# Three more DU colleges admit students on Class 12 marks 2026-08-19T22:41:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Three more Delhi University off-campus colleges, Shyam Lal College, Rajdhani College and Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening), will admit students to select undergraduate courses based on their Class 12 marks, after seats remained vacant following CUET-based rounds. The Times of India reports the move as a routine expansion after Bhagini Nivedita College and Aditi Mahavidyalaya did the same earlier this month. Shyam Lal has applications open from Aug 19 to 21 for three programmes, with merit lists on Aug 23 and document verification on Aug 24-25. Rajdhani College is accepting applications until Aug 24 at 5 pm for science and humanities courses, with the merit list on Aug 25 and fee payment by Aug 29. Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening) is accepting applications until Aug 23 for language-focused BA programmes. India Today reports that the decision was described by DU as a one-time exception but has drawn criticism from some teachers who raised concerns about creating a parallel admission route while the CUET cycle was still in progress. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the same facts on three Delhi University colleges now admitting students via Class 12 marks after seats remained vacant following CUET rounds. The Times of India presents the development as routine administrative news, focusing entirely on course lists and deadlines. India Today includes critical context: it notes teachers raised concerns about creating a 'parallel admission route' while CUET was still ongoing, and frames the move as raising 'questions about fairness'. The Times omits this criticism entirely. A measured reader should note that the policy is described by DU as a 'one-time exception' but is now being extended to five colleges, suggesting structural vacancy problems at off-campus colleges that may need permanent solutions. Watch whether more colleges apply for this exception in the coming weeks. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with deadlines and course lists, omits criticism of parallel admission route - indiatoday.in (government critical) Frames move as raising fairness questions, includes teacher criticism This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-20T03:25:55+00:00. Tags: Delhi University, Rajdhani College, Shyam Lal College Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/3-more-du-colleges-admit-students-via-class-xii-marks/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/3-more-du-colleges-admit-students-via-class-xii-marks/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/