Students throng DU campus to check out first list

NEW DELHI, June 29: Delhi University was the busiest place in the city today, with students coming in to check out the first list of selecte...

NEW DELHI, June 29: Delhi University was the busiest place in the city today, with students coming in to check out the first list of selected candidates at various colleges. The campus was packed as candidates first checked the lists, then went about truing to find out the exact procedure for admission. Admissions open from tomorrow and will remain so till July 2.

Some students have alleged that despite the fact that their aggregate marks were within the required cut-off percentage, their names did not figure on the first list.

Anupam Khosla said that though

she had secured 82 per cent in her Class XII examination, her name was not in the BA (Pass) list at the Jesus and Mary College (JMC). The cut-off at JMC for the course this year is 75 per cent. The principal was not available for clarification.

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Students also had a rough time trying to get directions on the documents required during the time of admission. Information counters at many places failed to provide accurate information.

With the cut-offs in the humanities group on the higher side as compared to the Science stream, the chances of those getting into the commerce group will be tougher.

The cut-off percentages are decided based on the number of applicants, their merit and the number of seats available. “Every college knows its standing, even though there is no official list as such,” explains Dr S.S. Rana, Dean of Colleges. “Accordingly, colleges work out the number of students likely to opt for admissions in their colleges and work out an average per cent, which is the cut-off mark.”

The annual outbursts after the Board results are announced also seem to have had a negligible effect on the cut-offs. The English cut-off per cent in most colleges this year is roughly the same as last year.

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In Daulat Ram, it is 75-85 and last year it was 75. Similarly, in Hindu College, this year’s cut-off is 80-85 per cent while it was between 83-88 last year. The cut-off in Miranda House is 74.5-84. Last year it was 70-78. At Maitreyi the cut-offs for the humanities stream is slightly higher this year at 72 per cent, when compared to the 70 last year. At Venkateshwara College the first cut-off is a constant 78.

Applicants are required to include their language marks in the aggregate per cent. Students have been worried that “low scores” in English may bring down their chances of getting admission in a good college.

However, University officials say that the effect is only marginal. “There is no clear picture yet on whether the English marks have affected the cut-offs,” says Dr Malathi Subramaniam, principal of Daulat Ram College. “As of now there has just been a marginal difference.”