With the announcement of the second cut-off list by the Delhi University on Monday night, the admission rush seemed to have picked up pace. With marginal dip of 0.25-2 per cent, many aspirants got a chance of securing a seat in their preferred college and course. However, the new withdrawal procedure has left students and parents confused.
One of the most sought-after colleges for commerce, Shri Ram College of Commerce brought down the cut-off by 0.5 per cent and 1.25 per cent for BCom (H) and Economics (H) respectively. Ramjas College, which received only a handful of admissions in the first list, saw a steep decline in the cut-off for BCom (H) from 99.25 per cent to 97.75.
Popular courses such as English (H) still has vacancies left in esteemed colleges like lady Shri Ram, Miranda House, Hindu, Gargi and Sri Venkateshwar College.
As a result of the dip in cut-off, the first day of second list saw a greater rush of students, many switching courses while others seeking admission for the first time. “I am ecstatic that I made it to SRCC. The cut-off just matched my percentage,” said Meghna Saini, who secured admission to BCom (H).
For Ritika Sumra, an aspirant of Psychology, it was a day of great joy as she managed a seat in her dream college. “I switched from Gargi where I had secured admission in Applied Psychology to IP college which is known for its faculty,” she said.
Anuj Gupta, an applicant from Jaipur, is hoping for a third-cut-off list for Hindu College despite securing a seat at a top college of South Campus. “I want to pursue English (H) at Hindu but if that doesn’t happen, I am quite satisfied with my choice,” he said. For many others, the second cut-off didn’t work in their favour.
Astha Kumar is one such applicant who missed the mark for BSc Computer Science in top colleges. “I have saved a seat at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College but I hope Hansraj drops the cut-off since it’s one of the top colleges for science,” she said.
Some colleges, which had an entrance procedure for its courses, are yet to announce the results. Many aspirants had their fingers crossed. For instance, the entrance result of Bachelor in Management Studies (BMS) /Bachelor in Financial Investment and Analysis (BFIA) /Bachelor in Business Administration (B BA) was announced but students are yet to clear group discussion and Personal Interview. The result of the popular Multi-Media and Mass communication course, offered exclusively at IP College for Women, is to be announced on Wednesday.
The applicants have three days to take admission under the second list following which the next cut-off list will be released. They will have to take a printout of the completed form, along with the listed documents and their self-attested copies and visit the designated college on any of the three days of admission.
The university had received 2.5 lakh applications for the 54,000 seats in 63 colleges. In a major shift from previous years, no DU college had kept the ceiling at 100 per cent in the first cut-off list announced last week. However, the required percentage soared at almost all the colleges.
This is for the first time that the university has introduced full-fledged online admission procedure for UG admissions unlike previous years when it used to be both online and offline. DU had announced this year that it will only release five cut-off lists unlike previous years when the varsity issued up to ten such lists.