With Delhi University’s cut-offs soaring higher each year, this year’s aspirants seem confused about making the right choice — whether to pick a good college or choose a course that will benefit them.
This year too, many students attended the open house sessions organised by the university looking for an answer. The Hindu caught up with some of the students and professors.
Arpita, a 17-year-old who passed out of a private school in Delhi, said: “I will choose any course I get in a top college because it is DU and here you take whatever you can get.”
Career in mind
On the other hand, Prerna Vats, who completed her Class XII from Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan, and is a civil services aspirant, wants to pursue either History or Political Science, and said she will give priority to her choice of course because taking admission in anything else will be a “waste of time”.
Abha Dev Habib, Associate Professor of Physics at Miranda House College, said: “Though I think the focus should be on the course, one cannot deny the important role a college plays in shaping one beyond the course.
However, students should prioritise what they are looking for. If they are sure about what they want to do and want a future in higher education in that discipline, then they should go in for the course. But if they want a more holistic three years, they should go for a better college.”
Sidharth Kanoujia, English Professor at Hindu College, added: “It depends on whether the student wants to cash in on the name of the college or wants a more enriching academic environment. For the latter, the student should research the faculty and syllabus of the course before taking the final call.”
(The writer is an intern with The Hindu)
