DU kicks off admission process for UG courses, classes set to begin on Aug 1

Classes for the 2025–26 session are set to begin on August 1.

Several changes have been introduced this year to make the process easier for applicants. The most notable change is the introduction of a “direct accept mode” when students choose to upgrade their college seat — this allows applicants to secure a seat without delay. “After the update in the admission portal, now direct auto-accept mode has been implemented so that no applicant misses the allotment,” Vice-Chancellor, Prof Yogesh Singh, said at a press conference.

Earlier, students had to choose the upgrade option and then accept their seat separately.

In another key change this year, DU has dropped the earlier rule that required students to score at least 30% in a language paper in CUET to be eligible for BSc (Hons) courses. Officials said this move is meant to make admissions more inclusive, especially after the National Testing Agency introduced new subject combinations in CUET.

This year, Class X marks will also be asked, and if need be, will be used to break a tie in scores between two students for a seat.

The university will admit students to 79 undergraduate programmes across 69 colleges, offering a total of 71,624 seats. “DU offers a combination of 186 BA programmes,” said Dean of Admissions Haneet Gandhi.

She said most programmes allow dual eligibility — for instance, one language plus three subjects or two languages and two subjects. “The best score out of these will be considered,” she explained.

The second phase of UG admissions — where students fill in their programme and college preferences — will begin once CUET-UG results are declared.

This year, DU is also launching two new postgraduate programmes: MA in Hindi Journalism and MA in Tourism Management. Both will begin admitting students this academic cycle, Singh announced. The MA Journalism course will also be offered in the English department.

DU’s revamped CSAS portal is now mobile-friendly, but the V-C advised applicants to use laptops or desktops for full functionality. “More children from small towns and state boards are coming forward to take admission in DU,” Singh said, noting that CUET has increased the geographic and demographic diversity of applicants.

PG admissions and BTech courses

DU also announced that 53,609 candidates registered for 82 postgraduate programmes, including the popular LLB program, which saw 9,270 applications. MA Political Science attracted nearly 5,000 registrations. The university received 1,131 applications under the single girl child quota in PG and 90 applications under the orphan quota.

Under technical courses, DU saw 6,030 applications for its B.Tech programmes, with admissions based on JEE (Mains) Paper I scores. These include Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, and Communication Engineering. Of these, 1,681 were girls, and 195 applied under the single girl child quota.

The School of Open Learning (SOL) has also opened its PG admissions — based on CUET scores for most courses — and will begin accepting students in sports categories for the first time at both UG and PG levels.