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AAP Govt Writes to DU to Lower Cut-off for SC/ST Students to Fill Vacant Seats, VC Says Not Possible to Reopen Admissions

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[ad_1] Last Updated: January 21, 2023, 12:30 IST Yogesh Singh said the seats are only vacant in courses that are not in demand (File Photo) Delhi SC/ST Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand on Friday wrote to Singh, seeking the filling up of vacant seats in DU colleges by lowering the cut-off marks for SC/ST students The Kejriwal government has written to Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh highlighting the difficulties faced by SC/ST students during the admission process and urged him to lower the cut-off for them to fill the vacant seats. The undergraduate admissions, which the university held through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores for the first time, concluded in December. But thousands of seats out of the total 70,000 under various undergraduate courses could not be filled. The vice chancellor, meanwhile, denied any plan to reopen admissions, saying the first semester is about to end now and it is not possible to take in new students. Delhi SC/ST Welfare M