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Speak up Delhi- Mission Delhi University: Aspirants buckle up for admissions

With an 'unprecedented' number of admissions, many sought-after courses in popular colleges may not be available under second cut-off list

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Despite high cut-offs, the colleges remained crowded in the last three days after the first list
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Delhi University aspirants have already braced up for a tough admission season in 2018 with as much as the quarter of the available 56,000 seats across colleges having been filled after the first cut-off was announced. With an 'unprecedented' number of admissions, many sought-after courses in popular colleges may not be available under second cut-off list.

Competition is fierce in courses such as Economics (Hons) and BA (Hons) Journalism as these subjects have seen the highest cut-offs of 98.5 per cent across disciplines.

While Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) has come out with the highest cut-off for Economics, Delhi College for Arts and Commerce (DCAC) has announced highest cut-off for Journalism course, breaching 2017's 97 per cent.

To top it all, around 96,000 aspirants have applied for the 2,200 seats available for Economics (H) in colleges across the university. As per the official data provided by DU, as many as 43 applicants will be competing on a seat. Even more, 80,000 aspirants have applied for the 230-odd seats for Journalism.

Despite high cut-offs the colleges remained flooded in the last three days. The university administration had to extend the timing of admissions from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm on the last day of admissions under the first cut off on Thursday. In 2017, the university had completed only 2,201 admissions under the first list.

Some colleges even received over-admissions. For instance, Hindu College has received 988 admissions against its available 752 seats. "We are yet to know about the category-wise break-up. There are cases of an overflow of a particular category in some courses and other categories are still waiting. St Stephen's is yet to announce its admission list. So we will probably witness some withdrawals as well," said Hindu College Principal Anju Srivastava. The College is expected to witness a marginal drop in cut-offs in the second list and some courses like Political Science (Hons) might not be available for general category candidates.

Similarly, officials at Lady Sri Ram College, which has also filled almost half of its available 800 seats by Thursday, said that it is unlikely that a second list would be released for courses like Psychology (Hons), Economics (Hons), History (Hons) and B.Com (Hons).

VOICES

It has almost been a month that the results have come out and like every other commerce student, I aspire to get admission in a reputed college of Delhi University. However, even with 96 per cent, this seems to be a far-fetched dream. In spite of the much-anticipated low cut-offs in 2018, the first cut-off has gone up by 0.5 per cent as compared to 2017. At the same time, the number of aspirants has increased considerably.
Chitrangda Jain

I'm here from Meerut especially to study in the University of Delhi. Undoubtedly, Hindu College is one of the best colleges for pursuing Political Science (Hons.) for boys. However, it took me two days to get admission.
Anshul Yadav

I scored 95 per cent in Class 12th Board Exams. As per first cut-off, I booked my seat in Kalindi College for Journalism (H). The volunteers there helped me in filling the form. The faculty also coordinated the process very well. I expect a dip in second cut-off. I'm aiming for the 5-year integrated programme whose entrance was on 19 June. Now finger's crossed for the second cut-off.
Anupama Mishra

I bagged the first position in my school by scoring 97.5 per cent. I have got admission in Hansraj College as per the first cut-off. I expect to get admission in Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC). It's cut off is 97.75 per cent and I expect it to fall by 0.25 per cent at least in second cut off. It is my dream college and I look forward to getting admission there.
Yashika Goel

I recently passed my 12th with 95 per cent. The percentage seemed alright on the first go, but the struggle for the college is still real! The first cut-off proved this with its extremely high expectations from students. And after all this, out-station students are the ones getting admissions into good colleges of DU. And how can we forget the reserved sections? After all, you need some real superhuman powers to get a seat in DU being a general category aspirant
Nupur Jain

I got 93.5 per cent in my Cass 12. I am expecting to get admission in North Campus or top colleges of South Campus. I'm waiting for the second list now. It is really difficult to get admission to general category. It is my dream to get into DU. My course is BCom (Hons). Delhi University's instructions on the website helped me in all my confusions so the procedure is not that difficult. Moreover, various DU updates on social platforms have aided me. The first cut-off was quite high as compared to last year which was quite unexpected.
Bhavya Girdhar

I've scored 93.25 per cent in Class 12th Board exams. Since the cut-offs are high in 2018, I got my name only in 2-3 colleges in the first list. So, I booked my seat in Sri Aurobindo College in B.Com (Hons). The process was not cumbersome. The volunteers there helped me in filling the form. The faculty also coordinated the process very well. I expect a dip in the next cut-offs but not too much. DU said thatthe cut-offs will be realistic in 2018. But I don't see it as for B.Com (Hons). Shivaji College has set its cut-off at 98 per cent. SRCC has it higher by 0.25 per cent for the same. I don't see the point in it.
Aditya Dadheech

I have scored 97.4 per cent in class 12 board examination. I have always wished to pursue BCom (Hons) from SRCC and I hope I admission get there. The entire admission process is being managed very well by the colleges. Though the verification procedure of documents during the admission is tedious, the overall the process of Delhi University was managed very well taking into consideration the number of students who have applied for admissions.
Ayush Singla

EXPERT SPEAK

The data we have received shows many applicants have a very high best-of-four percentage. One wants to get a sense of admissions in a better way when it is the first cut-off. Some departments could be initially conservative in the first cut-off, just to avoid the huge rush and overcrowding. So they may keep higher cut-offs. That could be unrealistic in certain cases but the second cut-off is closed to the ground reality. So, nobody should lose heart. Those who feel it is too high, there is always the second cut-off in such cases.
Dr Anju Srivastava, Principal, Hindu College

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