Students seeking admission to B.Com and B.Com (Hons) at Delhi University’s Sri Aurobindo College (Evening) alleged that they were denied admission on Monday despite clearing the cut-offs declared in the fourth list.
The students claimed a representative from the college administration had informed them that all the seats had been filled.
The representative had further stated that admissions were available on a first come, first serve basis.
The students denied admission gathered at the college on Tuesday afternoon to protest against Monday’s incident. They also sought an explanation from the college.
‘Gross violation’
Speaking on behalf of the applicants, Aditya Vaibhav, a third-year student of the college, said: “This is gross violation of Delhi University’s admission rules, which clearly state that there is no system of first come, first serve basis and that the college must admit everyone who clears the cut-offs irrespective of whether the college has seats left or not.”
The students alleged that the admission window was closed around 5.30 p.m. and those in queue were told to go back. The students added that college security guards were asked to make them leave.
Reacting to the allegations, Acting Principal Kusumlata denied that such a thing had taken place.
“I was here till 12.30 a.m. to ensure the admission process was conducted smoothly and that all documents being submitted had been verified,” Dr. Kusumlata said.
She added that in the case of some students, all documents were either not submitted or the college wanted more recent character certificates. In such cases, the college got in touch with the candidate concerned via the phone number provided on the application form and informed them.
