DU extends admission date for students from Andhra and those with grievances

The Delhi University Monday extended the date of admission for candidates whose grievances were pending and students from Andhra Pradesh as there was some confusion over the eligibility criteria applicable for them.

In a decision taken late Monday night, the varsity authorities informed college principals that the admission portal will remain open till 7 pm Tuesday for colleges to "admit pending cases", including applicants with grievances that were attended by college and university grievance committees.

There were issues like confusion over names in certificates and some mistakes in filling up the forms.

For applicants from Andhra Pradesh, the colleges were directed to only consider their marks and not grades.

The Board of Intermediate Education of Andhra Pradesh had given CPA out of 10 points to students in place of marks. The marksheet mandated that the score be multiplied by 10 but some colleges were multiplying it by 9.6 causing despair to students who had scored higher ...