BCom, Eco, English honours only if you scored above 90%
The first Delhi University cutoff for many courses has dipped across colleges, a first in many years, but the DU dream still remains elusive for those who have scored below 90% and wish to take up Honours in Economics, BCom and English.
All the colleges that offer these courses have kept the cutoff at 90% and above, with 95% and above being the cutoff for a majority of colleges.
There are 38 colleges offering Economics (Hon) and 35 of them have kept the cutoff at 95% and above. The rest three have kept it at 90% and above, and none has below 90%. The highest is at SGTB Khalsa College at 98.25%.
Similarly, all 46 colleges that offer English (Hon) have kept the cutoff at 90% and above; 27 of them have set the limit at 95% and above. English was the second most sought after course with 1,28,842 applicants.
BCom (Hon) is available at 90% and above at all 54 colleges that offer the course, and in fact, at 48 colleges, the cutoff is 95% and above.
Economics (Hon) and BCom (Hon) are among the top 10 courses in terms of the number of applicants opting for them. “The cutoffs for these courses are usually kept higher to avoid over-admission. In off-campus colleges, the cutoff may come down in second list,” said a DU official, who wished anonymity.
But students who have scored Course Economic (Hon)
BCom (Hon) English (Hon) BA Programme History Political Science Colleges above 90%
below 90% need not lose hope, as there are options available for them in many colleges for sought out courses like History, Political Science, and BA Programme. Other courses like Hindi, Sanskrit, Colleges below 90% and Social Work are available for those who scored in the 70-80% category.
BA Programme, which is the most sought after course at DU, is available at 90% and below, with 30 colleges out of the total 50 that offer the course. Over 1.4 lakh students have applied for this course.
Out of the 42 colleges that offer History, 18 have kept the cutoff below 90%. The cutoff is 75% at Bhagini Nivedita and 78% at Bharati College.
Political Science is available at 90% and above at 35 colleges out of the total 45. But three colleges have a lower cutoff — Bhagini Nivedita (80%), Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (72%), Mata Sundri College (74.5%).
Sanskrit, which is offered in 28 colleges, has the highest cutoff at 85% at Dyal Singh and lowest at Gargi College at 50%. Only in six colleges it is in the range of 70-80%, and the rest 22 colleges has it below 70%.