DU's School of Open Learning is perfect choice for many

Updated on: Monday, July 04, 2011

With the fourth cutoff list for Delhi University colleges having little on offer, the School of Open Learning (SOL) is the next best bet for students seeking admission to DU course. The school has already witnessed an unprecedented rush, with over 75,000 prospectuses sold this year.

According to executive director, SOL, H C Pokhriyal, so far more than 10,000 students have taken admission. "The real admission rush is expected to start from Monday as many colleges have closed admissions to most courses. Moreover, we are expecting a bigger rush than last year as high cutoffs at most colleges will leave many students unable to get a seat in DU. A large number of students would prefer to pursue BCom or BCom (H) from SOL rather than elsewhere because of the certificate awarded by DU," said Pokhriyal.

Although the sale and receipt of applications started from June 1 (for undergraduate courses) this year, for SOL, traditionally the admission process picks up pace by the end of the third cutoff list. In 2010, SOL admitted over 1.18 lakh students, witnessing a growth of 15% higher than the previous year, while it sold more than 1.75 lakh prospectuses across five courses each at the undergraduate and post graduate level. SOL offers five undergraduate courses which includes BA (H) English, BA (H) political science, BA programme, B Com and B Com (H).

The prospectus for admission to under-graduate courses are available at the SOL North Campus and its South Study Centre, old Moti Lal Nehru College Building, South Moti Bagh, Nanak Pura from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on all working days. But the South Study Centre will admit students for BA Programme and BCom courses only.

While admissions continue until August 1, aspirants can still get admission in SOL till as late as September 30, but after depositing a late fee of Rs 200. There will be 15 windows operating in South Campus and 40 windows in the North Campus for the sale and receipt and payment of fees.

SOL has always been a big draw for students and has around 3 lakh students on its rolls at present. The subsidized fees, DU certificate and the flexibility of working and studying simultaneously or pursuing a professional course while attending classes at SOL is a good choice.

"Our challenge is to provide a high quality education and service to lakhs of student. While college addresses the aspirations of a few thousand students, at SOL we have double the number of students that DU colleges have. There are many students who gets admitted in the commerce stream so that they can pursue a CA or some other vocational courses. Then there are students from economically weak backgrounds, for whom studying at SOL makes financial sense. Therefore our challenge offers a much wider variety of options than other conventional colleges," said Pokhriyal.

Times of India

DU's School of Open Learning is perfect choice for many

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