After the chaos that ensued on Day One of the admission process at Delhi University (DU) due to an unresponsive website, a two-day break on account of Sunday and Id has given students enough time to go through the first cut-off list and make an informed choice about the course and college to opt for. While those who have scored above 95% have the luxury of choice, applicants who have scored below 90% also have options available in the list.
Sonal Sharma, a Rajendra Nagar resident, said she would take admission in B.A.(Programme) at Kalindi College on Tuesday as she met the cut-off of 84%.
Taking no chance
“I will take admission at Kalindi College as it is near my house and then wait for the consecutive lists to see if I can take admission in another college,” said Ms. Sharma, who scored 88.75% in her Class XII board examinations.
Women’s colleges such as Bhagini Nivedita College, Shyama Prasad Mukherji College For Women, Lakshmibai College, and Aditi Mahavidyalaya are offering Honours courses in history, political science or philosophy for all those who have scored between 80% and 90%. In B.A.(Programme), which had the highest number of applicants, colleges like Ramanujan College, Shivaji College, Shyam Lal College, Swami Shradhanand College, Motilal Nehru College and a host of evening colleges are offering students who have scored below 90% a seat in the first list.
Language programmes
For students who have scored between 50% and 70%, there are language courses such as B.A.(Hons.) Hindi, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, and Bengali to choose from.
Off-campus colleges are also gaining popularity with low-scorers as they feel that they will save money on transport as well as accommodation if their colleges are near their homes.
Rajesh Kumar from Moradabad, for instance, is exploring the option of evening colleges so that he can attend coaching classes in the morning.
“The quality of teaching in morning classes is better as not many students are present. I scored 84%, but would like to attend an evening college,” said Mr. Kumar.
