Delhi University: 3rd cutoff window shuts, 58k seats taken

NEW DELHI: Admissions under the third cutoff list at Delhi University (DU) came to a close, with Friday being the last day for principals to approve applications for respective colleges. Till 6.30pm, the varsity saw over 58,000 seats taken out of the total 70,000 on offer this year.
According to official data, 9,614 applications were approved till Friday evening and 58,406 students had completed the payment process. Aspirants have time till Saturday to complete the payment process and secure seats.
At Kirori Mal College (KMC), officials said that almost two thirds of the seats were taken after the third cutoff list.
Siddharth Lahon, admission convenor at KMC, said, “Around 950 admissions have taken place in the college under the three lists. Most of the courses will, however, remain open as there have been cancellations along with the fresh admissions.”
Sri Venkateswara College saw admissions in “good numbers”, said admission convener Sanjay Batra.
“All the prime courses in our college are full for the general and OBC categories. Courses like history, BCom (H), political science are almost full. Even in science courses, chemistry, bio-chemistry and geology saw a good rush. However, the process is very dynamic as campus colleges need to stabilise first. The moment there is a drop in their cutoffs students may shift and some seats over here may open up,” Batra explained.
The varsity will be releasing a special cutoff on Monday for students who have been unable to apply under the first three cutoffs. The special cutoff will be declared subject to availability of seats in the respective courses.
Candidates who have secured admission in the first three cutoffs will not be allowed to participate in the special cutoff.
“The special cutoff will be the last declared cutoff of the respective programme and college. For example, if for a college a particular subject closed at 98% after the first list and the college did not declare cutoffs in the subsequent lists but later seats got vacant, then under the special cutoff list, the cutoff will continue to remain 98%. The last declared cutoff will be considered,” a senior university official explained.