DU UG Admission 2024: Courses, Eligibility, Cutoff, Last Date To Apply, Application Form

Delhi University offers various UG courses for a duration of 3 years. Students can also opt for the Hons. mode for the UG courses. The basic eligibility criteria for UG courses is class 12 or equivalent from a recognised board. Mentioned below is the list of different courses offered in DU along with their specialisations:

Delhi University (DU) UG Eligibility Criteria

• For B.A., and B.A. (Honours in foreign language) Courses, the eligibility criteria is to complete a 10+2 level board examination from a recognised board with at least 40% and 45% marks in the aggregate. 
• For B.A. (H in Indian Languages), the basic eligibility criteria are to complete a 10+2 level board examination from a recognised board with at least 45% marks in the aggregate or 40% marks in the aggregate and 50% marks in the concerned subject. 
• For B.Voc. and B.Com., the candidate needs to complete a 10+2 level board examination from a recognised board and with at least 40% marks in the aggregate. 
• For B.Com.(H), the candidate must have completed a 10+2 level board examination with at least 45% marks in the aggregate. The candidate must also have completed Mathematics or Business Mathematics in the qualifying examination.
• For B.Sc.(H) in Statistics and Mathematics, the candidate must have completed a 10+2 level board examination with at least 45% marks in the aggregate and 50% marks in Mathematics. 
• For B.Sc.(H) in Botany, Microbiology, Zoology, Anthropology, Biological Sciences, the candidate must have completed a 10+2 level board examination with at least 55% marks in the aggregate and 50% marks in English.
• For B.M.S., the candidate must have completed a 10+2 level board examination with at least 60% marks in the aggregate including four subjects English, Mathematics and 2 other subjects.

Delhi University (DU) UG Selection Process

Candidates seeking admission to the UG courses at Delhi University (except DU SOL and NCWEB) must clear the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). The final selection will be based on the CUET marks followed by e-counselling. CUET qualified candidates will be required to register for e-counselling on the DU admission portal. There will be two rounds of counselling in which they will get the option of filling their preference of colleges on the DU website. Students will be allotted DU colleges purely on the basis of merit in CUET. 

•  CUET is divided into 3 sections. First is language, second is “Domain-specific topics”, and third one is general knowledge which will be required for admission to BA program only.
• Candidates are required to appear in at least one language out of 33 languages.
• Candidates have to choose at least three subjects which they have taken in class 12th as domain-specific topics for section 2.
  Candidates can appear for CUET in a maximum of six subjects out of which one must be a language subject. Check CUET Exam Pattern
• For B.Sc Admission, candidates need to choose subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology. However, 30 per cent marks in any one language in CUET, would also have to be obtained as qualifying criteria.
• For BA (Hons) Economics admission, it is mandatory for the candidates to take the test in Mathematics for CUET. Merit for this will be calculated on the basis of marks obtained in the chosen language, Mathematics, and any two subjects.
• For BA admission, it is mandatory to appear in the entrance test in any one language from section one and in any three subjects from the other section. Merit will be calculated on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate in the same subject and language.

Admission through Sports and Extracurricular Activities (ECA): Candidates are required to appear in a performance test along with the CUET. Selection of candidates will be made on the basis of combined score of CUET (25%) and performance test (75%). Certificates will also be considered for the same along with the CUET score.

Seat Reservation: As per the DU admission policy, 50% seats are reserved for minorities in colleges like St. Stephens. 85% of marks for admission will be taken from the CUET, and the remaining 15% will be decided by colleges. Admission to the remaining 50% seats will be done on the basis of CUET marks only.

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Check the complete admission process for admission to UG courses at Delhi University through Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS):

Phase 1: CSAS 2024 Application Form

• Aspirants are required to fill the CSAS 2024 application form on the centralized admission portal by paying a one-time non-refundable application fee.
• ECA and sports quota candidates will have to pay an additional fee.

Phase 2: Selection of Courses and College Preferences

• Second phase will start after the results of the CUET UG examination are declared.
• After the CUET UG Result declaration, eligible candidates will have to select the courses and fill the preference of desired colleges on the centralised CSAS portal.

Phase 3: Seat Allocation and Final Admission

• Merit list will be declared on the basis of CUET UG scores.
• Multiple rounds of seat allotment will be conducted. 
• Candidates will have to check if they have been allotted a seat on the CSAS dashboard. If allotted, candidates must accept their seat on or before the given date for that particular round.
• Seat allocation will be based on multiple factors such as - combination of college and program chosen, position of the candidate on the merit list, category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/UR) of the candidate, and availability of seats.
• Upon acceptance of seat, the university will check eligibility, verify documents, and confirm admission after receiving the payment of fee.