{"id":9684,"date":"2021-10-07T12:57:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T07:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=9684"},"modified":"2021-10-07T18:21:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T12:51:13","slug":"college-admission-du-cut-offs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/college-admission-du-cut-offs\/","title":{"rendered":"100% Cut-off at DU! A Time of Reckoning for the College Admission Scenario?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year, from May till October there is a frenzy among newly graduated students and their parents alike. Refreshing the school board website to check if the results are published\u2026filling up multiple application forms\u2026booking tickets to travel cross country for college counselling sessions (okay\u2026maybe not the last because of this pandemic) You get the vibe? The vibe of college admission season!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amidst this frenzy, students across the country wait for one particular college admission notification with bated breath\u2026Delhi University. For the millions of students not running in the race of <a title=\"The Paradox of Pursuing Engineering in India\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/engineering-in-india-a-story-of-contradiction\/\">engineering<\/a> or medical, DU is the dream destination. Come on! You too have daydreamed of one day crossing those red-bricked corridors and living the life of a DUite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1591958334-812.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9685 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1591958334-812.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"464\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But as the college admission cut-offs roll in, there is a sense of dread that settles in the hearts of many. Will I be able to make it? And unfortunately for the past several years, DU cut-offs have disappointed many students, even the most sincere, studious, the above 95% kind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/product\/promap\/check-your-profile-score\/get-started\/\"><strong>Will a Strong Non-academic Profile Give You an Edge During Admission? Check your Profile Score Now!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year 5 honours subjects (Physics, Computer Science, BCom, Economics, and Political Science) across 7 colleges (Ramjas, Hindu, SRCC, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur, Hansraj, Din Dayal, Saheed Sukhdev) have a 100% cut-off. Most colleges have a 99 or 98% cut-off for honours courses. A deeply unsettling result, and not just for the students currently seeking admissions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the past several years have established this 99 &#8211; 100 % cut-off as the new normal for DU admissions, this trend has a time of reckoning and you need to be prepared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog we&#8217;ll do a deep dive into the matter and discuss:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why are the cut-offs so high?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the implication of such college admission trends?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does the future of college admission look like?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>DU College Admission Cut-offs: Who\u2019s the Villain Here?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year when the DU cut-off list is published, for the next 3-4 weeks there are series of discussions that happen \u2013 the dinner table at home ones, the one at the tea stall with friends, in newsrooms with leading education experts. And these discussions usually involve a blame game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who is responsible for this? The DU administrative board? The rising <a title=\"The New Marking Scheme for CBSE 12th\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/battle-of-the-ratios-cbses-new-marking-regime-for-class-xii\/\">CBSE 12th board<\/a> scores? The lack of public-funded colleges and universities that offer affordable quality education? The list is endless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But here\u2019s the thing. The blame does not lie with one, but with the system as a whole.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the last 10 years, the percentage of students scoring 90% and above has increased by 324%. This year itself more than 70,000 students have scored 95% or above. <\/span>While this may seem like a cause for celebration at first. If you take a minute and think about it, the implications are quite heavy. When the scores keep rising in this fashion, it is understandable how the cut-off can go that high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no denying that there is a serious dearth of institutes that provide a quality education that is accessible and affordable. Delhi University is an elite institute with a history and reputation of its own. And when you add the dreamy aspect of living in the nation\u2019s capital \u2013 where you get access to every facility, be it libraries, archives, foreign embassies, etc. the deal is way too appealing for any student to pass!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 133px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 133px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 133px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Cut-offs are like real sadists as they watch some folks happy and disappoint the majority. People dream of a life at Delhi University. Delhiites know there is something special about the brand name and life at the campus. Rest as they say is history and it speaks volumes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2015\u00a0Parul Wadhwa,\u00a0\u2018The Masquerade\u2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So while the number of students applying for admission keeps increasing every year, the number of colleges under DU doesn&#8217;t increase at the same rate. Neither does the number of seats available. In the last 30 years, DU has not given affiliation to a single new college.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Why Does DU Cut-offs Matter So Much? What Implications Does it Have on College Admissions?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know, a part of your brain must be wondering, what\u2019s the big deal? DU is just one university, there are many other colleges and universities to choose from. Maybe you are right at this moment, but what about when this trend catches on?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DU sets the benchmark for many things. So if the admission cut-offs of DU goes off, it means that it will happen for all other colleges as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is another issue that crops up with DU admission cut-offs \u2013 it relies on students\u2019 academic performance in school only, i.e. marks scored in 12th class. There are no entrance exams, no profiling, no <a title=\"Importance of Right Subject Selection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/best-subjects-to-choose-after-10th\/\">subject selection<\/a> \u2013 the only gateway is the percentage. This creates some bizarre problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance \u2013 a student from arts stream who has scored 95% in the best 4 subjects with 100 marks in economics might not be able to enrol into an economics honours program, but a student from science stream who has scored above 95% can, even without having studied economics as a subject!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The admission based on 12th class percentage has another very serious consequence. CBSE and ISC as school curricula are notorious for their soaring high board scores. But other international boards and state boards are not so lenient with marks. So while students from CBSE and ISC get the benefit, students for other boards get the raw deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is especially devastating for state board students, where a majority of students come from non-urban places and belong to impoverished socio-economic backgrounds. They lose out on the opportunity to study in a public-funded institute that they can afford.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>So What Now? Where Do We Go From Here?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cut-offs are out. The admissions will soon begin and so will another academic session. But after realising the implications of these cut-offs, the question comes up \u2013 what can be done about it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, it is quite evident that 12-the boards percentages should no longer be the only parameter for college admissions, be it DU or any other institute. <a title=\"How to Prepare for Entrance Exams\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-entrance-exams-tips\/\">Entrance exams<\/a> are a common alternative, but they too rely heavily on the academic performance of students only and given enough time, they too will show the same problem. The best way to admit students into the right college, into the right course is by taking into account both academic and non-academic performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many colleges are now asking for student profiles for the admission process to assess the student beyond what their scorecards show. Even St. Stephen&#8217;s College, one of the top colleges within Delhi University conducts <a title=\"Tips to Ace Your College Interview\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/preparation-time-6-tips-to-ace-the-college-interview\/\">personal interviews<\/a> for students shortlisted through the cut-off list before publishing the admission list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day is not far away when having a non-academic profile will be the deal maker\/breaker during college admission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So\u2026.how strong is your profile?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/products.univariety.com\/product\/promap\/\"><strong>Check out our ProMap Program to Build a College Ready Profile!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, from May till October there is a frenzy among newly graduated students and their parents alike. 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