Patna University distance eduation admission opens

PATNA: With the process of admission to the regular courses in different colleges and postgraduate departments of Patna University (PU) nearing completion, the directorate of distance education (DDE) has opened its doors for the admission seekers.
Since there will be no entrance test in the DDE, a large number of admission seekers are likely to apply for admission to three-year degree courses in arts and commerce streams.Students would get admission on the basis of their marks secured in Plus 2 (Intermediate) examination.
DDE director Ran Vijay Kumar said the admission forms for professional courses were already being sold. August 14 is the last date to submit the application forms. Admission to all these courses, except BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications), will be made on the basis of marks secured in the last qualifying examination. There would be an entrance test for admission to the BCA course, he said.
The professional courses in distance education mode at the DDE are Bachelor of Library and Information Science, PG Diploma in journalism, PG diploma in financial management, PG diploma in marketing management and PG diploma in operations management, besides the BCA course.
The sale of application forms for admission to BA and BCom (H) Part I courses will commence on August 1. Students securing 60% and above marks will be directly admitted to BA and BCom courses on August 1. Direct admission to the three-year degree courses for students having secured 55% and above marks will start on August 8 while students with 50% and above marks could get admission from August 16. Admission for students with 45% and above marks would start on August 23. Students belonging to reserved categories would be admitted on August 31, he said.
Kumar pointed out that the DDE is likely to introduce some new courses, including MA in education, PG diploma in industrial safety management and PG diploma in rural management, from the next academic session.
For the last 38 years, the DDE, formerly known as the Institute of Correspondence Courses, has been serving the higher education needs of those who for some reason or the other could not join regular courses. The ever-increasing number of students in different courses under the DDE indicates its popularity. There are more than 13,000 students enrolled in the DDE.