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Fourth cut-off list leaves admission seekers disappointed

Parul Sharma

Only limited options available for general category at Delhi University

NEW DELHI: With only limited options available for general category students in the fourth cut-off list put up by different Delhi University colleges on Thursday, many students were disappointed at not making it to a college/course of their preference.

The fourth admission list does not offer very many seats in different courses for the general category as most colleges have already closed admissions to several courses.

Mohammed Junaid was one of the many candidates who had pinned their hopes on the fourth cut-off list. He wanted to secure admission in Mathematics (Honours) at a North Campus college.

“I am getting the same course in Zakir Husain College, but all my friends are studying at North Campus colleges and I want to be with them. But I guess I don’t have much choice as either most campus colleges have closed admissions in Maths (Hons) or I don’t meet the eligibility criteria,” he rued.

Friends Lakshita Jain and Sonal Singhal had secured admission to Economics (Hons) at Daulat Ram College after the first cut-off list. All this while, they waited for the cut-off percentage to come down in the subsequent lists at Hindu College so that they could shift. But that institution is no longer making admissions for Economics (Hons) in the fourth list.

“It seems we have to stick to Daulat Ram College only. I am also waiting for the counselling session to begin for BBA at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. But I think I will settle for DU,” said Lakshita.

However, the fourth list also spelt good news for a few students.

Nitika Bhatia, who had got admitted to B.Com (Hons) at Kamla Nehru College, was now eligible to pursue B.Com (Programme) at Kirori Mal College. “I wanted to study in the North Campus, even though South Delhi suited me better because the coaching institute that will prepare me for C.A. is in that part of the city.”

After the fourth list, Neha Arora has decided to withdraw from KMC to move to Hindu College as the cut-off for B.Com (Hons) in the latter has marginally dropped in her favour.

The eligible candidates need to complete their formalities at the colleges concerned by July 13.

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