DU’s 1st cut-off out, LSR asks for 98.25% in English

At Lady Shri Ram College for Women, the highest cut-off was set for psychology (Hons) at 98.50 per cent — an increase of 0.5 percentage point.

For English (Hons) and BCom (Hons), the cut-offs were 98.25 per cent and 98 per cent — the same as the previous year. Journalism cut-off was set at 97.50 per cent, a dip of 1 percentage point.

The first cut-off list came from Kirori Mal College at around 9 pm followed by around half a dozen colleges by 10 pm. Among these colleges, the highest cut-off was 98 per cent for BA (Honours) in Economics and BSc (Honours) in Physics from Kirori Mal College. The cut-off for BA (H) English is 96.5 per cent for general category students. The highest cut-off for OBS category in this college is 97 per cent for BSc (Honours) in Physics.

At the College of Vocational Studies, the cut-off for BCom (Hons) was 98 per cent, same as the previous year. Cut-off for history increased by 2 per centage points to 94 per cent.

 

The highest cut-off in Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (morning shift) is 97.27 percent for two courses — BCom (H) and BA(H) in Economics. The cut off in this college is slightly higher than previous year as in 2015 maximum cut off was 96.5 per cent for BA(H) in Economics.

 The second highest cut off this year is 97 per cent for BA(H) English but the lowest cut-off for General Category students is 81 per cent in BA (H) Hindi. The highest cut-off in this college has increased marginally in various subjects for all the categories in comparison to 2015 cut off. 

In Vivekananda College, the highest cut-off is 95 per cent which is for three courses — B Com(H) , BSc(Math), and BA(H) in Applied Physics. In 2015, the highest cut-off for this college was 95 per cent but for BA(H) English while the cut-off for BCom(H) was 93 per cent. In this college too the cut-off for some courses has increased while for some others have decreased. 

Similarly, the highest cut off for Maharaja Agarsen College is 96.5 per cent for BCom(H) closely followed by 96 per cent for BA Journalism. The cut-off in DU colleges is determined by the number of applications received by the university and the percentage of high scorers in the boards. Authorities also keep the trend for the past few years in mind and cut-offs have never seen a dip. 

This year a total of 2,50,914 students have applied for 54,000 seats in 63 colleges. In the CBSE Class XII examinations, nearly 90,000 students have scored more than 90 per cent marks as compared to over 60,000 in 2015. After a college releases its cut-off, it cannot turn away any eligible students as admissions in DU colleges are not based on the first-come-first-serve basis.