Based on their position on the merit list, a candidate will be allotted the highest possible preference in their list. (Representational image)
Delhi University aspirants are currently in the process of listing the college-programme preferences for which they want to be considered, in order of preference. This preference listing phase of their admission application process is crucial because the allocation of seats to candidates will be done on the basis of the preferences they have listed and their position in the merit lists that DU will release based on their Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores. Based on their position on the merit list, a candidate will be allotted the highest possible preference in their list.
This preference listing process will continue till October 10. Here is a list of the 50 college-programme combinations which the highest number of candidates have listed as one of their preferences so far. This list shows the total number of times a programme has been listed as a preference, but it does not indicate where the combination features on these preference lists, ie, whether they are at the top of the candidate’s preference list, somewhere in the middle, or at the bottom of their list.
The 50 college-programme combinations which have been listed the highest number of times as a preference of 5:30 pm:
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