Over two lakh CBSE students register for UG courses at DU
The Hindu
First cut-off list likely on Oct. 1, admissions to begin from Oct. 4
The highest number of applicants to undergraduate courses in Delhi University this year were from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), showed data released by the university on Wednesday Online registration to undergraduate courses closed on Tuesday and the university received over 2.77 lakh paid applications against the 70,000 seats that are on offer this year. Overall, 4,38,696 students have applied for admissions. Out of the total paid applications, over 2.29 lakh aspirants are from the CBSE, followed by 9,918 from the Board of School Education (Haryana), 9,659 from the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), 8,000 from the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education, and 4,824 from the Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Education.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.