Formalities over, first DU list on June 29

NEW DELHI, June 23: The last set of admission forms for the 1998-99 session of Delhi University were submitted to various colleges today. Ni...

NEW DELHI, June 23: The last set of admission forms for the 1998-99 session of Delhi University were submitted to various colleges today. Nine lakh seventy three thousand centralised application forms were sold at all the centres since the admission process began on June 10.

There was some hurried form filling as students tried to get their applications in by the 1 p.m. deadline. The campus wore a deserted look by 12.30 p.m., with most information centres having sold their stock of centralised forms. The first list will be out on June 29.

Despite the fact that there were not many long queues, there was the usual lot of people trying to make a fast buck selling a seat to students. Outside Atma Ram Santan Dharam college, there were two counters set up opposite each other. While one did roaring business, with last minute bulk buying of the centralised forms, the other was busy selling dreams.

Run under the name of Career Avenues and Resource Evaluation CARE, the person at the counter was seriously trying to woo prospective students to become a member of the group. The bait was a promise to get them through any college they chose from a list pasted on the table. The Hawaii Pacific University, American Universities, Roopantar Institute of Fashion Technology, Skyline Business School, were among the long list of 8220;premier institutions8221; for vocational courses.

The American Universities caught everyone8217;s attention. 8220;If you are keen, we will get you a seat in any of the colleges we have a tie-up with,8221; says Sameer Bhatnagar, the man in-charge at the counter. 8220;In fact, we will get you a 20 per cent discount on the fees also. The seat will be guaranteed though.8221; He then adds that the membership fee is Rs 200. Many decide not to fill their information card.

Officially, the university has not received any complaints of forms being sold in black or any other kind of problem during the process. According to Dean Student Welfare A.K. Sinha, Delhi students stand a good chance of getting in since there has been a delay in the results being declared in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.