Universities

In order to make arrangements for the stay of relatives of sportspersons coming for Commonwealth Games some of the Delhi University colleges have asked students to vacate their hostel rooms for three months. The colleges have also decided to waive off the hostel fees for these three months.

Tanvir Aiejaz, warden, Ramjas College Hostel said,

In an attempt to provide global information on the latest means and techniques of farming and agriculture, to the remotest regions of the country, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to reach out to as many villages in the country as it can and impart information and knowledge to help better their farm management skills.

When the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Prithviraj Chavan, announced the results of the 9th National Youth Parliament Competition for Universities/Colleges; it was a proud moment for the winners; Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The varsity came first and was awarded the running parliamentary shield and trophy.

With the completion of almost 60 to 80 percent renovation work of the hostels of Delhi University, the authorities are confident that they would be able to hand it over to the organizing committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010 by August 31.

Om Pal Singh, deputy proctor quoted:

Along with strict enforcement and policemen’s presence, the college authorities played in the mind of the senior students so that no ragging takes place on the first day of freshers in the new academic year in Delhi University. To keep a strict check on the students, 400 police officials supported with anti-ragging squads and student volunteers, were positioned in North Campus accompanied with deployment of 200 in south Delhi colleges.

In what might come as a ray of hope for many Delhi University aspirants, colleges under the varsity have asked for fresh applications from students for filling up 1000 vacant seats in the OBC category, which will be up for conversion.

Delhi University, which is considered the top university in India, began its admission process on June 23. The first day saw a massive rush of students trying their best to grab a seat in a course of their choice. As a result of the huge number of students, many colleges had to continue with admissions till 5 pm as against pre-decided 1 pm.