City Life – Admission Season, Delhi University
The rite of passage.
[Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi]
It is the last hurdle before you become an adult. The admission process in Delhi University (DU) has its own rituals. It comes in summer. It demands long queues. It expects you to run around various campuses. Of course, you must not be scared of filling forms. Of course, you must try ignoring the expectations of your parents, and the inquiries of your neighbours.
Students from all over India want to be a part of DU. It has 54,000 seats in 83 colleges and it offers 162 undergraduate courses. But there is no comfort in these numbers. In 2009, the first day of the admission season alone recorded a sale of 26,000 forms.
With so many students vying for a limited number of seats, the biggest suspense is: “Will I get the admission in the college I want?” A few colleges seem to be the gateway to a glorious future. Fashion designer Rohit Bal is an alumnus of St Stephen’s College. Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi studied in Lady Shri Ram College. Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan bunked classes in Hans Raj College. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit went to Miranda House College. Priyanka Gandhi was a student in Jesus & Mary College. Which college will you go to?
These are torturous days. But this too shall pass and you will become a man.
[The following pictures were taken in Delhi University’s North Campus during the admission season of 2010]
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
The time of our lives
Can’t resist saying to the last sentence – “or a woman”! I miss the North campus.
hahahahaha,but maze hi kuch or hain yaar.i was a student of RAMJAS but aftr so many years ,those were the best years of my life.I still remember those admission days.ek nayi duniya hi khul gayi thi.awl da bst to future students of DU nd thnx as alwys to soofi miyaan.Khuda aap ko barkat de
Great new blog-superb. Keep up.
Great, timely coverage. The content isn’t as MAS-ish as it is usually, but the pictures make up for that 😉
And well, for me it has to be SRCC or Sukhdev (or Miranda if they allow me beyond the gates :P)
“These are torturous days. But this too shall pass and you will become a man.”
Most of the photos have girls…unfair to say “become a man”…
Anyways, hope i get into the college of my choice and “become a woman”…Lol!!!!!!!!![:p]