Masked-up students, social distancing: Here’s what first day of Delhi University looked like

Delhi University admissions 2020: The University of Delhi (DU) has started its admission process on Monday, October 12. Students were seen queuing up outside a college on the first day. Express photo by Praveen Khanna

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Meanwhile, the varsity admission process will be completely online this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and students not allowed to enter colleges. Express photo by Praveen Khanna

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This year, the varsity set a new admission cut-off record after the Lady Shri Ram College for Women decided on a 100 per cent cut-off for three courses, and 30 courses across colleges had cut-offs over 99 per cent. Express photo by Praveen Khanna

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After LSR College, Hindu College has the highest number of 99 per cent and above cut-offs with six courses. It has set 99.5 per cent for Political Science and 99.33 per cent for Physics. Express photo by Praveen Khanna

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The reason behind the high cut-offs is being estimated as the record-high number of applications coupled with more number of 95 per cent plus scorers in board exams. Express photo by Praveen Khanna

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Students at DUSU set-up helpdesk for aspirants on the first day of admission. A total of 3,54,003 students had applied for about 70,000 undergraduate seats at DU. The number is 1.5 lakh higher than last year. Express photo by Praveen Khanna

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