95% And No Where To Go - Du Admissions

This year DU cutoff reaches to a new level. It is increasing every year and thus competition at this time is at its peak. It becomes difficult for students to get admission in their dream college even if they are scoring good marks. Even students who scored more than 95% have no surety of getting admission in top du college. The first cut-off of 2019 in many du colleges started with 99% and ended with 97%.

The highest cut off of 2019 is released by Hindu college for political science (honours) at 99%, for science courses at 98.3% for physic owners. It beats the last year’s highest cut-off of 98.75% for BA Programme in LSR College. More than 3 lakh students have registered for admission this year for 56000 seats. However top colleges only have limited number of seats.

According to times of India Report, in Delhi, there are 2326 student who have scored more than 95% this year.

Now the question arise where will it stop? At 100%? Where will those students go who have scored between 40% and 80%? Where will they get admission?

These increasing cut-offs giving student stress, tension. It’s good until it’s just eustress but when it turns into distress it becomes a problem. Students adopt negative habits such as smoking, drinking, overeating etc. to cope with this stress. Sometimes it even takes a person’s life.

Over 20 students commit suicide after 12th class result of Telangana board and more than 10 students of cbse board also chose this path when they find it difficult to live with such marks. Again the question arise are the marks more important than someone’s life? Or the piece of paper is that only thing on which a student’s life or future depends? A student who is scoring less than 95% marks has no right to live?

But the most important question is how to stop this? Will the government or the parents, family and teacher play an important role?

One of the biggest reason for such cut off is limited seats in colleges and increasing student every year. In order to make it less competitive the first step government can take is opening new colleges in du campus or in delhi so that every student get a chance for further studies. The other problem is employment. Unless and until employment is generated in large scale in India it is impossible to stop the suicide cases.

Teachers and parent play an important role

The main role of the parent is to identify the true hidden talent and skills of his child rather than just forcing him to give the competitive examination and hold ranks. Every parent want that his child gets success and thus they eventually want him to be in top. But they have to accept not everyone can be a topper. If they understand this fact and cooperate with their child and help them in identifying their true path of success in life whether it is an art, sports or study.

Teachers on the other hand are the best counselor and they are the one who knows very well about all the strength and weakness of their students. Thus they mentor a child in a way that they find their right path and can live in this competitive world without being stressed or depressed.

It's the responsibility of all of us to help the children to live to fly because they are the future of our country.