be introduced under the centre. "Delhi University is starting a centre for disabilities studies under which several courses will be started. The focus of the centre will be to make education and administration more inclusive," said Bipin Kumar Tiwari, an officer on special duty at the varsity's Equal Opportunity Cell. He said the centre will provide a special focus on sign language. "We are planning to begin several computer-related and skill enhancement courses under the centre," he said. The webinar was organised to apprise students about the reservation policies to help students from the minority and backward classes during the ongoing admission process. The officials said five per cent of the total sanctione

Firing on Jamia student: Varsity says students' safety admin's priority

A day after a Jamia Millia Islamia student was shot at by another student at a hospital, the varsity on Friday assured that the campus has a robust security mechanism and that students' safety is the administration's priority. Registrar Nazim Hussain Jafri explained to PTI that a scuffle broke out on the campus but was immediately resolved by the authorities. However, the students got involved in another round of fight at a hospital during which one of them sustained a bullet injury. Around 8.50 pm on Thursday, information was received regarding a quarrel at the varsity library. Noman Chaudhary (26), a resident of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, sustained a blunt injury on his head and had gone to the Holy Family Hospital in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar with his friend Nauman Ali for treatment. Meanwhile, a student from the second group, Zalal, a resident of Mewat in Haryana, came to the hospital with his friends and fired at Ali outside the emergency ward. Ali had a superficia

DU admissions: Here are the key steps taken for hassle-free process

From giving mid-entries to spot admissions, and conducting webinars to introducing helpline services, Delhi University has taken several steps to ensure a hassle-free admission process this year. DU began admissions for over 70,000 seats early this month. This year the university is admitting students through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores instead of Class 12 marks. On September 12, the university released its admission-cum-allocation policy -- Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS). Admission through CSAS is being conducted in three phases submission of the application form, selection of programmes and filling of preferences, and seat allocation and admission. The first phase of admission began on September 12, while the second phase is starting on Monday. These two stages will remain open till October 10. DU will notify the date of declaration of the first list of admissions by then. This year, admissions are underway for 79 UG programmes across 67 colleges, ...

Delhi University starts Phase 2 of undergraduate admissions from today

Candidates who wish to take admission in DU can choose their preferred college and programmes online, using the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) porta

DU SOL result 2022 declared for UG/PG courses; check details here

DU SOL result 2022 declared. Candidates can check and download their subject wise mark sheet by visiting the official website-sol.du.ac.in

DUET 2022: NTA releases exam schedule for Delhi University PG entrance test

The advanced city intimation list dates and admit cards will be released later. More details will be released in the information bulletin of DUET- nta.ac.in/DuetExam

DU aspirants befuddled by marking system, slam CUET on social media

Disappointed with the results of Common University Entrance Test (CUET) and lack of clarity over admission process in colleges on Friday, students on social media expressed their views and confusion over choice of college. Surbhi Tiwary said students were clueless about the admission process and some of them were forced to settle with a local college and not one of their choice. "CUET was the biggest disaster. Students who otherwise would have been sure of their future and college according to their plans, are now clueless. Even the brightest ones do not have an option now except for doing their UG from a local college which hardly makes any sense," she wrote on Twitter. Another student Shrabani Singha, who scored an average of 88 percentile after normalisation, wondered if she can get admission in any of the Delhi University colleges under the current method. Arya, another such student, who claims to have scored full marks in Political Science in raw score, wrote his percentile wa

Over 34k students register on portal for admission to DU's UG programmes

More than 34,000 candidates had registered on the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal for admission to undergraduate programmes in the Delhi University till 6 pm on Tuesday, a senior university official said. The DU launched the CSAS portal on Monday for admission to undergraduate courses for the academic year 2022-23. This year, the university is taking admission on the basis of Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores. The application number of the CUET (UG)-2022 is mandatory to apply for CSAS-2022. There are 70,000 seats across 79 undergraduate programmes in the DU. "So far, 34,039 candidates have registered for admission on the portal. On the first day, 24,000 students had registered," the official said. The portal will remain open till October 3, giving students a 21-day window to apply for their desired undergraduate programmes. There will be no offline filling up of the CSAS-2022 application form. The application fee for CSAS-2022 is Rs 250 for the unreserved,

Delhi University admissions 2022: Here's how you can apply this year

The entire admission process will be online and registering on CSAS is mandatory for all candidates seeking admission to Delhi University colleges

Teachers' forum flags concern over 'vacant' reserved category seats in DU

Forum of Academics for Social Justice has written to VC of Delhi University demanding that before admission process for SC, ST, OBC quota begins, data of last 5 years should be checked

DU to begin UG admission process with launch of CSAS portal on Monday

The Delhi University will begin the admission process for undergraduate courses with the launch of a Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal on Monday, officials have said. The university this year is taking admission on the basis of their scores in the newly-launched Common University Entrance Test (CUET), which concluded on Tuesday. According to the initial plan, all phases of the CUET-UG were scheduled to conclude on August 20. The delay in the CUET-UG resulted in a delay in the admission process at the university, which was originally expected to launch the portal by the last week of August. Admission through the CSAS will be conducted in three phases -- submission of the CSAS 2022 application form, selection of programmes and filling of preferences, and seat allocation and admission. The CUET score will be required in the second phase of the process, which can only take place once the CUET results have been announced. A candidate will be required to select the programmes

JAC Delhi BTech, BArch counselling 2022 registration begins; check details

JAC Delhi BTech, BArch counselling 2022 registrations begin. Candidates can check schedule from the official website-acdelhi.admissions.nic.in

DUTA holds march after annual meet to demand absorption of ad-hoc teachers

Thousands of teachers took out a march on Thursday to demand absorption of ad-hoc or temporary teachers through one-time regulation, the DUTA claimed. The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) said the march was taken out from SGTB Khalsa College to VC Office, Chhatra Marg via Miranda House among other places. The march was held after the Annual General Body meeting (GBM) during which DUTA president AK Bhagi briefed members about the first year of his tenure. Bhagi also informed the gathering about the demands raised with DU administration, Education ministry and the University Grants Commission regarding 25 per cent EWS expansion seats and fund crisis in 12 colleges of DU fully funded by the Delhi Government. "After the DUTA GBM, thousands of teachers participated in the march. Protesting teachers raised slogans for the absorption of ad-hoc/temporary teachers through one-time regulation," its statement read. They also raised slogans against the Delhi government for the fu

Parl report on reservation, roster not in effect: DU Teachers' Association

Teachers' associations of Delhi University (DU) have claimed that the Parliamentary Committee report on reservation and roster is not implemented in the university till date

CUET-UG 2022: Series of glitches hits debut of 2nd largest entrance exam

The debut edition of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG, which is the second largest entrance test in the country, has been marred by several glitches causing exam cancellations and leaving the aspirants worried and struggling. Here is a list of glitches and instances of what went wrong in the exam with over 14.9 lakh aspirants: Exam centre change: A last-minute change of exam centre on the first day of the test on July 15 led to many candidates missing the exam. Students who turned for the exam at several centres in Delhi in the morning slot reported they were not allowed entry. The NTA later announced that candidates who were informed about the centre change through emails and SMS a night before the exam, will not get a chance for retest. In the further phases too aspirants have been complaining about last minute changes in exam centres. Mass cancellation of exam following reports of sabotage: The second shift exam on first day of second phase (August 4) was cancelled at

Trouble at CUET as admit cards mention dates which have already passed

Several Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG aspirants are claiming that the exam dates mentioned on their admit cards have already passed while the date intimated to them earlier was different. The debut edition of CUET, which has been split into six phases, has been marred by glitches so far causing exam cancellations at multiple centres and postponement of exams for several candidates. However, the rescheduling of the exam for several candidates and attempts to accommodate the choice of city for exam centre, has left students a worried lot as their admit cards and city intimation slips are mentioning different dates. The students have been reaching out to the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) requesting for another chance to appear in the examination. Yuvraj Singh Chauhan from Jodhpur in Rajasthan was intimated that his exam is scheduled on August 10. When he downloaded his admit card on August 7, he was shocked to see that his exam da

A remarkable teacher: Remembering D-School's Elizabeth Krishna

Elizabeth Krishna worked at the Delhi School of Economics for about a decade and a half from the mid-1960s to late 1970s as a tutor, or teaching assistant

Delhi University to launch admission process for undergraduate courses soon

The Delhi University (DU) has notified it will soon launch its application process for admission to undergraduate programs for the new academic session, and asked candidates to ensure their documents and certificates are ready by August 31. This comes amid uncertainty around the start of the admission process in universities as the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) exams have been postponed. Earlier, DU used to admit students based on cut-off marks obtained in Class 12 exams. This year onwards, it will take admission based CUET scores. In a notification on Thursday, the university listed the certificates required for the admission process, including Class 10, 12 certificates and EWS certificate, if applicable. "The University of Delhi will soon launch its application process for admissions to Under-Graduate programs. Candidates desirous of applying to the University of Delhi must ensure the following certificates/documents (as applicable) are in a ready format by August 31, ..