Soon, get driving licence in college

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE LICENCE, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BE ABOVE 18 AND SCORE AT LEAST 6 OUT OF 10 MARKS

IN AN ONLINE TEST

administered by the institutions.

Transport minister Kailash Gahlot told Hindustan Times that the project, which will be reviewed by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia this week, is being expedited because the demand for learners’ driving licence is highest among the 18-24 age group applicants.

Currently, an applicant needs to visit any of the 13 motor licensing offices across the city to get a learner’s licence.

Once implemented, it will be the first time that the government will authorise anyone apart from the MLOs to issue driving licences.

“More than 53% of those who took the learners’ license last year were in the age bracket of 18-24 years. Those between 25-35 years constituted 25% — the second highest. So, primarily students are the ones taking these licences and authorising educational institutes will revolutionise the system,” Gahlot said.

The project will begin with the government’s polytechnic colleges. Apart from this, seven colleges under the Delhi government such as the Ambedkar University are also being roped in.

Around 88 colleges under Delhi University will also be included.

Explaining the process, officials said the online test will be conducted at colleges once a week. “Students will be able to take the test either in English or Hindi. The test is just of 10 minutes and will have 10 objective type questions,” they said.

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