Top universities likely to skip prospectus printing
A recent development in the higher education sector suggests that in a bid to save trees and cut costs, this academic session, the Delhi University is likely to do away with the printing of its prospectus. This translates to the discontinuation of large print volumes.
13 May 2015 | By Rushikesh Aravkar
Top universities likely to skip prospectus printing
One of the prime educational body, Delhi University, which has over 75 colleges and enrols 54,000 students every year in various undergraduate courses, sells over 2.5-lakh prospectuses every year. In addition to this, the colleges sell their prospectuses, priced anywhere between Rs 100 and Rs 250.
According to a university representative it has been recommended that this year there will be no printing of prospectus and the university will be able to save the printing cost. The prospectuses were printed at the university’s press.
The DU prospectus will now be available for download on the university’s website. “Though the colleges will be free to decide whether they want to continue with the printed prospectuses, they have been directed to sell them only to those students whom they have enrolled and should not compel the seat aspirants to buy the same,” the official said.
Another top institution, Jamia Millia Islamia University has followed the same trend. It claims that it has saved on printing costs, which sumed up to lakhs of rupees.
Top academic institutions are also contemplating on shifting the entire admission process online. This raises a great concern among the printing industry as digital revolution is seen to be eating into print’s pie.
India has one of the largest higher education systems in the world. India's higher education segment enrolls approximately 21.5 million students and has 37,000 institutions. The Indian higher education sector is expected to increase to USD 37.8 billion by 2020.
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