16 June,2011 06:53 AM IST | | Vatsala Shrangi
This year, some students are looking at courses not colleges
The revised admission policy of Delhi University (DU) in 2011 has changed the admission process itself. There are no pre-admission forms and no running around for students and parents. On Wednesday, the first cut-off for the new academic session was put out by colleges.
Will go for other colleges even if they qualify for St Stephen's
Students like Tanmay Kapoor
Oshin Chandra
It was the first day of the admission season with candidates and parents rushing to various colleges for that desired seat. However, this time around, some aspiring students are looking beyond St Stephen's. With 95.5 per cent in class XII CBSE boards, Oshin Chandra, 18, has the cut-off for History Hons in St Stephen's College, which is 91.50 per cent for Humanities students. Yet she doesn't want to join Stephen's.
"I am trying to get through either Ramjas or Hindu as they have the best History faculty in DU. Stephen's is a big name, but I think these days what students bother about most is the course they want to study and not just the brand value of the college," said Chandra.
Another aspirant, Tanmay Kapoor, who has scored a good 96 per cent in CBSE wants to go for Chemistry Hons but prefers Hindu College for pursuing the course over Stephen's. "My father has studied in Stephen's and I too match the cut-off, 93 per cent for Chemistry. But I am friends with a lot of seniors and have found that Hindu offers a better deal than Stephen's as far as History goes," said Kapoor. KM Matthew, tutor for admissions, St Stephen's College, believes good students will get through to the best colleges.
"I can't say what happens in other colleges. I think departments in various colleges are equally and comparably good, yet I would say everything being equal, there is something that attracts people to Stephen's. I don't know what that something is, but it makes the college special," added Matthew.
Arina Ashraf from Srinagar wh has scored a 96.4 per cent in CBSE, is looking for a seat in Miranda House.
"I have gone through the cut-offs for most colleges in the north campus and though it is higher this time for Science, but with my percentage I am able to match up to the best colleges including Stephen's, Hindu and Hansraj. But I will be taking admission in Miranda House as I have heard it has a good faculty for Science," said Ashraf. Dr Rajendra Prasad, principal, Ramjas College, said: "Of course we are the best college and anybody who joins Ramjas is lucky. All our departments have got the best people."u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
