DU releases third cut-off with marginal dip

Admissions for popular courses closed in several colleges; fourth list to be out on July 15

The third cut-off list for merit-based undergraduate courses at Delhi University was released on Monday night.

Admissions for courses at several colleges under the unreserved category closed with a marginal dip in some courses. Entrance to some colleges also reopened with students having withdrawn admissions following the release of the second list. For instance, at Ramjas College, B.Com admissions have been reopened with a cut-off of 97%, which is the same as the first list. Similarly, admissions to B.A.(H) English at DRSD, B.Com(H) at Daulat Ram and B.Sc(H) Physics courses at Maitreyi College have been reopened.

At Lady Sri Ram College, admissions to most of the courses are closed except for B.Com(H) and B.Sc(H) Mathematics and a few B.A. programme combinations. Hindu College has a similar situation, with most courses closed except for B.A.(H) Economics and B.Sc (H) Zoology. Several courses remain up for grabs at Kirori Mal College and Ramjas College, including B.Com, B.Com(H), B.A.(H) English, B.A.(H) Economics, B.Sc(H) Physics, B.Sc(H) Chemistry and B.Sc(H) Mathematics.

Among one of the most sought-after courses, B.Com(H) at Sri Ram College of Commerce continues to invite admissions with the cut-off having been brought down to 97.75% from 98.5%. Up to 465 students have been admitted to the course under different categories so far.

This year there are about 63,000 seats allocated for students, an increase from 56,000, estimated last year. However, it must be noted that colleges are not allowed to refuse admission to anyone who makes the cut-off. As long as an eligible student approaches the college during the requisite time period the colleges are obliged to approve their admissions.

Students seeking admissions under the third list are required to approach the colleges with their documents between July 9 and July 11 to confirm their admissions.

However, those whose marks are higher than the second cut-off list will not be eligible for admission under the third list.

The fourth list will be released on July 15.