DU’s St Stephen’s College cancels orientation programme, classes begin today

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However, the notification did not specify any reason to cancel the orientation programme. The cancellation comes at a time when St Stephen College not accepted applications of 12 students seeking admission to undergraduate courses under the ‘single girl child’ quota, a varsity official told The Indian Express.

The supernumerary quota, created by DU as a special provision, was implemented this year. “About 22 students applied to the college out of which 12 applications were under the single girl child quota. The college did not accept these applications,” Dean of Academics Haneet Gandhi told The Indian Express, adding that the college told the varsity its seats were full.

As per DU’s allocation under the quota, Stephen’s has to set aside seats for 19 such students. “This year, we have instructed all colleges to admit extra students for optimal filling of seats. The percentage of allocation is based on various trends in previous years depending on the withdrawal rate, popularity, and other aspects of each college,” she added.

Gandhi stated that the university has communicated to the college to admit these students