(a) whether the number of seats in Delhi University are needed to be increased keeping in view the increasing demand for admissions;
(b) if so, whether the Government has chalked out any plan in this regard;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) the number of students who have applied for admission for the academic year 2005-06;
(e) the number of students who have been enrolled so far; and
(f) the future plan for increasing the number of seats in Delhi University?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)
(a) to (f): According to the information furnished by
the University of Delhi, approximately 1,04,000 students
have applied for admission to the undergraduate courses
in various colleges of the University during the current
academic session. There are 43,321 seats in these
colleges. The remaining students have the option of
being enrolled in the distance and non-formal streams
which have an intake capacity of more than 70,000 and
are at par with the formal stream in terms of curriculum
and the degrees awarded.