New Delhi: Delhi University (DU), New Delhi, is likely to begin its sports quota trials from next week. After many speculations and debate, the sports category admissions will be decentralized this year. Therefore, colleges will be conducting their own trials, as per their requirement and selection criteria. However, colleges will be required to include an expert from outside in the sports admission committee.
As per sources, candidates who qualify in the fitness test will be allowed to participate in the trials for final selection. In addition, the number of sports included in trials will also vary for different colleges. For example, Lady Shri Ram College will conduct trials in 12 disciplines, including judo, archery, shooting, athletics and gymnastics, whereas, Kirori Mal College will allow for nine disciplines, such as basketball, chess, cricket and boxing. St Stephens, too, will conduct trials in 12 disciplines, including football and squash, while Hindu College will include only four disciplines basketball, tennis, cricket and swimming in its trials.
Sources informed that most of the colleges have released the trial schedule. Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) will start with its general fitness test on June 20, 2012; the actual trials will kick off on June 21, 2012, while LSR will start its trials a day later. Kamala Nehru College will start trials from June 20, and St Stephens will conduct its sports trials on June 19. However, one of the most prestigious DU colleges, Hindu College, will start them on June 28, 2012.
Last year, the University had received a lot of complaints about mismanagement during trials; therefore, this year, a centralized committee will keep an eye on all sports trials to be conducted by the University colleges. Sources also informed that the seats for sports and extracurricular activities quota will be 5% over and above the colleges’ total intake. Colleges will accord 50% weight to trials and the rest to certificates. Students will have to provide certificates garnered in Class X, XI and XII; certificates older than three years will not be considered.
However, students are advised to read the schedule carefully as not all colleges have all the sports. While explaining the same, Deputy Dean of Students Welfare, Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, said that there are colleges that require specific skills in a sport as they might have a vacant slot only for that position, for example, a smasher in volleyball or a goalkeeper in football. It is also important to know the minimum level of expertise the college is looking for, the Deputy Dean added.
