Students open up to new avenues
May 27, 2008
New Delhi: Open Days at Delhi University
have become the ideal platform for DU aspirants to discover new career
options. In another session at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College on Monday,
about 350 students turned up with unending queries and confused aspirations.
Many of them realised that they had a blinkered view of the university
which stopped them from taking up various new courses in off-campus
colleges.
"I only knew about colleges like Hindu and St Stephen’s
before visiting the open-days session. After interacting with DU
volunteers, I realised there are so many courses and activities
in the south Delhi colleges. I never knew even DDU College has so
much to offer," said Abhishek Kukreja, who wishes to pursue
Physics (Hons) in any college that gives him an opportunity to participate
in extra-curricular activities also.
Many off-campus colleges in New
Delhi offer various new courses, especially in Science. For
instance, Bhaskaracharya College in Dwarka offers BSc in Electronics,
Instrumentation and Food Technology, which are job-oriented courses,
available only there. BSc, Biomedical Sciences, is offered there
and also at Acharya Narendra Dev College in Kalkaji and Shaheed
Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women.
"Many off-campus colleges are new. With the latest infrastructure,
they are equipped to start emerging courses," said S K Garg,
principal, DDU College. These off-campus colleges offer a plethora
of options in professional courses also. There is an English Journalism
course at Kalindi College in East Patel Nagar, Maharaja Agrasen
College in Mayur Vihar, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce in Netaji
Nagar, besides LSR and Kamala Nehru College in south Delhi.
SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the documents required for applying through OBC
quota?
An OBC candidate will need to carry original copies of class X certificate
& marksheet, class XII certificate or the provisional certificate,
including character certificate, OBC certificate (for non-creamy
layer), and migration certificate (for candidates from other boards)
What is the procedure to apply through ECA quota?
Students need to submit the general form along with college form
for Extra Curricular Activities (ECA). Every college conducts its
own trial sessions
Will SGTB Khalsa and St Stephen’s accept centralised
forms?
St Stephen’s has its own forms, but SGTB Khalsa College will
accept centralised forms of the university
Does SGTB Khalsa College give relaxation to Sikh students?
No. It only gives 2% relaxation to students studying Punjabi or
Urdu
What is the difference between psychology (hons) and applied
psychology (hons)? Which one has better job prospects?
The core papers are the same in both courses. The difference lies
in specialisation. Those who want to get into academics or research
should go for psychology (H). A degree in applied psychology is
required for becoming a counsellor as it is job-oriented
What is BSc physical sciences?
This course is the replacement of B Sc (General) Group A. A student
of physical sciences has to study physics, chemistry, maths. A BEd
after this course opens the option of becoming a teacher of any
of these three subjects
Is it necessary to include maths score in the best of four
while applying for economics (hons)?
Yes. Maths is an essential subject but students who haven’t
studied economics can also apply
Source: The Times Of India
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