The upcoming admission season at Delhi University (DU) is likely to throw up a few surprises for aspiring students with some good and some not-so-good guidelines being put into place. The university has decided to make uniform the relaxation in cut-off offered by various colleges to girl students and will fix an upper limit of three per cent.
Earlier, individual colleges used to decide the relaxation in the cut-off for girls and relaxations between 1-5 per cent were offered to girl applicants by over 18 colleges. But now, the university is likely to fix the upper limit at three per cent for all the colleges, according to sources in the admission committee.
"The committee has recommended that the relaxation offered in the cut-off to girl applicants by co-ed colleges be kept between 1-3 per cent across the colleges unlike earlier when colleges were giving relaxation between 1-5 per cent," a source said.
Many colleges, including Dyal Singh College, Shivaji College, Ramanujan College and Shaheed Bhagat Singh College offer relaxation in the cut-off for girl applicants for various courses.
The admission committee comprises deans of all the three faculties of science, commerce and arts, college principals and members from the university's executive and academic council along with officials from Dean of Students' Welfare.
In another development bringing relief to scores of students who would be applying for B.Com (Hons) and Economics (Hons) courses, the university is likely to relax the criteria for admission to these courses. Unlike earlier, now the students would only be required to have studied and passed mathematics in Class XII.
"Earlier, different colleges used to keep criteria like having scored a certain minimum marks in math for admission to these two courses. But we have recommended that there should be uniform criteria of having studied and passed math in the qualifying exams. Earlier, some colleges required math and some didn't, but now we have recommended to make it compulsory for all colleges," a member of the committee said.
The university may also consider applicants who have passed either computer science or information practices in Class XII for admission to Computer Science (Hons).
The committee has also recommended centralising and streamlining of the admission process through sports quota. Unlike before, students won't have to give physical fitness test at individual colleges.
The university is also likely to start centralised preliminary test centres where colleges will send the list of students applying for admission under sports quota.
The centres will then conduct preliminary physical tests and upload the names and photos of all students who qualify.
"Students will be required to apply to individual colleges as earlier practice. But unlike earlier, the colleges won't be conducting the fitness test. Each college will make the list of candidates applying under sports quota and send it to the University Sports Council. The council will conduct centralised preliminary fitness test for three-four days. The names of those who qualify would be uploaded with photos on the website. The colleges can check from the website and let conduct specific sports trial in the college," the source said.
The committee met on Thursday to discuss the suggestions and will be soon forwarding these to Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Singh for final approval.
"These admission guidelines would be sent to the V-C's office in the next three-four days and once it is finalised, the university will make an announcement," an official said.
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