Girl students seeking admission to different undergraduate colleges of Delhi University have a reason to cheer. The university is set to offer extra concession to girls in 14 of its colleges.
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma (ARSD) College, Dyal Singh College, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (evening), Shyam lal College, Shivaji College will give three percent concession on the cutoff on all courses offered by the college. Similarly, Motilal Nehru College (evening) is offering concession of five per cent on all its courses. However, Shyam lal College (evening) and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College shall be giving concession of two per cent.
“The university had received requests from various colleges for the added concession and that has been approved now,” said Malay Neerav, Joint Dean (Student Welfare) and media coordinator. Ram lal Anand College (day and evening), Ramanujan College, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College and Swami Shraddhanand College are offering concessions on selective courses, ranging from two to three per cent.
“The only motive behind asking for special concession is to promote education among girls and bring them to study these subjects,” said Vijay K Sharma, Principal, Ram lal Anand College. Ram lal will be giving concession to girls in Commerce, Geology, History and Political Science.
Even for selective courses, Motilal Nehru College will be giving concession as high as five per cent in subjects like Hindi, Sanskrit, Political Science and Physics followed by three per cent in English and History, and one per cent for Commerce.