Online admission: Concerns flagged

NEW DELHI: As Delhi University gears up to move its entire admission process online, several concerns have been raised over the process, including the verification of documents, overcentralisation of processes and the end of student-teacher counselling.

Last week, the university shared a tentative schedule of the admission process with the standing committee of the academic council, along with a list of agenda items.

The agenda items included “online verification of the documents to approve provisional admission” and “physical verification of the original documents of the applicants once the session commences.” Stakeholders point to the challenges of verifying documents like mark sheets, birth certificates, and caste and income certificates online.

Former academic council member Pankaj Garg, who teaches at Rajdhani College and has been on the college’s admission committee, said, “Generally after Class 12, several students are confused about what to do. That can only be resolved through direct interaction and counselling by teachers.”