Cut off for Delhi University expected to roar this year

The admission process for Delhi University is about to begin next month. Cut-offs for all three year and four years courses may increase as more Class XII students have scored in high 90s. This year there is nearly 37% increase in students with more than 90% marks, and 62% increase in those who scores more than 95% marks. However, 44,676 students have scored 90% marks and higher in the Class XII CBSE board, and their-best-four aggregate for undergraduate admission is likely to be even higher as 701 students have scored percent 100% in maths, 1,498 have scored 96%and above English and 754 have score 98% and above in physics.

According to the sources, college expected to set the cut-offs in their first list above 95%. If Stephen’s cut-off for Economics (H) was 98% last year, it could be higher this time despite the additional seats. Valson Thampu, principal of the college, said, the only way to tackle the absurdly high cut-offs to build more institutions of excellence. Thampu said, “In a country of 1.2 billion, there should have been 5,000 more St Stephen's colleges. What is happening to the education cess collected from us? Why can't the government establish more institutions so that aspirations of the youth can be respected?” He further added, cut-offs will get stiffer through there is not much room to go beyond 98%. He said, "It is not our choice, but our agonizing compulsion to keep them high."

This time, the cut-offs in many other subjects such as political science, psychology, sociology, geology, geography, business studies, accountancy, physics and biology will also shot up. The recently declared marks of Class XII will shows not only the number of merit certificate but also the qualifying marks for them have increased.

DU official say cut-offs for popular science courses could increase by 3.5%. Hindu college principal, Pradyuman Kumar said, "All courses are likely to see high cut-offs. But sciences are going to see a comparatively bigger rise. I think it's time now to think about a common test for UG admissions in universities."