DU Admissions 2020: No trials for sports, extracurricular activities; selection on certificates

The University of Delhi decided to conduct admission for sports and ECA (extracurricular activity) categories based on certificates. 

Delhi University (DU) decided not to hold trials for sports and ECA (extracurricular activity) categories for DU Admissions 2020 to its undergraduate courses (UG). It further confirmed that the admissions would depend on certificates instead. The registration for DU admissions 2020 is likely to begin on June 20, according to officials.

DU initially hoped to begin registration on June 8. However, a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Academic Council (AC) conducted on June 10 decided that the registration would be held from June 20-July 4. The DU Admissions 2020 first cut off will likely be released between August 10 and August 20 depending on the release of the CBSE 12^th results 2020.

A member of the committee said, “Keeping in mind social distancing due to COVID-19, ECA and sports trial will not be held this year.” He further added, “For sports, there will be a point system according to till which level an aspirant has played. They will be selected accordingly. For sports, NSS and NCC, certificates will be counted, but there will be no admissions for dance, theatre, music, etc.”

The meeting also decided, “list of approved boards would be published in the UG information bulletin so that the college admission committees know which boards are fake”.

An official revealed, “It was decided that the documents which are bonafide and once submitted online on the basis of which approval is given for the admission by the college, cannot be rejected later to cancel the admission on the premise that document is not acceptable unless it is forged. The college can ask the additional information through phone or email of the student.”

The Standing Committee also decided that “any discrepancy in the spelling of name or missing of the surname in the certificates of SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD shall be verified from their other certificates rather than rejecting their admission”.

“It was also decided that caste certificate once made need not to be renewed and thus only renewal of income certificate is required. Therefore, the latest income certificates would be sufficient and the caste certificate can be older,” said a member.

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