Delhi University Fifth Cut-off List Brings Hope to OBC Students

ew Delhi: Delhi University's fifth and the last cutoff list for undergraduate admissions were declared on Thursday. The race for seats is more or less over for other candidates seeking admission in the general category. However, it brought hope and opportunities to OBC candidates.

Political Science, History, Economics, English, Physics and Chemistry are full at most of the colleges. BCom (honours) has reopened at Acharya Narendra Dev College and College of Vocational Studies (with a dip of 0.25%). PGDAV is also offering the course at 87.75% to commerce students.

For courses like BA Programme, BCom, BA (honours) economics and geography, BSc life sciences and BA (honours) in Hindi and Sanskrit, there is still a slight chance to make it to north campus. While Kirori Mal has some seats vacant in BCom and BA (honours) in geography and Hindi, BA Programme with Sanskrit is available at Hans Raj at 77%. Ramjas College will continue with its admission for BA (honours) economics after lowering the cutoff by 0.25%. And Life science is the only science course available in Daulat Ram College at 68% for the general category.

Sri Venkateswara College, of South Campus has kept its admissions open in life sciences too at 69%, while another south campus college, Ram Lal Anand will still admit students in BSc (honours) geology at 71%. BSc physical science is also available at only one college - Moti Lal Nehru - at 72% which hasn't changed from the previous list. Though there is no chance left for admission in pure sciences, one can opt for biochemistry at Deshbandhu College and electronics at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College near Moti Nagar.

Though the general category candidates are left with only a handful of choices, a large number of colleges and courses are still waiting for OBC candidates. In fact, Shri Ram College of Commerce has dipped its OBC cutoff for BCom (honours) by 1.5%, which is the biggest dip introduced by SRCC this year. BA (honours) economics has also been reopened for OBC admissions at 91% for commerce students which 0.25% lower than the third cutoff. As many as 43 colleges are still open for admissions to OBC students in BCom (honours), on the other hand there are just four colleges open for the general category.

Those wanting to pursue English can now try their luck at four CATE colleges - Zakir Hussain, Deshbandhu, Shyam Lal and Janaki Devi Memorial. While Deshbandhu has lowered its cutoff by 6.5%, Shyam Lal and Zakir Hussain have dipped it by 3% each.

DTC low-floor buses to run in Delhi University's north campus

New Delhi: The Delhi University on Sunday decided to resume the Delhi Transport Corporation's low floor bus services in the north campus from Monday, for the convenience of admission seekers.

"The buses will be running on two routes covering all the colleges and other prominent places in the university campus from 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.," Dean, Students Welfare J.M. Khurana said.

The facility has been provided to help aspirants seeking admission in the colleges of the campus and the accompanying parents.

"The candidates and their parents are advised to use this subsidized facility and thus avoid parking problems," said Khurana.

"This service will also be available to the students and staff when colleges reopen after the summer vacation," he added. IANS

NET loss: UGC guidelines may lead to faculty crunch

NEW DELHI: While the Delhi University (DU) has increased the seats in its colleges by 7,000, taking the total to 49,000, the University Grants Commission's new guidelines on making National Eligibility Test (NET) mandatory for college teachers may result in a `faculty crisis' in DU.

According to the All India University Researchers' Association officials, DU's over 700 ad hoc teachers and guest faculty will face the axe because of UGC's new provision and there won't be enough teachers to conduct the classes, which begin from July 16.

Prior to the guidelines, MPhil or a PhD degree holders were exempted from NET and could teach in colleges. With the new rule in place, only those with a PhD have been exempted, that too in `special cases'. Also, the new guidelines would even apply to those who have completed their research and are already teaching on temporary basis.

Speaking about the crisis, vice chancellor of DU, Deepak Pental, said: "This sudden change making NET mandatory would definitely pose some problems, but the university would plan accordingly before the start of the session. The teachers might have to take a few extra classes for a short period.''

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Central Govt provides special grant to Delhi University DU

New Delhi: The Union Government will soon provide a grant of Rs.33 crore to Delhi University (DU) as the first installment of the Rs.100 crore special grant promised last year.

Prof. Deepak Pental, Vice-Chancellor DU, said, "After getting first installment we will buy equipments for the new MTech courses. The second instalment will be used for creation of new facilities for the Faculty of Management Studies that will be shifted to the South Campus and the Department of Mathematical Sciences."

"We are also planning to send some of our faculty members abroad to study certain subjects, because various western universities have good courses in subjects like mathematical finance and bioinformatics. Our teachers will go and study these subjects," added Pental.

Colleges under DU will soon offer short term courses in ICT. source: http://indiaedunews.net