Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS): Online admission to Haryana government colleges has been made mandatory from the next academic session, a senior officer of the state higher education department said Wednesday.

"Provision has been made for generation of online merit and admission lists. Seekers will be electronically notified the outcome of admission through SMS and e-mail alerts. A public grievance cell has been put in place for the benefit of students," Principal Secretary (Higher Education) S.S. Prasad said.

There are over 100 government colleges across Haryana to which hundreds of students seek admission.

Prasad said information regarding various scholarships, schemes and facilities for students in different colleges has been made available online. Students can now apply for scholarships online. Details of various courses in each college are also available online, he said.

The higher education department has also asked college principals and teachers to maintain monthly updates of lesson plans and the syllabus to be covered.