Highest number of applicants in DU from CBSE

Experts allot various reasons to CBSE students leading the pack of applicants. Apart from the fact that CBSE has lakhs of students under its fold,it is also believed that since the CBSE marks have been going up over the last few years,applicants feel a lot more hopeful while applying. “This is not a surprise for us. Every year we observe this trend and this has mostly to do with CBSE having the largest number of students passing out of Class XII. Also,percentages of students have also seen a steep rise,” said G S Tuteja,Deputy Dean Students Welfare.

Another trend has come to light over past few years. More male students apply to DU than female candidates,though more female students make it to the colleges. This year,against 72,000 boys only around 56,000 girls have applied to DU. Also,apart from ISC,all school boards have fewer female applicants.

“We have seen that girls are scoring better than the boys,so that gives them an edge in the cut-off lists. Apart from that,21 colleges of the university are women’s colleges and females also have access to co-ed colleges,” Tuteja said.

Know your course: English (H)
With the CATE test results out on Monday,the race begins for one of the most sought after courses in the Delhi University — English (Hons). Here are certain points that applicants should be aware of:
* English (Hons) will not make you proficient in the language. It is a course that seeks to build critical thought towards literature and politics.
* Over three years,students will study diverse forms of literature. However,there are a few subjects that are available only in select colleges.
* Literary theory is currently available only at Ramjas College,Hansraj College and LSR.
* Popular fiction is being taught at Ramjas,Hindu and Sri Venkateswara College.
— VAIBHAV VATS