This minor typo nearly cost an MBA aspirant a seat in Delhi School of Economics

You must have seen your English teacher penalizing you for small spelling mistakes. But, the punishment would generally come in the form of marks deduction or a mild rebuke. However, the same typing error nearly costed a well-deserved seat to an MBA aspirant in the Delhi School of Economics. Thanks to the Delhi High Court who rescued him from losing his seat in this dream college.

What is the story?

An MBA aspirant named Adil Sajeer Ansari appeared for CAT and applied for admission to the MBA(IB) programme of Delhi College of Economics. He was subsequently offered admission to the programme with a stipulation that he submit the required documents within the specified time on the mentioned email address.

What went wrong?

Conforming to the stipulation, Adil submitted the required documents within the deadline but to the wrong email address. He was required to send the documents to mbadmission@commerce.du.ac.in. However, he accidentally sent the documents to mbaadmission@commerce.du.ac.in. As one can observe, there is an extra “a” in the wrong email address. This minor error put Adil into trouble and nearly cost him his seat in the reputed DU college.

What did the college do?

The student, realizing his mistake later, reached out to the college, asking for relief. The college refused to offer him admission as he had missed the deadline. The student then filed a petition in the Delhi High court asking to intervene in the matter.

The sooner you realize, the merrier it is

After multiple rounds of hearing, the court finally directed the college to offer him admission to the programme. There were five other students who had either missed the deadline or sent the documents to the wrong email address. But none of those students tried to rectify their errors. What worked in favour of Adil Sajeer was his immediate attempt to correct his mistake. As soon as he realized his mistake, he reached out to the college with an apology and sent the documents to the correct email address. This became the main ground for the favourable judgement for him.

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