This story is from October 15, 2020

Delhi university aspirants fret over slow process

Shubham Singh, a resident of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, had applied for BCom at Delhi College of Arts and Commerce at 8.57am on October 12, the first day of admissions for the first cutoff list. However, his documents were verified by the college only after 52 hours on Wednesday.
Delhi university aspirants fret over slow process
Delhi University
NEW DELHI: Shubham Singh, a resident of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, had applied for BCom at Delhi College of Arts and Commerce at 8.57am on October 12, the first day of admissions for the first cutoff list. However, his documents were verified by the college only after 52 hours on Wednesday.
This situation existing in almost all DU colleges has been causing anxiety to applicants and forcing them to air their grouse on social media.
The situation persists despite the DU administration sending a clarification to students telling them not to panic.
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The slow speed, however, has not resulted in a drop in the number of applications. DU saw 59,730 applications at the end of the third day, while 22,186 admissions were approved by 8pm on Wednesday.
Kumar Ashutosh of College of Vocational Studies said the delay was due to a number of factors, including glitches in the system. “The process has been smooth after hiccups on the first day, but a huge backlog needs to be cleared. The online system is bound to make the admission process slower than before,” he added.
According to DU’s online admission procedure, colleges can see a list of all applicants for a particular course on their dashboard and filter them on the basis of the cutoff. The teacher in-charge then verifies the minimum qualifications, cutoff requirement and certificates uploaded by the candidates. The convener of the admission committee checks the application again and sends it to the principal for approval. After this, the payment link is issued to the applicant.

Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, associate professor at Zakir Hussain College, said, “The admission is delayed at the first stage itself because a teacher has to go through the documents thoroughly. In case of non-CBSE students, the marks need to be checked and verified.”
Tanvi Agarwal, who had applied for BA(H) economics at Ramjas College, said she had to wait for over 24 hours before she got the approval and payment link.
Ramjas College principal Manoj Khanna said, “The delays have been resolved and admissions have sped up. However, the entire process can be quickened if DU allows us to have two conveners as checking can be done faster.”
Responding to this, DU dean of admissions Shobha Bagai said, “We have told the applicants not to worry if there is a delay. Since this is the first time that admissions are online, teachers are taking their time in verifying documents. If all papers are in order, then applicants need not worry as they have till Friday midnight to pay the fees. We are trying to resolve the issues and teachers are working 24x7. Students can mail their queries to the nodal officers or call our helpline.”
Jaswinder Singh, principal of SGTB Khalsa College, said, “Our cutoffs were similar to last year’s, but seats have started to fill up. The approval process will go on till Thursday. Teachers have finally got the hang of the system, so the process has sped up.” This was reiterated by Hindu College principal Anju Srivastava. “We have been continuing with the approval process for the past three days,” she said.
Despite the high number of applications, especially in colleges like Sri Venkateswara, Hindu and Hansraj, admissions are likely to remain open in the second list. The colleges stated that many applicants could use the transfer window or cancel their admissions, which would lead to seats getting vacant.
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