New Delhi: University of Delhi, popularly known as Delhi University (DU), will enroll an additional of 5000 students in undergraduate courses, this year. DU admission process begins on May 28, 2010. As per sources, the announcement was made by a DU official on Tuesday i.e. May 11, 2010.
S.K. Vij, Dean of Students Welfare Department of DU, has said that in 2009-10, the total number of seats available for the undergraduate courses in Delhi University was 49,000. In the next academic session of 2010-11, the number of seats will be increased to 54,000. In 2008, the number of seats available was 42,000. Besides, the university also offers 5,000 seats in professional courses.
Application forms for various courses in the affiliated colleges will be available from May 28. Forms can be bought and submitted from May 28 until June 11. The first cut-off list for various courses in colleges will be announced on June 22 after which students will be able to take admission in the colleges.
DU will conduct open day sessions from May 15 to 23 on the campus, when admission seekers and their parents will get an opportunity to interact with teachers and senior students. For students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), there will be special counselling sessions from May 28 to June 11.
In addition, to help aspiring students, the university has launched a helpline, whose numbers are 011-27662507, 27662508, 24119832, and 24114634. For the first time, the university has also introduced online counselling with teachers and experts.
