DU receives record 2.5 lakh forms for FYUP
20 Jun 2013 5:38 AM IST
Students who are looking to make it to Delhi University this year thronged the counters of the university on the last day of submitting the application forms for admission into undergraduate courses.
Nearly 2.5 lakh forms, both offline and online, have been received by DU for admission this year which will see the introduction of the much contentious four-year undergraduate programme.
The university saw a huge rush of students on the last day of submission of forms as 4,845 optical mark recognition (OMR) applications were submitted on Wedenesday, taking the total number of offline forms received by the varsity to 1,26,704.
Dean of students welfare JM Khurana said, ‘The university was prepared for this eventuality and had opened counters at north and south campuses half an hour before the scheduled time. A huge number of last minute applicants forced the counters to be kept open beyond the scheduled timings on Wednesday.
Counters at the 18 designated colleges and centres were open till 4pm on Wednesday unlike the usual 1pm deadline.
‘A record number of 1,63,466 offline forms were sold. The university received a total of 1,26,704 offline forms. It is a huge jump from last year. Registration under SC/ST categories has also seen a more than 100 per cent increase. Last year, only 23,000 had enrolled whereas this year 47,484 SC/ST/physically disabled admission seekers have registered,’ Khurana said.
Aspirant Pradeep Kumar, who has applied for B Com (Honours) said ‘I know that it is the last day, but I was busy with management courses. I decided to submit a form in DU as well just in case I don’t get through a management college. I am happy about the fact that DU have given us some extra time to fill the forms.’
The online registration showed a 200 per cent increase and has tripled as compared to last year with 1,22,957 online forms received till 5 pm.
Nearly 2.5 lakh forms, both offline and online, have been received by DU for admission this year which will see the introduction of the much contentious four-year undergraduate programme.
The university saw a huge rush of students on the last day of submission of forms as 4,845 optical mark recognition (OMR) applications were submitted on Wedenesday, taking the total number of offline forms received by the varsity to 1,26,704.
Dean of students welfare JM Khurana said, ‘The university was prepared for this eventuality and had opened counters at north and south campuses half an hour before the scheduled time. A huge number of last minute applicants forced the counters to be kept open beyond the scheduled timings on Wednesday.
Counters at the 18 designated colleges and centres were open till 4pm on Wednesday unlike the usual 1pm deadline.
‘A record number of 1,63,466 offline forms were sold. The university received a total of 1,26,704 offline forms. It is a huge jump from last year. Registration under SC/ST categories has also seen a more than 100 per cent increase. Last year, only 23,000 had enrolled whereas this year 47,484 SC/ST/physically disabled admission seekers have registered,’ Khurana said.
Aspirant Pradeep Kumar, who has applied for B Com (Honours) said ‘I know that it is the last day, but I was busy with management courses. I decided to submit a form in DU as well just in case I don’t get through a management college. I am happy about the fact that DU have given us some extra time to fill the forms.’
The online registration showed a 200 per cent increase and has tripled as compared to last year with 1,22,957 online forms received till 5 pm.
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