- By Ritesh Kumar
- Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:41 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Several Delhi University (DU) colleges hosted orientation programs on Wednesday to welcome students who are about to start their first day of college. The new batch of undergraduate students will commence their classes for the 2024-25 academic year on Thursday.
To help the newcomers settle in, the colleges organised orientation sessions that introduced them to campus life and provided a chance to meet college officials.
Enrollment Update
As of now, DU has enrolled nearly 68,000 students across 1,559 undergraduate programs offered by 69 colleges and departments, following two rounds of admissions.
This year, the university offered admission to 90,644 candidates—almost 19,000 more than its sanctioned capacity of 71,600 seats—to ensure that all seats are optimally filled.
Ongoing Admission Process
The admission process is still ongoing, with a third round planned to admit students through performance-based programs and supernumerary quotas, including those for children/widows of armed forces personnel (CW), extra-curricular activities (ECA), and sports. The dates for this round will be announced soon.
Moreover, around 27,554 candidates were able to secure their preferred college and course combination this year, aligning with their top choices.
Challenges and Concerns
However, the admission process faced uncertainty this year due to a delay in the announcement of the CUET results, which were postponed amid allegations of irregularities.
Initially, the session was set to begin on August 1. Several student organisations and teacher associations have expressed concerns over the delay in starting the academic calendar, noting that it would reduce the students' vacation time and place additional pressure on teachers to complete the syllabus in a shorter period.
(With PTI Inputs)
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