DU Admissions: Kerala Board students marksheets get permission

Over 100 admissions of students of the Kerala board were put on hold by the Delhi University (DU) over confusion related to their marksheets, but the matter was resolved after officials contacted the board in the southern state.

Over 100 admissions by students of the Kerala board were put on hold by Delhi University (DU) over confusion related to their mark sheets, but the matter was resolved after officials contacted the board in the southern state, sources said on Wednesday. Amid a large number of students from the Kerala board applying to DU colleges, that too a majority of them being perfect scorers, an issue over their marksheets had risen on Monday, leading the admission branch of the university to direct the colleges to put the admissions on hold.

A majority of these admissions had taken place in north campus colleges, the sources said. According to a source, three Kerala boards are recognized by the Council Of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) -- the Kerala Board of Public Examination, the Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Education, and the Board of Vocational Higher Secondary Education.