Delhi University (DU) has accused St Stephen’s College of exceeding the permitted quota for Christian students in its amended list of seat allocations in various programs for the current academic year. The university also stated that eligible students who met the requisite criteria based on their Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores were unable to gain places in several degrees, such as BSc Honors.
The Indian Express previously reported that the institution had rejected applications from 12 students seeking admission to undergraduate degrees under the ‘single girl child’ quota and around 10 students under the unreserved category. The supernumerary ‘single girl kid’ quota, established by DU as a special provision, went into effect this year.
During an initial review of the list submitted by St Stephen’s College, DU identified “crucial and alarming aspects” that prevented the university from proceeding with the allocations. This was stated in a public notice related to the allocation of Christian candidates in Christian minority colleges under the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS)
In the notification, DU further stated that seats in popular courses like as B.Sc (H) Chemistry and B.Sc (H) Physics remain empty despite the fact that many prospective applicants have the requisite CUET scores.
St Stephen’s College Principal John Varghese did not return calls or texts from The Indian Express.
According to the announcement, on August 28, the institution forwarded a programme-specific list of selected students to DU for admission reasons. However, following the first confirmation of this list, DU stated that it noticed substantial anomalies, prompting them to seek explanation from the college.
The principal of St. Stephen’s College recognized the university-identified mismatches, according to the public notification.
DU also mentioned that the original list provided by the college lacked specific details regarding the BA programme combinations, which hindered the university from making proper allocations.
The revised list was received by the varsity on August 31, it was underlined, but issues persisted. In some BA programme combinations, no seats were allocated, while in others, the number of Christian candidates allocated exceeded the sanctioned quota.
The university stated that it is currently conducting further validations of the latest lists sent by the college.
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Source: The Indian Express
