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There will be more general category seats at Delhi University’s most sought-after college, St Stephen’s, this year. The college has reduced the ‘merit gap’ allowed for Christian candidates, which insiders say will lower the number of minority admissions and leave more seats for general students.
Principal Valson Thampu revealed the new admission guidelines on Tuesday.
Last year, Christian candidates with 60% marks were eligible for admission. The norm now has been changed to 15% less than the general cut-off in each stream. So, if the cut-off for a course is 95%, only Christian candidates with minimum 80% marks will be eligible. The merit gap between general and minority students was as high as 35% in some cases last year.
In another significant change that allows vacant minority seats to go to general category, the guidelines say ‘‘up to’’ 50% seats will be reserved for Christians. Last year, the quota was 50%.
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