DU says admission will be based on ‘merit’, entrance exam is not an option yet.
Delhi University (DU), one of the largest universities in the country, said it would follow this “merit” criterion for admission.With the Centre on Tuesday announcing the cancellation of the Class 12 CBSE Board examinations and at least some state governments expected to follow suit, the focus now shifts to undergraduate admissions, with the big question being: how will universities, which have traditionally based their admissions on Class 12 exam results, take in students this year?
While announcing the cancellation, the Union Government said the Class 12 results would be compiled as per “a well-defined objective criteria"Delhi University (DU), one of the largest universities in the country, said it would follow this “merit” criterion for admission.DU Acting Vice-Chancellor P C Joshi said, “This decision has been taken in view of the unprecedented Covid situation. We are with the Government of India. Our admission criteria will strictly be based on merit. We will honour the Board’s criterion.”Rajeev Gupta, Chairperson-Admissions, said, “Whatever formula CBSE adopts, ultimately, they will declare results. We will declare cut-offs based on it.Every year, DU conducts undergraduate admissions to most courses through cut-offs which are calculated, to a large extent, on the basis of Class 12 marks.
The university had earlier sent a proposal to the University Grants Commission (UGC), according to which 50 per cent weightage could be given to the Class 12 marks and the rest to a CUCET (Central Universities Common Entrance Test).
Joshi, DU’s Acting VC, who is part of a committee set up by the Central government to consider a common entrance test for Central universities, had earlier said that under this formula, Class 12 marks could be calculated as percentiles instead of percentages.
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