New Delhi: It is a news which shall be an important notification for all class XII students desirous of a seat in the premier university of the country - the Delhi University (DU), as it mulls to start its admission process as early as in May and pack its paraphernalia before August.

With the semester system being injected into the academic schedule from this year for the undergraduates, the admission committee of the university will decide the admission dates in its meeting, which is to be held by February end, sources said.

The admission process in the university generally starts in June after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declares the Board results and ends by September.

According to the university sources, a concrete decision on the admission dates is still pending although the admission process and sale of the forms may start as early as May.

This revelation means that the CBSE results would not be a barrier for the university to kick start its process, which is expected to begin a week or so before the declaration of the results.

The dean of the student's welfare S.K. Vij said that, "We cannot be too sure, but if the semester system comes into place then the admissions for this academic year (2010-2011) will have to be started early in May. Now, it is for the admission committee to decide whether the process will start before the declaration of the board results or after."

With the new admission modus-operandi, it is expected that the admission process will be completed by July 31, 2010, which will allow the first semester of the academic year to begin from August.

The form submission affair is also expected to be of a shorter duration. Where the varsity allotted 15 days to students for filling and submission, the serpentine queues are expected to be much longer with the duration cut short to 10 days.

The sale of the forms is expected to begin in May and their submission in June.

"Curtailing the period of submission of forms, its sale is expected to start early and the students will get ample time for filling it up. This also means that the cut-off list is expected to be declared early for the admissions to take place. These changes are the result of the introduction of the semester system where the colleges now have to follow the semester calendar - which will be fixed for the university," said Vij.