70k seats, 250k candidates: After steep cut-offs, DU entries kick off

NEW DELHI: Undergraduate admissions across Delhi University colleges under the first cutoff list will begin on Monday at 10am and continue till October 6, the university informed. And just like 2020, the entire process will be online and students won’t have to physically be on campus.

On Friday, the university had declared the first cutoff list with multiple colleges declaring a 100% cutoff in some courses. Based on that, students can log on to the DU admissions portal where they registered earlier. They can choose one course and college combination at a time.

After receiving the application, the college will initiate the verification process. Once the verification is successfully completed, students will be able to pay the fees and secure admission. If an application is rejected and a student is not satisfied by the reason given, they can register a grievance. Candidates whose applications are rejected can apply afresh when subsequent cutoffs are announced.

While students can cancel admission taken in the first list, they will have to pay a penalty of ₹1,000 if they want to take admission in subsequent lists. Admission once cancelled/withdrawn will not be restored. Another important point that candidates need to be mindful of is that if they are eligible for a course and college in the first list, they cannot take admission to it in the subsequent lists.

Bijayalaxmi Nanda, principal of Miranda House, said that as per DU rules, students who are eligible in the first list cannot take admission under subsequent lists unless seats are available till the very end. “This is the

DU rule. It has been created to stop too much jumping from one college to another,” said Nanda.

She said that students should take admission if they are eligible under the first cutoff list. “If students are getting admission in a course of their liking in any of the DU colleges under the first list, they must choose the course and college instead of waiting for subsequent lists. Colleges do not know how many subsequent lists will be issued. Last year, our general seats for political science got filled up in the first cutoff list and we only reopened it in the fourth list after a few withdrawals. Students should take admission in whichever college they are eligible,” Nanda said.

DU Principals’ Association (DUPA) president Jaswinder Singh, also the principal of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, said the college will undertake a three-tier verification process for checking the documents and details furnished by the students. Teachers have been given access to the portal. “Documents and certificates of students are uploaded on the admission portal. We will verify the certificates and check that the students are meeting the cutoff requirement. There are three steps of verification at the college level. The subject in-charge will look into the marks, then the admission committee will take a look at the marks, and once the committee convener approves, the application automatically goes to the principal. Once the principal ascertains the veracity and accuracy of all details, the candidate is allowed to deposit the fee. With the payment of fee, the seat is filled.”

The college has also set up a grievance panel to look into concerns that may arise during the admission process.