The University of Delhi announced its first cut-list for undergraduate admission on Saturday with Lady Shri Ram College setting the score at 100% for three honors courses.
The 100 percent limit for undergraduate admissions at the University of Delhi occurs after a five-year gap. The central university cap had last touched the 100 percent mark in 2015.
Last year, Hindu College had set the highest score of 99% in Political Science with honors.
While the 100% limits have been a topic of debate, the required grades were expected to be higher this year as more than 1.84 lakh of students scored above 90% and more than 41,000 students scored above 95 % in CBSE class 12.
Lady Shri Ram College For Women has a 100% score for three courses for general category applicants – BA (Hons) Economics, BA (Hons) Political Science and BA (Hons) Psychology.
The university also has the highest limit among science courses. The university has announced a 99.75% limit for admission to B.Sc (Hons) Statistics for general category students, while Hindu College has set the score for the same course at 99.25%.
Hindu College has announced a 99.33% cut for B.Sc (Hons) Physics.
Among combinations of BA programs, applicants must score a minimum of 99.25 percent to gain admission to a combination of Economics and Political Science at LSR College, the highest of all combinations.
It was in 2015 that the Faculty of Professional Studies and the Indraprastha Faculty of Women set their limits to 100 percent for the Computer Science program for general category students.
Last year, Hindu College had set the highest score of 99 percent in Political Science with honors. LSR College came in second with a 98.75 percent cut for the psychology bachelor’s and honors program.
At 98.3 percent, Hindu College also had the highest limit for Honors in Physics.
About 70,000 undergraduate openings are up for grabs with the admissions process as of October 12. University officials had said the limits would be higher this year as more students scored above 90 percent on board exams.
The admission process will be completely online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The new session will begin on November 18. Varsity officials believe the limits are higher because colleges did not have information on the number of applications for each course.
“It is difficult to demystify the cut announced by LSR this time. It is true that there were more students who scored above 90 and 95 percent this year, but announcing 100 percent limits is absurd. In my opinion, the university will not be able to fill all the seats in the first court, ”said an official, requesting anonymity.
“This year, the limits are higher as principals did not have information on the number of applications for each course. This time, the students were not given the option to choose courses while filling out the application forms, ”the official said.
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