From starting a 15-day English speaking course to providing counsel on part-time jobs, volunteers have made the admission process in Delhi University simpler
DELHI: From starting a 15-day English speaking course to providing counsel on part-time jobs, an array of eager volunteers have made the admission process in Delhi University a lot simpler for the thousands flocking to it every day.
Apart from this, there is a mini bus ferrying students and their parents from the nearby Metro station to the north campus at regular intervals for free.
Once in the main campus, there are information desks put up by the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) where volunteers offer water, road maps and pamphlets with vital information about the admission process.
“The pamphlets are of great help. Besides having last year’s cut off percentages for every subject at every college, it also has accommodation options that one could go for as well as the roadmap of the north and the south campuses,” said Parleen Kaur, who has come from Chandigarh with her daughter for the latter’s admission.
Another interesting initiative is the counselling offered to new students.
“Just out of school and with a whole lot of options in front of them, most of them are very confused about which subject they should opt for. Hence we have drawn up a questionnaire with 18 very simple questions which they simply have to tick,” said Isha of the Institute of Developmental Assessment and Counselling (IDAC) working in association with DUSU at the information desk.
There is a job placement agency as well. Although it offers placements only with BPOs in and around Delhi, it is nevertheless a boon .
“We have received over 100 applications in the job placement cell. There are many college students who, besides concentrating on their studies, do odd jobs like working part time in an eatery to earn their pocket money,” said Amrita Dhawan, president of DUSU.
An estimated 100,000 students study at Delhi University’s 78 colleges spread over two campuses and scattered colleges.
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