patna all colleges and postgraduate departments in patna university pu are witnessing unprecedented rush of admissionseekersand with the admission process of undergraduate and postgraduate courses coming to a close all the selected candidates are busy securing admission however given that the number of seats in undergraduate courses have been increased in different institutions this year most applicants could be easily accommodatedauthorities however fear that some seats may remain vacant this year due to the short span of time given for the entire process of admission right from submission of forms to publication of final list of selected candidates a large number of students could not apply due to delay in publication of examination results and receipt of marksheetseven the pu directorate of distance education dde chief amarendra mishra apprehending less admissions this year said as many as 5300 students were admitted to b a and bcom part i classes last year but the number is likely to reduce this year the last date for admission to the threeyear degree course in dde is july 15 three new subjects geography statistics and ancient indian history and archaeology have been introduced at the undergraduate level this yearthe dde also invited applications for admission to the bachelor of library and information science bachelor of computer applications and pg diploma in journalism courses june 28 was the last date for submission of forms for which the admission would be finalised by july 15 moreover two postgraduate courses ma in history and sociology have also been introduced under the dde this year said mishrathe dde has also decided to introduce three new selffinancing courses pg diploma in financial management marketing management and operations management from the current academic year the draft regulations and admission ordinance of these courses have been sent to the chancellor for his assent study material of these courses will be shared with the indira gandhi national open university ignou