Trial and error

Updated on: Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Following the high court's order, Delhi University conducted the extra-curricular activities (ECA) retrials for admissions in Hindu College. Vishakha Sharma reports

With the first semester exams round the corner, Delhi University (DU) has not yet been able to complete the admission of students on time. Following Delhi High Court's order, DU recently conducted the extracurricular activities (ECA) retrials from September 28-30 at the conference centre on north campus for students who aspired for admissions in Hindu College under the quota.

Explaining the situation, VN Srivastava, principal, Hindu College, says, "Following the ECA trials that were originally conducted, students complained that the ECA and sports trials had been conducted in an unfair manner. The university started investigating into the matter and on August 1, the college received a letter from DU stating that there was a case of discrepancy in the ECA and sports trials and that it demanded remedial action." "In the meanwhile, three candidates approached Delhi High Court on the issue and on September 15, the court ordered DU to conduct fair trials again within 15 days," says Srivastava.

The ECA trials were organised only for those 610 candidates who had applied for admissions in Hindu College under the quota in June. The first day saw an attendance of approximately 90 candidates. On September 29, students appeared for activities like dance, photography and debate, among others. Finally, music and dramatics trials were conducted on September 30.

According to Srivastava, though the high court had ordered that the ECA trials be conducted again, there is no surety about the sports trials yet. There are students who are still waiting for admissions through the sports quota.

In such a scenario, when the admissions are incomplete and exams are just two months away, how will students and college cope? "I have already written to the university asking for a clarification on the sports quota trials so that we are at least over with the admissions. However, we will conduct extra classes for all recently admitted students who have missed their sessions and hope that these classes help students and that they fare well in their first semester exams," he says.

Times of India

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