The advantages a CBSE student enjoys at Delhi University, compared to a student from a State board when it comes to cut-offs, reached the High Court on Friday.
A student from a southern State board had earlier approached the court saying that each college followed its own procedure to calculate cut-offs, which was a disadvantage for him.
The bench of Justice Rajiv Endlaw has now issued notices asking Delhi University, the Kerala government, Hindu College and Hansraj College to file responses by July 6.
The student has sought that a uniform system of admissions be followed. “There is no uniform system of admission in Delhi University. There is a lot of confusion with regard to calculation of cut-off marks, especially when it comes to students from other State boards,” says the petition.
The petition says that while the student’s marks for admission were calculated as 99.6 per cent by St. Stephen’s, Hindu College arrived at 93.33 per cent, while Hansraj College placed it at 92.23 per cent.
The court was told that this problem was particularly faced by those from the Kerala State Education Board as a DU circular had stated that all subjects must have 70 per cent based on theory. This does not include internal assessment or continuous evaluation.
The CBSE provides for this sort of set-up, while in the Kerala State Education Board, theory makes up for only 60 per cent.
A student from a southern State board had approached the court saying that each DU college followed its own procedure to calculate cut-offs
