The websites will have fresh layouts and will provide information about the faculty, course timetables and the admission process.

They will also carry information about cut- off marks required to apply for each course; the number of seats available; the number of seats to be filled by the students under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories; the merit lists for each category and the details of the entrance test if any.

Based on a proposal passed by the executive council in December, the university deputy registrar Ram Dutt sent out circulars advising colleges to make their functioning transparent and to update their websites.

" Maintaining vital information about the university, its functioning and the faculty will make things easier for the present and prospective students," a member of the executive council said.

Anookol Rastogi, a final year student of physical sciences at Kirorimal College, said: " This is a great initiative by the university administration. This will save students a lot of effort."