What if not Delhi University? Check out other universities located in the city

Added to this is the fact is that there are scores of students competing for limited seats at DU.

There are many other reputed universities in the national capital which students can apply to, besides which there are umpteen numbers of professional courses students can take up at educational institutions.

Colleges across the city host various cultural fests in which students participate in huge numbers. (Image for representational purposes)

If you want to study in a reputed central university, you can go for these institutes:

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU): This central university enjoys a global standing of being an exceptional educational institution. Located in the heart of south Delhi, it offers many undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral programs which are much sought after. It follows the entrance exam method for admission to its courses instead of through one’s percentage in class 12.

JNU offers a host of language-based graduation courses at the UG as well as PG level which are popular with students. Its arts and commerce courses are recognised world over. The USP of this place is that it offers an intellectually stimulating environment that no other university has been able to replace.

You access JNU’s official website here.

Jamia Millia Islamiya (JMI): ‘Jamia’, as it is popularly called, is also located in south Delhi. The varsity offers a host of arts, commerce and science courses at the UG and PG level, in addition to engineering, dentistry law, mass communication, media studies, Indian Ocean studies, Arabic studies, etc.

This versatile university boosts of an impressive faculty, well-connected placement cell and a beautiful campus, as well as many student exchange programs. It does not follow a cut-off system by inducts students through entrance examinations.

Students can log on to the official website of the varsity here.

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU): Popularly known as IP University, it offers 22,000 seats in across a number of UG and PG courses. Its main campus is located in Dwarka, although it has various study centres and affiliated institutes across the city.

IP University offers a host of professional and technical courses which are very popular with students such as BBA, B.Ed, B.Tech, English Literature, among others.

Follow this link for the official website of the varsity.

Apart from internal fests, universities collaborate with each other to hold inter-university fests too.

Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD): Following a liberal approach to studies, this varsity does not burden its students with undue pressure regarding the end-of-semester exams. Rather, it conducts regular assessment tests which account for 60 per cent of the semester grade, while only 40 per cent is earmarked for the final examination, giving students a breather.

AUD’s primary campus is at Kashmere Gate in north Delhi and usually has a student strength of about 250 students in its UG first year batch. The university has opened another campus at Karampura for some of its UG courses.

The AUD website can be accessed here.

Amity University: Besides Noida, the varsity has campuses in Gwalior, Lucknow, Manesar, Jaipur, Raipur and Mumbai. It offers a large number of courses and is equipped with brilliant infrastructure and experienced faculty.

Admissions at Amity are still open. Students can apply online till July 7, 2016 at the official website here.

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU): Established in 1085, IGNOU began with offering just two courses. Today it has a student strength of about 2.7 million students.

The last date to apply at IGNOU is August 17, 2016. You can also apply with a late fee of Rs.300 by August 31, 2016. You can apply online to IGNOU here.

Manav Rachna University (MRU):The NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade university came into existence in 1965. The international varsity offers courses in the fields of Engineering & Technology, Health & Applied Sciences, Management, Computer Applications, Hotel Management, International Programmes, Commerce, Humanities, Media, Architecture and Design, among others.

Admissions for the academic session 2016-17 are still open at the MRU. Students can apply online through here.

Ansal University: This varsity is located in Gurgaon and offers courses in the fields of Architecture, Design, Management, Engineering, Law, Health Sciences, Tourism and Hotel Management, and Skill and Entreprenurial fields.

Interested students can apply online through the official website of the varsity here.

Sharda University: The Sharda University is a unit of the SGI Group. It offers a variety of courses across various fields. It is located in Greater Noida.

Admissions are still open at the varsity. Interested candidates can apply here.

Apeejay Stya University: The varsity, located at Sohna Road, Gurgaon, offers UG, PG ad well as doctoral programmes across various fields.

Students who wish to apply can access the official website of the varsity here.

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