<p>The Delhi University has done away with entrance tests for undergraduate courses in social work, management studies, Hindi journalism, and foreign language courses in Spanish, French, German and Italian.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Last year, the university had scrapped entrance tests for courses in English, Journalism and Mass Communication. The university said the move will make admission process simple and centralised.<br />However, the office of Dean Students’ Welfare said those who have not studied foreign languages — Spanish, French, German and Italian — would face a deduction of five per cent in the cut-off, based on the best of four aggregate.<br /><br />So an applicant, for instance, would need a score of 80 per cent if the cut-off is 75 per cent.<br />The university has also done away with admission test for Bachelor in Management Studies (BMS), introduced last year.<br /><br />Six colleges<br /><br />The courses are offered in six colleges: Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Maharaja Agrasen College, College of Vocational Studies and B R Ambedkar College.<br /><br />The admission for BMS will be based on class 12 marks and personal interview, with 85 per cent weightage to marks and 15 per cent to interview.<br /><br />Based on the cut-off, a total of 2,520 candidates will be called for the interviews, of which 840 will be selected.<br /><br />The interviews will take place in the university’s north and south campuses with 12 interview boards, the university said.<br /><br />Dates for interview and central counselling for BMS candidates are 1-15 July, 2014.<br /><br />Uniform process<br /><br />With the university going for a uniform and centralised admission process, the cutoffs this year are likely to be higher. Some students fear that too much is at stake on class 12 score.<br /><br /> “Cutoff-based admission often shuts doors for those who have an aptitude for a specific subject,” said Vivek Chaudhary, a BMS aspirant.</p>
<p>The Delhi University has done away with entrance tests for undergraduate courses in social work, management studies, Hindi journalism, and foreign language courses in Spanish, French, German and Italian.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Last year, the university had scrapped entrance tests for courses in English, Journalism and Mass Communication. The university said the move will make admission process simple and centralised.<br />However, the office of Dean Students’ Welfare said those who have not studied foreign languages — Spanish, French, German and Italian — would face a deduction of five per cent in the cut-off, based on the best of four aggregate.<br /><br />So an applicant, for instance, would need a score of 80 per cent if the cut-off is 75 per cent.<br />The university has also done away with admission test for Bachelor in Management Studies (BMS), introduced last year.<br /><br />Six colleges<br /><br />The courses are offered in six colleges: Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Maharaja Agrasen College, College of Vocational Studies and B R Ambedkar College.<br /><br />The admission for BMS will be based on class 12 marks and personal interview, with 85 per cent weightage to marks and 15 per cent to interview.<br /><br />Based on the cut-off, a total of 2,520 candidates will be called for the interviews, of which 840 will be selected.<br /><br />The interviews will take place in the university’s north and south campuses with 12 interview boards, the university said.<br /><br />Dates for interview and central counselling for BMS candidates are 1-15 July, 2014.<br /><br />Uniform process<br /><br />With the university going for a uniform and centralised admission process, the cutoffs this year are likely to be higher. Some students fear that too much is at stake on class 12 score.<br /><br /> “Cutoff-based admission often shuts doors for those who have an aptitude for a specific subject,” said Vivek Chaudhary, a BMS aspirant.</p>