Delhi University officials will hold several meetings with college principals to finalize the cut-off schedule, which is likely to be released by next week, officials said on Saturday.
He said that the university is planning to release its first cut-off on October 1 to accommodate the students appearing for the improvement or compartment exams.
Professor Rajeev Gupta, chairman of the university’s admission committee, said, “We will finalize the cut-off schedule very soon. 1st October is a tentative date for the first cut-off. We are planning to release the cut-off on that day. We will hold a meeting with the college principals and nodal officers to finalize the schedule.
He said he plans to release the cut-off schedule for at least five cut-offs by next week.
A principal of the college, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that they have started holding meetings at their level to analyze the cut-off trend.
Another principal said that they are yet to receive the data of applications from the university and will take a decision accordingly.
2.87 lakh applicants
With more students securing more than 95% marks in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams this year, most principals were unanimous in saying that the cut-off is going to be higher this time.
Over 2.87 lakh students have applied for Delhi University’s undergraduate courses, down from 3.53 lakh last year in which maximum number of CBSE candidates applied.
Over 2.29 lakh applicants are from CBSE affiliated schools, followed by Board of School Education Haryana (9,918), Council for the Indian School Certification Examination (9,659) and UP Board of High School and Intermediate Education (8,007).
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