Said Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, deputy dean of students welfare, ``The radio will start relaying a special one-hour programme on DU under-graduate admissions from next week onwards. It's a follow-up on the Open Days that will take place in colleges from May 24.'' The open days, which are basically a way for aspiring students to get to know about the courses and colleges they are interested in, will be a week-long programme.

Starting from Khalsa College on the North Campus on May 24, the next Open Day is on May 26 in DDU College, followed by Keshavpuram College the next day. For students in east Delhi, counselling will happen in Shyam Lal Anand College in Shahdara and Vivekananda College in Vivek Vihar on May 30 and 31, respectively. There will also be a special two-day Open Day in the SP Jain Centre on May 28 and 29.

While the timing for the Open Days is yet to be decided, a tentative schedule is from 10am to 1pm, with a provision to extend the session till 3pm if the number of students is large. The sessions, which will start with a 30-minute presentation on the courses available, last year's cut-offs and eligibility criteria, will be followed by one-on-one interactions with 17 student volunteers and five faculty members. There will also be a special section for disabled students.

Added Tuteja, ``We are also planning to have a special programme for SC/ST students, which may start an hour earlier from the regular session on the Open Day. Since their queries are different, a need was felt for a separate module.''