For the 10 chosen ones, no cutoff, no test
SPORTS QUOTA Eight shooters among 10 international sportspersons who have been admitted to Delhi University under sports quota
ers,” said Anil Kumar Kalkal, the director of DU Sports Council.
This year, 10 students, including eight shooters, one javelin thrower, and one swimmer have been given direct admission.
These sportspersons include, parathlete Rinku, who represented India in the Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro; swimmer Shivani Kataria, who represented India at the Rio Olympics in 2016; and shooters such as Asees Chhina, Diwakar Yadav, Fateh Singh Dhillon, and Simran Preet Kaur, who were part of the ISSF Junior World Cup held in Germany in 2016.
Others like double trap shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta and shotgun shooter Manavaditya Singh Rathore represented India in the International Junior Shotgun Cup held in Finland in 2016, trap shooter Lakshay participated in the 13th Asian Championship held in Kuwait in 2015, and Vidhi Jain, who participated in the 9th Asian Championship held in Iran in 2016, are also eligible for direct admission.
“These students can get directly admitted to those DU colleges which offer their particular sport,” explained Kalkal.
Cricketer Pawan Negi, who was part of the Indian T20 squad in 2016 and also plays with the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League, had also applied under the sports quota to the DU. However, due to errors in the uploaded documents, he will have to participate in the trials to be eligible for a seat, said DU officials.
“Pawan Negi uploaded a certificate that says he participated in the Vijay Hazare trophy, which is a national level tournament. We are bound by guidelines and quite particular about document requirements. So he will have to participate in the trials,” said Kalkal.