For DU Admissions 2023, the varsity has received around 2,000 applications until now, including those from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Foreign nationals are admitted to various programmes of study at the University of Delhi under two categories — self-financing students and students with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations -- under its various scholarship schemes.
DU Admission 2023: Delhi University is planning to increase the number of seats for international students by 20 per cent from 2023-24 academic session. As per the reports, the officials are also holding discussions with the diplomatic missions to invite more foreign applications. As per the official reports, last year, 637 foreign students were admitted across undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), and PhD courses.
For DU Admissions 2023, the varsity has received around 2,000 applications until now, including those from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Foreign nationals are admitted to various programmes of study at the University of Delhi under two categories — self-financing students and students with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations -- under its various scholarship schemes.
It must be noted that ICCR looks after various scholarship programmes annually and awards about 3,000 scholarships under 21 different schemes to foreign students from about 180 countries. Delhi University (DU) has taken various steps to increase the intake of ICCR applicants. The admission cycle for foreign students for the academic year 2023-24 has already begun.
"The application window is open. We have started working on clearing these applications. We are receiving hundreds of queries every day via phone and e-mail," Professor Amarjiva Lochan, Jt Dean, International Relations said, as reported by India TV. "Last academic session, the admission process was extended till February. And the total number of students admitted was 637, including around 271 under the ICCR scholarship," Lochan said.
"We are sure we will be able to touch the mark of 700 this year. DU is India's best university and we want to make it the first choice for international students. To ensure that the DU team handling admissions for foreign students is leaving no stone unturned to ensure more and more foreign admissions this year," Lochan said.
The officials at the Foreign Students' Registry office in North Campus are working expeditiously. "We have taken several steps in the past to ensure more and more students can come. We have maintained a channel with ICCR and asked if any foreign students show interest in DU, the application is directly sent to us," Lochan said.
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