GUWAHATI: High cut-off scores and non-uniformity in marks allotted in the Class XII board exams have deprived many meritorious students from Assam from getting admission to top Delhi University (DU)-affiliated colleges.After the release of the second cut-off list for colleges under DU, the student fraternity from the state feel that comparatively few students, who have passed the Class XII board exam from the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), can compete for a seat in the leading DU-affiliated colleges."Students from the CBSE-affiliated schools of Assam who have come for admission in Delhi have better prospects of getting admission here. But, plight of the students from the state board in Assam is a major cause of concern. Except for the AHSEC rank-holders, very few students have shown keenness in joining the Delhi colleges because of the comparatively low aggregate marks allotted to them on average," Ranjan Bikash Borah, president of the All Assamese Students' Association, New Delhi, told TOI.He urged the education authorities and the government to find a solution to the crisis faced by the students from the state board as the aggregate percentage of marks scored by the meritorious students under the AHSEC has always been lower compared to CBSE pass outs.Anindita Nath from Assam, whose seat has been confirmed at Miranda House after the first cut-off, feels that everyone has not been as lucky as her. She said an important policy decision should be taken at the highest level so that the marks allotted to the meritorious students of the state board as well as CBSE and other boards become equivalent."At present only few few students from AHSEC-affiliated institutions can get admission in the top colleges in Delhi as per their marks in Class XII. From the state board in Assam, only few students have chances of getting admission in colleges like Miranda House under the current marking system," said Anindita, who got admission in Economics honours. Her aggregate percentage in Class XII state board exam was 96.2 percent, which earned her the fifth rank in the exam.Sneha Changkakoty, another student from Assam, who managed to get admission in Maitreyi College under DU, said, "There must be some uniformity in marks allotted to students in every board. Because studying in DU-affiliated colleges is a dream of students from various parts and education boards of the country. Studying in Delhi helps a lot to crack the UPSC civil service exams as well as many other competitive exams as the DU syllabus is vast and we get access to updated study materials."

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