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NEW DELHI, MAY 20. Taking a giant leap towards modernising its admission process, Delhi University is making an ambitious attempt to make the system more student-friendly this year. Shifting from the tedious and troublesome form-filling ordeal that students have had to go through in the past, the University is now offering a "one stop" solution through the introduction of the Pre-Admission Intelligent Character Reader (ICR) forms. The new ICR forms will not just allow students to apply to as many as eight colleges and 10 different courses by filling just one form, but will also save them from making countless rounds to various colleges to submit them. Addressing a press conference here on the coming admission season, the Delhi University Vice-Chancellor, Deepak Nayyar, described the new concept as an "attempt to be student and environment friendly" that was not aimed at replacing college forms but complimenting them. To be available at the University's 11 admission information centres from June 3, the forms will come in an application packet consisting of the form, a specimen copy, information about courses, last year's cut off, guideline to fill the form and other related information. Priced at a moderate Rs. 15, these forms can be submitted at any of the 11 centres. The University will later pass on the admission information to the concerned colleges. Although a boon for local students, the new system may come as a rude shock for students from outside Delhi, specially those who had relied on the net for downloading the centralised forms. While admitting that outstation students may face problems, Mr. Nayyar pointed towards the possibility of the University moving towards an online admission process in another three years. But considering that students can apply to all colleges by visiting just one admission centre, the University has perhaps ensured that the ordeal remains a one-day affair. Buoyed by the success of last year's open day concept that allows students and parents to know the college and course of their choice, this year the University has also added colleges from East and West Delhi and increased the number of days in the more popular North and South Campus. The University will hold centralised registrations for admission to geology, anthropology, music and language courses. While the arrangement for SC/ST students will once again involve centralised admissions, the University has this time round made a small addition to the admission of physically challenged students by stating that in case of need, the students would have to appear before a medical board of the WUS health Centre constituted by Delhi University to get their disability extent checked. The University has also set up two grievance committees on the North and South campuses where students can lodge their complaints.
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