Glimpse of Delhi University and experiences through a Video

Glimpse of Delhi University and experiences through a Video

First Cut-off blues by Neeraj V Murali

First Cut-off blues

Waiting for the to-be-released first-cutoff list is worse than waiting for your board results. I believe most of us can accurately gauge the range within which we will score, right? Of course, there are exceptional cases wherein an expected 80% boomerangs to 95% or glides down smoothly to settle at 72%. However, after the first few bursts of euphoria, you begin to have trepid moments. Even after having scored a comfortable 90%+, uncertainty hovers around you. Some 3 lakh applicants and just 54000 seats, isn’t it an unequal ratio?

On top of that, news pours in about how thousands of students have scored above 90% and are vying for the popular courses. Your confidence falls a notch below. You feel as if your whole life has been a white lie. At every juncture, you’ve told that inevitably, you should work hard till twelfth grade and then, you’ll have a golden life ahead. Golden life, eh? The only golden moment is perhaps, with your scores, you can tape nagging relatives’ wily mouths. Else, you realize that your destiny is papered down with stressful events and a pressurized life.

The open days perhaps serve as the best booster to your confidence.  You assure yourselves with the fact that perhaps, the competition isn’t so high and you might bag a seat. Tense moments return with some friends asking you to lend an ear to their voracious complaints. Usually, it is a well-prepared rant against their parent, the CBSE, the teachers, the examiners, the school watchman and in fact, anyone. For, they had scored a low score just because of these anti-student forces, but not because they hadn’t even cared to study.

However, as the days pass quickly, you find yourself forgetting about the cut-offs. You adopt a carefree attitude and shrug your shoulders every time someone mentions impending doom. After all, is it worth worrying so much about the future? All the same, as the first cut-offs are released, you sit back and wonder whether it was worth waiting for this disastrous surprise. Perhaps, inwardly, you had expected it – every college posted 98s’ & 97s’. Why, some had 100 as the required percentile!

You just let yourself be swathed away in waves of ultimate misery and desolation. Ah! But, it is hard to be born and succeed in India, eh? Stripped of every comfortable feeling, you devoutly hope the colleges will be compassionate enough in the next cut-off. Hopefully, you will pass through this agony unscathed and in late-August, be seated in a college and course of your choice!

Good Luck, newbies! This is an agonizing experience, but a memorable one too! Keep your eyes peeled for the cut-offs and hope for the best!

LSR : The far-fetched dream! by Manveen Kaur

LSR : The far-fetched dream!

Chori Chori, Chupke Chupke, LSR ko dekha karti thi
Jab bhi guzarti thi uske saamne se, yahi socha karti thi
Ye LSR kya hota hai? Ye LSR kya hota hai…””

‘”Aik ladki thi deewani si, Bluebells mein woh padhti thi

Getting into my dream college LSR’ had always been a far-fetched dream; a dream you often dream but never dream of it ever coming true. With the sky-rocketing cut-off’s and the hype that the boards are, assured me that i will never be able to make it. After a long and exhaustive period of vacations that were spent in anxiety and fear, one morning, CBSE, FINALLY decided to release our board results. Chills ran down my spine as the realisation struck me. THIS WAS IT. My destiny stood right in front of me. I gathered the guts and logged on to CBSE’s site. The internet had never taken this long. It seemed as though the gods were also having their bit of fun. What made the situation even worse were the incessant phone calls by the relatives and peers who had been long forgotten. Finally, the page loaded. My marks were right in front of me. To my, amazement. I had surpassed everyone's expectations. 97.25%! WOAH. They were way above my predictions. I was elated. I do not remember being as happy as i was that morning. But, the suspense still continued. The cutoffs were yet to be released. After a long wait, the cutoffs were released and to my stupefaction, i got into LSR in the first list itself. All this felt surreal. A dream that i had never thought of coming true, had been achieved.

On July 1,2015, i finally got the first opportunity to enter the gates of LSR. We were made to stand in queue outside the college. At 9am sharp the gates were opened and we all ran inside. This was a little hysterical. It seemed as though birds locked in a cage for years had finally been freed. On reaching the auditorium we were reassured by our college president. Everything was well planned and organised. After filling up the college forms we were sent to different rooms for other important formalities. I was pleasantly greeted by my department faculty and the president of the department. After a short interview with them i was sent to pay the fee and finally a photo was clicked for my identity card; a card that would now be a treasured possession for the rest of my life.

JULY 17th, was my first day at college. The memories of which are so vividly entrenched that i can narrate them in a wink of an eye. I woke up quite early, took a shower, had some nice breakfast and then got ready as quickly as possible, to avoid getting late. I was welcomed by a big bunch of friendly faces of fellow students, and many very friendly and helpful staff members were around to guide us around the building and tell us where we should be. The first morning in itself was very organised. The department welcomed us by performing various dances and songs. We also had an introductory talk by the principal, welcoming us to Lady Shri Ram College, and explaining what we should expect over the next several months we are going to spend as a part of the LSR family. The talk by my principal was one of the highlights of my first day at college. She really lifted up my spirits and made me proud of being an LSRian. We were shown the campus and were also asked to plant a sapling, after which we had a meeting with the faculty and the union of the department. The faculty introduced themselves and asked us if we had any queries or doubts. All queries were addressed adequately.

There were quite a few breaks during the morning to give me a chance to talk to a my fellow students, so when we were told to break up for lunch, I already had a new friend to go have refreshments with. We spent an hour or so getting to know each other, and we even got a couple of people to join us, so we immediately felt much less nervous about the whole “first day at a new college” thing. It was lovely to chat with someone who was in the same boat as me.

After the tour was over, we were free to go wherever we wanted to – this meant grabbing coffee with one of my new friends and chatting for another hour or so. So, as you can see, all in all, the first day of college really is nothing to be worried about. First of all, most of the things that you will be doing are administrative in nature, and all the rest is just socialising and having fun with your new class-mates. Trust me; my first day in college did not even approach the scariness that I had managed to build in my head by the time it arrived! And I am sure; it will be the same for you!

My #Freshmen #Year by Grishma Srivastava

My Freshmen Year….

My first year in University of Delhi was like a roller coaster ride full of surprises, ups and downs, love, adventures and fear.

Getting into DU was like a dream come true, I always dreamt of studying into this kind of university. Being an outstation student it was a bit more difficult for me than all the Delhiites.

The Cut-off Day came and I was through.. Yippiee!!!! Now it was simple for me.. Book tickets and the campus walk as a DU FUCHA was not far away.

But it was not that easy. Trains…. Reservations…. Well Well…. Almost whole India can tell you about the great mystery of booking railway tickets. And as it happened… Here comes the twist…

No reservation???

So what…

The passion to be a part of Delhi University was enough to keep me motivated throughout the journey.

I somehow managed to reach Delhi from Lucknow, the city of Nawabs (without reservation). This journey on track is unforgettable as I kept hopping across the train for seat.

Reached Delhi and here was the day to complete my admission formalities.

After standing in a long never ending line I got in. the college was opening on the 21st July. I was excited and scared.  Scared by the fact that I’ll get ragged, I didn't know what they will do to me. But deep inside I was waiting for the surprise.. Adventure…

Alas!!! I wasn’t ragged… Come on seniors… Thodi Izzat Wali Ragging hi Kar dete…

All I got was a great orientation ceremony and amazing chats with my seniors. I felt all alone and home sick when I came to the capital, everything was new to me the people, E- rikshaw, the metro, and what not.

Accommodation was another task but who cares… I was living as a paying guest with people from all over country. It was all weird at first but my PG became my second family. After a week in college I made some amazing friends, met some great people, went to new  places.

A year has passed and I wonder how so fast I got to know  the reason why people love the Delhi university. The people here are amazing. Every student is one of a kind, DU has got the best college fest season of kinds celebrity guests, shops, games etc.. In our colleges we don’t care what people wear, you can wear a D&G or a Sarojini ka footpath top, no one cares…  The life in the university of Delhi will become a part of your life that you will never forget, it will give you memories that you will cherish FOREVER.

Life Beyond #DU by Yashita Jaiswal

Life Beyond DU

Delhi University popularly known as DU is one of the premier University of Delhi with high standard in teaching. But its not only premier institution in capital there is a life beyond DU also.

Delhi has several options where student can look for. Yes its true that DU has brand name but one should persue course in any university which help them and add value to their learning. DU is not only college that offer best learning opportunities to students. Delhi has several other premier institutions also such as the Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIP) and the BR Ambedkar University. The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) also offers several undergraduate courses.

Student should try the new upcoming university such as B.R. Ambedkar University. The B.R. Ambedkar University offers specialized courses in the arts and social sciences such as English, psychology, economics and history. Student can also appear for campus placement after completion of their courses through the University placement cell.

For those looking for profession courses at undergraduate level can go for GGSIP University. It  offer plenty of technical and professional courses, including BTech, Bachelor degree in Business Admistration, computer applications, fashion and apparel design , physiotherapy, medical laboratory technology and nursing. IP University as GGSIP is popularly known, admission on the basis of Commom Entrance Test (CET) by the University for almost all the programmes.

Those who want to study in central university can go for JNU or JMI . Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI) has cosmopolitan background with student coming from all part of the country and some from abroad . Admission is this University is done on the basis of entrance test and not on the basis of marks that one has obtained in class 12. Jamia offers offbeat courses such as bachelors degree in Dentistry, Fine arts and Turkish, besides conventional subject such as English, psychology and Political science. Student can download forms from the University website , fill in the details and submit them to the respective department in the University .

JNU is the other Central University which is among the best option for undergraduate studies. It is a School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies offers BA programmes and honors courses in foreign language such as Chinese, Spanish, Korean, French, Turkish and Japanese.

So there are plenty of universities, one should take wise decision and then select their college because at the end your talent matter not you college.

                                                                                    

#FYUP: A Failed Concept at #DU by Charu Chellani

#FYUP: A Failed Concept

The Siege of Delhi University ended. The campaign started 10 Days and the four year-undergraduate programme is now a history. The protests fell on deaf ears as the DU Administration retreated into the shell, it was perhaps here that the beginning of the end took shape.

Four year undergraduate programme (popularly known as FYUP) was introduced in 2012, which was a move to privatise a public university to enable foreign universities to set up campus in India. FYUP was a boon for the students who wanted to study abroad because in Canada like foreign cities, colleges there need four year undergraduate education but a curse for those students who were not able to study abroad, they have to study four years if they are a student of DU. FYUP was providing bachelor of honours degree and three year graduation programme providing bachelor degree.

In June 2014, UGC sent a legal notice to management, directing the university to immediately scrap FYUP and revert to three year programme. Because of this mess and confusion, the confusion over the admission process in DU, hangs the education future of over 2.5lakhs students. Students were confused and disheartened as no final decision had been taken up so far.

Thoughts about high cut offs are already a tense issue for the students and during scrapping of FYUP, That time they were also facing problems related to their admission procedure.

According to four year undergraduate programme students, they were assured of a world class education, a holistic learning experience, which would improve their prospectus in life ensuring they graduate with a good reputation, but after enrolling for FYUP, students have to sit till 5:00 pm in college for mind numbing classes like for learning balanced diet which no one was interested to attend. Students felt that a lot of their time was being wasted.

No knowledge related to main course subjects and wastage of time on revising fifth standard course was a reason behind scrapping of FYUP.

During reverting of FYUP to three year programme, students of non-maths found difficulty during admissions because after reversion maths was a compulsory subject for honours courses, so many students skipped their favourable honours courses and shifted their interest to another courses, or some dropped year because they did not have any option of taking admission in some other college because it was too late to apply in some other college. B.tech students found difficulty because they need four year graduation but now they are getting three year graduation which has no value.

Course burden has now increased for those students who entered in DU during four year undergraduate programme because now they need to study course of three years in two years.

Students left with many questions..

Why FYUP was introduced?

Wasn't everything checked before launching it?

After all it was a valuable one year to our degree.

In short FYUP was a well-researched scheme. Everything will be better and better after time passes and practice. No one thought to wait and scrapped it which created problems for many students during their admission time.

India needs millions of young educated professionals which will come from university and not from mars.

Get #Foodie @ #North #Campus - #Delhi #University by Baani

FOOD OUTLETS IN NORTH CAMPUS

School is limited to canteen whereas entering into college is like exploring a new market for food.

With yet another academic year rolling in, and a new batch of enthusiastic applicants arriving at DELHI UNIVERSITY, it is delightful to answer one of the most lingering question.

WHAT TO EAT?

Considering NORTH CAMPUS not only a perfect place for the toppers but a marvellous spot for foodies .

Collegwalas are always low on cash, the underneath list of HIDDEN GEMS is really beneficial to explore a variety of food at the rate our pocket afford-

HUDSON LANE:

A lane full of chirpy restaurants attracting the youth of today with its mouth watering food. The lane has subsequent restaurants:

• QD's
• RICOS
• MOON ON SQUARE
• THE HUNGRY MINDS
• YOLO 21
• BIG YELLOW DOOR
• SMUGGLERS

Here people are lavished with delicious variety of food.

TOM UNCLE MAGGI POINT:

 "A VERY SMALL PLACE WITH A VAST MENU "

Just utter the word TOM UNCLE and see the warmest of smile across the faces

It offers plenty of choices of maggi for every day college students.

MOMOS POINT:

Momo’s Point is one of the oldest food joints to have cropped up in Kamala Nagar.

The initial menu comprised of the steamed pork, chicken and vegetarian momos. But as time and people’s palettes evolved so did the vibrant menu, now consisting of fried momos, tandoori momos, honey chilli potatoes, etc. The ultimate validation for the food, undoubtedly, is the queue outside at any given time of day.

Don’t miss the "Spicy chicken winglets and fried pork momos".

SOUTH INDIAN CAFE: 

If you’re craving some crisp medu vadas, or uthappams, South Indian Cafe is a great option.

Easily missed, this neatly tucked away cafe is just adjacent to Gwyer Hall nearly a decade old. Though not so much a cafe, it is essentially a few wooden tables put together, with mouth watering food that doesn’t tear a hole in your pocket. Anna’s kitchen also serves chicken biryani on Thursday nights, after 7.

BILLE DI HATTI :

This place is preferred by all looking for a quick bute without compromising taste .

Billi Di Hatti serves the famous punjabi dish CHOLLE BHATURE with a mouth watering Lassi .

SHRI BANKEY BIHARI BRAJWASI RASGULLE WALA:

Hidden among the lanes of Kamla Nagar this lesser know and hard to find outlet is a must visit for all Indian sweet lovers...It's located right behind Bille Di Hatti and serves one of the most authentic and creamy Rasmallai and soft Gulab Jamun you will find in Delhi.

A #Journey: #FASHIONISTA at #DU by Pooja Taparia

A Journey: FASHIONISTA

How does it feel to be the part of DU’s one of the best fashion society? 

How does it feel to walk on the ramp?  

How does it feel to represent your college in all the fests? 

All these questions are often asked by the people and college mates.. I still remember my first day in college searching and asking each and every senior about the fashion society.

The day of auditions, that nervousness and anxiety all over my body. I remember the lines I was continuously whispering,

"oh goddd!!!! Pleaseeee.. bas aaj select  karwadooo”.

Then came my turn, wearing those high heels, with full confidence and a smile on my face, I headed up for the auditions. 

Guess what? 

Yes, I got selected (LOL) and this was the beginning of my journey as FASHIONISTA.

Designing the dresses, deciding the theme, making the props, all the gossips, selecting of songs, late hour practices etc made the most amazing moments of the society. 

The first show, I thought would be a blunder with the dramatic make up all over my face filled with graffiti’s and that back stage nervousness, I finally took my step towards the stage.. all the spot lights, loud music, huge audience. I just can’t forget that moment representing such a powerful theme of RAPE and my college, a moment of great prestige and we made it! 

We WON!! 

This was just the beginning.

Early morning metro rides, reaching the venues, refreshments, long tiring days.. I experienced it all just in the limited period of 3 months and it seems like forever. 

Two shows a day, sometimes made all the team members feel exhausted though an experience, I can never forget. Slowly our hard work paid off, winning 17 shows  and achieving the position of 2^nd best fashion society of Delhi University. 

My journey as fashionsita is the one I would never really want it to end. It’s just the 1^st year of my college and I got the most amazing experience of my life in the form of FASHIONISTA and it’s not the end.... 

It’s just the beginning.

Go off stream! ~ Some #Unconventional #Courses of #Study - By Paritosh Louhan

Go off stream! ~ Some #Unconventional #Courses of #Study 

“Yeh wo karti hai , FRESCO! Tum jaante ho naa FRESCO?”
“Nahi Aunty, mai toh sirf DISCO janta hu…”
“Dekha! Koi bhi nahi jaanta tum karti kya ho” said an utterly depressed mother who is conscious of her daughter for not following any conspicuous course. We all remember this beautiful scene from LOVE AAJ KAL. Students, Youth are more fascinated towards the non-main stream courses that are lavishing in INDIA. Be it Fresco, be it Cryogenic, India is surely rising as a non-engineering-developing India. Hence we are bringing to you the details of some off-beat courses that you can choose on.

Art Restoration (FRESCO)

Art Restoration aka Art Conservation,mainly emphasis on returning the work to an earlier state by scrubbing it up and thereby further altering it from its novel state. Art restoration is vital to the survival of classical paintings and is part of the science field of chemistry.Art conservation entails examination, documentation, treatment, and preventive care of the art object supported by research and education.

Colleges Offering Art Restoration:

• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana
• University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
• University of Mysore, Crawford Hall, Mysore
• The Karnataka ChitrakalaParishat (CKP) College of Fine Arts, Karnataka
• National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology (NMIHACM)

Eligibility: The eligibility requirements may vary from college to college. NMIHACM puts the eligibility bar only for graduates but some institutes offer these courses to all the youth possessing a basic degree with specialization in subjects like archaeology, ancient and medieval history, history of world art and so forth.

Career In Art Restoration:
For sure when the work is regarding art then the employment would be massive in Museums and Monuments. National Museum Centres situated in Delhi, Lucknow and Kolkata offers vast employment forthe youth pursuing ART RESTORATION.The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), New Delhi engages in art restoration and conservation and offers its services to both private owners as well as to state run galleries and museums. The hiring for students is obviously high in western countries but India now is also witnessing the change in career opportunities.Even auction houses employ art restorers and art conservers for such jobs.Libraries also employ art restorers and conservers to restore and preserve their manuscripts as well as other art objects they may have.

CARTOGRAPHY

It deals with the science or practice of drawing maps. Let us talk about different uses of maps:Tourist’s navigation, mountaineering, bikers preparing their next ride, weather reports, making railway lines etc. Cartographers are working at the back-end to collect up-to-date information and display them on maps and computers to help a diverse range of users do an infinite number of things.

Colleges Offering Cartography:

• Osmania University: College of Science, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) (Post Graduate Diploma inGeographical Cartography)
• University of Madras: (M.Sc. (Cartography) of two-year duration.)
• JamiaMilliaIslamia – (Diploma in Cartography)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
• Institute of Geo-informatics and Remote Sensing (Digital Cartography)

Eligibility: Most of the colleges offer PG degree in cartography with the geography as a main subject in graduation. Rest depends on the discretion of college.

Career In Cartography:
In the private sector, individuals are needed who are well versed in geographical and cartographic concepts but alsofeel comfortable working with the hardware and software that drive the applications.

Anthropology

Anthropologists work mainly in projects taken up by museums and universities for archaeological investigations, biological evolutionary studies and other research areas including languages. Anthropology can be divided into more specialized branches of study. This division is known as the “four-field” approach to the subject. These four divisions are:

• Biological Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Socio-Cultural Anthropology
• Linguistic Anthropology

Colleges Offering Courses In Anthropology:

• University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (M.Sc. Anthropology)
• University of Delhi, Delhi (M.Sc. Anthropology and B.Sc. Anthropology)
• Kurukshetra University. (B.Sc. Anthropology)
• Punjab University.(M.Sc. Anthropology)
• Dibrugarh University, Assam. (M.Sc. Anthropology and B.Sc. Anthropology)
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.(M.Sc. Anthropology and B.Sc. Anthropology)

Eligibility: Anthropologists come from humanities or science backgrounds, hence graduation can be pursued in both BSc/BA streams. These are 3 year courses followed by specialization at post-graduation level. Most of the colleges ask only +2 and graduates for M.Sc. in Anthropology.

Career In Anthropology:
There are various kinds of career for Anthropologist both at graduation level and at PG level. One can do research in universities like Archaeological Survey of India, the Planning Commission and the Commission for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the WHO, UNESCO and UNICEF. For non-research based jobs one can apply in Museums and libraries which pay a high salary as do corporate houses for jobs in the Human Resource Development sector.

Cryogenic

Cryogenics is a branch of science which deals with the compounds and elements at very low temperatures. This branch of science follows absolute or Kelvin scale of temperature.

Courses Available:

• Master of Technology in Cryogenic Engineering
• Bachelor of Technology in Cryogenic Engineering
• Master of Engineering in Mechanical-Cryogenic Engineering
• Master of Engineering in Cryogenic Engineering
• Research in Cryogenics
• Bachelor of Engineering in Cryogenic Engineering

Colleges Offering Courses In Cryogenics:

• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat
• T.K.M College of Engineering, Kerala
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• L.D College of engineering, Ahmedabad
• University of California at Los Angeles—Los Angeles, California
• Florida International University—Miami, Florida
• Cornell University—Ithaca, New York

Eligibility: It depends on course to course. For post-graduation courses like Master of Technology in Cryogenic engineering, graduates with B.E/B.Tech.are eligible.

Career In Cryogenic Science:
Scholars in this field of study are offered placements in industries like aerospace, defence research. They are appointed by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), VSSC (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre), and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

CHIRURGICAL

Master of chirurgical is a super speciality degree (as what termed by experts, though even I don’t know what it means) categorised in cardiothoracic surgery. There are many specialities available of it in areas like Cardio Thoracic Surgery, GI Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Oncology, Paediatric Surgery, and Urology.

Colleges Offering Chirurgical Courses:

• NSS Training College, Kerala.
• TSM College of Education, Tamil Nadu.
• National Hydro graphic School, Goa.
• Jawaharlal Nehru College of Social Work, Maharashtra
• INLEAD, Haryana.
• Abdul QadirJeelani Centre for PG Studies, Andhra Pradesh
• International Maritime Institute, Uttar Pradesh.
• FuleAmbedkar College of Social Work,Maharashtra.
• Aniket College of Social Work,Maharashtra.
• Athawale College of Social Work,Maharashtra.
• AIIMS, Delhi.

Eligibility: It’s a two year full time course which requires graduates as eligibility.

Career In Chirurgical:
It is easy to get jobs for the doctors who have completed their post-graduation in general surgery as there many hospitals now that provide surgery for the treatment. Graduates in M.S General Surgery can also work in the teaching field.

ARCHAEOLOGY

Archaeology deals with the study about past civilization.Archaeology states to the combination of two words ‘archaios’ and ‘logos’ which means ancient things and theory of science.

Colleges Offering Archaeology Courses:

• Assumption College, Kerala.
• AwadheshPratap Singh College of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Madhya Pradesh.
• Deccan College Post Graduate & Research Institute – Pune
• Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi.
• Karnatak University.

Eligibility: :For UGs, students who have studied history as a subject in 10+2 are eligible. For PGs, should have completed his/her graduation in any discipline. However,graduates in social sciences like sociology, history, anthropology are given a preference.

Career In Archaeology:
After successfully completing masters in Archaeology one can apply in Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), National Museum, Universities and colleges, Government and private museums and cultural galleries.They can work as epigraphs (study of ancient inscriptions on walls, temples etc.) and numismatists (study of coins). Young archaeologists get immediately absorbed into the various departments of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

DISCLAIMER: This work isn’t a snippet of writing but a compilation of data for indigent students. Courtesy may vary from Wikipedia to any website and I respectfully apologize for the non-declaration of sources