Students aspiring to pursue graduation with honours in English in Delhi University are a confused lot as colleges are divided over the issue of a common entrance test for selection to the most sought-after course.
While 12 colleges are participating in the Combined Aptitude Test for English (CATE), the common entrance being held by the university for the first time on June 17 at four venues, over 30 colleges will take students on basis of marks obtained by them in the Class XII exam.
"We are getting a lot of queries from the students who want to know about the criteria of admission in those colleges which are not participating in the CATE," Prof S K Vij, Dean of Students' Welfare, told PTI.
Students are also anxious about the formula to be adopted by colleges regarding weightage on CATE marks and their Class XII marks for selection for the course.
Given the confusion among students, the university will hold a dedicated open day session on May 29 to counsel them about the new procedure.
The university is for the first time holding CATE this year to "save the students from the hardship they had to face during individual entrance tests of different colleges". |
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