DU reduces extra seats allocation in colleges with low admission withdrawal
To avoid overcrowding in classes, the Delhi University has cut down the extra allocation of seats in undergraduate courses in colleges with a low admission withdrawal rate, officials said on Wednesday.
The existing 30 per cent reservation for "extra students" in the SC/ST and Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories will be reduced to 15 per cent in colleges with a withdrawal rate that is below 5 per cent, they said.
Similarly, only 10 per cent of extra admissions will be done in the General, OBC and EWS categories in such colleges against last year's 20 per cent.
Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said the Shri Ram College of Commerce is among the colleges with a low admission withdrawal rate.
To fill the maximum number of seats, the DU last year admitted 20 per cent extra students for each programme in each college under the General, OBC and EWS categories and 30 per cent in the SC/ST/PwBD categories.
For colleges with a withdrawal rate of more than 5 per ce