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NEWDELHI: Women candidates applying for undergraduate courses in 28 of the 63 Delhi University colleges are being offered a variety of options and relaxations.

While Ramjas College is giving one percentage point relaxation to all women candidates applying for Hindi (Hons), Sanskrit (Hons) and Political Science (Hons), officials from Sri Venkateswara College said the institute will give same relaxation for women applying for courses such as BA programme, Hindi (Hons), Sanskrit (Hons), Electronics (Hons) and Physics (Hons).

At Atma Ram Sanatan Dharam College – which offers a total of 17 courses – relaxation of one percentage point will be offered to those applying for Mathematics (Hons), Computer Science (Hons), Electronics (Hons) and Physics (Hons). Dyal Singh College, meanwhile, is offering the relaxation for those applying to 22 courses, including Economics (Hons), Bcom (Hons) and Zoology (Hons).

Besides, there is non-collegiate women’s education board that offers BA and B.com course to women applicants from National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. “All these initiatives are there to encourage women students to come for higher studies,” a DU official said.

Anju Gupta, director of the Non Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB), said this year, the NCWEB has 12,168 seats in 26 centres.

Each centre has 284 seats for BA pro-