DU sports quota

try running, cycling, fencing, power-lifting, best physique and yoga. Despite several attempts, Gupta did not respond for comment.

A member of the DU admission committee who did not wish to be identified said that the decision was cleared in the meeting of the standing committee of DU’S academic council last month.

Rasal Singh, a member of the standing committee of the academic council, said, “The decision was passed by both the sports council and the admission committee and then it was produced before the standing council.”

A member of the sports council, who wished not to be named, said that the lack of applicants in these sports was the reason for their exclusion.

“Under Union government’s guidelines, universities should take admissions only in games that are part of Commonwealth, Olympics or Asian games. The sports that we have decided to exclude are not as popular and only a handful of candidates opt for them while applying for admissions,” the member said.

The committee, however, decided to shift yoga to the ECA category for the upcoming admission session.

According to the physical education teachers’ association, last year, Delhi University admitted around 25 students under the ball badminton quota, 15 in baseball, 25 in softball, 20 in yoga, five each in korfball (male), 4x100 relay, cross-country running, cycling, fencing, power lifting and best physique.

The physical education teachers’ association said that it was not consulted before the games were removed from the list.