After unveiling the much anticipated first cut-offs list on Friday, Delhi University bucked previous years' trend of skyrocketing cut-offs this academic session as a marginal dip was seen in many coveted courses for prestigious colleges in the University.
The much needed relief came after a lot of controversy over the marks moderations policy, because of which there was reportedly a spike in the number of students crossing the 95 per cent threshold fanning fears of sky rocketing cut-offs.
However, due to a structured data received by the admission committee members from various colleges, the cut-offs are said to be accurate in comparison to last year.
Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) was the first to declare its cut-offs, with a marginal dip of 0.25 and 0.5 per cent registered in BCom (Hons) and BA Economics (Hons), respectively. The cut-off for both coveted courses stood at 97.75 per cent. This cut-off will only be applicable for Commerce students, and will vary for Science and Arts stream students according to their best of four calculations.
Last year, Ramjas College had set the record for the highest cut-off, with 99.25 per cent for BCom (Hons). However, this year, the college has lowered the cut-off by 1.75 percentage points for B Com (Hons), to 97.5 per cent. Most of its courses saw a dip of 0.25-2 percentage points, compared to last year's cut-offs
In line with the trend, Hansraj College saw a marginal dip at 0.25-1 percentage point for its courses. Cut-offs for BA Economics (Hons) stood at 97.25 per cent and BCom (Hons) at 97.5 per cent. In BA programme, which received the highest number of applications, the cut-off rose by one percentage point to 97 per cent. There were courses at the college which saw no change in cut-offs, such as 97.33 per cent for BSc Chemistry (Hons), 97 for BSc Physics (Hons) and 97 for BA English (Hons).
Among prominent colleges in South Campus, Lady Shri Ram College recorded cut-offs of 98.5 per cent for BA English (Hons) and BA Journalism.
Some subjects at Daulat Ram College recorded a rise in cut-offs, with 97 per cent for English (Hons) and 91 per cent for BA programme from last year's 89.5 per cent. Other subjects, such as BA Economics, History and Political Science, BCom, and BCom (Hons), however, recorded a dip. The dips ranged between 0.25-1 percentage points. Cut-off at Daulat Ram for BCom was at 96 per cent, B.Com (Hons) at 96.5 per cent and Economics (Hons) at 96.5 per cent.