Options other than Delhi University for students

It is high time for admissions in universities in Delhi as the senior school results are about to declare. Other tha DU students have various other options for  undergraduate and postgraduate programs like institutions such as Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Ambedkar University, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University For Women, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi Technological University, Jamia Hamdard and TERI University  is also a good options for students. Let’s have a look over the universities in Delhi other than DU-

GGSIPU

Expanding its reach by going online for admissions, GGSIPU offers a variety of professional courses to students from across the country. Admissions ended on April 10, 2014 for around 29,000 seats for 150 academic programmes. Talking about the latest change in the university’s admission procedure, GGSIPU vice chancellor Anup Singh Beniwal says, “Students can apply from anywhere. We are also expecting an increase in the number of applicants with the process going online from about two lakh last year to about 2.25 lakh this year.”

The university, which functions on the public-private model, has 111 affiliated institutes, of which 27 belong to the Delhi government and the Centre. For the first time, the university has decided to hold CETs for all regular courses.

Jamia Millia Islamia

Applicants who wish to study at JMI have a lot to look forward to this year. The university is in the process of introducing 12 smart classrooms for nine faculties and three academic centres, including the AJK-Mass Communication Research Centre and Centre for Culture, Media and Governance. These ICT-enabled classrooms will have interactive boards and projectors and the campus will be Wi-Fi enabled. The university is also in process of upgrading its infrastructure with additional hostels for girls, a new building for the department English, an auditorium at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, and a café near the central library, among other things.

The application window for all programmes is April 21, 2014 to July 1, 2014, which means that candidates must submit their applications within this period, as per the varying submission schedule mentioned in the prospectus. The university conducts entrance tests for various courses. Jamia offers as many as 51 bachelor’s programmes, which are a fine mix of science, commerce, arts and humanities.

Jamia Hamdard

Conceived as a seat of higher learning in Unani medicine, Islamic studies, biosciences, pharmacy, nursing and other areas, Jamia Hamdard has emerged as a higher education institution with distinct academic programmes. The university offers a graduate programme in IT and computer applications and PG courses in IT, computer applications, and occupational therapy, among others.

Jawaharlal Nehru University

The application process for courses is over. Students are now gearing up for entrance tests which will be held from May 16 to 19, 2014, for admission to various full-time programmes of study in 51 cities. SK Sopory, VC, JNU, says: “We have improved the online admission process this year. We have also strengthened our grievance/troubleshooting system. At JNU, we are starting the following new courses from 2014-15: Direct admission to the PhD programme in human rights studies; direct admission to PhD programme in energy studies; MPhil/PhD in women’s studies and pre-PhD in nanosciences (NET/JFR).” JNU has earmarked grants for one new hostel and an academic building.

Mark your calendar

GGSIPU

The deadline for submitting applications for the BArch course is July 3. For the rest of the programmes, the last date for applying is April 10

Jamia Millia Islamia

The application window for all programmes is April 21, 2014 to July 1, 2014, which means that candidates must submit their forms within this period

JNU

Entrance tests will be held from May 16 to 19, 2014, for admission to various full-time programmes

Jamia Hamdard

For programmes where admission is made through NEET and JEE (Main), entrance test/merit in qualifying examination-cum-interview, the last date for submission of application forms is April 30, 2014

Source: click4college.com