Delhi University closes admissions for general category students
Admissions of unreserved category students to Delhi University under-graduate courses came to an end on Wednesday. But the University will release a sixth cut-off list for OBC students on July 14 and admissions based on the same will go on till the July 16.
Colleges have admit nearly 27,000 students to unreserved seats this year, said Dr J M Khurana, Dean of Students’ Welfare. “The number admitted higher as many colleges have over-admitted students,” he said. In the SC/ST category, the University has so far offered admissions to 12,600 students.
DU colleges, meanwhile, gave mixed reactions to the newly introduce admission process, with no pre-admission forms and walk-in admission for students who meet the cut-offs.
“I think it is time to do some serious re-thinking,” said Dr Pratibha Jolly, principal of Miranda House. The college, has over-admitted to its many courses. “The structure has to be re-designed so that colleges admit the sanctioned number of students. It doesn’t make it any easier for colleges if they end up admitting double the number of students,” she said.
“This year the entire college technology was devoted to handling admissions, leaving no time for any thing else,” said Dr Ujjayani Ray, admissions in-charge at Lady Shri Ram College.
Students have taken admission in two or three colleges simultaneously, as many colleges do not ask for submission of their original marksheets, making it difficult for colleges to analyze actual numbers, said Dr Ray. “It will be two weeks into classes before we know whether a student is staying,” she said.
Source: [Indian Express]
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