IIT-D counselling process now in three phases,goes online

To ensure that seats are not left vacant,the Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi,has started a three-phase counselling process this year. The institute has also put the counselling process online.

This has been done to accommodate more students,after noting the students who were allotted seats earlier did not complete admission formalities and the seats were left vacant, said Professor Shantu Choudhry,Dean of under-graduate studies,IIT-Delhi.

The institute is also allowing change of subjects or branches after the third counselling session.

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Putting the process online means that the students will not have to visit the campus to submit their choice of subjects or branch.

The number of girls who have been admitted to the institute rose to 12 per cent of total strength this year,as compared to only 88 girls in the previous batch. Textile engineering has been the preferred course for girls,with 23 choosing it as their stream.

Over all,civil engineering emerged the favourite this year with 112 admissions. Mechanical engineering has 103 students,followed by 101 in textile.

In the Delhi zone,approximately 17,600 aspirants wrote the IIT-JEE this year. Of these,868 have secured seats at IIT-Delhi . Admissions to all 430 general seats have been completed. In the reserved category,offer letters have been sent to 57 students.

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The orientation programme for the new batch began on July 18 and will conclude on July 22.

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