Students aspiring to join Delhi University for undergraduate courses were aware that admission cut-offs this year would be high, but they were clearly left baffled when the qualifying marks soared sky high - even touching 100 percent in one college. Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal termed the development as "very sad".Ashima Sharma, a student who wants to pursue B.Com (Honors) from the SRCC, one of the top-notch colleges on the campus, said, "I have got an aggregate of 98 percent which, everyone told me, was a good percentage to get into any college. But 100 percent is just impossible!"
Reacting to the high cut-offs, especially the 100 percent mark in the SRCC, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said, "This morning I got the news that the cut-off in one college is 100 percent. I felt very sad, especially for the parents and the children who work so hard and get 97 and 98 percent, and one college says that if you are in science stream unless you have 100 percent you will not get admission."
He attributed the high cut-offs "largely" to students getting high marks in the school leaving examinations. "That is why colleges are much more cautious with their cut-offs," he said.
This year the varsity did away with the application process for admission to its undergraduate courses. So, the colleges declared the cut-offs on the basis of last year's marks.
Most of the colleges fixed very high cut-offs for various undergraduate courses in DU this year. In the science courses too, the cut-offs have seen a big jump.
For instance, in Daulat Ram College, the rise in the cut-off for B.Sc. Chemistry (Honors) was 13 percent over last year and Gargi College saw a rise of 12 percent.
The university will declare the second list June 21. With a total of five lists this year, unlike four in the past, the admission process will continue till July 13.
Delhi University's academic year begins July 15. IANS
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