On the mark, yet denied seat

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After being disappointed by the high cut-offs, when Delhi University aspirants with average marks finally got some relief with cut-offs dropping considerably, they had to face another setback. Reportedly, many aspirants were refused admission in few colleges even after meeting the eligibility mark.
According to reports, it started with College of Vocational Studies (CVS) refusing admission to applicants in English, Maharaja Agrasen College denying admission in Computer Science and Sri Aurobindo College in Chemistry. More recently, it was the turn of Swami Shraddhanand College, which turned away aspirants seeking admission in Botany.
The college authorities have claimed that their seats are full. However, according to the University rule, all who meet the cut-off marks should be admitted. Aware of the rule, aspirants who were denied admission have been complaining and have put up a protest.
Sahil Panjrath, a graduate from the Kirorimal College, believes that there’s a flaw in the system. “I had gone to Shradhanand College with my brother Sidhanth Panjrath for his admission to the English Honours course, the cut-off of which dropped to 77 percent. He clearly met that with 77.5 per cent marks, yet he was denied admission in the college. Since Friday we have been doing the rounds of the Dean’s office as well as the college, but no action has been taken yet. We are gradually giving up hope and have no option but to seek admission in a private college.” he says.
“Since the first day of the admission season, there has been a lot of confusion with the high cut-off marks, indifference meted out by college authorities, the unfair procedure adopted and finally the cops dispersing the agitated students in a rough manner,” says Vinita Lamsal, an eligible aspirant of Botany from Haryana, who was denied admission at Shraddhanand College. “Even after all the injustice being being doled out to us, a group of students, including me, got an application signed from the Dean’s Students Welfare office. To our surprise, even that was rejected. I am really distressed by the situation and extremely worried about my future,” adds Vinita.
The faculty, however, seems to be unaffected by the plight of students. When contacted, Aditi Gupta, a staff member of Shradhanand College, seemed unaware of everything. “I do not have any idea about what is going on and I am completely oblivious of any such happenings,” she said.