Delhi University has sent a notification to all colleges stating that all Other Backward Classes (OBC) category seats should be filled up and there will be no transfer of OBC seats to the general category.

“It is notified that the notification dated June 25 regarding schedule for conversion of vacant OBC seats stands withdrawn. No vacant OBC seats shall be converted into general category by Delhi University Colleges,” said the new Delhi University order.

It also said the sixth admission cut-off list will be announced on July 14 and the seventh cut-off list will come out on July 17.

The varsity has also asked the colleges to give 10 % relaxation for OBC category students as per the Apex court's order which came out last year.

“The order stated that 10 % relaxation should be given to OBC category students from the minimum cut-off of the general category,” said Kedar Mandal, professor and president of Academic Forum for Social Justice.

On July 6, Mandal and other activists had put up their demands to human resource development minister Kapil Sibal alleging discrimination by colleges against OBC and other reserved category seats.

Mandal said colleges were not reducing the cut-offs enough for OBC seats. Majority colleges only brought it down by four to 7 %. “In doing so, they were waiting for the OBC seats to go vacant thereby converting them into general category seats,” he alleged.

In the meeting Sibal assured activists that all OBC seats will be filled. “Recently, Sibal has reportedly stated that even if the colleges have to reduce cut-offs more than 10 %, they will have to do so in order to take OBC admissions,” he added.

Even after the du fifth cut off list 2012, while admissions to general category seats are closed in most of the colleges/courses, OBC category seats in majority of colleges are still lying vacant. Students from reserved category and activists staged several protests regarding non- availability of seats for reserved category candidates in University of Delhi.