Question : ADMISSION PROCEEDURES OF UNIVERSITIES



(a) whether the Government have asked various universities of Delhi to make the admission procedures more accessible to students by feeding as much information as possible, including prospectus and admission forms on the internet;

(b) if so, the details in this regard along with other suggestions given to various universities of Delhi in the matter;

(c) the reaction of the Universities thereto alongwith the action taken in this connection; and

(d) the time by which all the information is likely to be available on the internet?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)

(a) to (d) : A statement is laid in the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.714 FOR 16.5.2000 REGARDING ADMISSON PROCEDURES OF UNIVERSITIES ASKED BY SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE.

(a) to (d): Yes, Sir. Department of Education has asked all autonomous organisations under the Department including the Universities in Delhi to launch web-based-educational information and services at the earliest. As regards the provision of admission forms on the internet, such decisions are being taken by the universities themselves.

PRESENT STATUS OF WEBSITES OF UNIVERSITIES IN DELHI

As per the information received from Universities of Delhi, the status of their website is as indicated below:


(i) INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY (IGNOU)

The Indira Gandhi National Open University has launched its website in July, 1999 and posted information relating to admission including the application forms on the internet. For obtaining prosepectus, admission application forms and the information relating to courses offered by IGNOU, any one can visit website http://ignou.edu./download.htm. The information can be obtained on an other website of IGNOU viz. http://www.ignou.org. The website is updated constantly.


(ii) DELHI UNIVERSITY

The University is compiling all the information relating to courses offered and admission requirements. The University has supported the proposal of the Government and assured to develop information data base for the benefit of the students at the time of admission.


(iii) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVESITY (JNU)

Jawaharlal Nehru University has launched it website and the information relating to admission has been provided by the University on internet except admission application forms. The same can be accessed at the website address http://www.jnu.ac.in. JNU has expressed it inability to provide admission application form on website for national students. The forms can be obtained from the admission counter of the University as well as by post. However, in respect of foreign national candidates, the admission related information as well as application forms have been provided by the University on the internet which can be down loaded by visiting website http://www.jnu.ac.in/foreign.html.


(iv) JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY (JMI)

Jamia Millia Islamia has informed that as soon as the prospectus is printed and the admissions are advertised in the newspapers, the admission related information will be put up on the internet within a week’s time.


(v) GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY (GGSIU)

The information pertaining to admission procedure 2000- 2001 for all programmes affiliated to GSIU has been made available at www.ggsipu.nic.in.