DU Commerce Admission Cut Offs 2020: How to Calculate Best of Four Percentage

Know how to calculate the best of four subjects for Delhi University (DU) Commerce courses for admission.

Aspirants hoping to secure admission in Delhi University (DU) colleges need to meet the cut-offs released for different courses by Delhi University (DU). The Delhi University released their cut-offs and students are required to meet the cut-off in order to secure admission to the course interested in pursuing. Once the Class 12 results are declared, the first move one should make is to choose the best of four subjects. We have already listed the subject and percentage requirements for different Science and Arts courses offered at DU. In this article, we will be elaborating on how aspirants can calculate their Best of Four Percentage if they want to secure admission in commerce courses offered at DU.

How to Calculate Best of Four for Commerce?

When you select the best of four and are interested in applying for a course, the candidate needs to have the subject in the top four. In choosing a course in Commerce, one needs to know the subjects that are required to be eligible. 

The subjects to be included in the best of four percentage for DU admissions in commerce courses should be as mentioned below:

1) One language as listed in Part 1 of List C1 along with three subjects in which the aspirant has scored the best from Part 2 of List C1.

Or

2) One language as listed in Part 1 of List C1 along with any combination of subjects out of Part 2 of List C1, List C2 or any other subject (not listed either in List C1 or List C2). However, in such a scenario marks will be deducted from ‘Best Four’ aggregate percentage as per the below mentioned criteria:

• For every subject included from List C2, a deduction of 1% from best of four aggregate percentage.
• For every other subject (not listed either in List C1 or List C2), a deduction of 2.5% per subject from the best of four aggregate percentage.

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Additional Criteria & Deductions

1. All the subjects that an aspirant includes in calculating their ‘Best Four’ percentage “must have at least 70% theory component of the examination. In case the subject to be considered does not have at least 70% theory component, then the marks obtained in theory and practical shall be converted to 70% and 30% respectively, on pro-rata basis. The marks so arrived at will then be considered for calculation of Best Four”, informs Delhi University’s official website.
2. The aspirant should have studied as well as passed the Mathematics/Business Mathematics in their qualifying examination for admission in BCom (Hons) programme.
3. Applicants should calculate their Best of Four percentage in such a way that it is a unique number and it is higher than any other combination of ‘best four’ subjects.
4. Marks secured by aspirants in Physics/Chemistry/Biology subjects should be in the ratio of 70:30 (theory: practical). If not calculated in this manner, the marks calculated on pro-rata basis will be considered

The elective subjects which aspirants need to take into consideration while calculating their best of four percentage are listed below:

Some exceptions for DU Best of Four Percentage calculation in Commerce courses is listed below:

• Subjects such as Accountancy/ Business Studies/ Commerce will be treated at par with elective/academic subjects.
• The subject of Business Mathematics will be treated equivalent to Mathematics (subject) for admission in BCom (H)/BCom. But this is only the case for these two subjects.

University reserved the right to “define any other relevant subjects as an academic/ elective for a particular Honours course”, informs the official website.

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