Under the “Armed Forces” quota for admissions to Undergraduate (UG) programme of the Delhi University (DU) almost equal numbers of applications were received from “Wards of Serving Personnel” and “Wards of Ex-Servicemen”.
Both these sub-categories were added this year to the “Armed Forces” quota which witnessed the highest number of registrations among list of sub-categories provided under the quota. Two other broad categories have also been added this year to the quota. DU reserves five per cent of seats for children-widows of Armed Forces category, program wise in all the colleges.
The total number of registrations made under the “Armed Forces” category quota was 4754 though the total number of successful registrations (that includes fee paid) stood at 3558.
As per the data, amid the total registrations received (fee paid + non-paid) under the quota, 1662 registrations were from “Wards of Serving Personnel” closely preceded by “Wards of Ex-Servicemen” at 1626. While third highest, number of registrations were made under the sub-category “Widows/ Wards of Defence Personnel killed in Action” which stood at 574.
Among the “Armed Forces” category the lowest figures stood for “Wives of Serving Personnel” in which only 64 total registrations were observed. On the other hand, 235 registrations were under the “Gallantry Awards” category. Under this sub-category apart from wards of Ex-servicemen and serving personnel who are in receipt of Gallantry Awards , wards of the Police personnel who are in receipt of President's Police Medal for Gallantry and Police Medal for Gallantry are also included.
Gallantry awards includes awards like Param Vir Chakra , Ashok Chakra , Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal ,Maha Vir Chakra , Kirti Chakra , Uttam Yudh Seva Medal , Vir Chakra , Shaurya Chakra , Yudh Seva Medal , Sena, Nau Sena, Vayu Sena Medal and Mention-in- Dispatches.
While on the other hand, sub-category “Wards of Defence Personnel disabled in action and Boarded out from service with disability attributable to military service” saw 138 total registrations. likewise sub-categories “Widows/Wards of Defence Personnel who died in peace time with death attributable to military service” and “Wards of Defence Personnel disabled in peace time and Boarded out with disability attributable to the military service” stood at 119 and 205 respectively.