The admission session for courses offered in
the pristine colleges of Delhi University have begun, and aspiring students
from all over the country can apply for the available courses with equal
probability of landing that perfect course of their choice. Or can they?
It appears that the Delhi University, on 10th
July 2015 told the high court that it was not possible to consider marks
obtained from different boards under one banner. Therefore, it is in the hands
of DU Colleges to filter out what according to them best "qualifies"
as a Cut-off.
This explanation came after students, some of
whom could not get admission in colleges of their choice and others whose
admissions were cancelled, raised their voice and sought for a uniform system
of admission and also challenged the cut-off calculation notification.
The court heard many petitions filed by students from Kerala,
Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan state boards and faced a deduction of 10% in
their “Best of 4” marks at the time of calculating the cut-offs. Each college
in the capital had a different criterion for calculating cut-off marks of
students from other state boards during the admission process.
They challenged a DU circular which said all discipline
subjects must have at least 70% component as theory, which does not include internals
or continuous evaluation.
Under the CBSE pattern of exams, there is
70:30 ratio of theory and practical, while in state education boards, the
evaluation system is having a 60:20:20 ratio of theory, internals and practical
exams.
Thus even if a student has obtained 100% marks, he will be evaluated
only on the 60% written exam, excluding marks obtained by the student in
internals and practical tests, which are an integral part of the exams. The
student’s plea also said that "There is no uniform system of admission in
DU and there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding with regard to
calculation of cut-off marks, especially regarding students from other state
boards."
From the aspiring eyes of a budding student, do
you think this is just?
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