DU to organise open house for PG applicants today

Delhi University will organise an open house session for admission to postgraduate (PG) courses on Friday. It will be held at the conference centre on North Campus in two sessions — 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.

The initiative is aimed at clearing the doubts of the aspirants regarding registration, admission procedures, schedule and other information like choice of subjects. Also, there will be a short presentation by panellists representing various departments of the university.

Online registration for admission to PG programmes are open and applicants have time till June 7 to fill the form. DU has also released tentative dates for the entrance examinations. Scheduled between June 17 and 21, the students applying to DU who have not done their undergraduate (UG) from the university will have to take the examinations.

First admission list

The university informed that there will be a reservation of 50% of seats for those who have completed their UG from DU. For those having CGPA under the CBCS Programme, the equivalence of marks will be as per DU rules. The students will have to fill a separate form for every course that they apply to. The university said the first admission list will be released tentatively on July 4. This year, the university has introduced a new course — PG diploma in Cyber Security and Law. The qualifying examination for the same is graduate or above in science (physics and chemistry), information technology, mathematics, engineering in technology (computer science/ electronics/electronics and communication, information technology), BCA, MCA, MTech or any other degree equivalent. The admissions will be based on the merit drawn from the marks obtained in graduation and interview.

New course

The university decided to introduce the course as it realised the need for professionals who can not only identify cyber attacks but can forewarn the government and also make the system more resilient.

“With the ever growing dependence on IT, business, organisations and individuals are becoming progressively vulnerable to various cyber threats [ransomware, cyber warfare, cyber terrorism, cyber bullying, hacking etc.]. These attacks not only hamper the day-to-day working but have the potential to jeopardize the system,” said the university.

“Students will learn how hackers break into the systems’ network, mobiles and website so as to make them aware of the possible loopholes. This will make them proficient in reverse-penetration. By doing so, the students can create a virtual wall between organisations’ data and the hackers,” the university said.