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Admissions bring with them their own turmoil and chaos. While they fulfil a lot of dreams, they also break a few hearts. Either way, not everyone makes it to the college of their dreams. Here is why it’s okay:
When it comes to Delhi University, you don’t really get to choose your college, your college chooses you. While that might be true, there is a lot more to it than what meets the eye. Every single year, the cut-offs soar a little higher, the percentages drop down a notch, and the stress levels skyrocket.

There are queues of thousands of applicants outside every college in campus, wishing to meet the cut-off and get a seat in their desired course. However, as accessible as the colleges sound at times, not everyone gets into their dream college, mostly due to no fault of their own.

At this point of time, it is absolutely natural for you to feel nervous and confused. However, looking for someone to blame and beating yourself over it will not get you anything. It is completely okay to feel disappointed and dwell in your feelings, but carrying this disappointment to the first day of this new journey, is not the best choice. If you decide to call this a failure on your part, let it be a failure that makes you strive harder in the future, and accept it on its face value. Dealing with it positively is so important for entering this new journey.

College is a big step of life and wherever you end up, it plays a pivotal role. College merely serves as a platform, more than anything, it always depends on how you want to use that platform. There is no right or wrong to the path of success, and your college definitely does not determine the path you seek. You can take any path, strive hard, and still get to your destination. The college will provide you with a lot of opportunities, but it is completely up to you to utilise those opportunities.

Step into college with optimism, and you will be greeted by a new home and family. Within the first month, you will meet people who will understand you and the kind of turmoil that is within you, and you will find support through thick and thin. You will soon adjust to this new environment and learn to love it like home.

Good luck for all that is ahead!

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Muskan Sethi

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For those of you with a different bent of mind, the University of Delhi provides you with more than a dozen Bachelor’s courses, the admissions to which are conducted on the basis of entrance examination.

The online registration for these 12 courses began on 15th May 2018 (registration link: https://ug.du.ac.in/app2k18/), and the last date for submission of the application for the same is 7th June. Applicants are required to apply online through the Web Portal (http://admission.du.ac.in).

Take a look at these courses and do visit the links given, to get a better idea about the programs offered.

B.A. (Honours) Business Economics

The underlying philosophy of the B.A. (Honours) Business Economics course is to develop theoretical and analytical skills of the students which equip them for the corporate world and higher studies at the Master’s level in Business Economics or Economics.
Five optional groups in finance, economics, quantitative techniques, marketing and project management and entrepreneurship provide the students a wide array of areas in which to specialise.

An aggregate of 60% marks in the qualifying examination based on a simple average of the percentage scored in four subjects is compulsory in order to secure admission to this coveted course.
At the time of filling the application form, all applicants are required to state their order of preference of college from which he/she wishes to pursue this course. The applicants are required to select at least one preference to complete the form and the applicant may desire not to choose additional preferences. The preference order once submitted cannot be changed once the payment of fee is made.

There will be 100 questions. Each correct answer will get the applicant a score of plus 4 marks, and each wrong answer will get the applicant a score of minus 1 mark and a question not answered will get a score of zero marks.

Read more: https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://du.ac.in/du/uploads/old-ug-courses/19912-BA_H_BE.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiK_YWI_o7bAhVEPY8KHVmhC34QFjABegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw3US0SJkAdsu9Vlh3Yj9ruo

Bachelor of Management Studies

This course, which had earlier replaced three courses i.e. Bachelor of Business Studies, Bachelor of Business Economics, and Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis, is now administered by the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities.

An aggregate of 60% marks in the qualifying examination based on a simple average of the percentage scored in four subjects is mandated for qualification for admission to this course. Selection will be based on the rank computed from the combined weighted average of percentage scored in the All India Joint Entrance Test and the percentage scored in the qualifying examination wherein the weights are: Entrance Test: 65%, Qualifying Examination: 35%.

Mandatory requirement of subjects studied and passed includes one language English, Mathematics and two other subjects included in List A. List A includes the disciplines offered by the University of Delhi for admissions to the three-year undergraduate programmes which are treated as Academic/Elective subjects. All the disciplines subjects must have at least 70% component of theory and 30% component of practical. Theory component doesn’t include internal assessments or continuous evaluation.

Read more: http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Admissions/2018/UG/UG_Bulletin2018Final.pdf

Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis)

This course is a three-year full-time professional degree program, to be taught in six semesters. There will be 24 papers in all to be taught over the six semesters.The medium of instruction is English.

The entrance exam will be of two hours’ duration based on Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), designed to evaluate the aptitude of the applicants.
The following areas are included in the entrance test: Quantitative Ability, Reasoning and Analytical Ability, General English, and Business and General Awareness
Mathematics is required to be considered in the ‘Best of Four’ percentage, failing which a student will not be eligible for admission to this course.

Read more: https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://sscbs.du.ac.in/&ved=2ahUKEwiU9oDd_Y7bAhULpY8KHcPhCNMQFjACegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3w826gJNyN9GW9x9_B3lKh
B.Tech. (Information Technology and Mathematical Innovations)

The Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi, offers this four-year B.Tech course which is designed to inculcate an innovation mindset as part of the curriculum and pedagogy. An aggregate of 60% marks in four subjects (including Mathematics) in the qualifying examination is regarded as the qualifying criteria for admission to this course.

The Entrance test will be of two hours’ duration and will be based on Mathematics, reasoning and analytical abilities at 10+2 levels.
The test is of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) format. There will be 100 questions. For each correct answer, a student shall score +4 marks and for each wrong answer, there will be -1 mark. Mathematics is a mandatory subject for a student to be eligible for admission to this course.

Read more: https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://ducic.ac.in/Programs-BTech-IT-Concept&ved=2ahUKEwjm66fR_Y7bAhXJtI8KHTCAB2cQFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw3kseh6PDFjuypV1Osdt_M2

Bachelor of Elementary Education 

An aggregate of 50% marks in the qualifying examinations as well as 50% marks in each of the four subjects is necessary for admittance to this course. The criteria for selecting the four subjects can be One subject from List I and three from List II, as mandated by the Varsity.
The Entrance test will be two hours duration and will be based on English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Social science up to class 10th level. The Entrance test is of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) format.  The Entrance Test shall be bilingual (English and Hindi) wherever applicable.

Read more: http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Admissions/2018/UG/UG_Bulletin2018Final.pdf

Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Health Education and Sports (B.Sc.[PE,HE&S])

An aggregate of 45% marks in the qualifying examination determined on the basis of one language and three best subjects is the qualifying criteria for admission to this course. Admission will be based on the combined weighted average of percentage scored in the Entrance Test, Physical Fitness, and Sports proficiency wherein the weights are: Entrance test- 50%; Physical Fitness Test- 20% and Sports Proficiency- 30%.

It is essential for every applicant to appear in all the Admission Criteria Components (Entrance Written Test, Physical Fitness and Sports proficiency) in order to be considered for final admission to the course.
The questions will be asked in English and Hindi language both.

Read more: https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php%3Fpage%3Dphysical-education-sports-sciences&ved=0ahUKEwjxoYO9_Y7bAhUBKY8KHaG0BiIQFggmMAA&usg=AOvVaw1JzyGGIsHmtQcE-gcmZa2A

B.A. (Honours) Multimedia and Mass Communication

This is a self-financed programme of DU which is only provided by Indraprastha College for Women.
An aggregate of 75% marks in the best four (including 85% in English) of the qualifying examination is required for a student to be eligible for admission to this course.

The entrance test will be based on General Awareness, Media Awareness, Current Affairs, English Comprehension and Grammatical and Analytical Skills

Read more: https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php%3Fmact%3DNews,cntnt01,detail,0%26cntnt01articleid%3D917%26cntnt01returnid%3D83&ved=2ahUKEwiYrpmt_Y7bAhVJL48KHXHhD4gQFjAEegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1_dxSDWpLhJI2h-rXaPMYl

Faculty of Music and Fine Arts

The Faculty of Music and Fine Arts allows students to pursue Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in

  • Hindustani Music-Vocal/Instrumental (Sitar/Sarod/Guitar/Violin/Santoor)
  • Karnatak Music-Vocal/Instrumental (Veena/ Violin)
  • Percussion Music (Tabla/Pakhawaj)

Admission for all the above-mentioned courses will be strictly based on practical admission entrance test.
Candidates seeking admission to these courses must have passed any one of the following examinations with 45% or more marks in the aggregate with Music as one of the subjects. Candidates who have not offered Music as one of the subjects at the last qualifying examination must have learned Music for not less than three years in a recognised institution.

Practical admission entrance test will be held on 4th and 5th July 2018 from 10.00 a.m. onwards in the Department of Music, Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University Delhi.

At the time of practical admission entrance test, candidates are required to bring a print out of duly filled in an online registration form and all original documents (mark-sheets, degrees etc.), along with a set of photocopy of each document.
5% of the total number of seats in each course is reserved for the children/widows/wives of officers and men of the Armed forces.

Read more: http://music.du.ac.in/admission/b-a-music.php

Five-Year Integrated Programme in Journalism in Delhi School of Journalism

This course offers a Five Year Integrated Program in Journalism in two languages, English and Hindi. The program offers an exit option after three years, in which case the student will be awarded Degree of Bachelors in Journalism  The students completing two years post graduate course will be awarded the Degree of Masters in Journalism

An aggregate of 50% marks in the qualifying examination determined on the basis of all five subjects offered in the qualifying examination is considered the eligibility criteria for this course.

The Entrance test will be of two hours’ duration and will be based on the General Awareness (GK), Media Awareness, Current Affairs, English Comprehension Grammatical and Analytical Skills, Logical Reasoning and Basic Mathematics Skills.

Read more: https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php%3Fpage%3Ddsj&ved=2ahUKEwjQxKaZ_Y7bAhVGqo8KHapxAngQFjACegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw0_ez3mkrQOXiHhiaxA0kQT
BA. Honours in Humanities and Social Sciences 

This course is provided by the Cluster Innovation Centre nestling at the heart of North Campus.
An aggregate of 60% marks in four subjects in the qualifying examination is compulsory for a student’s admittance to this course.
The Entrance test will be two hours’ duration and will be based on General Awareness, Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Communication skills (English/Hindi), Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability at 10+2 levels.
The questions will be asked in English and Hindi both.

Read more: https://ducic.ac.in/Programs-BA-Hons-Concept
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Vaibhavi Sharma Pathak
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Today evening, the admissions portal of the University of Delhi (DU) website went live to accept applications for admissions into Undergraduate courses. Beginning today, till 7th June, the portal will be accepting applications for both merit-based and entrance-based courses. Candidates can apply here.

Note: Applicants must apply only through one application form for admission to the undergraduate programmes (both entrance and merit based)

For a quick rundown of the steps involved in the admission procedure, read below:

  1. Create a new account after clicking on the “New Registration” link. Start feeding in details like Name, Email id, phone number. Once filled, these few details are irreversible to change.
  2. Log In through the account just created and start filling in details section-wise. There are a total of 9 sections, which are as follows:
  • Section 1: This section contains all the candidate’s personal details. Any information with reference to Ward quotas or Kashmiri Migrants quota and bank account details also comes here.IMG_20180515_223120
  • Section 2: Academic Details: Those students who have not still received their qualifying exam results can also apply by providing their roll Numbers and the board names. admission2018
  • Section 3: The third section is for admission into merit-based courses. Applicants can apply for as many courses as they wish.
  • Section 4: The fourth section is for admission into entrance-based courses, on the basis of the candidate’s eligibility. Entrance exams are conducted for the following courses into specific colleges only:
    • B.A. (Honours) Business Economics, Bachelor of Management Studies, Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis),
    • B.Tech. (Information Technology and Mathematical Innovations)
    • B.A. Honours (Humanities & Social Sciences)
    • Bachelors of Elementary Education
    • Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Health Education & Sports (B.Sc. [PE,HE &S])
    • B.A. (Honours) Multimedia and Mass Communication
    • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Hindustani Music- Vocal/Instrumental (Sitar/Sarod/Guitar/Violin/Santoor), Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Karnatak Music- Vocal/Instrumental (Veena/ Violin), Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Percussion Music (Tabla/Pakhawaj)
    • Five Year Integrated Programme in Journalism in Delhi School of Journalism
  • Section 5: This section is for candidates who want to apply though the Sports quota. This year, an applicant can upload his/her three best certificates as opposed to only one last year.
  • Section 6 is for the extracurricular activities (ECA) quota. However, for each ECA applied, the candidate will have to pay an extra fee of INR 100. Not all colleges will have seats under the prescribed quota, and hence, the applicants are advised to be extremely cautious and wary here. Pages 137 to 146 of the bulletin contain a list of the colleges and the ECA categories they accept admissions from.
  • Section 7: The seventh section is meant specifically for uploading admission related documents.
  • Section 8: In the eighth and second-last section, you can preview the form. You can save the form till here and edit your details uptil the time you pay the registration fees, or before 7th June, whichever falls before.
  • Section 9: In the last section, you can initiate the payment procedure.

Before applying, it’s advisable to thoroughly read the bulletin of information which is available on the Undergraduate admission portal. You can download it from hereAn applicant can update the information entered in their form any time by revisiting the account created on the portal. Notably, the changes must be saved before the last date of registration and before paying the registration fee.

Along with the admission bulletin, DU has declared the dates of cutoff lists. This year too, dates for the first five cutoffs has been announced, and the rest will depend on the number of colleges where seats aren’t fully filled.

 

Vijeata Balani
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