The second day of Delhi University admission proved chaotic on Tuesday with server working at snail's pace and students complaining about the process. However, DU administration is claiming 5,600 payments have been done and many more are under process.
Of the few hundreds who cleared the high cut-off marks, many complained of being unable to complete the process at colleges such as Kirori Mal College, Hansraj College, SGTB Khalsa College, and Hindu College, among others.
Many were also asked to come back on Wednesday morning with their admission slips.
"Didn't get the slip in the morning when we tried. We have been waiting at the college since morning. The volunteers are telling us that we will be taken to the computer room soon. I just hope everything gets done properly. It's proving to be a long wait," said Madhurima who came from Kerala to apply at Daulat Ram College.
Until last year, admissions were conducted both online and offline. However, this year, DU has come with the entire system online, including payment of fees.
"There were several complaints that the server was slow in the morning. This could have happened as many students logged in and tried to pay their scheduled fee at one time," DU officials said.
However, Gurpreet Tuteja, deputy dean student welfare, DU, claims that more than 5,600 payments clearance have been initiated and nearly 4,000 payments are still pending and expecting to be clear by this night. "
The new digital admission process requires students to first fill out a central registration form online with the name of the preferred course and college to which they are eligible. They must then bring a print out of the same to the college and have their certificates verified. After the verification, students can pay the fees online.
"I have been here since 9.30 am the entire procedure is too chaotic. My score board met with the first cut off but could not get through with the payment as the DU portal is not incorporating with college link, that's why official at college informed that it will restore in few hours and aspirant can submit their fees," said Jijodum Natung, from Nagaland.