Colleges of Delhi University might be flooded beyond capacity with the general category
students, but seats in the OBC category in many institutions remain unfilled despite lower cut offs for them.
A day before admission ends for the third cut off list while the general category in almost all colleges has been filled more than the santioned strength, almost 140 OBC seats are vacant in Sri Venkateshwara colleges, over 30 in Hindu college and over 50 in the Kirorimal college.
In fact, in many colleges there had been no third cut offs for general category students but OBC admissions were open in almost all colleges.
At the Sri Venkateshwara college, while in the general category 1522 admissions have taken place against a santioned strength of 1090, just157 seats have been filled up in the OBC category for a reserved strength of 296. The response has however been varied between courses.
An official from the college said that BA (programme) was the most vacant with only 4 admissions done so far against 24 OBC seats.
B Com on the other hand had witnessed 10 admissions for 24 seats, and the college can expect up to five lists.
At the Hindu college, meanwhile, nearly 170 seats in the OBC category have been filled up for 200 of the reserved seats as of today.
Hindu's media coordinator Anju Srivastava said that in Commerce and English courses, seats in the OBC category were still up in double digits.
Asked if the 10 per cent margin in percentages for the OBC category should be further increased, she said colleges were yet to stretch their margins to 10 per cent and in the fourth and fifth lists this will be done.
