The first day of the open session at Delhi University kick-started with a full house on Thursday.
Every year, just before the admission process for its undergraduate courses begins, DU conducts open sessions to give prospective applicants and their parents an idea about what awaits them.
A number of students turned up along with their parents to seek answers to admission-related queries.
Cut-off percentage
DU is one of the most sought after universities, where students from all over the country apply each year. The varsity ends up admitting almost 60,000 students each year against the 55,000 seats available.
The number is likely to go up this year as DU has decided to give admission to everyone who qualifies the cut-off percentage.
Day One of the open session saw many important questions answered. However, students appeared confused about the changes in the best four calculation and the new rules about admission under the sports category.
The changes made by DU this year in the criterion for calculating the best-of-four percentage has left students more confused than ever.
Sanya, a DU aspirant who attended the session with her mother, said: “I am extremely confused about the best-four percentage calculation. I want to apply for Psychology Honours, but haven’t studied psychology in Class XII. Now, I have no idea what subjects should I include in the best-four so I don’t lose too many marks.”
Another aspirant Rahul added: “The rule about including vocational subjects in the best-four is a little confusing. We should first get to know what subjects are considered vocational by DU. I will keep coming to the open sessions to get my facts sorted.”
Sports quota
Another thing that confused students was the changed procedure for admission under the sports quota.
Till last year, students seeking admission under sports quota had to undergo fitness trials for individual colleges.
However, this year the university has made the fitness test centralised. After taking the fitness test, a student can apply for admission in any college based on the test score.
