It's not just English, however, that will go to another list. Other courses, especially the Science ones, are also headed to a third list, say colleges. While most saw admissions in the second list, colleges are still planning to go to the third list, as Science courses usually admit double the number of sanctioned seats. Said a teacher in Kirori Mal College, "The Science courses see many withdrawals as students get into Engineering or Medical streams or opt for other professional courses. So we usually over-admit students in these courses."

The evening colleges are no different. Infact, for those who have missed the bus until now, there could be good news in these colleges as many are contemplating big dips. Said Dr Suresh Sharma, principal, Moti Lal Nehru (evening), "It won't be a surprise to have a dip of even 5% in the next cut off." Another evening college where students can pin their hopes is Sri Aurobindo College (evening), which so far has got a poor response in every course. Principal Dr Bimlesh Yadav said, "Since our second cut-off didn't come out in the university list, we've had few admissions. So admissions would be open for almost all courses in the next two lists."

It's the same at PGDAV (evening), Dyal Singh (evening) and Moti Lal Nehru (evening), where a third list is expected in almost all courses except in BCom (Honours).