PU dean of students' welfare K N Paswan said now students can submit their applications for admission to the three-year degree and post-graduation courses till June 27. Earlier, the last date for submission of application forms was June 20.

The decision to extend the date for submission of applications has been taken in view of the delayed publication of Intermediate examination results and also due to the delay in publication of results of BA, BSc and BCom (Part II) examinations of PU. Results of Degree Part III examinations of several students were pending as their Part II examination results are yet to be declared.

The entire process of admission is likely to be delayed following the extension of the date of submission of forms. Now, in any case, classes of newly-admitted students would not commence before July 7, feel academics.

Meanwhile, PU launched an eviction drive on Friday to flush out students occupying the university hostels in an unauthorized manner. PU pro-VC S I Ahson, dean of students' welfare Paswan and proctor Ras Bihari Prasad Singh visited Jackson Hostel of Patna College and asked the students to leave the hostel without any further delay. They would visit other hostels shortly.

Earlier, PU had asked all the boarders residing in different hostels to vacate their rooms immediately after their examinations are over. While a majority of students followed the university's directive, others are still occupying their rooms on one pretext or another.