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DU to Include MILs in the Academic List for the Upcoming Admission Session

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The University of Delhi (DU) has modified its list of academic subjects to include all 21 Modern Indian Languages (MILs) mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. These languages are Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

The Admission Committee of DU has decided to relieve the students who have an MIL as one of their main subjects by forgoing the deduction in their percentage. Previously, there was a subtraction of 2.5% from the aggregate Best of Four (BoF) if the student had an MIL because these languages were not mentioned in DU’s academic subjects list.

The University’s Standing Committee of the Academic Council wanted to make the admission process more inclusive for the students who generally take the language they speak as an elective subject in class 12th. “This move would be advantageous to the state board students,” says Rasal Singh, a member of the committee as reported by Hindustan Times.

The Committee also decided to include a few state education board subjects, such as those of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Board, Maharashtra Board, Andhra Pradesh Board, and Jammu and Kashmir Board, in the academic list. Till last year, only those subjects which were taught in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) were included in the list. However, this move will bring state board subjects such as Biochemistry from the J&K Board, Civics from the UP Board and Statistics from the Maharashtra Board, etc. under this list. These subjects were treated as vocational subjects and now are considered main subjects.

The students can now consider their state board subjects, which were previously not included, in their BoF and this will not result in any reduction in their overall aggregate. The colleges, till now, were known to provide relaxation in cut-offs only when the candidates took up MILs as a subject while taking admission in B.A. or B. Com. (Programme).

The University has also directed the state board students to get an attested letter from their school in case their class 12th subjects are missing from DU’s academic list. Hence, this ensures that these subjects also get priority as given by the constitution.

 

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Admissions 2018

Venkateswara, Dyal Singh & Many Other Colleges Give 1% Concession to Women

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Are you one of the many female students who fell a little short on their Best 4%, and failed to get admission in DU? If yes, there’s still a ray of hope for you. Over the coming cut-offs, there’s a high likelihood you will secure a seat in this prestigious university if you avail this concession, which is only applicable in select colleges and courses.

The following colleges/programmes have been permitted to give concession of 1% on the cut-off declared by the college to women applicants, as approved by the admission committee for the year 2018-19. For example, according to the first cut-off list released by DU, a college admits students who scored 97% in their best 4 percentage for admission in B.Com (Hons.).

According to the list of colleges that give 1% concession to female candidates, a girl candidate who scored 96% will gain admission in this college. However, many colleges like Moti Lal Nehru College give 1% concession only on the aggregate percentage. The same will have to be consulted with the college the candidate wishes to join.

A total of 26 colleges offer this concession. While most colleges offer it for selective courses, a few of them offer it for all the courses that they teach. You can check the courses offered by a particular college in the UG Bulletin of information 2018 from pages 101 to 122. The bulletin can be accessed here.

Name of College List of Courses with 1% concession
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College All courses offered by college
Acharya Narendra Dev College B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science, B.Sc. (Hons.) Electronics, B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics, B.Sc. Physical Sciences with Computer Science, B.Sc. Physical Sciences with Electronics
Aryabhatta College B.A. Programme, B.A. (Hons.) English, B.A. (Hons.) Hindi, B.A. (Hons.) Political Science, B.Com., B.A. (Hons.) History, B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College All courses offered except BMS, B.com(H), and B.Com
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College All courses offered except BBE
Dyal Singh College All courses offered by college
Dyal Singh College (Eve) All courses offered i.e B.A. Prog, B.A. (Hons.) English, B.A. (Hons.) Political Science, B.Com, B.Com.(Hons.)
Keshav Mahavidyalya B.Sc (Hons.) Physics, B.Sc (Hons.) Electronics
Motilal Nehru College All courses offered except B.A.(Hons.) Economics
Motilal Nehru College (Eve) All courses offered by college
P.G.D.A.V. College All courses offered by college
P.G.D.A.V. College (Eve.) All courses offered by college
Rajdhani College All courses offered except B.A.(Hons.) Economics
Ram Lal Anand College All courses offered except B.M.S., B.A.(Hons.) Hindi Patrakarita, B.Sc. Microbiology
Ramanujan College B.A. Programme, B.A (Hons.) Hindi, B.A (Hons.) Poltical Science, B.A (Hons.) English, B.Com., B.Com. (Hons.)
Ramjas College B.A. (Hons.) Hindi, B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit, B.A. (Hons.) Political Science
Satyawati College All courses offered by college
Satyawati College (Eve.) All courses offered by college
Shivaji College All courses offered except B.B.E.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Eve.) B.Com. (Hons.), B.Com., B.A. (Hons.) Political Science, B.A. (Hons.) Geography, B.A. Programme
Shyam Lal College All courses offered by college
Sri Venkateswara College B.A. Programme, B.A. (Hons.) Hindi, B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit, B.Sc. (Hons.) Electronics, B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics
Sri Aurobindo College All courses offered by college
Swami Shradhanand College B.A.(Prog.), B.Com., B.Com.(H)
Zakir Husain Delhi College B.A.(Hons.) Arabic, B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, B.Com/ B.Com (Hons.), B.A.(Hons.) Economics, B.A.(Hons.) Philosophy, B.A.(Hons.) Political Science, B.A.(Hons.) Psychology, B.A.(Hons.) Sanskrit, B.A.(Hons.) Urdu

 

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Admissions 2017

Deduction of 2.5% for languages like Nepali, Odia, Tamil and others in the best of four puts applicants on back foot

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An undergraduate admissions guideline has once again been the source of confusion, disappointment, and despair amongst the aspiring students. The varsity is putting into effect a deduction of 2.5% for the inclusion of languages such as Nepali, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia, Kannada, and Marathi in the Best of Four percentage, as they are not counted as academic subjects.

A DU aspirant came to secure her seat in the University for Honours in Geography from Darjeeling and was able to successfully get her documents verified. She was told to check the online portal and pay the fees after 4 pm. However, she soon received a call from the college officials that she is not eligible for admission as the inclusion of Nepali in her Best of Four would attract a deduction of 10 marks; thus, leading her to wait for the fourth cut-off list.

Despite being listed in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution, an official explained that these regional languages are not counted under the Modern Indian Languages (MIL) list of the varsity. Thus, their inclusion would lead to a deduction of marks from the percentage.

The language imposition is also echoed in state boards, wherein students often opt for their native language as an elective subject. The Indian Express quoted a student from the Kerala Board who had to modify the permutations of his subjects in order to successfully secure admission in Hindi College in the second list. He said, “I scored above 90 in Malayalam but still faced a deduction. So I added English, History, Political Science and Economics instead.”

The varsity, however, rationalises this deduction policy as a lack of departments concerning the aforementioned languages. “The course admission committee of each department decides eligibility criteria on what can be included in the ‘best of four’. That is approved by the admission standing committee. I have nothing to do with this,” says Ashutosh Bhardwaj, OSD Admissions.

However, the need to update the MIL list has been recognised by the varsity’s faculty which is necessary to conform to the ‘central’ aspect of the University, and cater to the plethora of students who come from several backgrounds. “To maintain the central character of the university, DU can make these changes. Banaras Hindu University, also a central university, includes Nepali and has several other language departments,” said Saroj Giri, a political science teacher at DU.

Previously, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has also written to the University to allow the inclusion of Home Science, Legal Studies, and Informatics Practice in the best of four without any disadvantage. Sanam Khanna, an English lectures Kamala Nehru College, urges the boards to write to the varsity. She says, “The university just has to get an amendment in the executive council and say that languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution also need to be included in the university admission process. If not this, the state boards, CBSE and others should write to the university.”

The matter was further discussed in the executive council meeting of the varsity, which took place on July 3rd. Rakesh Jha, a member of the Council, remarked, “During zero hour, I had said it is important to allow students to include modern Indian languages in the ‘best of four’. Not allowing this will discourage students from opting for these languages during their Plus Two.”

Every academic year, the University of Delhi undertakes most applicants for sixty programmes through a merit-based mechanism. The admissions are conducted on the basis of the best of four percentage secured in the Class XII Board examinations. The criteria for calculating the Best of Four percentage varies across courses; the similarity being regarding the inclusion of one language in the said percentage. The permitted languages which can be included in the BoF are: Hindi, English, Persian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Bengali, and Arabic.

 

With inputs from The Indian Express

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Admissions 2016

DU Admissions’16: Calculation of Best of Four Marks

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As the Delhi University admissions approach, there’re a lot of questions and doubts that arise in every applicant’s mind. Solving the confusion regarding the most important aspect of admissions,  i.e the calculation of best of four subjects, here are few elaborative guidelines on the same.

The calculation of best of four percentages for various courses have been divided into three broad categories, namely B.A. (Hons.) courses, B.A. programme and B.com Programme courses and Science courses. Procedures for the same are listed below :

A. Guidelines for calculation of Best of Four subject percentages  for B.A. (Hons.) courses :

In this case, the best of four subjects should include:

1. One Language (Core/Elective/Functional)

(In case a candidate has studied both elective and core in any language(s), then the core language will be treated as language while elective language can be considered as an academic/elective subject)

2. The subject in which admission is sought

(If the subject in which the candidate is seeking admission in the Honours course is not included in the Best of Four, he/she is entitled to a disadvantage of 2.5%)

3. Any two other academic/elective subjects as per List A.

(If any subject not included in List A is considered while calculating the Best of Four by a candidate, he/she is entitled to a disadvantage of 2.5% for each subject considered which is not included in List A).

List A

Physics

English

Italian

Punjabi

Arabic

French

Mathematics

Sanskrit

Bengali

Geography

Music#

Sociology

Botany

Geology

Persian

Spanish

Chemistry

German

Philosophy

Statistics

Commerce*

Hindi

Physical Education**

Urdu

Computer Science

History

Political Science

Zoology

Economics

Home science

Psychology

List of academic/elective subjects to be included in the best of four subjects :

* Accountancy shall be considered equivalent to Commerce wherever any board (such as CBSE) is not offering Commerce as a subject.

# Music will be treated Academic/Elective only for Honours in Music.

**Physical Education will be treated Academic/Elective only for Honours in Physical Education.

Admissions to Honours in any Language Course:

1. An advantage of 2% in the Best of Four percentage may be given to those candidates who have studied the elective language for admission in that particular course.

2. A disadvantage of 5% in the Best of Four Percentage will be given to those candidates who haven’t studied the language they are opting for, as their honours course.

3. For admissions to Honours in English and Hindi, the candidate must have studied and passed the respective language in the qualifying exam and has to be included for calculation of Best of Four percentage.

B. Procedure of calculation of Best of Four Percentage for B.A. (Programme) and B.Com (Programme) Courses:

The following subjects have to be included in the calculation of the Best of Four percentage:

1. One Language (Elective/Core/Functional)

2. Any three elective subjects can be chosen.

(A disadvantage of upto 5% may be imposed on the Best of Four percentage in case of change of stream, which the college will have to notify beforehand by either uploading on their website or informing the University)

3. For admission to B.A. (Vocational) only, related vocational subjects may be treated at par with academic/elective subjects.

4. If a candidate opts for MIL (except Hindi) as a subject, an advantage of 10% may be given in Best of Four in those colleges where MIL is offered as a subject.

C. Admissions to Science Courses:

1. The basis of selection for Mathematical Sciences,/Science/Home Science Courses remains unchanged.

2. The subjects included for the basis of selection (PCM/PCB/PCMB) must have at least 70% component of theory exam (theory exam does not include internal assessment/continuous evaluation etc.) in the qualifying exam else a disadvantage of 10% shall be imposed on each subject.

Other guidelines:

For admission to B.A. (Hons.) Journalism, B.A. (Hons.) Applied Psychology and B.A. (Hons.) Hindi Patrakrita courses, the following guidelines will apply:

B.A. (Hons) course :

Guidelines to be followed of :

B.A. (Hons.) Journalism

B.A. (Hons.) English

B.A. (Hons.) Applied Psychology

B.A. (Hons.) Psychology

B.A. (Hons.) Hindi Patrakrita

B.A. (Hons.) Hindi

1. For admission to B.Com (Hons.), the Best of Four percentage should include one language (core/elective/functional), the subject Commerce (or Accountancy in case of boards that do not offer Commerce as a subject; eg., CBSE Board) and any other two elective subjects mentioned in the list A. The candidate should have studied and passed Maths at the qualifying level exam in order to be eligible for the admission to the course.

2. For admission to B.A. (Hons.) Social Work will be based on Best of Four Percentage including one language and three academic/elective subjects as per List A.

3. The subject ‘Informatics Practices’ will be equivalent to Computer Science for admission in B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science only.

4. For admission to B.A. (Hons.) Economics and Commerce courses, the candidates must have studied and passed Mathematics at qualifying exams.

5. The University may define any other relevant subjects as Academic/Elective for a particular Honours Course.

Few examples for calculation of best of four subject percentages for various courses :

Preferred course option Subject and Marks Calculation of Best of Four Best of Four Marks
Honors in Commerce Economics (95),Accountancy (98),Business Studies (94),Mathematics (92),English (95) (A) English (95) +(B) Accountancy (98) +(C) Economics (95) +(D) Business Studies (94)[Since Accountancy is considered in case of Commerce not being offered as a subject] 95.5%
Honours in Commerce Economics (92),Accountancy (92),Mathematics (98),English (90),Music (95) (A) English (90) +(B)Mathematics (98) +(C) Economics (92) +(D) Accountancy (92)[Music is considered Elective/Academic subject for Honours in Music only] 93%
Honours in Economics Mathematics (90),Physics (88),Chemistry (91),Economics (75),English (93) (A) English (93) +(B) Chemistry (91) +(C)Mathematics (90) +(D) Physics (88) 90.5% – 2.5% = 88%[Since the course in which admission is sought is not considered in the Best of Four percentage]
Honours in English English (88),Entrepreneurship (92)Accountancy (81),Economics (83),Web Designing (96) (A) English (88) +(B) Economics (83) +(C) Entrepreneurship (92) +(D) Web Designing (96) 89.75% – 2.5% – 2.5% = 84.75%[Since Entrepreneurship and Web Designing are not a part of the list of elective subjects mentioned in List A]

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Admissions 2015

Admissions 2015 – Calculation of Best of Four percentage

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With the Delhi University admission season just round the corner, the University is ensuring that all information regarding the admission procedure and policies is vivid to the aspirants. Admission in the University of Delhi is done on the basis of the ‘Best of Four Subjects’ percentage.

Delhi University Guidelines have divided the calculation of best of four percentage into three categories; one each for admissions in B.A. (Hons.) Courses, B.A. Programme and B.Com Programme Courses and Science Courses respectively.

A. Procedure for calculation of ‘Best of Four’ Subjects Percentage for B.A. (Hons.) Course:

The best of four subjects should include-

i.) One Language (Core/Elective/Functional)
(In case a candidate has studied both elective and core in any language(s), then the core language will be treated as language while elective language can be considered as an academic/elective subject)

ii.) The subject in which admission is sought
      (If the subject in which the candidate is seeking admission in the Honours course is not included in the Best of Four, he/she is entitled to a disadvantage of 2.5%)

iii.) Any two other academic/elective subjects as per List A.
(If any subject not included in List A is considered while calculating the Best of Four by a candidate, he/she is entitled to a disadvantage of 2.5% for each subject considered which is not included in List A)

List A

The following subjects are considered elective/academic and can be included in the Best of Four-

Physics English Italian Punjabi
Arabic French Mathematics Sanskrit
Bengali Geography Music# Sociology
Botany Geology Persian Spanish
Chemistry German Philosophy Statistics
Commerce** Hindi Physical Education## Urdu
Computer Science History Political Science Zoology
Economics Home Science Psychology

** Accountancy shall be considered equivalent to Commerce wherever any board (such as CBSE) is not offering Commerce as a subject.

# Music will be treated Academic/Elective only for Honours in Music.

## Physical Education will be treated Academic/Elective only for Honours in Physical Education.

More Guidelines:

1. Admission to certain courses such as B.A. (Hons.) Journalism, B.A. (Hons.) Applied Psychology and B.A. (Hons.) Hindi Patrakrita shall follow the procedure of calculation of the Best of Four Subjects percentage as per certain other subjects, given as follows:

B.A. (Hons.) Course:

Follow Guidelines/ Procedure of:
B.A. (Hons.) Journalism B.A. (Hons.) English
B.A. (Hons.) Hindi Patrakarita B.A. (Hons.) Hindi
B.A. (Hons.) Applied Psychology B.A. (Hons.) Psychology

 

2. For admission to B.Com (Hons.), the Best of Four percentage should include one language (core/elective/functional), the subject Commerce (or Accountancy in case of boards that do not offer Commerce as a subject; eg., CBSE Board) and any other two elective subjects mentioned in the list A. The candidate should have studied and passed Maths at the qualifying level exam in order to be eligible for the admission to the course.

3. Admission to B.A. (Hons.) Social Work will be based on Best of Four Percentage including one language and three academic/elective subjects as per List A.

4. The subject ‘Informatics Practices’ will be equivalent to Computer Science for admission in B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science only.

5. The candidates must have studied and passed Mathematics at qualifying exams for admission to B.A. (Hons.) Economics and Commerce.

6. The University may define any other relevant subjects as Academic/Elective for a particular Honours Course.

Admissions to Honours in any Language Course:

1. For admission to Honours in any language course, an advantage of 2% in the Best of Four percentage may be given to those candidates who have studied the elective language.

2. In case any candidate has not studied the language at qualifying exam and is seeking admission to Honours in that language, he/she may be given a disadvantage of 5% in the Best of Four Percentage.

3. For admissions to Honours in English and Hindi, the candidate must have studied and passed the respective language in the qualifying exam and has to be included for calculation of Best of Four percentage.

 

B. Procedure of calculation of Best of Four Percentage for B.A. (Programme) and B.Com (Programme) Courses:

The following subjects have to be included in the calculation of the Best of Four percentage:

i.) One Language (Elective/Core/Functional)

ii.) Any three elective subjects can be chosen.
     (A disadvantage of upto 5% may be imposed on the Best of Four percentage in case of change of stream, which the college will have to notify beforehand by either uploading on their website or informing the University)

iii.) For admission to B.A. (Vocational) only, related vocational subjects may be treated at par with academic/elective subjects.

iv.) If a candidate opts for MIL (except Hindi) as a subject, an advantage of 10% may be given in Best of Four in those colleges where MIL is offered as a subject.

C. Admissions to Science Courses:

i.) The basis of selection for Mathematical Sciences,/Science/Home Science Courses remains unchanged.

ii.) The subjects included for the basis of selection (PCM/PCB/PCMB) must have at least 70% component of theory exam (theory exam does not include internal assessment/continuous evaluation etc.) in the qualifying exam else a disadvantage of 10% shall be imposed on each subject.

Examples of Calculation of Best of Four Marks:

Preferred Course Option Subjects and Marks Calculation of Best of Four Best of Four Marks
Honours in Commerce Economics (95),
Accountancy (98),
Business Studies (94),
Mathematics (92),
English (95)		 (A) English (95) +
(B) Accountancy (98) +
(C) Economics (95) +
(D) Business Studies (94)[Since Accountancy is considered in case of Commerce not being offered as a subject]		 95.5%
Honours in Commerce Economics (92),
Accountancy (92),
Mathematics (98),
English (90),
Music (95)		 (A) English (90) +
(B)Mathematics (98) +
(C) Economics (92) +
(D) Accountancy (92)[Music is considered Elective/Academic subject for Honours in Music only]		 93%
Honours in Economics Mathematics (90),
Physics (88),
Chemistry (91),
Economics (75),
English (93)		 (A) English (93) +
(B) Chemistry (91) +
(C)Mathematics (90) +
(D) Physics (88)		 90.5% – 2.5% = 88%[Since the course in which admission is sought is not considered in the Best of Four percentage]
Honours in English English (88),
Entrepreneurship (92)
Accountancy (81),
Economics (83),
Web Designing (96)		 (A) English (88) +
(B) Economics (83) +
(C) Entrepreneurship (92) +
(D) Web Designing (96)		 89.75% – 2.5% – 2.5% = 84.75%[Since Entrepreneurship and Web Designing are not a part of the list of elective subjects mentioned in List A]

 

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