DU admissions: 57% seats in various colleges full, 4th cut-off list on July 13

The cutoff for the fourth list has dropped by up to 5% points in popular courses and some colleges have reopened admissions in courses such as History, Economics, English and Political Science.

Nearly 57% of around 52,000 seats in undergraduate courses in various Delhi University colleges have been filled following the release of three cut-off lists by the varsity in a fortnight.

Students wait in queue for submitting their documents for the new academic year 2017-18 at Hans Raj College in North Campus in New Delhi, on June 27, 2017. (Sushil Kumar/HT Photo)

The varsity had on Friday released the third cut-off list with highest being 98% for BA (Honours) in Psychology course in Lady Shri Ram College for Women.

“Over 30,000 out of around 52,000 seats in various DU colleges have already been filled, along with payment of fees. Remaining seats will is most likely to be filled after release of other two cut-off lists,” chairman of DU’s Admissions Committee, Professor Maharaj K Pandit said.

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The first and second cut-off lists were released on 23 June and 1 July respectively.

While seats for much preferred B.A.(Hons.) English and Economics courses were still open in various colleges, Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Lady Shri Ram (LSR) along with Hindu College has closed its admissions to some of the courses.

The fourth and the fifth lists are expected to be released on 13 and 18 July respectively.