2 more cut-off lists for OBC students seeking admission in DU

Updated on: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

With colleges failing to fill their mandated 27 per cent OBC quota, Delhi University ordered them to lower by as much as required the cut-off marks for the category and not convert any of the reserved seats to general category.

In a fresh notification, the University administration asked its colleges to come up with two more cut-off lists exclusively for OBC students on August 9 and August 11 respectively.

The colleges have also been asked to completely do away with the 10 per cent lowering limit as compared to general cut-offs, for OBC students, a move aimed at allowing OBC category students to get seats in the colleges.

"The requirement that OBC candidates must score within 10 per cent of the cut-off marks for the general category no longer applies," the notification said.

In July, the University had already declared two additional cut-off lists for OBC students and the varsity administration had then asked the colleges not to go ahead with the conversion of reserved seats to general category until further notice.

Until last year, if seats reserved for OBC candidates had remained vacant, they were transfered to general category students. The process has been completely stopped this year.

"No conversion of OBC seats to general category seats shall take place," it said.

The colleges have been asked to communicate to the Registrar the eighth cut-off list for OBC category only by lowering the cut-off by more than 10 per cent if required so as to fill the reserved seats. The list will be notified on August 9 follwed by two days of admissions.

A ninth list will then be declared on August 11, the admissions for which will take place on August 12, 13 and 16.

Despite five normal lists followed by two additional lists only for OBC students, the high cut-offs have meant that OBC seats could not be filled even after five plus two rounds of admissions.

In fact, during the admission season, the HRD Ministry had written to the University asking it to implement the 27 per cent reservation for OBC students in "letter and spirit" after the issue was brought to the notice of the government.

HRD Minister Kapil too had expressed concern over the high cut-offs coming in the way of filling of seats reserved for OBC cadidates in Delhi University colleges.

He had also said the government was contemplating even moving the Supreme Court to further relax the margin beyond 10 per cent.

The notification from the University today said the institution is "committed to filling up all the seats of OBC category as per the CEI (Reservations in Admissions) Act, 2006".

2 more cut-off lists for OBC students seeking admission in DU

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