Despite its intention to prevent anxious students from standing in serpentine queues under the hot sun, Day One of the undergraduate admission process on Thursday hit a few rough patches due to a variety of issues.
The army of student volunteers on campus was unable to help aspirants after many of them failed to procure the admission slip due to a non-responsive DU portal.
Percentage
However, the volunteers were able to help them calculate the exact percentage required after deduction or addition of percentage points based on subjects studied in school.
Talking about some of the problems the aspirants faced, Charu Maheshwari, the president of Lady Shri Ram College’s students’ union, said: “The website failed to inform the students well on time that the admission slip was required. The students discovered this compulsory requirement while standing in queue for admission. Almost 50 per cent of them couldn’t get a printout because the DU website crashed and failed to secure a seat on Thursday.”
Andhra Pradesh resident Gayathri, with a best of four of 98 per cent and a B.Com hopeful, was under the impression that the admission slip would be issued at the college itself.
DUTA strike
She failed to get admission on Thursday since she was only carrying her registration slip.
The strike by the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) also affected the process as teachers remained steadfast in their vigil against the University Grants Commission (UGC). Many college websites have not been updated because the teachers responsible are part of DUTA.
Ad-hoc teachers
The student volunteers too were at sea without guidance from teachers. Some ad-hoc teachers helped out with admissions at some colleges on Day One, however, their presence on Friday remains doubtful.
Many applicants were also shocked because DU guidelines sought deductions from their best of four averages if they hadn’t studied subjects like philosophy and Sanskrit in Class XII.
( The writer is an intern with The Hindu )
