June 26, 2013

Admissions 2013

LSR cut-off out, English at 97%

By Gurman Bhatia June 26, 2013

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, one of the leading college of arts in the country has declared the first cut-off for this academic year.

As expected, the cut-offs are extremely high and almost all courses have increased the bar in a significant manner. Courses such as English and Journalism (Now Journalism and Mass Communication) that had admissions previously through entrance examinations namely CATE and CJET respectively, see cut-offs that might be somewhat unexpected. While LSR’s English cut-off is the highest for the subject as of now (except for Miranda’s cut-off for Commerce students), for Journalism LSR’s is one of the first announcements to come.

Commerce goes even higher than SRCC at a 97.75 for the course. The cut-off for economics at LSR is at par with SRCC with 97.75. Hence, it is expected that a second list should come out atleast for these two courses. The same pattern followed last year, with college declaring a high first cut-off that didn’t find many takers. Perhaps, we might see a more realistic second cut-off.

Other subjects such as History and Political Science have also risen considerably from 90.25 and 93.5 respectively last year, to 95.75 this year for both the courses. Psychology, which happens to be a B.Tech course this year sees a somewhat similar cut-off to last year’s 96.

Here is the college cut-off for various courses:

English: 97%
Commerce: 97.75-98.75
Psychology: 96.75
Economics: 97.75
History: 95.75
Political Science: 95.75
Sanskrit: 55
Sociology: 96.5
Statistics: 96
Journalism and Mass Communication: 97.5 – 98.5

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Admissions 2013

Admissions 2013: Checklist for applicants

By Sakshi Arora June 26, 2013

Amidst all the chaos of cut-offs, we have a list of few things you should keep in mind while going for admission into a college.

Please carry the following things with you:

1)    4-5 recent passport size photographs (coloured or black and white doesn’t matter). But it will be better if they are recent since your college ID cards shall be prepared using them only.
2)    Passing Certificate from the institution last attended.
3)    Mark sheet of class
4)    Mark sheet of class 12.
5)    Secondary School Certificate (Class 10) issued by the Board/University for date of birth.
6)    Character certificate from the institution last attended.
7)    Provisional certificate from the institute last attended.
8)    Migration certificate form your school.
9)    Certificates in support of reserved categories or medical certificates for handicapped students.
10) Certificate/Proof for PWD Category candidates.
11) Candidates seeking admission should bring following Certificates in Original along with the two sets of self attested photocopy.
12) Also carry the admission fee as it is required to complete the admission process.
13)   If you are seeking admission in a girls college than please have some female as your companion as males might not be allowed in some colleges.
14)   If you want to take up hostel don’t forget to take and fill hostel forms and enquire about the interviews (if any) or any other necessary requirements.
15)   Do look up at the website of the college before going to that college.
16)   There might some extra requirements for sports quota and ECA which can be required from administration department of respective colleges.
17)   Receipt of Preliminary Application Form.
18)   Affidavits by the Parent and Candidate for Anti Ragging and Sexual Harassment as per Ordinance XV (C) and XV (D).
19)   In case you face any problem or there is any confusion while filling the form there shall be teachers to help you out, and a team will also be sent by University people to assist students in admission, you can also seek help from them.

ADMISSION PROCESS

Once you reach the college make sure to get college admission form as well as University Enrollment form.

Fill the form carefully (No overwriting/cutting/fluid is allowed on the Admission Forms. If such things happen, candidate has to fill the form afresh) and check the notice boards of the college, it might mention where you should proceed as per your course for escalation to the next step of admission. Get your registration done and form verified from there. Than there shall be verification of the documents mentioned above, after which you will need to move to the cashier from where you will get your enrolment number and the final step of the admission process is fee submission. Submit the fee, collect fee receipt and you are now a student of your college.

Make sure you reach your college as early as possible best time would be by 9:00; this is because admission process is too long in some colleges so if you go late you might not be able to get your admission done in one day.

All the best candidates!

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Shri Ram College of Commerce

SRCC declares first cut-off, FYUP in Commerce goes up till 99%

By Gurman Bhatia June 26, 2013

Shri Ram College of Commerce, popularly known as SRCC has declared its first cut-off. The college will offer two courses- FYUP in Economics and FYUP in Commerce.

FYUP in Economics

General: 97.5%
OBC: 95.75%
SC: 95.25%
ST: 94.25%
PWD (VH) : 95.25%
PWD (HH): 97%
PWD (OH): 97%

The cut-off has been declared the same for all streams. Hence, humanities, commerce and science students will compete with the same cut-off. As a rider, students in the general category need to have a minimum of 70% marks in mathematics. With such high cut-offs, a 70+ in Maths should certainly be a given.

FYUP in Commerce

The most prized course in Delhi University does not come at 100% this time. The cut-off starting at 97% for Commerce students and going up till 99% for students without a Commerce background, comes somewhat expected from SRCC’s track record of high cut-offs. When compared to Kirori Mal College’s 99.75%, SRCC’s 99% is certainly justified better.

Eligibility Categories
A: 12th with all four papers of Accounts, Business Studies, Economics, Maths
B: 12th with any three papers from Accounts, Business Studies, Economics, Maths
C: 12th with any two papers from Accounts, Business Studies, Economics, Maths
D: 12th with any one paper from Accounts, Business Studies, Economics, Maths
E: Others

All the best candidates!

For cut-offs of other colleges, please refer here.

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Admissions 2013

Ramjas declares first cut-off ahead of other colleges

By DU Beat June 26, 2013

Ahead of all other colleges, the first cut-off for Ramjas College is already out. The cut-off lays resemblance to the previous trend of sky-high cut-offs. Seeing the insanely high cut-offs for B.Com, English and Economics, it can be expected that a second cut-off should come out.

Along with the cut-offs, the college has also released the room numbers where candidates seeking admission will be supposed to go tomorrow. Along with that, the college has also listed the admission-in-charge for particular departments.

Here are the cut-offs for each of the courses:

Image credit: ramjas-college.learnhub.com

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Miranda House

King’s and I: Studying International Relations

By Akriti Gupta June 26, 2013

With the onset of the summer vacations, probable activities that are worthwhile start lurking in one’s head. It was then that I came across a flier which read “King’s comes to you! King’s College London and Miranda House welcome you! Apply now!” And it certainly was one of those moments when I realized the perks of studying in a prestigious college like Miranda House and in the University of Delhi.

The King’s College London Summer School at Delhi was organized in collaboration with Miranda House, University of Delhi and Think Education, an educational organization which works to create opportunities for promising students worldwide. It was a high quality and intensive academic programme open to students from around the country. The session 1 was held from 4^th June-14^th June 2013, and the session 2 from 17^th June – 28^th June 2013. It was in the first session that I studied the spectacularly interesting subject of International Relations. The concept of a ‘summer school’ being a new one to the students of the University of Delhi was met with looks of apprehension; yet the KCL session saw around 80 students from various universities in attendance. Our tutor for this course was Dr. Diana Bozhilova, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Hellenic Studies at KCL, and also a dynamic lady with amazing knowledge in a subject which takes one years to study.

Being an absolute newcomer to the varying subjects of Political Science, Economics, Philosophy, Law and Sociology; most of us had trouble adjusting to the hefty curriculum, but the interactive approach and the alternating group activity plus lecture schedule made it all easily understandable and also enjoyable. We all breezed through heavy duty subjects like ‘global governance, international relations theory, the workings of the United Nations, historical origins of the European Union etc’. One afternoon we would make strategies to overcome problems in the European Parliament, whereas on another, build a clean city from scratch. We saw documentaries and videos ranging from sea piracy to that of a gender bias, which was definitely a wonderful break from the monotonous classroom sessions we all usually have to endure. The experience was one both mentally and emotionally enriching, as I made friends from places I never thought I would, with many of them here to stay. The summer school gave us an excuse to eat out, have fun, discuss theories over coffee and laugh over anecdotes recited by many of us.

The summer school not only taught me what the study of International Relations means, but also helped me decide what I would want to pursue later on in life. It helped me experience what it means to study in a foreign classroom, in a completely different setting and with a vast curriculum. It really helped broaden my horizons; while having fun. This summer school is one experience which I would never forget. Given a chance, I would definitely attend it again. I can proudly say that I returned with a greater sense of self after attending The King’s College London Summer School at Delhi.

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