Delhi University (DU) is one of India’s most prestigious and renowned colleges. It has some of the best colleges for arts, commerce and science streams under its wing.
St Stephen’s, Hans Raj College, Shri Ram College of Commerce, Hindu College, Ramjas College, Kirori Mal College, and Venkateshwara College are some well-known colleges under DU for their graduate courses.
It receives lakhs of applications every year. Several aspirants work hard day and night to be a part of the DU smart kids league. DU colleges offer excellent academic exposure to a variety of courses, including unconventional honours programmes.
It is also known for its lively and engaging college fests, cultural programmes, various clubs and societies, the student elections, and not to forget the cut-throat competition.
DU has also been home to some of the most famous people of our country, such as Amitabh Bachan, Arun Jaitley, Amitav Ghosh, Shah Rukh Khan, Kiran Bedi Aung San Suu Kyi, and Neena Gupta are alumni of DU. Finally, for the cherry on the top, some of their top recruiters include McKinsey & Company, Bain Capability Network and Delloite.
Financial institutions like Deutsche Bank, Citibank and ICICI Bank have also participated in the placement drive.  Â
The above benefits make DU the first preference to pursue undergraduate courses. Most UG course admissions in DU are made on a merit basis.
However, for specific courses like Bachelors of Management Studies, Bachelors of Business Administration, Bachelors in Physiotherapy and a few others, the Delhi University Entrance Test will be conducted by the National Testing Agency. This exam is to will be online.
In case you are a student who has scored less than 90% in your Class 12 examinations, then your chances of getting admission in popular courses like B.Com (H), Economics (H) and English (H) a Delhi University college especially under the first cutoff list.
The cutoffs for English are usually higher because students from any stream are qualified to join the course.
This year, however, eight colleges had released 100 per cent cutoffs for at least ten courses. The DU officials state that they have to place such high academic thresholds to avoid over admissions.
The reason for this high cutoff can be pointed to the fact that the majority of students scored more than 95 per cent this year. The Class 12 board examinations were not conducted due to the Covid pandemic, so most schools-based students’ marks on their internal assessments.
Admissions under the first cutoff will continue until October 6, and the second cutoff list will be released on October 9. The university will release five cutoff lists, followed by a particular cut off to fill the remaining seats.
Looking at the high cutoffs, many young DU aspirants are crushed that they may not get in despite crossing the 95% threshold. They are left scouring for alternatives at the last minute as they feel that getting into their dream is far from reality now.
An excellent way to deal with this admissions issue would be to conduct an aptitude test like CAT and base a certain amount of the eligibility criteria on the marks scored in the class 12 examination.
Entrance exams are designed to understand the candidate’s knowledge in varied subjects, and it is also a great way of filtering the best of a lot.
Someone who understands concepts and applies it religiously would easily crack the test, given he puts in the required time and effort into preparation. This way, all deserving students can get into the colleges of their dreams.
