INDORE: After a few years, amid Covid-19 pandemic, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) has received 78 applications from foreign nationals.
The applications have been received from South Asian and African countries for various undergraduate, postgraduate courses. Of them, 38 applications have been accepted by the university. The applications of 40 foreign candidates were cancelled as DAVV does not offer courses they wanted to take admission in to.
“Although we had received nearly 80 applications from foreign nationals, not all applications could be accepted as some of the courses fall under the purview of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),” said DAVV official of admission committee.
The varsity officials have already sent the accepted applications to the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) for further process since the applicants had applied for the courses via ICCR. The varsity has also been in process to begin with an office of international affairs to allure foreign nationals to opt for full time courses. It will play an extremely crucial role and help in dissemination of information related to admission process among foreign students.
The varsity has five per cent of total seats available for the non-resident Indian (NRI) or NRI sponsored candidates in each programme. DAVV hasn’t witnessed foreign nationals opting for a full time course for over a decade, said DAVV media spokesperson Dr Chandan Gupta.
