One transgender applies for DU admissions, experts attribute this to lack of infrastructure, stigma

Only one transgender candidate has applied for admission in Delhi University this year with experts attributing this dismal number to the lack of infrastructure including absence of gender neutral toilets in the varsity and the stigma attached to being identified as the third gender.

According to officials, last year there were applications from transgender aspirants but none of them enrolled for regular courses.

The varsity had introduced the "other" category in its admission forms in 2015 but there have been no admissions to the regular courses under the category.

Rajesh from the Department of Adult Continuing Education and Extension said, "Around 15 transgender students had come to us with queries but they all had queries about School Of Open Learning and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

"They usually prefer to enrol as male or female in regular courses or for distance learning education."