DU: Candidates Cancel Admissions Done on the Basis of 1st Cut-off for Better Options

The admission process at DU after the second cut-off is in still going on and many colleges have reported that various candidates are cancelling the admissions done on the basis of the first cut-off list. The withdrawal of admissions is a common practice after the announcement of the second cut-off.

Students cancel their admission done on the basis of DU’s first cut-off in order to secure seats in a more desired college or to take another subject with a higher preference. Some of the top DU colleges have also reported the cancellation of admissions after the announcement of second cut-off.

The principal of Hansraj College said that students take admissions on the basis of first cut-off in order to secure a seat, however, if they get a better colleges or course after the second cut-off, they withdraw their admission to secure the other seat.

Check out the number of cancellations at different DU Colleges:

Officials of DU stated that the third cut-off might drop significantly after the cancellation of admissions in order to fill the seats vacated by candidates.

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Although College of Vocational Studies had closed admissions to the B.Voc programme in Small and Medium Enterprises, the college might have to re-open admissions as earlier admissions have been cancelled.

DU student volunteers reported that even though the students had withdrawn their admissions from the first college, no change was reflected when they went to apply for the second college. The university clarified that this issue occurred due to confusion regarding the cancellation of admissions on the part of colleges.

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The second cut-off was released on July 1, 2017, and July 4, 2017, is the last date to take admission in DU on the basis of second cut-off.