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Friday, June 20, 2008

Delhi students may lose out on top courses

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Applicants from the city far out number outstation students seeking admission to Delhi University this year. But outstation students stand a better chance of getting the top courses in the sought-after colleges.

An analysis of the centralised common pre-admission forms reveals that the ratio of local and outstation applicants is around 70:30 this year. "After introducing pin codes in the optical mark reader forms this year, we've tracked the number of applications coming from Delhi, which does not include NCR. We have 64,090 forms from Delhi and 27,000 from outside Delhi," said Suman Verma, Joint Dean (students welfare).


Regional affiliations don't guarantee city students a seat in Delhi University's top courses or popular colleges, say principals.

"A lot of Delhi candidates do apply but the best courses are taken by outstation candidates with high scores," said Sri Ram College of Commerce Principal P Jain. "We have applicants .C. from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Boards with scores of 95 per cent and more. Since boards across the country have witnessed good results this year, Delhi students are bound to lose out."

In 2007, only 110 students from Delhi made it to SRCC against 203 outstation ones. Ramjas College Principal Rajendra Prasad confirms a strong representation of outstation candidates this year. "We have numerous candidates from state Boards with 92 per cent and above and they will definitely land good courses at DU."

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Buddha seeks 'enemy' BJP's support on Gorkha law, calls on Advani

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ANXIOUS TO avoid opening a new front after Nandigram, the CPI(M) on Monday night reached out to arch foe BJP for help on another sensitive issue: Gorkha autonomy West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee went calling on Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani, seeking BJP support for two Constitution amendment bms meant to upgrade the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council into an autonomous body A bill to amend the constitution cannot be passed without the support of two-thirds of members present and voting in parliament. The backing of the BJP is, therefore, crucial. Buddha spent 30 minutes at Advani's home trying to mollify the veteran BJP leader whose party upset with the Centre's attempt to bring the bills without adequate notice and consultation - had turned down Home Minister Shivraj Patil's request for support. Buddha told Advani his government wanted the law fast because the Darjeeling hills had begun to see a violent revival of the demand for a separate Gorkha
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Article taken from the issue: 4 Dec, 2007

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