Now,science students applying to Delhi University have another option at hand. This year onward, DU is starting a five year integrated M.Sc in earth sciences after class XII. The course,being offered by the university’s department of geology, will have 25 seats and a student will have the option to exit the programme at the end of three years with a B.Sc degree in earth sciences.

The admissions to the integrated MSc course will be based on IIT-JEE score of the candidates. But those,who did not appear for IITJEE, can also apply. If any vacancies are left after admitting candidates with a JEE score, they will be filled up by the second category of candidates who would have applied only on the basis of their class XII marks.

The application forms for this course will be available from Tuesday. The last date for receipt of the forms is June 25. The course will have 10 semesters.

Delhi University’s department of English started the sale of forms for the Common Aptitude Test in English (CATE) on Thursday, May 20, 2010.

Nearly 500 forms were sold at 17 centres on the first day. As reported in the last post, the forms will be available till May 31 and the will be held on June 9.

17 colleges, including Hindu, IP College for Women, Miranda House, Lady Shri Ram College, Kamala Nehru College, will admit students in BA (honours) English through CATE this year.

This year the Delhi University has published nearly 15,000 forms for the 500 seats in 17 colleges.

The process has been decentralized this year and students can buy and submit the forms at any of the 17 participating colleges. The form costs Rs 300 (includes the registration as well as the examination fee).

The test will have two parts. Only those answer sheets, which meet a certain cut-off in the objective-type questions, will be evaluated further while eliminating the rest. However, there will be no elimination for the OBC candidates. Students with a minimum of 60% aggregate and 60% in English can apply for this course.

Forms for admissions to all undergraduate courses of Delhi University will be available from May 28. The last date for sale and submission of application forms is June 11.

About 65 regular colleges will admit over 54,000 students to various science, commerce and humanities courses over a two-month period.

The first cut-off list is expected to come on June 22, followed by a three-day admission process, followed by the second cut-off on June 26. The third cut-off is expected on July 1.

Admissions to courses offered by the School of Open Learning (SOL) will start on June 1 and will be completed by August 31. However, you will be able to get admission into the SOL till October 1, with late fee.

Meanwhile, the Combined Aptitude Test for English (CATE), the common admission test for admission to a BA in English (Honours), is also getting bigger with six more colleges opting for the test. Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) and Miranda House, among six others, have opted for the test this year, taking the total to 17 colleges.

The University has made a few changes in the format of CATE this time. Also, this year, forms will be available at all colleges which have opted for the CATE unlike last year when aspirants could buy forms only at the Faculty of Arts.

In 2009, over 6,000 aspirants took the test, fighting for approximately 350 seats. This year around 500 seats will be offered via CATE. CATE forms will be available from May 20, and the last date for submission of forms is May 31. The exam will be held on June 9.

Maitreyi College is the only college in Delhi University to offer a postgraduate diploma in nanotechnology. This year the forms would be available from May 20 and the last date for submission of forms is June 21.

A professional in this field can explore career opportunities in various sectors (nanomedicine, stem cell development, pharmaceutical companies, nanotoxicology and nanopower generating sector, besides R&D laboratories).

As regards eligibility, candidates must have 50% aggregate in any of these courses – BSc(H) botany / chemistry/electronics/ physics /zoology; BSc (Programme) life sciences/ applied life sciences /physical sciences/applied physical sciences/electronics; BTech and BSc (general) with relevant subjects.

Application forms for the PG diploma in nanotechnology can be obtained from the college office on payment of Rs 100 or by demand draft in favor of Principal, Maitreyi College payable at New Delhi on all working days from 10 am to 1 pm. The forms can also be downloaded from the website (maitreyi.du.ac.in).

The completed application forms along with the requisite fee of Rs 100, and self-attested copies of all the certificates, should reach the college office on or before June 21.

The total number of seats available for the programme is 30 and the fees for the entire programme is Rs 10,000. This course is also open for boys. An aptitude test will be conducted on June 30 since the total number of seats is limited.

Delhi Technological University has announced the new admission procedure for BTech courses under the Delhi University. From 2010-11 academic sessions, DTU would be admitting aspirants from the NCT on the basis of their All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSC).

University has reserved 85% seats for the Delhi Candidates and the rest 15% for outside Delhi students. While students for outside Delhi category has been admitted on the basis of rank obtained in AIEEE so far, the students from Delhi were selected on the basis of the rank obtained in the Combined Entrance Examination of DU. From the next academic session the admissions for both the category would be based on AIEEE rank, through the counseling conducted by DTU.

The admissions would be made for 14 BTech courses including 10 programs of the erstwhile DCE. Four new courses will be introduced this year including B Tech in software engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, automotive engineering and engineering physics. Prospectus for all the courses will be available from February, next year.

Out of the 6000 students that took the Combined Aptitude Test for English (CATE) for about 350 seats, as many as 79 students scored 80% and above, while 579 students scored between 70% and 79% in the consolidated scores. The results will be declared by the Delhi University‘s department of English, on Tuesday.

Swati Malik has been declared the overall topper with 89.83%. The common entrance test for aspirants seeking admission to the English (Hons) programme in 12 colleges was conducted on June 17.

A large number of students have got zero in the multiple choice question section. The consolidated score is calculated by giving 70% weightage to the CATE score and 30% to the class XII best-of-four aggregate. The result has been sent to the different colleges and they will declare their individual cut-offs.

The Delhi University (DU) has received 1,29,038 forms for its undergraduate admissions this year as against 92,000 in 2008. The University actually sold 1,48,256 forms this year.

 

While the girls seemed to be the winners in pass percentage in CBSE exams, it is boys who have submitted more forms for admission in Delhi University. In total there were 72,137 boys as against 56,644 girls. Also students of CBSE board have shown a keen interest in getting admission in Delhi University (87,414 students of CBSE applied for different UG programmes).
 
Another piece of data shows that the number of students with gap year has also risen as compared to the last year (a total of 26,216 students).