DU First Merit List 2022 Updates: 80,000 candidates allotted seats in the first merit list

Delhi University started ECA (Extra Curricular Activities) admissions 2022-23 from October 18 and conclude on October 27. Candidates will have to report for physical trials for admission to undergraduate courses-ECA supernumerary quota.

“The university allocated 80,164 seats across various categories. By 10 am on Thursday, 49,620 candidates had accepted the seats allocated to them,” Dean of Admissions Haneet Gandhi said.

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Candidates can accept their allotted seats till 4:59 pm of October 21. The verification and approval process has already been started by the colleges and will conclude on October 22 at 5 pm. The last date for payment of fees is October 24 till 4:59 pm.

Last year, 59,199 of the 71,748 admissions were from CBSE. The Board of School Education of Haryana is second at 2470, and the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations CISCE came third in terms of number of admissions with 2389. Read the full report by Sukrita Baruah

A total of 520 foreign students have been admitted by Delhi University across undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses this academic season, a decline of over 27.5 per cent from the previous year.

The Delhi University (DU) postponed the release of the first merit list in the late hours of Monday. The list was deferred after the Supreme Court Monday said it will hear a plea by St Stephen’s College against Delhi High Court on admissions to the college on Wednesday. Now, the court has instructed the college to admit non-minority students on the basis of CUET score, and not interviews.

A college can decline a candidate's application only because of five reasons:
— Non-fulfilment of minimum eligibility by candidate
— Non-fulfilment of subject mapping criteria
— Non-fulfilment of programme-specific eligibility by candidate
— Invalid category documents or certificates
— Non-response to query raised by colleges

This year, Delhi University's Ramjas College has been labelled as the most popular college with BCom being as the most popular course at the college. A total of 56560 students applied for the commerce programme.

After Ramjas, Kirori Mal College was the second most favoured college, followed by Sri Venketeswara College, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, and Shaheed Bhagat Singh College respectively. Read full report here

As per a schedule issued by the university, the mid-entry window will open during the third round of the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) from November 5 to 7.

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Although scoring good grades is always desirable, it may not be possible for every child for different reasons. Such students need not lose courage, here are some options you can look at if you have scored less than 80%:
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— Appear for competitive exams
— Consider going abroad for higher studies
— Pursue ‘underdog’ courses
— Take a drop year

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THe first semester of the incoming students is expected to begin in November and end in March 2023, with only a few days of gap available in between the first and second semester. This is the first time the university is holding admission process on the basis of CUET score, which has also caused some delay in commencement of the academic year. 

Aspirants who registered for undergraduate courses at the Delhi University can check the first seat allocation list at the official DU website — du.ac.in

Step 1: Visit the official website — uod.ac.in

Step 2: Click on the login link

Step 3: Log into personal admission dashboards

Step 4: Check notification on course-college allocation

Only those candidates who have been admitted to a programme in a college will be able to opt for upgradation in subsequent round(s). Candidates are advised to keep checking the ‘query’ tab regularly in case the college they have applied to have raised a query and respond to it before stipulated time.

Once the candidate has checked their result, they have to ‘accept allocation’ given under the User Action Tab. Upon receiving the ‘approval from the college principal’ the candidate will have to confirm their admission by paying the fees. The candidates have to take a printout of the acknowledgment receipt for future reference.

Now that the first merit list has been released, candidates can accept the seats allotted to them till 4:59 p of October 21. The verification and approval process has already been started by the colleges and will conclude on October 22 at 5 pm. The last date for payment of fees is October 24 till 4:59 pm.

The first merit list of Delhi University was supposed to be released on October 18 but got postponed by a day as the Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by St. Stephen's College. The college filed a plea against Delhi HC order in which it was directed to follow the DU admission policy. The plea seeking a stay on Delhi HC order was dismissed and St. Stephen's was asked by the SC to follow the DU admission policy. Read more

The merit list will be available to registered candidates. To check the allotted seats candidates will have to visit the official website– uod.ac.in. Then login to the personal admission dashboards using their details. Then check the notification regarding course-college allocation

Apart from CBSE, last year, the highest number of seats went to the state boards of Haryana, Rajasthan and Kerala. Last year, 59,199 of the 71,748 admissions were from the CBSE board. 2470 from Haryana board and 2389 from CISCE board. Read the full story by Sukrita Baruah

As per DU brochure, in a tie-breaking situation a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best three subjects of Class 12; a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best four subjects of Class 12; a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best five subjects of Class 12 and the candidates’ age, will be considered, in that order, to break a tie.

- Once the allocation is done, candidates will have to ‘accept’ it within a stipulated time. Candidates who do not accept or take no action will no longer be able to participate in subsequent rounds of allotment. After verification, the college will either ‘approve’ or ‘reject’ the provisionally allocated seat of the candidate, after which the fee has to be paid within the stipulated time.

-- After this, candidates can choose to either ‘freeze’ or ‘upgrade’ their allocation to try for their higher preference college-course combinations.

-- If a candidate chooses ‘upgrade’ and is upgraded in the subsequent round of allocations, their current seat will be auto-cancelled. Once a candidate chooses ‘freeze’ they will not be allowed to ‘upgrade’ later.

-- The upgrade option will not be available for a candidate who has been offered his/her first preferences

Once candidates are allocated seats, they must accept the allocation immediately. They should not wait till the next round. A candidate’s participation in the next round can be ensured only if she accepts the allocation granted in the first round. In case of inactivity on the candidate’s part, she will be out of the system and her seat will be allotted to someone else.

The first merit list will not be available on the public domain. To check seats allotted, candidates have to follow these  steps

- Visit official website - uod.ac.in

- Click on login link

- Log into personal admission dashboards

- Check notification on  course-college allocation

The seat allocations will not be issued in the public domain. Candidates will have to log into their personal admission dashboards and they will be notified of their course-college allocation there. The allocation will be based on the course-college preferences listed by the candidates and their position on the CUET score-based merit list.

The candidates must ensure that they have secured their admission on the seat allocated to them, whenever offered.

Only the candidates who are admitted to a Program in a College will be able to opt for upgradation in subsequent round/ s.

Candidates are advised not to be in a haste and, at the same time, not to wait for the deadlines. Sufficient time has been provided for processing the applications.

Candidates must a lso keep checking the "Query" tab regUlarly. In case, the concerned

College has raised a query, the candidate must respond to it well before the stipulated time.

The College will process the application only after receiving a satisfactory reply from candidate.

Candidates will have to accept their allocated seat within a stipulated time period, if a candidate does not accept or does not act upon the offer, they will be removed from the allocation process and will not be able to participate in subsequent rounds of allocation. After a student accepts their allocated seat, the college will either approve or reject the admission based on scrutiny of their eligibility and documents and, if approved, candidates will have to pay their admission fees to confirm the admission. This will close the first round of allocations.

The list will be released today at 5 pm post which candidates have to accept the allocated seats from by October 21. Colleges will start the verification and approval process from October 19 at 5 pm till 5 pm of October 22. Last date of payment, October 24 till 4:59 pm

he Delhi University welcomed the Supreme Court's order on St. Stephen's College plea and assured the aspirants will face 'no issue' as UG admissions will be conducted as per schedule. DU registrar Vikas Gupta said the university will announce the first merit list on Wednesday by 5 pm. The Supreme Court has refused to stay the Delhi High Court order asking St. Stephen’s College here to follow the admission policy prescribed by the Delhi University. Read more

DU first merit list will be released today at 5 pm. Candidates can accept the allocated seats from 5 pm of October 19 till 4:59 pm of October 21. Colleges will start the verification and approval process from October 19 at 5 pm till 5 pm of October 22. Last date of payment is October 24 till 4:59 pm

The details of the aspirants, their name, photograph, signature, Aadhaar card details, parents' name and details will be firectly transferred from CUET portal to CSAS portal and could not be changed later. Read full story on indianexpress.com

The highest possible preference will be allocated to the candidate based on the program-group merit list (programs with the same program-specific eligibility criteria make a program group); the category of the candidate and the availability of the seats.

Candidate must accept the seat allocated to them immediately. They should not wait till the next round. A candidate’s participation in the next round can be ensured only if they accepts the allocation granted in the first round. In case of inactivity on the candidate’s part, they will be out of the system and her seat will be allotted to someone else. Read full story on indianexpress.com

List of documents required for DU admissions

– Class 10 marksheet (self-attested)

– Class 12 marksheet (self-attested)

— Transfer certificate from school (if available)

— Government-issued photo identification card such as Aadhaar card, PAN card, driver's license or passport.

— A couple of passport-sized photos (which may have to be self-attested) Read full story on indianexpress.com

Supreme Court has refused to stay the Delhi HC order to St. Stephen's College and asked the college to follow the admission policy prescribed by the Delhi University. It dismissed the application for interim relief. St. Stephen's College moved to after Delhi HC in its order said that it follow the admission policy set by DU. St. Stephen's wanted conduct interviews for candidates applying to the college, however, it was against this year's admission policy  Read the full story

In a tie-breaking situation, a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best three subjects of Class 12; a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best four subjects of Class 12; a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best five subjects of Class 12 and the candidates’ age, will be considered, in that order, to break a tie.

Sports and ECA seats are supernumerary seats in the university’s colleges, meaning that these are over and above the admissions conducted through the regular admission process. It is mandatory for colleges to have Sports and ECA admissions, each representing at least 1% of the total intake capacity of the college in a given year. Together, they can go up to 5% of the total intake. Read more

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-- Once the allocation is done, candidates will have to ‘accept’ it within a stipulated time. Candidates who do not accept or take no action will no longer be able to participate in subsequent rounds of allotment. After verification, the college will either ‘approve’ or ‘reject’ the provisionally allocated seat of the candidate, after which the fee has to be paid within the stipulated time.
-- After this, candidates can choose to either ‘freeze’ or ‘upgrade’ their allocation to try for their higher preference college-course combinations.
-- If a candidate chooses ‘upgrade’ and is upgraded in the subsequent round of allocations, their current seat will be auto-cancelled. Once a candidate chooses ‘freeze’ they will not be allowed to ‘upgrade’ later.
-- The upgrade option will not be available for a candidate who has been offered his/her first preferences

Around 2.17 lakh candidates had registered on Delhi University’s admissions portal. However, it is expected that 1,75,149 — will actually be in the fray for undergraduate admissions as the rest did not complete the process with the payment of the registration fees. An even smaller number at 1,67,574 have actually listed in the admission portal the subjects in which they would like to be considered for the admission. A further smaller number — 1,54,136 — have filled their college-course preferences, based on which allocation of seats will be done.

Delhi University (DU) will begin academic classes for first-year students of the 2022-23 academic year on November 2, but incoming students will only be given a four-day break between the first and second semesters. According to the schedule released by the central university, the first semester will start in November 2022 and end in March 2023, after which the second semester will be conducted from March to July.

BCom and BCom (Honours) courses in various colleges make up 9 out of 10 college-programme combinations which a maximum number of aspirants have listed as a choice so far while listing their preferences for Delhi University’s undergraduate admissions.

The first round of admissions will take place over the course of a week. Based on the college-programme preferences listed by the candidates and their position on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) based merit lists, candidates will be allocated a seat in the highest possible college-programme combination listed by them. This list will be declared at 5 pm on October 19. After that, candidates will have from October 19-21 to “accept” their allocated seats. If a candidate does not accept or does not act upon the offer, they will be removed from the allocation process and will not be able to participate in subsequent rounds of allocation.

According to DU Dean (Admissions) Haneet Gandhi, the university authorities will calculate a candidate’s merit (for a specific programme or a group of programmes) by simply adding the normalised marks of the four subjects/papers stated under the eligibility criteria of a given programme or programmes. Programmes which have the same eligibility criteria might have a common merit list.

The Indian Express interviewed 103 of the 114 toppers to find 15 who had got less than 95 per cent in their Class 12 Board exam and now, thanks to CUET, have a second shot at studying at a Delhi University (DU) college of their choice. Majority of the 15 CUET toppers want to study Political Science at Hindu College. Read their stories here

This year, athletics has seen the most registrations at 1,358, but this is half the number of last year’s, 620. The same pattern can be seen for the other popular sports categories: from 1,300 to 616 in football; 1,246 to 531 in basketball; and from 835 to 405 in volleyball.

The dip has been as sharp in the most popular ECA category: last year, it had 3,047 registration and this has reduced to 1,748 this year. English debate, which had 1,775 registrations last year, has only 551 registrations this year. Quizzing had 1,696 applications last year which has fallen to 602 applications this year.

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A candidate can apply for a maximum of three ECA categories, and for each category, they must upload a maximum of five certificates issued between April 1, 2017 and June 30, 2022. Allocation will be offered based on CEM (Combined ECA Merit), i.e. 25% concession on the highest programme-specific CUET percentage score of all the programmes in which they have applied and 75% concession on the highest ECA score obtained from all the ECA categories in which they have been considered.

For candidates who failed to apply for CSAS 2022 within the designated time and wish to participate later, they can do so through the mid-entry window upon notice from the university. The candidate will have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 1000. These candidates will be considered for allocation only after all the candidates who applied earlier and have higher scores than the lowest declared scores have been allocated seats.

A total of 25% of the highest programme-specific CUET percentage score of all the programmes in which they have applied will be considered along with 25% of the highest-graded merit/participation sports certificate, and 50% of the highest score obtained in the Sports Trials in which they appear. There will be a CSM (Combined Sports Merit) List.

In a tie-breaking situation, a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best three subjects of Class 12; a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best four subjects of Class 12; a higher percentage of aggregate marks in the best five subjects of Class 12 and the candidates’ age, will be considered, in that order, to break a tie.

Once candidates are allocated seats, they must accept the allocation immediately. They should not wait till the next round. A candidate’s participation in the next round can be ensured only if she accepts the allocation granted in the first round. In case of inactivity on the candidate’s part, she will be out of the system and her seat will be allotted to someone else.

As many as 520 foreign students have been admitted by Delhi University across undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses this academic season, a decline of over 27.5 per cent from the previous year. Foreign nationals seeking admission in any course — certificate, diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, MPhil and PhD — are exempted from the entrance test. The admission process is done based on a merit list. Read ahead

Until last year, all DU colleges admitted students on the basis of cut-offs, which were decided how the board results had been in a particular year. Many top colleges took in students at cut-off marks as high as 99 per cent, and even at 100 per cent. However, from this year onwards DU will accept admissions based on CUET scores. Deeksha Teri maps DU's admission process journey

The Delhi University (DU) postponed the release of the first merit list in the late hours of Monday. According to senior DU officials, the merit list was deferred after the Supreme Court Monday said it will hear a plea by St Stephen’s College against Delhi High Court on admissions to the college on Wednesday. Read more