Absurdity plays havoc in Delhi University admission criteria as the cut off mark has sky rocketed to 100%. Although that’s in two colleges for BSc (Computer Science) course, many other colleges have released 99% cut off level.
While the two colleges are College of Vocational Studies (95-100%) and at I P College (97-100%), which have demanded 100% cut off, things are going berserk in Lady Shri Ram College or Hans Raj where to secure admission in Economics, one needs to score 100.75%. Psychology at LSR would now require 100.5%.
While a cursory glance at the first cutoff does not show any 100% cutoffs, the hidden additional criteria means that an Economics aspirant in SRCC, Hindu, Hans Raj, Kirori Mal, Ramjas, LSR and Miranda House would need 100% and above marks in BO4 if the student did not study the subject in class XII, according to a news report in The Economic Times.
Students changing stream and applying for BCom (H) in LSR and Ramjas, Political Science in Hindu, Kirori Mal and LSR and History in Hindu as well would require 100% and above marks, thanks to 2.5 percentage points penalty.
Justifying the cutoffs, Kanika K Ahuja, LSR's media coordinator and psychology teacher, told the ET that 39 applicants who had Psychology in school and secured 98% or above had applied for the course. The number was far greater than seats on offer for the course.
"Some of them may go to Economics or History or some other subject. But we won't know until they do," Ahuja added.
"Anyone who hasn't studied Economics will not get admission on the basis of first cutoff, but we had no choice. Everything is unknown to us - where they want to study and what? At the same time numbers are very high. Only in the second and third list will we have a better idea," Hans Raj principal V K Kawatra told the financial daily, adding that setting the cutoffs was "very very difficult" with the new policy on additional eligibility criteria.
Last year, on a single percentage point, over a 100 aspirants turned up for admission in colleges like Miranda House, Gargi College and College of Vocational Studies. "We are going to play a patient game this year. There is nothing worse than an overcrowded classroom. There is no clarity in data so there is definitely going to a cautious first list," Pratibha Jolly, principal of Miranda House told the ET.
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