 That explains the huge student turnout on the fourth day of the Open Day session at Shyam Lal College in Shahdara. More than 1,400 students from various cities in Uttar Pradesh — including Hapur, Loni and Meerut — thronged the college on Wednesday. Simy Sahay, a resident of Ghaziabad, had come to Shyam Lal College with her father. She had a query regarding the criteria for admission and chose to attend the open day there because it was “ near my house”. Many others like her are waiting for open days in colleges near their residences. “ As I stay in South Delhi, I will try and attend the Open Day programme at Acharya Narendra Dev College or in the South Campus. It is easy to attend open day near your home. I am interested in pursuing BA ( English) Honours from a good college in South Campus or North Campus,” said Shrishti Balodia, a fresher. This admission season, the most common questions that have come the college counsellors’ way pertain to mathematics and English ( Hons) courses. That’s because from this year, DU will admit students in English ( Hons) only after they clear the Common Aptitude Test for English ( CATE). Almost 15 colleges have given their nod to make the CATE mandatory for those who seek admission to English ( Hons). “ Parents had a lot of queries regarding the colleges that will not conduct CATE and admit students on the basis of Class XII marks,” Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, DU’s deputy dean said. Along with English ( Hons), maths ( Hons) tops the FAQ list this time around. The reason: the university has clubbed two courses i. e. BA ( Hons) and BSc ( Hons) Maths. “ BA ( Hons) and BSc ( Hons) Maths have been clubbed and will be called BSc ( Hons), but the eligibility criteria remains the same. This technicality has confused many students,” Tuteja added. All open days centres have 15 counsellors to tackle a volley of questions, from cutoffs to best colleges. There are three to four sessions for the students with a 45- minute presentation. Students who had opted for Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE)’ s vocational course in Class XII, financial market management, are especially foxed. The course includes subjects such as accounting for business, introduction to financial market and business processed outsourcing. The CBSE had said students can opt for these subjects along with two others to be eligible for admission in DU, but the university said it would consider only one of these subjects for admission. I HAD three vocational subjects in Class XII. Now I got to know that I will not be eligible for admission. What should I do? My school said I would get admission in DU with these subjects,” said a student who passed out from Mother Teresa Public School. It’s not just students who are making a beeline for open days. Anxious parents are also accompanying students to various centres. “ The number of parents tagging along with their children for counselling sessions has gone up from previous years. Some are, in fact, more nervous than the students about what course and college their children should take up,” said Tuteja. |
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