Delhi University received more than 30,900 applications for over 60,000 seats on the first day of the undergraduate admission process on Wednesday.
The university has opted for a complete online registration for the first time and has said the response is “overwhelming”. “The response of the applicants has been overwhelming as 30,900 candidates have registered online in the first six hours of the launch,” DU Registrar Tarun Das said in a Press statement.
He said 5,600 have completed the process including fee payment. “This showed the enthusiasm of the students for the university and the ease of registration process which has been offered by making the process online,” said Das, adding that the students are “eager to enroll” in the university for its “exceptional” educational opportunities.
To promote the complete digital platform, university has also ensured the payment of fees to colleges shall also be through online. Cyber cafes outside Delhi University were charging Rs 100 from students of General Category and Rs 50 for reserved categories.
A few students complained of the portal being slow especially from 5 pm to 6 pm but the varsity authorities maintained that they arranged for quality servers keeping in mind the expected traffic on the website. And officials asked students to check after some time in case of any problems.
Two senior officials were present at the Open House at North campus which was houseful on the first day. Students and parents flocked to the Conference Centre, to enquire about the best four percentages to the top most colleges and also about course details.
The sessions will continue till June 11 and will be held across a host of venues.
The first cut-off list will be announced on June 27 and unlike previous years the varsity will release only five cut-off lists. The university has announced an extensive admission policy for the next academic session.