Hostel accommodation in Delhi University still a concern
Outstation students from across the country willing to reserve a seat in Delhi University are facing another challenge apart from high cut-offs. Getting hostel accommodation despite their confirmed college seat remains a dream for many.
OUTSTATION STUDENTS from across the country willing to reserve a seat in Delhi University are facing another challenge apart from high cut-offs. Getting hostel accommodation despite their confirmed college seat remains a dream for many.
Even after securing a seat in a campus college, parents of outstation students are worried about their ward’s accommodation. “This year the cut-offs have gone really high. Though my daughter has reserved her seat for the course of her choice, I am particularly concerned for her hostel seat which seems unlikely, considering the limited seats available and the large number of students applying for them,” says father of Saumya, who has taken admission in English (H) in Miranda College. They are from Lucknow and are worried as Miranda college has reserved just two seats per course for General category students in hostel. Despite scoring around 95 per cent, Shweta from Assam is unsure of making it to Miranda college hostel. Though she has reserved her seat in the college, she is also looking at other options in Lady Shri Ram College if she gets a decent accommodation there. Nirmal from Amritsar was visibly tired of trying to get her form verified. “I stood in the line for four hours on the first admission day trying to get my form verified. I was repeatedly sent to different rooms to get the signatures of the teacher at the correct place before the form was finally accepted. The unbearable heat is making it very difficult to run around for admission.” Though she finally confirmed her seat in Maths Hons, she was unsure about the hostel accommodation. She would still wait for the hostel list that comes out on Monday to see if luck favours her. “Although PG is an option but the rates are pretty high. One cannot afford them unless he or she finds some part time work to pay the high rent,” she added, scanning the list of PGs in the area that her mother had collected from a mini stall put up in the college. Boys are equally distressed. Hindu college, which only has a boy’s hostel, also offers two seats per course. Students largely prefer college hostels as they are within the college premises and hence are safer. Although there are numerous PGs in the area, their sky-rocketing rent which ranges from Rs 6,000 to Rs 12,000 monthly, that too with minimal facilities makes them less student-friendly. Another reason why students prefer hostel is reasonable fees which is anywhere between Rs 40,000 to Rs 56,000 annually with all necessary facilities.
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