New academic session begins at Delhi University

This year, Delhi University has 71,624 undergraduate seats across 79 programmes in 69 colleges.

New Delhi | Updated: August 6, 2025 03:11 PM IST

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As many as 31,004 of the approximately 71,000 students eligible for the fourth year have opted out, indicating that more than 55 per cent have chosen to pursue the optional final year under FYUP (Express Photo by Amit Mehra/ representative)

The Delhi University on Friday began its new academic session, welcoming both first-year students and those entering the fourth year under the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP), which is being implemented in full for the first time.

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While orientation programmes were held across several colleges to guide freshers, over 55 per cent of eligible students have opted to continue into the newly introduced fourth year.

According to DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh, 31,004 of the approximately 71,000 students eligible for the fourth year have opted out, indicating that more than 55 per cent have chosen to pursue the optional final year under FYUP.

“We have made all possible arrangements for teaching and learning for the new students as well as for the students who will enter the fourth year for the first time,” VC Singh told PTI.

“I want to assure our students that no one should be worried about anything,” he added.

This year, Delhi University has 71,624 undergraduate seats across 79 programmes in 69 colleges. According to the data shared by DU, BCom (Hons) has emerged as the most preferred undergraduate programme. It received 19,90,966 applications across colleges.

Among colleges, Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) attracted the most first-preference applications, with 38,795 students selecting it as their top choice. Hindu College was next with 31,901 first-preference submissions, followed by Hansraj College (15,902), St. Stephen’s College (12,413), and Miranda House (11,403).

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Stream-wise data indicates that Humanities-based programmes attracted the highest interest, with 58.89% of candidates opting for them. Commerce-based programmes accounted for 20.89% of the total choices, while Science-based programmes received 20.22% of the preferences.

In terms of first-preference programme choices by candidates, BCom (Hons) again recorded the highest number, with 48,336 applicants listing it as their top choice. It was followed by BA (Hons) Political Science (15,295), BSc (Hons) Zoology (12,722), BTech (Mathematics and Humanities) (10,584), and BCom (8,939).

(With inputs from PTI)

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