EWS Quota In Delhi University Mostly Vacant Due To High Cut-Offs

New Delhi: Only 27 per cent of seats have been filled in the newly introduced economically weaker section (EWS) quota for students in the prestigious Delhi University due to an unexpected problem: high marks needed for admission into various courses.

When the central government announced a 10 percent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions in EWS category in January, many students who were preparing for the Class 12 exams celebrated. But data available on Delhi University’s official website says the admissions in the EWS category have been really slow: only 27 per cent seats have been filled after the second cut-off. A total of 1,527 students have taken admission in undergraduate courses in EWS category though it has 5,600 seats.

Students and professors blame it on the high ‘cut-offs’, or the minimum marks needed for admission which were almost as high as those meant for general category students. The university has already enrolled students for over 80 per cent of its overall seat share: 50,989 students have got admission against the available 62,000 seats till July 10.

For instance, the third cut-off for admissions in B.A. Economic (Hon) in Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) was as high as 97.25 per cent for EWS category. Although the admissions for Economics (Hon) were closed after the first cut-off, some seats for SC, EWS and Kashmiri migrants were still open. The EWS had the highest cut-off. This year, the university got 9,091 applications in EWS category for 5,600 seats. To accommodate the 10 per cent EWS quota, the university is increasing its student intake by 25 per cent. (IANS)

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