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Like elite clubs, elite colleges also refuse to increase number of seats

The worst offender in this regard is an elite college in Delhi University. It admits less than 1,000 students to less than 10 courses!

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T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan
The cut-off for admissions to the liberal arts and science colleges of Delhi University were published last week.

It turns out that, in order to get admission in the ‘best’ colleges, a student needs at least 99 per cent in the class 12 exam — and even then admission is not absolutely guaranteed. For that 100 per cent are needed.

This is on the supply side of students. But what about the supply side of seats in colleges?

In India, the central and state governments have ensured that the supply of seats keeps expanding, even if the demand is not
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