<p>The Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from the directorate of education on increase in the percentage requirement for admission in class 11 in state government schools.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The court has given time till July 25 to the DoE to give reasons for the percentage hike. <br />“The admission criteria in 2010-11 and 2011-12 for class 11 in Science and Commerce has been arbitrarily changed for the 2012-13 academic session, affecting over 26,000 students,” said lawyer Ashok Agarwal.<br /><br />According to the DoE’s admission criteria circular on May 28, students with 7 seven cumulative grade point average (CGPA) will be given admission in Science this year compared to the requirement of 6 CGPA last year. Also, the students will be required to have a B2 grade in all subjects compared to the requirement of C1 grade last year. <br /><br />For Commerce, a candidate with 5 CGPA was eligible last year but now a minimum of 6.60 CGPA with Mathematics or 6 CGPA without Mathematics is required. <br /><br />Students and parents had staged a protest outside the DoE’s office on Monday, asking the department to revise its criteria. <br /></p>
<p>The Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from the directorate of education on increase in the percentage requirement for admission in class 11 in state government schools.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The court has given time till July 25 to the DoE to give reasons for the percentage hike. <br />“The admission criteria in 2010-11 and 2011-12 for class 11 in Science and Commerce has been arbitrarily changed for the 2012-13 academic session, affecting over 26,000 students,” said lawyer Ashok Agarwal.<br /><br />According to the DoE’s admission criteria circular on May 28, students with 7 seven cumulative grade point average (CGPA) will be given admission in Science this year compared to the requirement of 6 CGPA last year. Also, the students will be required to have a B2 grade in all subjects compared to the requirement of C1 grade last year. <br /><br />For Commerce, a candidate with 5 CGPA was eligible last year but now a minimum of 6.60 CGPA with Mathematics or 6 CGPA without Mathematics is required. <br /><br />Students and parents had staged a protest outside the DoE’s office on Monday, asking the department to revise its criteria. <br /></p>
