Difference in the judging criteria for the sports quota admissions of St. Stephen’s College and Delhi University’s centralised trial has come as a disadvantage to many, who took the trials for cricket.
The University had told the students that those who had taken trials for St. Stephen’s College did not need to take DU’s centralised trial and the score of the former would be valid for admission to other colleges as well.
Cricket in the spotlight
However, due to the difference in judging criteria, those who took the test for St. Stephen’s claim that they were judged in a strict manner and hence scored lesser than those who took the test in DU’s centralised trial.
Students who applied for cricket, it appears, have turned out to be at a greater disadvantage and have now expressed their unhappiness over the way they have been marked. One of the aspirants has also lodged a complaint with Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi in the matter.
“The Delhi University website says that if you have applied for St. Stephen’s College then you don’t have to apply for the DU centralised trial, as they will consider only one trial, whichever happens first,” the complaint submitted by the student on July 8 read.
There was, however, an option to take the DU trial if a student was not satisfied with the trial.
“I took the Stephen’s trial and refused to give a re-trial as I was satisfied with my performance. But some students gave the re-trials also and their marks are much more than the ones who were awarded the best at Stephen’s, one of them is me. There is a difference of around to 8-10 points in the marking, which will be disadvantegous to those who did not take the re-trial,” it added.
Another student added: “The St. Stephen's trial was a stricter one and they selected the ‘crème de la crème’. After verifying the certificates they called only 40 students for the trial and marked them on different standards but if we compare it to the Delhi University marking, we still stand way behind in the rankings. Like I got 26 out of 50 in the Stephen’s trial, but a student who got lesser marks than me went and gave the DU trials and scored more than me.”
Difference in marking system
Students and their parents are now complaining that a good number of young, talented cricketers have lost out on a good chance due to this difference in marking system and have approached the DU authorities to find a solution to the issue.
DU authorities, however, are blaming it upon the students. “If the students were not satisfied with their trials at Stephen’s, then they had the option of taking a re-trial at DU’s centralised trial. Moreover, those who are complaining about getting lesser marks are all-rounders and the marking criteria for them will be different. St. Stephen’s should give it in writing. Only then will we be able to help them,” said C.S. Dubey, Director of DU Sports Council.
He added that the difference was bound to exist in the judging criteria as at the DU trials, the number of students was way more than that of Stephen’s.
Text messages and calls to St. Stephen’s Principal John Varghese remained unanswered.
Students cry foul as they claim that St. Stephen’s trial was stricter than DU’s sports trial
