DU starts online registration, 66-yr-old among aspirants

Within hours of opening of the online registration for undergraduate courses on Monday, the Delhi University (DU) received about 6,300 applications. BCom and BA (H) English remained the most sought-after courses. The online registration for 60 courses in 63 colleges began at 6.00 pm.

“Within one-and-a-half hour of commencement of the registration process, nearly 6,300 applicants were registered. The two most sought-after courses are BCom and BA (H) English,” Officer on Special Duty, Admissions, Ashutosh Bharadwaj, said.

Earlier in the day, the varsity also kicked off a 10-day counselling session, or ‘open session’, in the north campus, where nearly 500 students came with a bagful of queries. Among the most enthusiastic of these aspirants was Nagesh Chaddha, 66.

The former Public Relations Officer (PRO), who attracted quite a bit of attention, said: “I am here to ask for officials’ suggestion regarding which course will suit my personality now.” Last year, he finished a diploma course in Urdu language with distinction from the varsity.

Mistaken as the grandfather of an aspirant or a varsity official by most participants at the session, Chaddha envisaged to set up an example for the youngsters. “For me, age is no bar. Anything can be done anytime, if you are …read more