Delhi University sold an estimated 14,000 forms this year for the common entrance test for entry to the popular English (honours) courses and over 12,000 aspirants are expected to appear for the exam through which 21 colleges will admit students. The sale of forms for (Common Entrance Test for English) CATE began on a lukewarm note 12 days back but the sale picked up this week after the CBSE results were announced. The closing date that was earlier scheduled for May 26 was extended by two days,and over 14,000 forms were sold in the late rush. Delhi University's head of the English department Prof Sumanyu Satpathy said the department has received between 12,000 to 13,000 application forms by the last day of submission. "Though the exact number of forms received is not yet known as we are yet to receive last minute updates from some evening colleges,but an estimated 12,000 to 13,000 forms have been received," Satpathy said. He said the department had printed 15,000 forms this year and as the sale picked up from Tuesday,officials were apprehensive they might actually run out of forms. "Almost 14,000 forms were sold and luckily we are still left with some. The response though surpassed our expectations," he said. Last year 9,500 forms were sold for CATE and around 9,200 students submitted forms. The exam will be conducted on June 5 and the scores will be released on June 13.
