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Latest News |
| 08th
July 2010 / Times of India / Delhi Edition |
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Colleges struggle to fill OBC seats, 30% vacant
New Delhi: Like last year when nearly 30% of the seats
under OBC category in Delhi University remained vacant,
this year too, going by the trend, colleges will not be
able to fill up all the OBC seats. Even as most colleges
have put up houseful boards for most courses for general
category candidates in the fourth cutoff list, admissions
to OBC category are open in almost all arts and commerce
courses across colleges.
Colleges fear that the situation may be worse than 2009
admissions, as the number of seats also increased to over
14,000 from 9,000 this year. Despite introducing the maximum
allowed cutoff gap of 10% for such candidates right from
the second cutoff admissions, there are few takers under
OBC category.
In Hans Raj, while in science courses only anthropology
(H) and maths (H) are open for OBC admissions, majority
of the arts courses and BCom (H) is still open. ‘‘25%
of the seats are still open for admissions, including
in courses like economics (H), BCom (H), English (H) and
history (H), among others. We do expect that in the next
three days we will get enough students to close the admission
process,’’ said principal of Has Raj, V K
Kwatra.
Things are worse in other campus colleges. In Daulat Ram,
all the arts and commerce courses and five sciences courses
are still open for admissions. In Hindu, seats for eight
arts and commerce courses, including BCom (H), English
(H), BA Programme, are still on offer. Science courses
like Physics (H), Botany (H), Zoology (H) and Maths (H),
among others, are open for admissions in Hindu. In Ramjas,
15 courses are open for OBC admissions. Principal of Ramjas
College, Rajendra Prasad, said: ‘‘I think
all the seats will not be filled up.’’
In most off-campus colleges OBC admissions are nearly
over for science courses. In Lady Shri Ram, barring journalism,
all admissions are closed. Mata Sundri and Shivaji college
also closed admissions for most courses, including for
OBC seats. However, in most of the colleges admissions
for arts and commerce courses are still open. In Deen
Dayal Upadhayaya College, of the 37 OBC seats for BCom
(H) only seven have been taken so far.
Deputy dean of students’ welfare, Gurpreet Singh
Tuteja, said eligibility criteria made it tough for OBC
candidates. According to DSW figures, going by the trend,
this year too about 30% of the seats under OBC category
will remain vacant. |
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