Day 1 of the Delhi University admissions on Saturday was marred by glitches in the online portal. Candidates also found themselves helpless when some colleges refused to accept their provisional certificates.
“We were unable to access the online portal in the morning. It was only around 10.30 a.m. that the page became functional,” said Achinta Das, who had gone to Miranda House for his cousin’s admission.
Meanwhile, aspirants at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) panicked when the institution refused to accept their provisional mark sheets.
At a loss
“The Tamil Nadu Education Board has not yet issued original mark sheets. We are carrying all the other documents, which are duly attested. However, the college is refusing to accept the documents until they get a clarification from the university,” said a man from Tamil Nadu, who had been waiting at the college since morning for his daughter’s admission.
The aspirants then visited the university’s conference centre to get a clarification on the issue.
“I am an outstation student and have not received my mark sheet yet. I want the issue to get resolved soon as I do not want to miss the deadline. This will only mean that despite scoring well and clearing the cut-offs for my dream college, I will have to go to a college of a lower rank for no fault of mine,” said a candidate, who wished not to be named.
The admission procedure at SRCC resumed in the evening. Candidates were required to sign an undertaking which stated that the original documents would be submitted within 15 days.
“We have received an email from the university stating that we can allow provisional admissions to take place. We are hoping to work till night and finish the admission procedure for all the students who are waiting,” said SRCC admissions coordinator Mallika Kumar.
However, most other colleges went ahead with the procedure by accepting the provisional certificates.
“We are providing provisional admission to students once they get the printouts of their online mark sheet attested from the principal. Students will be given three working days to submit their original documents,” said Ajeet Jha, a faculty member at Kirori Mal College.
Deserted look
This year, the highest cut-offs across all streams for unreserved students were 99.66% for B.Sc. (Hons.) Electronics and 99% for B.A. (Hons.) Political Science at SGTB Khalsa College. The institution, however, were a deserted look on the first day. Officials said the high cut-offs contributed to the low turnout.
“The cut-offs in our college are particularly high this year because of the high marks that students have obtained in their board examinations. However, candidates can expect a dip in the second cut-off list, after which more students are likely to join our college,” said officiating principal Dr. P.S. Jassal.
KMC, which had more realistic cut-offs like 97.25%, saw a larger turnout. On Saturday, around 200 students took admission to the college.
The deadline to take admissions under the first cut-off list is June 28. Monday being a holiday on account of Id, the admission process will now resume only on June 27.
