Tracking DU cut offs from then till now

June 2011 shocked students with record cutoffs. Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) topped the list with its 100 per cent cut off. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal labelled it 'unfortunate' and convinced the students that the government was on their side. Surprisingly, only one science student in DU merit list had scored 100%. The SRCC Principal said that the cut off was justified and in line with the college’s practice for years. More about DU cutoffs panic last year

Last year, Kirori Mal College had announced a 97% cut off for B.Com Honours programme, which came down to 95.5% in the second list and 95.25% in final or the third list. SRCC issued no second list for its course. 

Science cutoffs too spiked sharply last year. Hans Raj College had a cut off of 96% for its B.Sc Honours in Physics programme, which came down to 94% in the final list. Hindu College had 96.66% cut-off for the same programme that tumbled just a bit to 95.33% in its final list.

The admission rush in Delhi University and colleges affiliated to it has been crazy and students and their parents are worried sick over high DU cut-offs. Dreading DU’s cutoffs? Join our student community.

Soaring DU cutoffs is driving more and more students to study abroad. Those who have secured more than 90% find it easier to get into Ivy League universities like Cornell University than secure an admission in Delhi University closer to home. Of course, universities abroad are happy wooing more and more Indian students as a revenue source to battle with growing economic crises. Know more

Let’s see how the issue of DU cutoffs has panned out this year:

29th May, 2012 – CBSE’s Class XII board results witnessed a steep rise of about 30% in the number of students who scored 90 per cent and above. 28,000 students fell into this category this year, about 6,300 more than last year. More than 3,000 students scored 95 per cent and above rose, 900 more than last year. This, naturally, indicated a rise in DU cut-offs too. Read more

30th May, 2012 – Kapil Sibal was quick to assure students that they do not need to worry about DU admissions yet and that they would face no problems this year. Read more

5th June, 2012 – The expectation of high DU cutoffs is leading to a panic in students. The first cut-off list will be announced on June 26, while the remaining four cut-off lists will be announced on June 29, July 3, July 6 and July 10 respectively. Read more

11th June, 2012 - The anticipation of high DU cutoffs led to an unprecedented increased in the sale of admission forms for the School of Open Learning (SOL). It is expected that by the end of July, 2 lakh SOL forms will be sold, 50,000 more than last year. Read more

19th June, 2012 – The neck-to-neck competition for admissions to best DU colleges is expected to rise to a new high with the introduction of the grading system. There are more than 1000 centurions in Mathematics alone this year. Hence, it is expected that Economics and Science cut-offs will soar further. Students are looking towards Jamia Millia Islamia, Indraprastha University and correspondence courses from Delhi University as an option too. Read more

21st June, 2012 – St. Stephen’s College released its first cut-off list, displaying an increase of 2 to 12 per cent in different courses. About 22,000 students had applied for 420 seats in the college. Chemistry Honours cutoffs in all the seven categories in Science jumped up by 3% while Philosophy Honours cutoffs for all the seven categories in Science showed a remarkable increase of 7%. For the Physical Handicapped (PH) category, the cut offs for Philosophy Honours increases as much as by 12%. The highest cut off in the college was 98% for commerce students who wanted to pursue BA English (Honours), which was followed for 97.75% cutoffs for Economics (Honours).  Read more

26th June, 2012 - Students were spared the horror of 100% in the first cut off list of SRCC this year. The cutoff for its B.Com (H) course is 96.5% to 98.5%. For the OBC category, the cutoffs are in the range of 93% to 95%. BA (H) Economics programme at SRCC carries the cutoff of 96.5% to 97.75% in the fitse list. There are 252 seats for undergraduate programmes in the college, which has a reputation of seats filling up quickly with no need to release a second list. Read more

In some off-campus colleges, cut-offs have risen up by as much as 10% - 11% in courses like BA (Honours) in History as in Ramjas College, Gargi College, and Maitreyi College. At Lady Shri Ram College (LSR), At LSR, the cutoff for BCom (Honours) remains unchanged at 97% this year. Cutoff for B.Com (Honours) at Sri Venkateswara College is only marginally higher than last year at a range of 97% to 98%. Kirori Mal College (KMC) has a cutoff of 96.75% for B.Com (Honours). Read more

Hindu College wears the crown of having the highest cutoff this year – 99.25% for its B.Com (Honours) programme. Read more

29th June, 2012 - Delhi University's second cut-off list is out. There is only a marginal dip in the cut-off percentages for B.Com Hons course, which has emerged as ‘most popular’ among students this year too. Specialized BA programmes have shown a maximum drop of up to 10% in some colleges. Read more