Meeting the
cutoffs is not enough to get admission in a Delhi University college. Most colleges have already come out with their
additional eligibility criteria for admissions this year.
According to these criteria,
aspirants may also be required to score certain minimum marks in individual subjects besides meeting the cutoffs. They may even get brownie points for having studied specific
subjects in Class XII. Some colleges may even slash the cutoffs for a candidate if he has scored too well in a particular subject. All colleges have submitted their additional criteria to the university; they are also available on their websites or the information bulletin released by the university.
"Colleges categorise students according to subject combinations. So looking at consolidated cutoffs may not give a true picture of the conditions for admission. It's always best for the aspirants to go through the
additional eligibility criteria available on the college websites,"
said Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, deputy dean, students' welfare.
Most colleges require math as a compulsory subject in Class XII for admission to BCom (honours) and BA (honours) economics. For instance, besides meeting the cutoff of BCom (honours), Lady Shri Ram
College requires at least 60% in math and 60% in English to be eligible for admission to this course. IP College for Women will ask for
at least 70% in math. Hindu College will admit commerce students to BCom (honours) only if they have
at least 95% in accountancy in Class XII.
According to Tuteja, going through these criteria will help students understand if they are really eligible for a course when the
cutoffs are announced on June 15. "According to a DU notification, colleges cannot change these criteria after the first cutoff list," he said.
In many colleges, these criteria bring immense hope, too. Ramjas College will give a concession of as much as 10% in the cutoff for BA (honours) English if the candidate has studied elective English in Class XII. Similarly, at Janaki Devi Memorial College, the concession in cutoff for elective English students will be 5%. For those seeking admission to BA (honours) history, there will be a benefit of 3% at Ramjas and 1% at IP College for Women if a candidate has scored at least 80% in history in class XII exams.
"Some of our best students are from elective English background as they have a fair knowledge of English literature from school. But very few schools encourage elective English now. English is taught more as a language in schools," said Vinita Chandra, associate professor, Ramjas College. She added: "While students of functional English (more communicative) can score in the nineties, elective English students get only
60%-70% in Class XII. So we give them a relaxation of
10% to bring them forward."
The 'additional eligibility criteria' will also tell students how many marks will be cut if they jump a stream. For instance, at
Hans Raj College, the cutoff for BA (honours) history this year will be 5% more for students from the science or commerce stream.
Those willing to pursue Sanskrit at LSR will also have to have at least 40% in English in either Class X or XII to be eligible for the course. "We have added that criteria because many concurrent courses taught in BA (honours) Sanskrit are taught in English. So the student should have had studied English as a subject so that she has a working knowledge of the language," said Ujjayini Ray, media coordinator, LSR.
Source- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Colleges-roll-out-extra-criteria/articleshow/8766826.cms
