More PH students take to DU admission on Friday

Updated on: Tuesday, June 07, 2011

After a slow to moderate response over the last seven days, students registering for admissions in the physically handicapped category in Delhi University saw a jump in number today with as many as 62 turning up to the admission centre.

Quite pleased by the turnout, DU officials said it was perhaps one of the highest number on any given day for the category for which as many as 1600 seats are reserved but never filled.

The dedicated centre for registering students started taking in special children on May 28 and the total number admitted so far has touched 193.

Last year, a little less than 450 students in this category turned up for admissions, which was a good number as against the previous years.

"We have tried really hard to spread the message to as many people as possible. This year we have been very proactive in our work and we were very encouraged by 3 June turnout," said Dr C Nisha Singh, Officer on Special Duty said.

While yesterday 26 students had turned up for admissions, 31 May had also witnessed a good number of 48 - the second highest figure.

"We were so pleased with the numbers today that we continued taking them in even after 3:00 pm, much beyond the prescribed time. We just did not say no to anybody who came late," she said.

The official also pointed out that in previous years, the figure of nearly 190 was reached over a longer period of time as against this year.

To make things easier for the students, a special camp at the Hindu Rao Hospital on Monday and Tuesday will issuepecial camp has been arranged by Delhi government's
Department of Social Welfare, Woman & Child on a request made by the University. The camp will function from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.

Singh said it was observed over a period of time that the cumbersome process of securing certificates of disability was discouraging many parents and students from making efforts for higher education.

The university also received a number of queries on how to obtain the certificates before the admission process began.

"While at school such certificates are not required, we were told that many students don't go beyond school because they do not have medical certificates to prove their disability.

"The camp is an effort to fill the gap by making things convenient and trying to ensure that parents and children do not have to run around for 3 to 4 days to get those certificates," she said.

The Equal Opportunity Cell, in tandem with the Dean Students' Welfare has trained volunteers to assist differently-abled students in the admission process.

The University every year organises a team of volunteers,teachers, counsellors and sign language experts who help candidates in completing their forms and formalities at the dedicated centre.

University officials have said that they want larger number of people to avail the seats which are reserved for them and they have tried to spread the information through the media and its students.

More PH students take to DU admission on Friday

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