Many leave DU after engg counselling

The allotment of seats in engineering colleges and other competitive examinations made several well-known colleges of Delhi University to come out with the fourth cut-off lists, teachers say. Mallica Joshi reports.

The allotment of seats in engineering colleges and other competitive examinations made several well-known colleges of Delhi University to come out with the fourth cut-off lists, teachers say.

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While Shri Ram College for Commerce's fourth list with a 0.25% reduction in percentage was the most surprising, Hindu College, Hansraj College and Kirori Mal College also came out with a fourth list.

"We saw a sizeable number of withdrawals from Economics (honours) in the past one week. Most of these students withdrew because they had got admission in an engineering college of their choice," said a teacher at SRCC on the condition of anonymity.

According to university experts, many students who have taken admission in science courses will also withdraw admission once they get a professional course of their choice.

"We see this trend every year. Students, especially from the science stream, take admission in DU as a back-up option. They leave as soon as they get admission in an engineering or a medical college," said a senior DU official.

The re-opening of admission in SRCC means that other colleges will have to release a 5th cut-off list. And it is not just Economics (honours) that has seen a fourth list. Even in the much sought-after B.Com (honours), many top colleges, including Hindu College and Hans Raj College have come out with a fourth list.

At Hindu College, the number of withdrawals in B.Com (honours) was six. The college may have to come out with a fifth list in the subject.