Days after it was reported that Delhi University (DU) will re-introduce ‘college’ option in its admission form, the authorities have cleared their stand on the issue. DU has stated that it will continue with its policy of no ‘college’ option in the application form, enabling aspiring students to take admission in any college of their choice, provided they meet the cut-off percentage.
The university clarified that non inclusion of ‘college’ option in the admission form is for the benefit of students only. There have been cases in the past where a student has been denied admission into a particular college because it was not marked by him in the admission form, even if he has required cut-off percentage.
‘There are several examples where an applicant is confident that s/he will get through a certain college and therefore, doesn’t mark any other college in the admission form. However, sometimes the cut-off goes way higher for the college than expected.
‘Hence, even after scoring very good marks, he is not eligible for admission in any other college except for the one he has marked in the form’, said Malay Neerav, media coordinator of Delhi University.
DU had decided to do away with the ‘college’ option on the application form in 2013 after it received several complaints from parents and students.
He also informed that in order to help the colleges decide their cut-off for various courses a team of university will work towards it.
‘A dedicated team will compile the data of all the applicants, analyse it carefully such as applicants’ course preference, their marks and area of residence. A detailed report will be made and communicated to all the colleges which will help colleges in deciding their cut-offs’, said Neerav.
The colleges have also been asked to upload all the admissions made on its website.
‘The university has issued guidelines to every college to update its website the moment an admission is made so that everyone has an idea of how many seats have been filled for a particular course,’ added Neerav.