DU cut-offs for admissions may go up

With the number of students scoring high in class XII CBSE this year, in almost all the streams, it is likely that the cut-offs will go up. It became a topic of national debate last year, when the cut-off for BCom went up to 100% at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC).

However, PC Jain, principal, SRCC, assures that the cut-offs will not be as high this year. “The cut-offs for BCom (Honours) have been increasing in the last few years. This year we will make sure the cut-off does not reach as high as 100%. Also, for economics, we will ensure the percentage is realistic. Yet, cut-offs are likely to remain  high as the overall class XII scores are rather good this year too.”

Since a good number of students have scored well in subjects like psychology, economics, business studies, physics, and even in humanities, colleges across the university believe the first cut-off list released will be high though the percentages will come down with the second list.

According to JM Khurana, dean, students’ welfare, with students performing well in CBSE again this year, the cut-offs are bound to be higher, but nothing can be said before the registration begins. Also, since many students these days go for professional courses, aspirants must not panic and wait for the cut-offs to be released.

At Hans Raj College, the cut-offs are likely to be highest in computer science, economics, electronics, physics and the biological sciences.
“The cut-offs are not going to drop in any case in the popular colleges. Subjects like computer science, electronics and the sciences will see a high percentage. We will have to be cautious while preparing the first cut-off list,” says VK Kawatra, principal, Hans Raj College.

Colleges including Hindu and Lady Shri Ram (LSR) maintain that the first cut-off list will be high as they will be playing safe. However, Pratibha Jolly, principal, Miranda House, believes it is too early to say how the cut-off lists will turn out. “Only once we have the pre-admission forms data available with us, the picture about the cut-offs will be clear,” she says.   

Registration
June 4, Monday
    The forms will be available at 12 head post offices and eight colleges - Miranda House in north campus, Atma Ram Sanatam Dharam College near Dhaula Kuan, PGDAV College and Gargi College in south Delhi, Bhagini Nivedita College near Najafgarh, Rajdhani College at Raja Garden, Swami Shradhanand College in Alipur and Shyam Lal College in east Delhi.

Online

•     Students wanting to apply online will have to log on to the university website - www.du.ac.in.
• After that they will be given a unique password, using which the centralised online form can be accessed. The online form will be a copy of the over-the-counter OMR form

New teaching course at DU

NEW DELHI: Those willing to pursue teaching as a career can now apply for Bachelor of Elementary Education (B El Ed) in Delhi University. 

Faculty of Education in DU will start issuing application forms for the course from May 22 to June 7. B El Ed is a four-year course offered at the undergraduate level. It is offered in eight DU colleges - Aditi Mahavidylaya, Jesus and Mary, Lady Shri Ram, Gargi, Institute of Home Economics, Shyama Prasad Mukherji, Miranda House and Mata Sundri. 

DU will hold a common entrance test for admission to this course. Meanwhile, forms for applying to Bachelor of Education (BEd) are already out. They will be available at the faculty till May 18. 

With 143 medals, women rule at DU convocation

NEW DELHI: Women students of Delhi University walked away with around 75% of the medals and prizes for academic excellence at its 89th convocation held on Saturday. Women's colleges alone bagged 39 gold medals, led by Lady Shri Ram College with eight medals. Overall, Hindu continues to dominate the list with  17 medals, followed by Hansraj College with 14 medals and Maulana Azad Medical College with 11. 

This year, DU awarded 194 students from several colleges, departments and faculties with gold medals for  demonstrating academic excellence in various subjects. Last year, 139 students were awarded. MBBS student Parul Gupta bagged seven medals, followed by BSc (H) (mathematics) student Anshika Mittal of Hansraj College, BA (H) (economics) student Mira Sethi of LSR, MSc (chemistry) student Samiksha Jain of Hindu College and MCom student Shilpa Maggo of Janki Devi Memorial College with four medals each. In all, women students bagged 143 medals. 

Campus colleges, too, presented a bright show, bagging 65 gold medals. DU also conferred PhD degree to 414 scholars this year, up by 33 from last year. 

Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister on public information infrastructure and innovations, was the chief guest. Delivering the convocation address, Pitroda spoke about his journey from a small village in Odisha to lead the telecommunication reforms in the country. He also stressed the need to reform the education sector, adding that this is his primary aim now. "Education is key to leapfrog the country to the next level. We have to keep in mind the disparity and different demography. Challenges we face today is in reforms. Every educational institution has become obsolete and a complete overhaul of the system is needed," he said.