NEW DELHI: It was a day of huge disappointment at Delhi University on Monday with a large number of students flocking to the North Campus to check out the first cut-off list finding that admission to the college or course of their choice was a distant dream. While a few missed their course by a whisker, others even with high aggregates of 80 per cent or more had to contend with the gloomy realisation that a seat in an on-campus college might well be beyond their reach.
Even students who have scored an aggregate of 90 per cent are not getting a seat in the Commerce stream. So where will I go with 83 per cent? asked Richa Bajaj who wanted to get into Ramjas College.
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NEW DELHI: It is a mammoth exercise that brings man and machine together. An annual pilgrimage to institutions of higher education that most Delhiites have made more than once, the last day for submission of application forms for admission to Delhi University today (Thursday) marks the beginning of a hectic phase for colleges as data are put together for the first cut-off list.
With the University selling 5,000-odd pre-admission forms across 16 centres on the second-last day, the stream of young aspirants looking for a place to study has not really gone down. While there is speculation whether the University
NEW DELHI: Delhi University will announce its third cut-off list on Wednesday, giving students another chance to get a seat in college. While a place in B.Com (Honours) is doubtful, those opting for Science courses still stand a chance.
Though the exact picture is not completely clear as colleges still have a day to go for admissions before they take stock of the number of seats at their disposal, in some colleges like Indraprastha there will probably be no third list.
Gargi College is also almost full and if there is a third list, it would only be for the
A 28-year-old girl, pursuing a post-graduate course at the Delhi University, on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide in South Delhi.
Kalyani Tamang, hailing from Assam, was found hanging from the ceiling of her room in Chirag Delhi locality on Tuesday morning, police said.
She was a final year MA student in Delhi Universitys south campus.
Police have recovered a suicide note from her room in which said she was taking the extreme step due to some personal reasons and nobody was responsible for her death.
A resident of Dibrugarh in Assam, she had been living in Chirag Delhi for the last six months. She
NEW DELHI: It might be one of the most debatable subjects between India and Pakistan, but Delhi Universitys Ramjas College has decided to go beyond just talking about history. Opening up a whole new chapter in cross-border dialogue, it has now become the first college in the University to have signed a full-fledged memorandum of understanding with one of Pakistans premier educational institutions, the Lahore University of Management Sciences, better known by its acronym LUMS.
A step further than the usual short-term exchanges that have taken place so far between colleges across the border, this new MoU envisages a far-reaching
Buddha Jayanti: The most holy day for the Buddhists, Buddha Jayanti is celebrated in honor of the Light of Asia, called by Edwin Arnold, well known as Buddha. Previously named Siddhartha, Buddha was the son of the king of Kapilavastu. His journey from a prince to a spiritual and moral leader has been very tiring as well as enriching.
This special day is celebrated as the birth day, the day of attaining salvation and the death day of Buddha. On this auspicious day, devotees offer prayers to Buddha. Buddhists monks lead a procession accompanied by sacred chanting.
Buddha Jayanti in Delhi is