Hindi now tops list of favoured subjects

The fiasco over Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) which continued for more than a week last month did not dampen the spirit of students applying for admission in Delhi University.

As expected, students thronged colleges and different departments to get admissions after the first cut-off was released. Generally, popular courses like B.Com (Hons), Economics (Hons), English (Hons) and other science subjects are always in the spotlight for their outrageously high cut-offs and limited seats, but it came as a pleasant surprise when Metrolife found that the Hindi (Hons) course is equally popular.

Believe it or not, almost all the top DU colleges have completed admissions in Hindi (Hons) course after the first cut-off was released.

“All the general category seats were filled after the first cut-off was out,” says Pallav, teacher-in-charge, Hindi department, Hindu College.

“Even in the SC/ST category admission seekers were beyond the limited seats,” he adds. The department has total 31 seats, including five for Scheduled Castes (SC), two for Scheduled Tribes (ST), eight for OBC (Other Backward Class) and one for physically handicapped.

The Hindi department of Ramjas College received a similar response.

“Out of the 62 seats , 31 seats reserved for general category students has already been filled,” says Associate Professor, Dr Sneha Chaddha.

“Admissions in even SC/ST and OBC categories are almost completed. The second cut-off has been released for only two to three remaining seats,” says Chaddha.

The craze for Hindi (Hons) is not a new phenomena as “over the years, students who have been aspiring to appear for civil services examination consider Hindi as an appropriate subject,”
explains Pallav.

“They have a belief that they can pass the examination by taking Hindi as their main language. Since they have to opt for other subjects too, they can easily study that too in Hindi language,” he says, adding that Hindu College has always been known for its arts courses, therefore there are many takers for the Hindi (Hons) course.

 Many might think that those opting for the course don’t have a good percentage.

The fact is that even those who have secured above 85 per cent in their Boards and can easily get admission in other courses opt for Hindi. Abhishek Kumar Upadhaya, third year student of Hindu College, who took science subject in XII and cleared an engineering exam, took admission in Hindi (Hons) for his love for the subject.

“My main aim was to attain knowledge about our literature and the society,” says Abhishek.

“My family always gave me the freedom to take my own decisions, so I decided to go with the subject I liked the most. In last two years I have learnt many new things and will continue to do so till that thirst is not over,” he says, displaying his perfect pronunciation and command over the Hindi language.

Meanwhile, there are many students who opted for Hindi to become teachers. Arjun Kumar, a resident of Narela, was delighted to get admission in Ramjas College in the second cut-off says, “Hindi is my favourite subject and I have scored 92 per cent. Though many students consider it as a low-profile course, it hardly affects me. I want to complete my post graduation and qualify for NET.”