DU Second Cut-off Highlights: Marginal dip in second list, third cut-off on June 30

For Journalism course, the highest cut-off, set by the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce at 98.50 per cent, dropped it to 97.25 per cent in the second cut-off list.

One of the most sought-after colleges, SRCC, in the Delhi University's North Campus, had set its first cut-off, announced on June 19, at 98.50 per cent. The cut-off for B.Com (Honours) was 97.75 per cent in the first list, while in the second, it is 97.37 per cent. 

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Popular courses like BCom (Hons), Economics (Hons) and English (Hons) have witnessed a drop in the cut-offs ranged between 0.25 to 2.5 percentage points.

There is a rise in property rates which is why the homeowners in and around North Campus are giving their properties on rent to ‘PG managers’, and living elsewhere. “The value of a 100-sq yard property has increased from Rs 3 crore to Rs 4 crore in the span of a year, and there is tremendous competition among PG managers,” said Bobby Grover, another property dealer. Even students have found a way to earn a profit by turning ‘aggregators’. Students direct newcomers seeking accommodation in PGs free of charge, depending on their requirements. In return, they receive 15-day rent from the ‘PG managers’.

Between 2016 and 2018, applications from the Kerala board jumped from 601 to 2,000; the Telangana board saw a rise from 539 to 1,484; and Andhra Pradesh from 394 to 604. “DU has a good international ranking and a great pool of alumni, so everybody wants to come here. This shows the diversity of our campus,” said Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, deputy dean, students welfare and OSD admission.

According to officials, admission figures at popular colleges under the first cut-off, which ended on June 21, suggest that close to 70 per cent have been taken up by students from southern states. But unlike previous years, when Kerala and Tamil Nadu had the lion’s share, this time it’s different. “This year, seats have been distributed equally among students from Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu,” said SRCC principal Simrit Kaur. Officials at Hindu College as well as Lady Shri Ram College for Women echoed the same.

Admission figures released by the university after the first list also revealed that maximum admissions (1,889) had taken place in the BA Programme course across colleges. Hindu College principal Anju Srivastava acknowledges that there have been “success stories” of BA Programme alumni doing well in civil services exam. But it isn’t the only reason. Yashavi Kumud, a second-year student of BA Programme, said she opted for the course for other reasons: “It was always my preference because it is interdisciplinary. In my third year, I will get to study courses like international relations and gender, along with other subjects, making it more like a liberal arts education offered in the West. I want to work with the UN, so it helps to understand how different disciplines merge with each other.”

To take admission in English, one needs a score of 94.5 per cent — half a per cent lower than last year. For Economics, the cut-off has been reduced by one per cent from 97 per cent to 96 per cent. At Hansraj, the cut-off for BA Programme now stands at 95%, down by 1.25 per cent from the last list. For those interested in studying at Kirori Mal College, most subjects remain open. The cut-off for BA Programme has been reduced by 1.25 per cent from 96 per cent to 94.75 per cent. Similarly, the cut-off for English has been reduced from 97 per cent to 96 per cent.

In science courses in LSR, Statistics has been closed for admission. However, Mathematics remains open at 96.5 per cent, down by 0.25 per cent from the first list. In other colleges, too, courses like English, Economics and BCom (Hons) are still up for grabs. Gargi College has closed admissions to BA Programme, Geography and History, but English, Economics and BCom (Hons) remain open.

Top college LSR has closed admissions to six of its 12 arts and commerce courses, including Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and BCom (Hons). However, few other popular courses like English (Hons), Journalism, Philosophy and BA Programme. For Philosophy, the college has reduced its cut-off by 1.5 per cent to 92.5 per cent, whereas for BA programme the cut off now stands at 97.75 per cent — one per cent less than the last list.

Delhi Universities's most popular courses like Economics, English, and BCom (Hons) continue to remain open. To avoid over-admission, however, the college — like others — has exercised caution and only marginally reduced the cut-off. The cut-off for English at Hindu has dropped by 0.5 per cent from 98 per cent to 97.5 per cent, while for Economics and BCom (Hons) the dip is of 0.25 per cent from 98 per cent to 97.75 per cent, and 97.5 per cent to 97.25 per cent respectively.

The most significant dip among the top colleges was seen at IP College, which has dropped its cut-off percentage for several subjects by 2 per cent. The cut-off for History, Sanskrit and BA Programme stands at 94 per cent, 63 per cent and 94.5 per cent — all a dip of two per cent from the last list. For Sociology, the dip is as high as three per cent from 95.5 per cent in the first list to 92.5 per cent now.

Top colleges like the Hansraj College, Ramjas College and Indraprastha College for Women still have seats vacant in most of their courses. In terms of course, History and Political Science among the arts, and Maths and Physics among the sciences seem to have the most number of takers.

The university has, for now, announced a total of five cut-off lists. The first cut-offs were announced on June 19. The total number of male applicants are 1,44,248, women 1,34,297 and other applicants 29. According to an official from the university, 2,78,544 aspirants have made payments. Last year, around 2.20 lakh candidates had made payments. 

- PTI inputs

The Ramjas College has closed admissions for general candidates in BA (Hons.) Hindi, BA programme and B.Com. The varsity threw open its admission portal for aspirants of various undergraduate courses on May 15. The registration for these courses ended on June 7. 

- PTI inputs 

The Gargi College and the Hindu College have also closed admissions for general category candidates in BA (Hons.) History, BA(Hons.) Political Science and BA programme. The Miranda House has closed admissions for general category candidates in BA (Hons.) Geography, BA (Hons.) Political Science and BA(Honours) Philosophy.

- PTI inputs

In the Kirori Mal College, admissions have been closed for BA (Hons.) Urdu, BA (Hons) Sanskrit, and B.Sc. (Physical Sciences) with computer science optional for general category candidates. The SRCC has closed admissions for SC candidates for its B.A. (Honours) Economics. 

- PTI inputs 

The Lady Shri Ram College has closed admissions for BA (Hons.) Economics, BA (Hons.) Political Science, BA (Hons.) History, BA (Hons.) Psychology, BA (Hons.) Sociology and B.Com (Hons.). The LSR had announced a cut-off of 98.75 per cent for the BA programme in the first list which came down to 97.75 per cent in the second.

- PTI inputs 

Many prominent Delhi University colleges, including the LSR, SRCC and Hindu, did not announce their second cut-off for several courses Sunday as their seats were filled post the announcement of the first cut-off on June 19. Over 15,000 admissions took place in the three days after the first cut-offs were announced. Today, the second cut-offs were announced but many colleges did not need to do it for several courses.

- PTI inputs 

The Hindu College has demanded 97.50 percent in BA (English), while 97.25 percent for B.Com (Hons).

Subject wise cut-off

BA (Economics)- 97.75%

BA (English)- 97.50%

BA (Hindi)- 90%

BA (Philosophy)- 91.50%

BA (Sociology)- 96%

B.Com (Hons)- 97.25%

Deshbandhu College has demanded 94.50% for B.Com (Hons). However, it has closed the admission process for the SC category. The college has demanded 94 percent for BA (Economics), 92 percent for BA (English), and 89 percent for BA (Political Science).

Daulat Ram College has demanded 94.75 percent in BA (English), 95 per cent for Political Science. The college has closed admission process for BA (History), BA (Psychology).

At Bharati college, admission process for the B.Com (Hons), BA (History) for General Category has been closed. The college demanded 88 per cent in English, 90 per cent for Journalism, 86 per cent for Political Science, 80 per cent for BA programme

The Second Cut-Off list for admissions to various Undergraduate Courses (based on merit) of the University of Delhi for the Academic Year 2018-2019 will be notified /displayed by the different colleges of the University on Monday, the 25th June, 2018. The details of the minimum cut-off percentage of marks (Second Admission List) at which admissions to various courses have been offered by different colleges are given in the enclosed charts. For details, with regard to variation in Cut-Off percentage, the candidates are advised to contact the respective colleges on Monday, the 25th June, 2018

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Delhi University’s St Stephen’s College Monday released the cut-offs, which marginally increased by 0.25-1% for Humanities courses from last year. For science subjects, however, there is a slight drop in cut-offs. Being a religious minority college, St Stephen’s reserves 50% seats for Christians. It also releases separate cutoffs for students from humanities, science and commerce streams. The college has 410 seats across 10 courses.

Like last year, Economics (Hons) has the highest cut-off at 98.75% for commerce students; 98% for Humanities; and 97.5% for science students. Students also need to have 90% in mathematics to make the cut. There has been an increase of 0.25-0.5 percentage points across the three streams, compared to last year.

English (Hons) also has a high cut-off — 98.5% for commerce students — similar to last year. For science students, it is 98%. Admissions, however, will take place following an aptitude test and an interview. The breakup is as follows: 5% for the test, 10% for the interview and 85% for Class XII board marks.

For persons with disabilities, the cut-off is 82 per cent for B.Com (Honours) and 93.50 per cent for B.A.(Honours) Economics. Kashmiri migrant candidates require at least 87.37 per cent for admission in B.Com (Honours) and 95 per cent for BA (Honours) English. 

- PTI inputs 

The cut-off for the SC candidates is 90.75 per cent for B.Com (Honours) while admissions are closed under B.A (Honours) Economics. For the ST category candidates, at least 83.75 per cent is required for admission in B.Com (Honours) and 91.75 per cent for B.A (Honours) Economics. 

- PTI inputs 

The OBC category candidates will require 95 per cent marks for admission in B.Com (Honours) and 96.25 per cent for B.A. (Honours) Economics for the academic year 2018-19, according to a list put up on the college’s website. 

- PTI inputs 

The Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) today released the second cut-off list for BCom (Honours) and BA (Honours) Economics, with a marginal dip in the score required for admission in the courses. The cut-off for general category candidates for BCom (Hons) was 97.75 per cent in the first list, while in the second cut-off, it is 97.37 per cent.

The minimum score required for admission in BA (Honours) Economics was 98.50 per cent for the general category in the first cut-off. In the second cut-off it was 98.25 per cent for general candidates. Last year, the SRCC had pegged its highest cut-off at 97.75 per cent for both the courses. The cut-off will be on the basis of the best of four subjects, according to the university criteria.

- PTI inputs 

As expected, the highest cut-off for most courses in the Delhi University was above 98 per cent. However, unlike last year, the cut-off did not touch 99 per cent for any of the courses.“This year, with the university providing the cut-off finder, the list was prepared in a relative manner and was not isolated. So I think the cut-off this time will be more realistic,” said Vibha Chauhan, principal of Kirori Mal College.

Students going for admission today at the Delhi Univesity colleges have to carry Class 10 Board exam certificate (from any recognised Board) and mark sheet, Class 12 Board or Plus Two/ Inter exam certificate (from any recognised Board). If students haven’t received their certificates, then ensure to carry the provisional certificates given by the school.

They also need to have Class 12 Board exam mark sheet (from any recognised Board), admission form print out, reserved category certificates (in the name of the candidate) issued by the competent authority, transfer certificate from school or college, migration certificate from Board or University.

Besides the certificates, they should have passport size self-attested photographs and original copy of the registration form.

For English (Hons): St Stephen's College demands 97.5 per cent. Hindu College set the cut-off at 98 per cent

BA (programme): The highest cut-off is 98.75 per cent in Lady Shri Ram College.

BA (Hons) in Journalism: Delhi College of Arts and Commerce has a cut-off of 98.50 per cent while Kamla Nehru College and LSR demand 97.75 per cent.

BA (Hons) in Psychology: LSR College has a cut-off of 98.25 per cent

BA (Hons) in Political Science: Khalsa College at 99 per cent.

B.A. (Honours) Economics course: Hindu College set the cut-off at 98 per cent, SRCC demands highest 98.50 per cent,