Which college should I choose for History (hons) Dyal Singh College or Delhi College of Arts and Commerce?

It is suggested that you go for Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC) rather than Dyal Singh College (DSC). Here are some reasons why: If you want a college with better infrastructure and canteen opt for DSC. On the other hand DCAC provides excellent Extra-curricular activities, societies, clubs, placements and overall exposure. The faculty of both the colleges are good. DSC is better in B.A subjects but not economics. DCAC has better connectivity. It is near to metro stations on the yellow line and pink line. Whereas DSC is only close to JLN stadium metro station on the violet line. Neither of the two colleges offer hostel facilities. But it is easier to find accommodation near DCAC than to DSC. Accommodation near DCAC is also affordable. Therefore overall DCAC is a much better choice. But in the end it depends on individual preference. Try visiting both the colleges, explore, talk to the alumni or faculty members, if possible and then take the decision.

Delhi College of Arts and Commerce BA {Hons.} History: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Fees (2025 - 2026)	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)
Tuition Fees	₹10905	₹10905	₹10905
Yearly Fees	₹10905	₹10905	₹10905

Fees	Year 1 (in INR)	Year 2 (in INR)	Year 3 (in INR)
Tuition Fees	₹10905	₹10905	₹10905
Yearly Fees	₹10905	₹10905	₹10905

Events	Dates
Declaration of Allocation for Round 3 CSAS UG 2025 [BA]	Aug 13, 2025
Declaration of Allocation of Round-I CW, ECA, and Sports CSAS UG 2025 [BA]	Aug 15, 2025
Accept to Allocated Seat for CSAS UG 2025 [BA]	Aug 13, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025
College to Verify and Approve for Round 3 CSAS UG 2025 [BA]	Aug 13, 2025 - Aug 18, 2025
Online Fee Payment by Candidate for Round 3 CSAS UG 2025 [BA]	Aug 19, 2025

Categories (2025)	Round 1	Round 2
General	760	758
SC	606	600
ST	608	596
EWS	686	679
OBC NCL	692	686
PwD	350	350

Categories	Round 1
General	754.6
SC	700.7
ST	685.3
OBC NCL	723.8

Ranking Agency	Latest	Previous
	#35 out of 186 (2024) #16th New Delhi #16 Delhi NCR	#35 out of 173 (2023) #14th New Delhi #14 Delhi NCR
	#23 out of 114 (2024) #11th New Delhi #11 Delhi NCR	#22 out of 115 (2023) #12th New Delhi #12 Delhi NCR

Course Highlights	Details
duration	3 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 32,715
eligibility	10+2 with 50%+CUET
entrance test	CUET

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹32,715
total fee	₹32,715

Events	Dates
Admission Timeline [BA]	Jan 03, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026 Ongoing
Last Date of Fee Payment for CUET UG 2026 [BA]	Jan 31, 2026
CUET UG Application Registration Window	Jan 03, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026 Ongoing
Correction in Particulars of Application for CUET UG 2026 [BA]	Feb 02, 2026 - Feb 04, 2026
CUET UG Admit Card Release Date	May 04, 2026 Tentative
CUET UG Exam Date	May 11, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Tentative
CUET UG Result Declaration Date	Jul 30, 2026 Tentative

Events	Dates
CUET Notification	Jan 03, 2026
Date of On-Spot Mop Up Round Admission 2025 [BA]	Sep 23, 2025 - Sep 29, 2025
Online Fee Payment by Candidate for Round 3 CSAS UG 2025 [BA]	Aug 19, 2025

Events	Dates
Admission Timeline [BA]	Jan 03, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026 Ongoing
Last Date of Fee Payment for CUET UG 2026 [BA]	Jan 31, 2026
Correction in Particulars of Application for CUET UG 2026 [BA]	Feb 02, 2026 - Feb 04, 2026

Events	Dates
Date of On-Spot Mop Up Round Admission 2025 [BA]	Sep 23, 2025 - Sep 29, 2025
Online Fee Payment by Candidate for Round 3 CSAS UG 2025 [BA]	Aug 19, 2025
College to Verify and Approve for Round 3 CSAS UG 2025 [BA]	Aug 13, 2025 - Aug 18, 2025

Events	Dates
CUET UG Application Registration Window	Jan 03, 2026 - Jan 30, 2026 Ongoing
CUET UG Admit Card Release Date	May 04, 2026 Tentative
CUET UG Exam Date	May 11, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Tentative
CUET UG Result Declaration Date	Jul 30, 2026 Tentative

Events	Dates
CUET Notification	Jan 03, 2026

DCAC boasts highly regarded faculty, particularly in History, with most professors holding advanced degrees and maintaining a rating of nine out of ten. They are known for being approachable and maintaining high academic standards. The college conducts internal assessments alongside official DU exams, which are moderately challenging. While the Central Placement Cell at Delhi University offers placement opportunities, direct support from the college is limited. BCom and Economics Hons. students have better placement opportunities compared to those in History, who receive packages ranging from 5 lakhs to a maximum of 15-20 lakhs for exceptional candidates.

Many students opt for further studies or competitive exams. Placement eligibility is only in the last semester, with internships during college being recommended. DCAC offers affordable tuition, historically between INR 6,000 to INR 12,000 annually, with total costs under INR 30,000, though recent increases have brought annual fees to approximately INR 12,000. Despite extra exam fees, the college provides scholarships based on merit and economic need, though specific scholarships for courses like History may not be available.

However, living expenses in Delhi remain high, which is a significant consideration for non-local students.

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4.2Helpful

BA {Hons.}, History

Reviewed on Jul 4, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

DCAC and It's Crowd

Dislikes

Lack of classes due to 4th year introduction in NEP.

Fees and Financial Aid:

In my batch, I paid around 10,015 rs. every year. So the total for 3 years is around 30,045 rs.. The fee stays almost same every year. No big increase. This fee includes tuition, registration, development and some other charges like library and student activity fee. Other than that we also have to pay examination fee around 1,500-2,000 rs. Before each semester. College provide scholarship programmes as well as some of my friends are beneficiaries of it .. but I don't know much about it .

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Nandana H Kumar

3.5

Reviewed on Oct 19, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

DCAC Review

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The total fees was increased from approx 11000 to approx 12000 from 2023 to 2024 and this comprises of all the charges like lab fees, development fees,etc. The fees is still one of the lowest among DU. I am not aware of any scholarship in Dcac

Sudeep Das

3.9Helpful

Reviewed on Jul 11, 2024(Enrolled 2020)

DCAC - A small and blissful world.

The fee that I paid was INR 8495 for the first two years excluding the exam fees. The exam fee per semester is INR 510. The fee for last year is INR 10,000. Collectively it may not go beyond 30K for a student to study at DCAC. Moreover, the university releases a scholarship circular after the admissions are over. The students can apply for them based on economic and social criteria based on the University guidelines.

Aakash Sangwan

3.7

Reviewed on Apr 6, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

After all it's DCAC

Mine DCAC college is full government college , so being in a government college mine fees is low as compared to other DU colleges. Fees , traveling , food , accomodation and other things cost 10000 to 12000 per month . If we talk about the scholarship in History UG course then there is no such thing because this is more theoretical course .

Saurabh Kotiya

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Reviewed on Jan 12, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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Infrastructure are average and course offering by them were very good .

The Cost of study is very much the fees of college is only 10k but cost of living in delhi is very high if you are pursuing graduation out of your town. The rent of living is costly the food expenses are costly . I did not found any scholarship, financial assistance and job.

Amit yadav

Reviewed on Mar 20, 2023(Enrolled 2021)

A nice review

The fees were not so high as my course fee is about 8680. And not so much cost you will need to study..... There are some scholarships that can you avail that as a national scholarship or a caste scholarship, you can also get and yes there are various companies that are coming to give internships and later jobs.

Shashank Rawat

3.8Helpful

Reviewed on Oct 17, 2022(Enrolled 2020)

DCAC- a summary of college life

Fees are something that you do not have to care much about even if you are from a financially lower middle-class family. It is hardly 8-9 thousand /year, but yes the cost of living in Delhi, if you are based outside Delhi, is something that you would have to care of according to your financial status. There are scholarships available in different forms at the University of Delhi. You get Prize money as well when you score the highest in your course in a year.

G gaigong thui

Reviewed on Aug 22, 2022(Enrolled 2021)

Reality of history hons at DCAC

There was no fee hike during my tenure as a student in the college there are certain scholarships provided by the college for low-income families to support them even after everything, the fee is only 9k which is not much.

Utsav Saxena

Reviewed on Feb 23, 2022(Enrolled 2016)

DCAC :- A college if you want to Enjoy your College Life Years

The fees are quite less during my days. It was something like 6000-7000 per year and I graduated maybe with spending merely approx Rs 25000. However, you need to purchase books as well as notes. The college does provide scholarships to students with merits as well as rank holders. Financial assistance is provided to the students who can't afford the fees. There were very less opportunities for campus jobs in my course since it's not a professional course and many students go for further studies as well as in other fields.

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