Delhi University Grants Direct Admission to Paralympics & Olympics Participants
- As per the admission norms of DU, 5% seats are reserved for the candidates applying under sports quota.
- With an objective to honour the achievements of participants in these tournaments, Sports Council of Delhi University decided to grant them direct admission.
Delhi University released the first cut-off list on June 23, 2017. This year, the varsity granted direct admission to almost ten students who took part in international sports meet representing India. As per the admission norms of DU, 5% seats are reserved for the candidates applying under sports quota. Around 13,000 students applied for these seats. Usually, Delhi University conducts various rounds of trials for these applicants, and only after that grant admissions. However, this year, the varsity granted direct admission to the candidates who represented the nation in various international sports events.
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As per the guidelines of sports council of Delhi University, the direct admission rule is applicable on those students who represent India in: -
- Paralympics
- Olympic Games
- South Asian Games
- Asian games
- Asian Championships
- Common Wealth Games
- World Cup
- World Championship
According to Govt. of India, these are the highest honour tournaments in the field of sports. With an objective to honour the achievements of participants in these tournaments, Sports Council of Delhi University decided to grant them direct admission. As an initial attempt, the varsity granted direct admission to ten students. Among these ten students, eight students are shooters, one swimmer and one javelin thrower.
The following are the sports persons who have been given direct admission to various courses (under Sports Quota) of Delhi University: -
Name of the Player | Game/ Sport | Participation |
Rinku | Parathlete | Summer Paralympic Games that took place in Rio |
Shivani Kataria | Swimming | Rio Olympics 2016 |
Simran Preet Kaur | Shooting | ISSF Junior World Cup 2016 that took place in Germany |
Fateh Singh Dhillon | Shooting | ISSF Junior World Cup 2016 |
Diwakar Yadav | Shooting | ISSF Junior World Cup 2016 |
Asees Chhina | Shooting | ISSF Junior World Cup 2016 |
Bhowneesh Mendiratta | Double Trap Shooting | NA |
Manavaditya Singh Rathore | Shotgun Shooting | International Junior Shotgun Cup (Finland) 2016 |
Lakshay | Trap Shooting | 13th Asian Championship 2015 (Kuwait) |
Vidhi Jain | Trap Shooting | Asian Championship 2016 (Iran) |
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Cricketer Pavan Negi also applied for admission under Spots Quota. However, he did not upload documents properly during the online registration process. Therefore, he will need to take part in the trials to be eligible for the seat.