5. Marks - sheet (details of marks secured in the Senior School Certificate/ I.S.C. / Intermediate Examination etc.). Its better for candidates seeking admission, who have passed the qualifying examination from a Board other than CBSE or ISC, to get the result authenticated from the Resident Commissioner of the State where the Board is situated. Some colleges insist on the photocopy of the relevant page of the Gazette covering the students result, duly attested by the Head of Institution last attended.

6. Date of Birth Certificate i.e., 10th Class Pass Certificate issued by the Board.

7. A Certificate (from School Principal) of passing Hindi for those who have studied Hindi only upto 8th Class. (If Hindi isn’t a subject in Class X/ XII)

8. Caste Certificate (For SC/ ST candidates).

9. Provisional Certificate of the last examination passed (Class XII), certified by the Principal of the last institution attended. (Some colleges insist on it.)

10. An Eligibility Certificate from the University of Delhi (if required)

11. School Leaving/ Migration Certificate (if required)

12. Medical fitness certificate. (Generally for hostel applicants)

13. ECA and sports certificates (if applicable)

14. An application addressed to the Vice – Chancellor, University of Delhi, regarding relaxation in age (if the age of the candidate is less than 17 years for Under – Graduate course as on 1-10-2006.

15. Gap year students – Certificates to prove the reason for gap year. Some colleges ask for an affidavit stating the student did not take admission in any other college & was preparing or appeared for exams like MBBS & Engineering.

16. It is not a bad idea to carry around Rs. 6000 as the fees.

University accepts self – attested copies of documents/ papers.

Cut – Off List

All the lists notifying eligibility criteria for admission to various under – graduate courses are subject to the number of seats available. Therefore, it should be noted that all those applicants having minimum qualification might not be able to secure admission.

The criteria for admission to various courses are displayed on the notice board. The applicant should satisfy himself/ herself regarding fulfilling the criteria in every respect.

The first cut-off list may not be the right indicator of whether a student has secured a seat in a particular college. Cut-offs usually dips by the time second and third lists are out. This is because even those students, who have scored as high as 85 or 90 percent, apply in several colleges. When they get admission to their preferred college, they withdraw from the rest. In science stream this happens because many of the aspirants opt for engineering colleges.

The rate of withdrawal is inversely proportional to the college’s reputation – the more well known the college, the lesser the slump. In lower – rung colleges, cut-offs can drop even by 10 percent. In fact the second list is more crucial and realistic.

It is suggested that students should secure their seats by getting admitted to a college where they meet the cut-offs in the first list itself. They can withdraw later in second/ third list to rejoin different college.

Every year cut off lists seal a student’s future. Which course you take, what college you get into all this is determined by the cut off list. But who draws up this list? Is it the University or the college? What rules govern the process? Is it an arbitrary decision taken by colleges on some ranking system that no one knows about?

College A says, there is an Admission Committee that draws up the cut off list. The committee comprises various Teachers- in – charge of different departments, a five-member team elected by the Staff Council and a Convenor. The Committee is elected every year. The college first processes all the applications that it receives. “We draw up a merit list from the two lists that we, one comprising centralised forms and the other college forms. At this point in time, we don’t list the name of the applicants, just their marks. The merit list is in a descending order. This list is sent to all the Teachers in charge who study it to decide upon a cut-off percentage. This figure is then given to the committee for approval, who forwards it to determined depending on the applications received,”

College B, says, “For instance, we might have 25 seats in Political Science. In such a case, we will take the first 50 entries from the merit list and the fiftieth entry will be the cut-off percentage for the first list.” Therefore, if the fiftieth entry has 90 percent, then the first cut-off would be 90 per cent for that year. “To make the task easier, we give the Teacher in charge a merit list which is 10 per cent less than that of last year. Let me explain. Suppose the first cut-off for Commerce was 80 per cent last year. This year, we would take the first 50 entries having more than 70 per cent and give that list to the Teachers in charge, since realistically speaking, there is no chance that the cut-off percentage for College B can fall below 70 percent. The Teachers in charge would then determine the cut off for his or her department and forward it to the Committee.”

“Usually, we take in five times the regular strength of a course, especially in the Science stream, as there is high drop out rate in science and a large number of students leave once they get through the engineering or medical entrance exam. In arts and commerce, we take in twice the regular strength.” If a student falls within the cut-off percentage and applies for admission at a college, the university rules say that the college has to give admission, irrespective of how many seats are left. However, this is only possible if the student applies within three days of the list coming out. “After that, the college cannot give admission. It will be then be the turn of the student who falls under the second or rather, the next cut-off list,” “Usually, we take in 20 per cent of students from the first cut off list.” “We seldom go beyond the second list. However, till the second list, students stand a good chance of getting admission,”

So who decides the ranking of the various colleges? Both College A and College B deny that there is any arbitrary ranking system, though they admit that some colleges have higher cut-offs than others.

Clearly, cut-offs are a by-product of how well the Class 12 exams go. And ranks come in the wake of the cut-off making the circle complete!

The high cut offs had left many students smarting, when even those with 88 or 89% did not make it to the college of their choice.

· Over the years the student’s performance in the Board examinations has been getting better and better. It isn’t students are getting brighter each year, the grades are getting more generous.

· Number of outstation students coming to Delhi for further studies have increased.

· Students are more aware of competition and apply everywhere. The cut off goes high. The top few colleges get snapped sooner as everybody wants to be there.

· There has been big jump in the number of applicants per course, indicating that students seem to have applied for more courses due to the convenience of the Pre – admission form. Through these forms students can apply for as many as 80 options at one go.

Many colleges give a range of percentage as cut – off. E.g. Economics cut off is 90 – 92%. This means that for students who had economics as a subject in Class XII, 90% is the cut – off. For those who did not, the cut – off is 92%. With different colleges of Delhi University preaching different theories or selecting the best four subjects, the cut off list doesn’t mention separate cut-off for students from different streams and the parents are forced to visit all the colleges to know about the eligibility criteria. There is no clear demarcation about the subjects included in the best four by the colleges, neither there is any clear demarcation of cut-offs for students of different streams. The cut-off released by the university doesn’t mention this. Those students who are sitting at home making merry about their percentage coming under the first cut-off list need to go to the college and understand the compositions of subjects first.

The quota seats which are not filled are thrown open to general category students. Once the admission procedure is over, the university has to notify the colleges that no quota students will be sent to them for admission before a college can declare vacant seats open. This usually happens by the middle or end of August. Once the university has declared the “still” vacant seats open, admitting students depends on the discretion of concerned colleges. Details of whether a college has any open seats or not, too, have to be found out from individual colleges by students.

(i) Admission in the Regular Colleges

All those who satisfy the Course, Marks and Age conditions are eligible to seek admission in the Colleges. However, the Colleges may continue admission up to 14.8.08 subject to availability of seats. For further information with regard to admission to a particular College, the candidates are advised to contact the concerned College.

(ii) Admission in the School of Open Learning

All those who satisfy the conditions laid down regarding the course, marks and age requirements shall be eligible to seek admission to B.A. (Hons.) English/ Political Science and B. Com. (Hons.) course in the School of Open Learning up to 31.10.08. Every candidate who had passed the last qualifying examination is eligible for admission to B.A. & B. Com Courses. Sale of admission forms starts in the month of June.

(iii) Enrolment in the Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board

Women candidates who satisfy the course, marks and age requirements could get themselves enrolled with the Teaching Centre concerned of Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board for admission to B.A. / B. Com. course. Girls who want to pursue a professional course but do not want to miss out on a regular Bachelor’s degree should check out the non-collegiate module offered by Delhi University. The classroom schedule consists of 55 days throughout the year, with classes held mainly on Saturdays, Sundays and during autumn or winter vacations. Each centre has its own library.

(iv) Enrolment as External Candidates

All those who are residing within the territorial limits of the National Capital territory of Delhi and have passed the Senior School Certificate (Class XII) Examination conducted by the Central Board of Society Education, Delhi, or an examination recognised as equivalent there to and conducted by any other authority established by law and situated within the National Capital Territory of Delhi to which the powers of the University extend, and from a School/ and examination Centre (in the case of private candidates) located within the National Capital territorial jurisdiction of the University, shall be eligible for enrolment as an external candidate for B.A./ B. Com. (Pass) examination of the University.

For further information the candidates are advised to contact the Asst. Registrar, Non Formal Education Cell, (Behind Miranda House), University of Delhi, Delhi 110007

Note: For further information pertaining to Honours Courses in a college the candidates are advised to contact the concerned College.

Entrance Test

For most of the under graduate professional courses admission is made through Entrance Test. Candidates are advised to contact the concerned College in case an Entrance Test is prescribed for admission to any particular course and obtain details thereof. Wherever an entrance test is held for admission to any prescribed course, the weightage for the previous qualifying examination will be at least 30% and for the interview, if held, at best 15%. The rest of the weightage will be given to the entrance test".

Migration

Though the Delhi University has provisions for migration of students from one college to another after the first year of college, this rarely happens. Most colleges do not entertain applications for migrations either as policy or because they simply do not have the seats to accommodate such students. Lady Sri Ram College (LSR), do not allow migrations at all, unless in the rarest of cases. Ramjas College, as a matter of policy, does not allow any migrations to the B.A. courses. A migration depends not only on the availability of seats in a particular course in the college concerned, but also on the marks secured by the student. A student must perform extremely well in his/her first year exams to apply for a migration. The applicant also needs ‘no objection’ certificate from his own college in order to migrate and procuring it is far from easy in most cases. Even in cases where migration is allowed, the conditions are very strict. Most colleges only admit students who have scored a minimum of 55 – 60 percent and above in their first year examination.

Migration Certificate

Candidates, who have passed their last examination from a Board or a University outside Delhi, will be required to submit their Migration Certificate from that Board or University by the 15^th of October. Failure to do so may result in their admission being cancelled without any further notice to them.

Migration to IInd year from other Universities

A Student who wishes to seek admission/ migration after passing the Senior School Certificate Examination (under 10+2 system) or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto and after having also passed the Ist year examination of a degree course conducted by a recognised University, can seek admission/ migration provided the student has secured 40% marks in the aggregate of the Senior School Certificate Examination or an equivalent examination and the minimum percentage of marks in the 1st year examination of the degree course equivalent to the percentage of marks as laid down by the University of Delhi to pass the 1st Year examination of the degree course.

Note:

1. Admission of a student to the University in the second academic year of study for degree examination may only be allowed on the ground that the parent or guardian of the student is resident of or has migrated to Delhi.

2. Candidates who seek migration to IInd year of B.A. / B. Com. courses are required to take Part I & II examination simultaneously at the end of the second year and shall be governed by the rules laid down for promotion by the University.

3. That Migration is only a permissive facility and not an obligatory one.

4. Each migration is subject to the approval of the Academic Council of the University on individual merits of each case.

5. No Inter – University migration is allowed to IInd or IIIrd B.Sc. (Hons.) courses.

Migration of the External Candidates to Regular College.

(a) A student who secures more then 40% marks in Class XII examination or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto conducted by any other authority, established by law and situated within the territorial limits to which the power of the University extend and joins Non Formal Education Cell and secures less than 40% marks at the B.A. / B. Com. Part I/ II examination of the University but is eligible for promotion to the next higher class may be allowed to migrate to the Regular College/ Non Collegiate Women's Education Board.

(b) A student who secures less then 40% marks in Class XII examination or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto conducted by any other authority, established by law and situated within the territorial limits to which the powers of the University extend and joins Non-Formal Education Cell and secures at least 40% marks at the B.A. / B. Com. Part I/ II Examination of the University and is eligible for promotion to the next higher class may be allowed to migrate to a regular College/ Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board.

(c) A student who secures less than 40% marks in Class XII examination or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto, conducted by any other authority, established and situated within the territorial limits to which the powers of the University extend and joins the Non-Formal Education Cell and secures less than 40% marks at the B.A. / B. Com. Part I/ II examination of the University and is eligible for promotion to the next higher class shall not be allowed to migrate to regular College/ Non Collegiate Women's Education Board.

Migration of candidates from School of Open Learning to Regular College/ Non-Collegiate Women’s Board

(a) A student who secures more than 40% marks in Class XII examination or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto and joins the School of Open Learning but secures less than 40% marks at the B.A. / B. Com. Part I/ II examination to the University and is eligible for promotion to the next higher class may be allowed to migrate to the Regular College/ Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board.

(b) A student who secures less than 40% marks in Class XII or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto, and joins School of Open Learning and secures more than 40% marks at the B.A. / B. Com. Part I/ II examination of the University and is eligible for promotion to the next higher class may be allowed to migrate to Regular College/ Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board.

(c) A student who secures less than 40% marks in Class XII or an examination recognised as equivalent thereto and joins School of Open Learning and secures less than 40% marks at the B.A. / B. Com. (Pass) Part I/ II Examination of the University and is eligible for promotion to the next higher class shall not be allowed to migrate to a Regular College/ Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board.

Transfer of students to the IInd Year B.A. / B. Com.

Any student of B.A. (Hons.)/ B. Com. (Hons.) course who has passed the part I examination or a student who has been declared eligible for promotion to the next higher class on the result of the Part I examination or a student who has failed at the Part I examination, obtaining at least 25% marks in the aggregate (Main subject and Qualifying and Subsidiary Subjects taken together) in each case, may at his/ her option, be allowed to proceed to the IInd Year class of the B.A. or B. Com. Course at the beginning of the Ist term of the IInd Year of the Course, if otherwise eligible for admission to the Ist Year of the B.A. or B. Com. course, as the case may be, as per qualification possessed by him/ her at that time. Such a student, on transfer, shall be required to take Part I and Part II examination, simultaneously at the B.A. or B. Com. courses, as the case may be, at the end of the IInd Year of a course, if otherwise eligible.

No direct admission is permissible to the II year of BA (H) including BSc (H) Mathematics and Statistics and BCom (H) course, BSc (restructured courses).

Treatment of Internal Assessment in case of migration

In the case of students who repeat one or more paper (s), or all the papers of part I, II or III, internal Assessment marks will be carried forward from the first attempt. In the following special cases, in lieu of internal Assessment, candidates will be awarded marks in the same proportion as the marks obtained in that paper in the University exam.

· Students who migrate from other universities to DU in the Second Year.

· Students who fail in the Part I exam of Honours curses and join Pass/ General Courses in the Second year; and

· Students who transfer from the First Year Pass/ General courses to Honours courses in the Second Year.

· Students who migrate from non-formal streams in DU (School of Open learning, Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board and Non-Formal Education Cell) to the regular stream and vice versa.

Miscellaneous

(a) Candidates, whose results are not declared within the prescribed dates for admission, may seek provisional admission subject to satisfying the course, marks and age requirements as laid down for the course. Such provisional admission shall stand annulled without further notice if their results are not available by 15th December of the year of admission.

(b) Information regarding list of examinations recognised as equivalent to the Senior School Certificate Examination (12 Year Course of the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi) and the list of Examinations recognised as equivalent to the Intermediate Examination of the Indian University can be had by the Colleges from the University on request.

(c) Attendance: Subject to the provisions of Ordinance VII, the candidates are required to attend not less than two third of lectures and practical and tutorials separately in all subjects taken together held in the college in each academic year. There is also a provision that a student can appear if he or she has attended 40 percent of the lectures provided the student agrees to make up the shortfall in second year.

(d) Internal Assessment: 25% of total marks in a course will be based on internal assessment on a continuous basis; such assessment could be based on tutorial work/ class presentations/ mid – term examinations, or a combination of the same. Internal assessment marks will be shown separately in the Mark Sheet issued by the University and these marks shall be added to the annual/ semester examination marks for determining the division of the students. 5 marks will be awarded on the basis of attendance (67% - 69% percent attendance will fetch 1 marks, 70% - 74% 2 marks, 75% - 79% 3 marks, 80 – 84% 4 marks, 85% and above 5 marks), 10 marks for mid term exams (internal/ house exams) and 10 marks for projects/ practical/ assignments/ tutorials/ assignments.

(e) It is statutory obligation on the part of Colleges to fill all seats reserved for Scheduled castes/ Scheduled tribes Candidates, as per allotment made by the university.

(g) The Colleges should not refuse admission to any SC/ST student on the basis of medium of Instructions. Any deficiency in the knowledge of any particularly language should be removed through remedial classes for which University Grants Commission grants are available.

(h) The College should not transfer the seats reserved under various provisions till a communication is received by the Colleges to this effect from the University.

(i) In case some seats pertaining to any reserved quota are left vacant, the same will be declared open and filled up by the other candidates in order of merit and preference.

(j) Any candidate seeking registration/ admission on false/ forged certificate in respect of age, caste, subject and percentage of marks etc. will be liable to cancellation of his/ her registration/ admission by the University and he/ she will be debarred form admission to any College/ course for 3 years and disciplinary action will be taken against the candidate.

(k) Rounding of fraction of marks is not permissible.

(l) Marks of oral test shall be excluded for working out the percentage of marks in four subjects.

(m) For purposes of determining the aggregate marks of four subjects in respect of Pre-University examination, where the result is shown in grades and standard etc. the minimum percentage of Marks for each subjects given in standards will be taken into account if the candidates do not produce the actual marks from the University/Board concerned for determining their eligibility.

(n) Candidates passing the Senior School Certificate (12 years course) Examination or any other examination recognised as equivalent thereto with Physical Science/ General Science Physics with Chemistry as one subject will be considered eligible for registration/ admission to the B.Sc. (Hons.) Courses on individual merit.

(o) Candidates who have passed the Senior School Certificate (12 Years course) Multi purpose technical Examination with Mathematics and Engineering Drawing as one subject will not be considered eligible for admission to 1st year B.Sc. Course.

(p) No relaxation in any of the minimum eligibility conditions is permissible.

(q) No student shall be denied admission on the basis of gap period. Generally all the colleges will want to know the reason for the gap. If it is due to an entrance exam for professional courses like engineering, MBBS etc. admission is granted. A gap year student of maximum two years can seek admission in university. Enrolment number of coaching institute, identity cards of entrance examinations & medical certificates are some of the proof that colleges ask for and cross check to ensure authentication.

(r) The candidates should check with the convenor, Admission Committee as to which subsidiary subjects/ qualifying subjects are being made available in the college.

(s) Pass marks in honours course is 40 percent and 36 percent in Pass course.

(t) In case you decide against taking admission in one of the colleges, once admission formalities are over, inform the respective college and get their registration cancelled. If you do not do so, you will be barred entry in the varsity in the following year. The step has been taken by the University to save seats that get blocked after their registrations are not cancelled.

(u) Some colleges have some seats lying vacant even after the last date. This is due to cancellations, migration, lack of applicants in particular course. Generally last date for application is August 14 for such cases. Students should check with individual colleges for details in this regard.

First Day Survival Tips

· Relax. Everyone else is probably just as nervous as you are.

· Be confident but don’t go overboard. Acting ‘stuck up’ could just worsen things.

· Avoid wearing clothes that scream ‘Tease Me’. Wear something that you are comfortable in. Don’t jazz yourself up too much it’s not a great idea to stick out.

· Keep a low profile; attend classes and then beat a hasty retreat. Avoid the infamous addas namely the college canteen, murky corridors, and entrances.

· It’s a good idea to avoid eye contact; there’s plenty of time to make friends with your seniors. Running around in a chipper attitude could be interpreted as a signal that you’re game to be ragged.

· Find out it there’s any cultural club, theatre group or sport team that you would like to join later on.

· Don’t panic. Do not look like a nervous week.

· It is always better to travel in a group.

· Carry minimal amounts of cash.

· Take your time to settle down and just soak in the atmosphere or the first day. It’s a big occasion, particularly for out-station students who have come to Delhi for the first time. Look around the campus. This is probably going to be your favourite haunt for the next three years, and you will have some of the nicest times of your life here.

Surviving ragging

· Be a sport. In most cases, it is a fun way of introduction.

· If you’re singled out, stay calm and face the music. Be game about ragging that isn’t overtly humiliating or physical in any form. Singing and dancing never killed anyone and if you prove that you’re a good sport, your seniors will thaw to you. On the other hand, behaving like a cry baby with an attitude problem will make your life miserable for the rest of the month, may be year.

· Do not run for cover. Your best chance to survive ragging is to remain in the open.

· Move around in-groups, it’s better to follow ragging procedures with others that share the same plight.

· Be attentive. Many a clever fachchas masquerade as seniors and even rag their own classmates.

· Do not venture into the hostel if you don’t belong there. Ragging generally gets rough in hostels

· You might be asked to act out a part of a movie. Sing a song, introduce yourself to members of the opposite sex, do a catwalk, emulate a dog, etc.

· If you are a hosteller, you might find the going tough for the first few days.

· If however, you believe that your seniors are crossing the line, take a stand. Flatly refuse to do whatever is unacceptable, they will back off. Approach the authorities as a last resort. There are very strict Supreme Court guidelines against ragging, but it’s inadvisable to be too touchy.

· Ragging is a part and parcel of college life. You’ll have some interesting nuggets to tell your grandkids decades down the line!

Prime Education

Prime Education

Ist Year Admission Procedure

DU Admission

Employment / Strengths and Options

PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION TO THE IST YEAR COURSE

Documents Required