Amid a large number of students getting admission in Delhi University from the Kerala Board, a nine-member panel constituted by DU Vice-Chancellor Y. Singh has noted that the number of admissions from the southern board is higher than that of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi’s neighbours. Despite being Punjab State Board. As per the data of the report, the overall average admission percentage from Kerala Board is highest among all the boards with 98.44 per cent.
The committee constituted under the chairmanship of Dean (Examination) DS Rawat was to examine the reasons for over- and under-admissions in undergraduate courses, study the board-wise distribution of admissions in all undergraduate courses, alternative strategies for optimal admissions in graduate courses was to suggest. And check OBC admission with reference to non-creamy layer status.
The committee analysed the admission data:
The committee analysed the admission data which is cut-off based and observed that out of 39 such boards, it showed the highest admission of students from CBSE board (37,767), followed by Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Education (1,891). Board of School Education, Haryana (1,825), ISC (1,607) and Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan (1,330).
The data indicates that the total number of admissions of applicants from Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Education, a state in a certain part of the country, is more than the total number of admissions of Board of School Education Haryana, Board of Secondary Education. Board of Secondary Education Madhya Pradesh and Punjab Board of School Education, Rajasthan & UP Board of High School and Intermediate Education, each, although these states are neighbouring states of the NCT of Delhi.
There has been a significant change in the marking pattern across the school:
This indicates that there is significant variation in the marking pattern across the country’s school boards which requires an appropriate benchmarking to establish significant equity in the process of admissions at the undergraduate level.
The report also states that the average admission percentage figures for students admitted according to the board indicate that the five boards, which constitute more than 90% admissions, have different average percentages. These five boards contributed to more than 90% of applicants seeking admission at the undergraduate level.
