With Delhi University declaring its first cut-off list on Friday, SGTB Khalsa college came out with the highest 99.66 per cent for BSc (Hons) Electronics. Khalsa College again set the highest cut-off at 99 per cent for BA (Hons) Political Science in the Humanities stream. The admissions under the first cut-off list will continue till 1.30 pm on June 28. Second cut-off list is expected to be issued on July 1.
Despite Khalsa college setting a bench mark for BSc (Science), a dip of 2 per cent was observed across all courses offered by the colleges. However, the cut-off for many courses like BSc (Hons) Chemistry, Physics and BA (Hons) Psychology remained the same as last year.
lady Sri Ram (lSR) College announced its cut-off for BA (Hons) Psychology at 98.5 per cent, highest in the Humanities stream, whereas BA (Hons) Sanskrit was offered at 65 per cent which is the lowest among the courses in Humanity stream. An average dip of 0.25-2 per cent is observed in cut-offs announced by Ramjas College.
Cut-offs of Hansraj College, Sri Aurobindo and Maharaja Agrasen College largely remained the same as last year. Kamla Nehru College and Indraprastha College for Women are offering BA (Hons) Economics and BA (Hons) English at 97 per cent. BA (Hons) Journalism is being offered at 98, 96, 95 percent by lady Sri Ram College, Kalindi College and Maharaja Agrasen College respectively.
Some students were able to secure admission on the first day. "I secured 97.5 per cent in Class XII and got an admission today in Hansraj college in BCom (Hons)" said Anuj.
All students weren't as fortunate as him. The problems in the admission process were many including absence of original documents and the slow functioning of the official DU website.
"The admission process is a bit confusing. They were first asking for an undertaking in lieu of the original Class XII certificate. But, now they are not admitting me." said Deepa Goyal a student who secured 98.75 per cent from ludhiana and is seeking admission in Sri Ram College of Commerce in Economics (Hons).
Help desks were set up by ABVP in various colleges. Around 100 admissions took place in Hansraj College, 40 in Kirorimal and 125 in Daulat Ram according to ABVP members. These numbers are destined to change.
There were 2.5 lakh applications for 54,000 undergraduate seats of various DU Colleges. "Eligible candidates are advised to complete their admission formalities in the college concerned within the stipulated time as notified on the website", a release issued by the varsity said.