By the end of third and the last day of admissions against the first cut-off at Delhi University (DU), nearly 10,000 students (fee paid) have taken admissions in various undergraduate courses at DU colleges. The figure this year is about five times that of the total number of admissions made against the first cut-off last year.
With close to total 56,000 seats in DU colleges approximately 20 per cent of seats have been filled in the first cut-off itself. like second and the first day, students throng to the colleges for taking admissions and confirming their seats.
In north campus Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), out of 624 seats collectively in B.Com (Hons) and BA (Hons) Economics, 519 have already been filled. At Ramjas College of north campus huge rush is witnessed on third and the last day.
Keeping in view that the large number of students who flocked to the colleges without having generated their “admission application form” and in the backdrop of the fact that many of them faced problem while generating it over the UG admission portal, the DU extended the admission timing for 2 hours in the afternoon.
With the payment of fees being allowed till Friday noon, the numbers of paid admissions are expected to rise further as close to 12,369 admissions have been approved against first cut-off.
Among the colleges Miranda House College at the north campus tops the chart with 575 admissions being made against the first cut-off. It is followed by Hindu College, lady Shri Ram (lSR) College, Gargi College, Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma (ARSD) College and then others.
Among the courses category maximum admissions are for B.Com (Hons) at 1141 followed by B.A. (programme), B.A. (Hons) Political Science, B.A.(Hons) History and others.
As per the data provided by the DU officials at 3.30 pm on Thursday, close to 6500 general category (unreserved) candidates have taken admission. While the Kashmiri Migrant and Sikh Minority stood at 59 and 191 respectively.