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Fourth cut-off list for OBCs likely tomorrow

Staff Reporter

Admissions to most Delhi University courses for general category to close after third list

Most of the seats under OBC quota lying vacant
Many applicants don’t figure in Centre’s OBC list

NEW DELHI: As admissions by the third cut-off list wrap up in different colleges of Delhi University on Wednesday, a fourth list for the Other Backward Classes is expected to come out on Thursday.

Even though most colleges are likely to close admissions to a majority of courses after the third cut-off list for the general category candidates, they will declare a fourth admission list for the OBCs as seats reserved for them have not been filled.

“We will not have any fourth list for the general category. However, there will be a list for OBCs in all the courses. We have only managed about 15 admissions against 70 OBC seats,” said Manasvini M. Yogi, media coordinator of Indraprastha College for Women.

The Principal of Hans Raj College, S.R. Arora, said: “Most of the courses will be closed after the third list. We might have a fourth cut-off for Sanskrit (Honours) and Hindi (Hons). But a fourth list for OBCs will have to be brought out.” Hans Raj has admitted 35 students till now against the 90 seats in the OBC quota.

Gargi College might keep admissions open only in Sanskrit (Hons), Botany (Hons) and B.Sc. Physical Science.

“We will keep the Science courses open only to over-admit students keeping in mind any admission cancellations later on. Otherwise most of the courses are full. Admissions for the OBCs will have to be kept open since we have made only 50 admissions against 108 seats so far,” said Principal Meera Ramachandran.

The Supreme Court has permitted a differential of up to 10 per cent between the eligibility criteria for general candidates and the OBCs. With fewer OBC admissions, the colleges are contemplating relaxing the cut-off by 10 per cent in the fourth admission list.

“Our college will come out with the fourth cut-off list for the OBCs in some courses. Till now, we had been offering a relaxation of 5 per cent in the cut-offs, but I think in a couple of courses there is a need to lower the minimum percentage by 10 per cent to get more students,” said Dyal Singh College (morning) Principal Inder Bakshi.

Commenting on this trend of fewer OBC admissions at colleges despite getting around 10,000 forms by the University, a senior official observed: “This could be attributed to the fact that a number of OBC candidates who had applied are being turned away at the time of the admission by the colleges as they do not figure in the Union Government’s list of OBCs.”

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