GGSIPU Offers Special Seats for ‘Single Girl Child’
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With the aim to promote girls’ higher education, a special provision has been made for them at GGSIPU by enhancing their seats. One each supernumerary seat has been created for ‘Single Girl Child’ for admission in each of the UG/PG programme at University School of Studies of GGSIPU from the academic session of 2024-25.
This will enable them to procure a seat and pursue their higher studies. The provision has been made under the GGSIP University Act, 1998. This seat will be allotted purely on the basis of merit of applicable National Level Test/ Common Entrance Test/ Merit of Qualifying Examination. The decision was taken by the authorities in line with the Government’s effort to promote ‘Girl Child Campaign’.
According to Prof Mahesh Verma, Vice Chancellor of GGSIPU, as per this new provision, any single girl child; or in case of twin (both girls); and in case of twin (one boy and one girl), the girl child shall be eligible. This is yet another milestone towards women empowerment, he added.This one seat shall be filled up on an All India Basis, i.e without any regional allocation (Delhi/outside Delhi). Also, no other reservation viz SC/ST/Def/PwD/OBC/EWS, etc shall be applicable for such seat.
Deserving candidates are advised to visit the University website www.ipu.ac.in and admission portal for further updates.Eligible candidates need to apply afresh, for which the application forms will be made available soon. In the new application form, the candidate has to mention the details of earlier form filled online.
Any single girl child who has not applied earlier can also apply through the new application form.
