AdmissionsIJ But off course
Unaware of the fact that colleges of Delhi University had deferred their admissions, several parents and students from all over the country flocked the North Campus on Tuesday creating chaos in the area. Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) saw the maximum crowd as the college had released its cutoffs on Monday evening and then later retracted, thus, leaving students in a confused state.
Most parents in the area were from outside of Delhi and complained that no information was put on the website regarding the deferment. Debashish Choudhary had come all the way from Darjeeling to get his daughter’s admission done. He said, “We had no idea that the admission had been postponed. In fact we are not even aware of this controversy as no news was circulated about this where I stay. We have been now told that this issue may take a few days to resolve.”
Another girl had come from Pune for admission in DU. “I thought today the first list will be out and I will finish my admission formalities and go back. My return train tickets were also booked but now I have to cancel,” said Nidhi Manik.
A lot of parents were even goading the principals to know when the admissions would resume. Pradumn Kumar, Hindu College said, “A lot of parents are anxious. Their main query is when the admissions will start and would it be in the three-year or four-year programme. A lot of students are also asking about the course structure. We have no answers for them at the moment.”
The situation at SRCC was a little different as students from Delhi had also landed for admissions. This happened mainly because the college issued its cutoffs on Monday on the website and didn’t put up the notice regarding the deferment of admissions on time. “We have been here since morning and aren’t getting a clear picture. We thought that SRCC will conduct
admissions as it released its cutoff. Now it is so confusing for us because we don’t even know what is going to happen,” said Anvesha Chaturvedi who wants to do Economics Honours at SRCC.
With no clarity from the university on the issue and with colleges asking parents and students to wait for further details, there was also a protest from the parents. While some parents joined groups like All India Students Union and National Students Union of India who were protesting against the VC, there were plenty who sat with pro-FYUP groups and protested silently. “I just want change for the betterment of children. Only we know what agony the child is going through right now,” said a parent protesting against the VC who didn’t want to be named.
The confusion surrounding this course is expected to go on for the next few days with neither the Delhi University of the University Grants Commission giving in.