The Hindu : New Delhi News : No mad rush for admission forms at DU on Day Two

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Saturday, Jun 03, 2006

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No mad rush for admission forms at DU on Day Two

Staff Reporter

Number of PAFs sold on Friday was half that of the first day

NEW DELHI: It was a relatively quieter day at Delhi University on Friday. Selling just about 20,000 pre-admission forms (PAFs) through the day at the 16 centres set up across the city on Day Two, the frantic rush of Day One was clearly absent at colleges.

Kirori Mal College sold the highest number of PAFs: over 3,000. The centre at Gargi College -- that had stuck to selling only one form per student -- saw 1,129 being sold.

A sudden turnaround in the weather seemed to have left students in a better mood as they walked around with smiles on their faces and jumping over puddles, in sharp contrast to the strained faces on the first day battling the unbearable heat.

While the number of PAFs sold on Day Two was half that of Thursday, the individual forms sold in colleges did not see much of a drop. With Ramjas College selling 5,350 forms on the first day, the figure stood at 4,000 on Friday. In Hans Raj College, the number of forms sold on Day One was 4,000, which dipped to 3,500 on Friday.

"It is a good thing that people are not rushing to buy forms on the first two days. People are not panicking. The fact that they are calm is a positive outcome. I think one of the reasons is the open houses," said Joint Director South Campus Malashri Lal.

Apart from the constant warning sent out by Delhi University, the other reason for the crowds missing is that some board examinations have not been declared as yet.

"The moment the examination results from Haryana and U.P are declared, the volume of forms' sale will increase," said Dean of Students' Welfare S.K. Vij.

Confident about what they wanted to choose, colleges have also seen some submissions in the last two days. There were 204 PAFs submissions in Gargi College.

Students might know their mind about what they want to, however, it was important for them to fill in the forms correctly. "It is really important that students use a black or a blue ballpoint pen and exert enough pressure, so that the impressions come on to the carbonless copy. They must also colour in nicely. They should also take care that they don't crumple the form or spoil the black edges of the forms or it won't be read by the computer," pointed out Prof. Vij.

The other important tip that students need to remember is to stick to the code provided by the University for subjects they fill in the form. "Some students have filled in the code that is on their mark sheet. Our computers will not be able read those codes," he added.

For SC/ST students -- using the ICR form this year with only 30 college options an issue that organisations feel strongly about -- it is important not to laminate their certificates.

"When they need to give their registration number, which is at the back, they need to tear it. Out of a hundred, 60 have this lamination problem. So we suggest that they don't laminate their certificates," said Ambedkar Students' Organisation convenor K.S. Sarohar.

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