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DU Hostel Facilities at a Premium
By Gaurav, Section Hostels
Even while the Delhi University campus is bustling with activity with hordes of admission seekers flocking around their dream colleges, many of the outstation students, who have made it to the colleges of their choice, are still struggling to get an accommodation in the vicinity. The general consensus among the accommodation seekers and their parents was that looking for a place to stay in the national Capital was more gruelling than the admission process. For freshers, security is the prerequisite of their stay here and everybody wants to put up in a college hostel, several accommodation seekers claimed.
However, only 12 colleges in the university have hostel facility. While Hansraj College hostel offers 180 seats for boys only, Miranda House has 270 seats for girls, Ramjas has 125 seats for boys and 80 seats for girls. "Students are selected purely on the basis of merit. There are reservations for the backward classes, physically handicapped students and additional seats for foreign students," explained Dr Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, Deputy Dean, Students' Welfare. Click on "Full Story" for more...
However, as the seats are not enough, students are forced to look for options outside. Despite the offer of funding by UGC, colleges like Hindu, KMC, Dayal Singh have not been able to arrange for hostels, an official explained. Authorities agreed on the need for having more hostels, but specified that opening hostels were the choice of individual colleges. Some colleges have approached the Delhi government for assistance. For instance, Indraprastha College for Women, after getting assistance from UGC, is coming up with a new hostel that plans to accommodate over 200 girls. The hostel would be ready by the next academic session.
With DU failing to meet the needs of the outstation students, private players have taken the command over the situation and are providing accommodation. In and around North campus, such accommodation is available in Maurice Nagar, Roop Nagar, Hudson Line and Mukherjee Nagar. From: TNS, 02-07-07
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