Things are really going to be tough, as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recorded the highest ever pass percentage of 99.37 in this year’s class 12 results
More than 70,000 students have scored over 95 per cent in CBSE Class 12 Boards, due to which the Delhi University cut-offs are destined to go up substantially, according to college principals.
The registration process for undergraduate courses has started on August 2.
Things are really going to be tough, as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recorded the highest ever pass percentage of 99.37 in this year’s class 12 results. The number of candidates scoring above 95 per cent has increased from 38,686 last year to 70,004 this year. However, the number of candidates scoring between 90-95 per cent has gone down from 1,57,934 to 1,50,152.
Things are really going to be tough, as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recorded the highest ever pass percentage of 99.37 in this year’s class 12 results.
Anju Srivastava, principal, Hindu College, said, “With the high number of students scoring more than 95 per cent, we have no choice but to keep the cut-offs on the higher side.
We have a limited number of seats for every course, and despite the very high cut-offs, we end up admitting students above the sanctioned strength.
If the student meets the cut-off and the eligibility criterion, we have to give them admission,” she added.
Rama Sharma, principal, Hansraj College, said they would wait for the full data to appear. Some popular courses like B.Com (Hons), BA (Hons) English, Political Science (Hons) are likely to see higher cut-offs, she said. Manoj Sinha, principal of Aryabhatta College, too said the cut-offs are expected to soar this year.
Rajeev Gupta, the chairperson, Admissions, said the first cut-off list is likely to be released between September 8-10. “The admissions happen on the basis of best of three or best of four subjects, and students usually have 100 per cent scores in them,” he said. He said a large percentage of students also clear NEET and JEE exams and opt for those choices.
“CBSE has given the option to students that they can appear for physical exams if they are not satisfied with their results. Also, there is a possibility that students might not get mark sheets from their respective boards. We will provide adequate time to students for updating of marks in case they do not have their marks available with them,” he added.