Delhi University Undergraduate admissions to be based on 50-50 weightage

Delhi University is planning for a common entrance test for admissions next year with a weightage of 50-50 marks from both entrance and board exams.

Days after Delhi University announced the plan to start taking entrances for admission, introducing a weightage of 50-50 exam marks was announced. Basically, the marks of entrance exams and board exams will be divided into 50:50 ratio for undergraduate admissions next year.

At present, the university is taking students on the basis of the cut-off list which is prepared strictly on marks achieved by the students in board exams. The current system of cut-off-based admission puts students from boards with ' strict' marking policies at a disadvantage, according to Professor Yogesh Singh, the recently-appointed Vice-Chancellor of the university.