Hans Raj College does it again, accepts then rejects aspirants

After five BA (Programme) students were admitted and later denied admissions in Delhi University’s Hans Raj College despite getting through the the cut-off list, another case of mismanagement in the admission process of a student who had applied for BA English (H) in the college has come to light.

According to a Hans Raj College official, a total of 10 such cases have occurred.

After the first cut-off list was announced on June 26, aspirant Prashansa applied for English (H) with French as one of her best four subjects. She had secured 93.75 per cent in class 12.

The college’s first cut-off for English (H) was 90.50 per cent. “I was under the impression that the college accepted payment of fee in cash. A member of the English (H) faculty calculated my percentage and verified my marksheet’s photocopy,” Prashansa said.

None of the faculty members on duty objected to inclusion of French in my best four subjects, added Prashansa.
On June 27, Prashansa, who went with the demand draft, was asked to wait till the time certificates were verified.

Three-hour wait

“Even after three hours of waiting, our names were not called. My father overheard a conversation between the admissions convener and two English faculty members on whether French is a valid subject. The convener said the college could only count MIL (Modern Indian Languages) in the best four subjects,” she said.

The faculty members decided to take up the matter with the principal who had left by that time.

“The faculty told me that they will discuss this in the admission committee and call me once it’s decided. Despite getting my roll number, all this happened,” she said.

The next day she got a call from one of the members who told her the matter was not discussed yet, she added.

“The college had already wasted two of the three days on which I had to take admission on the basis of the first cut-off,” she said.

Then she took admission in a south Delhi college.

“I was even getting through Lady Shri Ram College but opted for Hans Raj. On June 29, we went again to meet Hans Raj’s principal,” she said.

She added that the admission convenor was rude to them.

“Meanwhile, we also got to know that last year the college had admitted a student in Economics (H) with French as one of the best four subjects,” she said.

Her father called up the grievance committee which told them that it was not college’s policy to count a foreign language in best four subjects.

“My father told them about the instance where the student got admission,” said Prashansa.

The committee member said if they made a mistake once they cannot do it every year. The principal could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.