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Students go for colleges on Metro route

Parul Sharma

Parents feel secure about children going by Metro
Students commute to North campus even from Dwaraka

Photo: V.V. Krishnan

Students filling up admission forms at Delhi University on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: As the admission process at Delhi University progresses, parents of admission seekers are no longer satisfied knowing about the best courses and best colleges. They now want to find out which institutions fall on the route of the Delhi Metro railway that has significantly transformed the way the city commutes today.

“A lot of people who ring up or come to meet us are inquiring about which colleges are in close proximity to the Metro railway stations. As parents they feel secure about their children commuting by the Metro which has come up as a convenient and hassle-free mode of transport. Those not driving to colleges also prefer the Metro to anything else,” said Dinesh C. Varshney, Deputy Dean of Students’ Welfare, handling admission queries on the South Campus.

“The North Campus which is close to the Vishwavidyalaya metro station has always been a big draw. But it is institutions like Sham Lal College, Janki Devi Memorial College, Kalindi College and Bharati College that are reaping a lot of benefits because of the connectivity with the Metro,” he added.

Agreed Indu Anand, Principal of Janki Devi Memorial College on Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Marg, who believes the coming of the Metro has indeed made “a lot of difference” to her institution.

“Thanks to the Metro, we had so many students coming in from Dwarka and Central Delhi last year. Girls are coming from far-off places. Our problem was that we did not have a U-special bus. Now of course, it is well connected and our students and teachers are very happy. Even the North Campus has become more accessible now,” informed Dr. Anand.

Sham Lal College at Shahdara has also benefited to some extent. “The number of applicants for admission has been much larger in the last couple of years. We are getting a mixed crowd now from areas as far as Rohini and Pitampura. Before the arrival of the Metro, most of our students were from Delhi’s trans-Yamuna area,” said G. P. Aggarwal, Principal of Sham Lal College (Evening).

Principal of Dyal Singh College on Lodi Road, Inder Bakshi, whose institution will fall on the Metro route by early 2010, feels that it would be an “added value” to the college.

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