Students from outside Delhi throng varsity

NEW DELHI: With Delhi University's first cutoffs to be declared on June 23,

outstation students

have started arriving on campus in order to familiarise themselves with the city and the colleges before taking admission.

Maximum

students

have arrived from

north-eastern states

like

Assam and neighbouring states like Haryana

, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in small groups. While few await the cutoff lists, others are currently applying for ECA trials or sitting for interviews at St Stephens.

A BA (H) political science aspirant Aarti Rawat arrived on Monday from Udaipur with her father and is currently staying at an accommodation in Paharganj. “We are currently looking at PG accommodations in North Campus so that we don't waste time looking after taking admission. I am confident that I will get the course of my choice but I am not sure about the college,“ said Rawat.She scored 96% from commerce stream and aspires to pursue her choice of course from Miranda House.

A resident of Tezpur in Assam, Sharmila Borgohain, was travelling around North Campus with her classmates, all of whom have applied for admission to Delhi University . “We wish that we get admitted into the same college and pursue our studies together as our parents are worried about our safety and well-being in Delhi,“ said Borgohain.