PG courses: Dual degree not allowed, clarifies DU

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PG courses: Dual degree not allowed, clarifies DU

Mohammad.Ibrar@timesgroup.com

New Delhi: 03.07.2020

In its first-ever open house for PG admissions, Delhi University officials received a barrage of queries. While most of the applicants were eager to know if they could edit their forms, several others were worried about the PG entrance exams as National Testing Agency was yet to release the dates.

The webinar saw over 1,600 applicants joining in through Google Meet and Facebook.

At the start, the applicants were informed about the PG admissions and that there were two modes of getting admission—merit-based and entrance-based, with 50% of PG seats for each. Those from outside DU will have to go through the entrance test.

Dean of admissions at DU, Shobha Bagai, however, stated that DU students can also opt for entrance-based admissions as there are several courses that only have entrancebased admissions.

Bagai added that she and other members of the admission branch have been receiving several queries about editing of forms.

“You should try to fill the form with focus so that you make no mistakes. If you don’t have certificates, you can upload old certificates for now but at the time of admissions, you will have to upload new certificates. We will inform you about the dates for that,” she explained.

Many applicants were also keen on knowing if they could apply for multiple courses in DU.

To this, Suman Kumar, admission branch member, said that “DU has not accepted the UGC’s directions of dual degrees. And the dual degree option will be valid only when you apply in two different universities. No student can take admission simultaneously in two courses at DU.”

Clearing doubts about the admission process, senior PG admission official Ashutosh Bharadwaj stated that applicants need not visit any department or college for physical verification of their documents. “Due to Covid-19 situation, the process will be done online and applicants have to log into the portal, select the course and apply there. The department will verify their documents online.”