Day 1: Few admissions despite low cutoffs CBSE topper takes up Political Science in LSR
SLOW START Many preferred to wait and watch, others had problems paying fee, officials say admissions pick up on last day The lower cutoffs came as a surprise. I expected the cutoffs to rise, as this year too, the number of students who scored more than 95% grew.
one reason why the number of admissions on the first day was less, college staff said. Principal of a north campus college said, “The university portal, through which the student should pay the admission fees, opened by around 1.45 pm. This also slowed down the admission process.”
According to a DU official, the university opened the portal for fee payment after 4pm and it was a planned decision.
Despite the lowered cutoffs, many colleges saw few students visiting on the first day of admissions to secure a seat. Miranda House admitted 86 students on the first day, with 15 of them opting for the BA Programme. BSc (Hon) in Botany had the fewest takers, with just one person getting admitted to the course.
At Shri Ram College of Commerce, around 100 out of the 624 seats were full by the day end. At Kirori Mal College, only 147 seats were taken from a total 1,350.
“The number of students seeking admission picks up on the third day, which is the last day to get admission under the first list. But it looks like we will announce a second cutoff for most courses,” said Dinesh Khattar, acting principal of KMC.
“Students usually indulge in ‘admission tourism’ on the first days. They visit multiple campuses and ‘window shop,’ and clamour for seats on the last day,” said the vice-principal of a college.
“I hope LSR turns out to be the Hogwarts of my life,” says Raksha Gopal, who topped the CBSE Class 12 exams in the country this year. A Potterhead, pianist and a music enthusiast, Raksha took admission in Lady Shri Ram College as a Political Science student.
Raksha said she reported at LSR campus with all her documents at 8.30 am and heaved a sigh of relief when she walked out of the college gates around 1.30 pm with the admission slip in her hand. Her best of four was an astounding 99.75%, which is higher than the highest cut-off at DU this year — 99.66% for BSc (Hon) Electronics at SGTB Khalsa College. She included scores of English, Economics, History and Political Science for the best four.
“Political Science will open a myriad of options for me. I love this subject,” she said, who is also a civil service aspirant.
I haven’t made it in the first list. I am waiting for the next list, as I want to study Political Science at Daulat Ram College. I couldn’t make it on time due to traffic. I wish they could consider my blindness to give me 10 more mins. Venky is my dream college.