In the second round of admissions for undergraduate programmes for the 2025–26 academic session, Delhi University on Monday announced a total of 87,335 seat allocations, encompassing new admissions, upgrades, and candidates opting to freeze their current allocations. With the academic session set to begin August 1, the clock is ticking for the admission process. Of these, 24,843 were fresh allocations, while 27,314 students secured higher‑choice upgrades, and 17,922 opted to freeze their allotted seats, halting further changes. This follows the first round under DU’s Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS), which in the previous academic years, typically hovered around 65,000–71,000 confirmed seats. The system usually allocates extra seats to accommodate anticipated withdrawals and vacancies. For instance, in 2024 the university confirmed 65,775 admissions in the first round, with 43,067 candidates seeking upgrades and 20,829 freezing their seats. The allocations in the first round this year were made against approximately 71,600 sanctioned seats across 79 UG programmes and 69 colleges. Applicants who accepted their Round 1 allocations—typically via the CSAS portal —could choose to ‘upgrade’ to a preferred course‑college combination, or ‘freeze’ their seat and forgo further upward movement in subsequent rounds This year, in the first round, the university confirmed 62,565 admissions where 34,014 female students were admitted as opposed to 28,551 male candidates. Round 1 also saw high upgrade interest. In 2024, 43,067 applicants opted to upgrade, while 20,829 froze their allocation The completion of Round 2 sets the stage for a third round of allocations—often reserved for spot admissions, performance‑based seats (e.g., sports, cultural, ward‑quota) and quotas like Single Girl Child, Orphan students.
