DU merit-based admission – The admission Procedure of Delhi University has been completely changed for all undergraduate courses. No admission will be based on the merit list of intermediate. This article is only for informative purposes. If you wish to know about the earlier process of DU admission then read this article. And If you want to know the new DU admission procedure then read DU CUET.
DU admission process had started in the month of August. It will be decided on the basis of merit. Delhi University offers almost all undergraduate courses of B.A., B.Com and BSc. for merit-based admission. Delhi University is affiliated with the Central Government of India. To take admission to Delhi University the minimum eligibility is that Aspirants have to complete their class 12th or equivalent examination from any recognized board.
Delhi University provides admission through merit as well as an entrance exam based but in this article, we will discuss the complete procedure of DU merit-based admission. To know about earlier entrance-based admission, Click Here and for merit-based admission, read this article continue.
DU merit-based admission – Important Links
For regular updates and Notifications regarding admission, Aspirants should have to visit regularly the official website of Delhi University. Here is given all the important links along with the official website.
| Official Website | Click Here |
| Old Web | Click Here |
| Bulletin/Prospectus | Click Here |
| Frequently Asked Questions | Click Here |
| Apply Now | Click Here |
| Help desk | Click Here |
DU merit-based admission – Important Dates
Before taking admitted to Delhi University, Aspirants should know their Schedule and proceed accordingly. All the Important Dates are given in the following table.
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Registration Started | July 2023 |
| Last date for Registration | August 2023 |
| Correction Facility | 1st week of September |
| 1st Cutoff | To be notified |
| 2nd Cutoff | To be notified |
| 3rd Cutoff | To be notified |
| 4th Cutoff | To be notified |
| 5th Cutoff | To be notified |
DU merit-based admission – Eligibility Criteria
Before filling out the form for admission, It’s very important for Aspirants to know about eligibility criteria according to the course in which aspirants want to take admission. All courses have their different eligibility criteria which are given below
Age Criteria
There is no minimum or maximum age requirement for admission to Delhi University.
Nationality
The Candidates should be citizens of India. If any foreign candidates want to take admitted to Delhi University, then they can apply as ‘Foreign Candidates’ from the website (http://fsr.du.ac.in)
Educational Qualifications
- The candidates should have passed their class 12th from any recognized board.
- The candidates who are studying in their class 12th are also eligible.
- The candidates should have passed individually in each subject including practicals.
| Courses | Minimum requirement |
| B.A. (Hons) or B.Com (Hons) or B.Sc Program and B.Sc Hons | 45% |
| B.A. Program or B.Voc. or B.Com Program | 40% |
| B.Sc (Hons) Home Science or B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics/Statistics | 50% |
| B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science | 60% |
DU merit-based admission – Admission Procedure
Here is given step by step procedure to take admission to merit-based courses at Delhi University. By following these simple steps you can get admission to Delhi University If you are eligible.
First, Aspirants have to fill out the Application form for Merit-based admission then Aspirants have to wait to be released Cut off. If Aspirant marks are the same or above the cut-off marks then Aspirants have to calculate their Best 4 Marks for all courses of Arts and commerce and also for B.Sc Hons Mathematics and B.Sc Hons Computer Science.
For Science courses except for Mathematics Hons and Computer Science Hons, You have to calculate Best 3. Aspirants have to log in to their portal then select the course and college then apply and take a printout of it after that Aspirants have to go to the college in which they want to take admission along with the required documents. Aspirants have to verify and submit their documents in college then for successful Admission, Aspirants have to pay their admission fees.
DU merit-based admission – Application Form
Application Forms will be filled out online by visiting the official website of Delhi University. An application form will be released in the 2nd week of May. Here is given step by step procedure for filling out the application form.
Registration
First, Aspirants have to visit the official website of Delhi University and then click on the link of Admission & Examination which is available in the top right corner. Aspirants have to click on a link to Admission after that aspirants have to click on a link to UG Admission portal then Aspirants have to register themselves by entering the required details like Name, Valid Email Id, and Mobile No. Etc. then for successful registration, Aspirants have to verify their mobile numbers with the help of OTP.
Application Form
Aspirants have to fill in all the required details correctly. If any details will mismatch from the document at any stage, their admission will be cancelled even after admission.
Aspirants have to log in to their portal by entering their username and password after that read all the instructions carefully and then fill in their personal details, Family details and address. Now, Aspirants have to fill in their academic details that are marks of class 10th and 12th after that Aspirants have to select the merit-based courses in which they want admission and If Aspirants select their entrance-based course then the application fee will increase according to their entrance exam. For the complete procedure of entrance-based admission, the link is given at the start of the article. Aspirants have to fill in sports details if they want to take admission through the sports Quota or if they want to take admission through ECA Quota then they have to fill in ECA details. Aspirants have to upload the required documents. The list is given in the section on required documents.
- Note –
- Aspirants have the option to select all courses.
- The admission procedure is slightly different from ECA & Sports Quota.
Payment
For successful registration, Aspirants have to pay the application fee. Payment will be possible through credit card, debit card or net banking. the application fees are different for different candidates. check the application fee below
| Category | Application Fee |
| UR/OBC (Merit Based) | 250 |
| SC/ST/PwD (Merit Based) | 150 |
| Sports/ECA Quota | 100 (Additional charges) |
| UR/OBC (Entrance Based) | 750 (Additional charges) |
| SC/ST/PwD (Entrance Based) | 300 (Additional charges) |
| Admission Cancellation Fees | 1000 |
Note – Please Take the printout of your application form after the successful registration. because it is a mandatory document.
DU merit-based admission – Documents Required
During the admission, candidates have to show their documents. they should carry all their original documents as well as photocopies of their documents. A list of documents required at the time of admission is given below
- Aspirant Domicile certificate
- Aspirants Caste certificate
- Aspirant’s 10th mark sheet
- Aspirant’s 12th mark sheet
- Aspirant’s Provisional certificate
- Aspirants Character certificate
- PwD certificate if required
- Application form printout
- Print out of application form for the college
DU merit-based admission – Participating Colleges
There are 91 colleges which are recognized by Delhi University but only 61 colleges offer admission merit-based. All colleges have great infrastructure which attracts the student. The list of colleges is given below.
| Department of Germanic and Romance Studies |
| Acharya Narendra Dev College |
| Aditi Mahavidyalaya (Women) |
| Aryabhatta College(Formally Ram Lal Anand College-Evg.) |
| Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College |
| Bhagini Nivedita College |
| Bharati College |
| Bhim Rao Ambedkar College |
| College of Vocational Studies |
| Daulat Ram College |
| Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College |
| Delhi College of Arts & Commerce |
| Deshbandhu College(Morning) |
| Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for women |
| Dyal Singh College |
| Dyal Singh College (Evening) |
| Gargi College |
| Hans Raj College |
| Hindu College |
| Indraprastha College for Women |
| Institute of Home Economics |
| Janki Devi Memorial College |
| Kalindi College for Women |
| Kamla Nehru College for Women |
| Keshav Mahavidyalaya |
| Kirori Mal College |
| Lady Irwin College |
| Lady Shri Ram College for Women |
| Lakshmi Bai College for Women |
| Maharaja Agarsen College |
| Maitreyi college |
| Mata Sundri College for Women |
| Miranda House |
| Moti Lal Nehru College |
| Moti Lal Nehru College (Evening College) |
| P.G.D.A.V. College |
| P.G.D.A.V. College (Evening College) |
| Rajdhani College |
| Ram Lal Anand College |
| Ramanujan College |
| Ramjas College |
| Satyawati College |
| Satyawati College (Evening) |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh College |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening) |
| Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women |
| Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies |
| Shivaji College |
| Shri Ram College of Commerce |
| Shyam Lal College |
| Shyam Lal College (Evening) |
| Shyama Prasad Mukherji college for women |
| Sri Aurobindo College |
| Sri Aurobindo College (Evening) |
| Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce |
| Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College |
| Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College |
| Sri Venkateswara College |
| St. Stephen’s College* |
| Swami Shraddhanand College Vivekananda College |
| Zakir Husain Delhi College |
| Zakir Husain Post Graduate Evening College |
DU merit-based admission – Courses Offered
Delhi University offered almost all undergraduate courses. A list of courses is given below
List of Arts courses
| B.A (Hons) Applied Psychology | B.A (Hons) Arabic |
| B.A (Hons) Bengali | B.A (Hons) Economics |
| B.A (Hons) English | B.A (Hons) French |
| B.A (Hons) Geography | B.A (Hons) German |
| B.A (Hons) Hindi | B.A (Hons) Hindi Patrikarita |
| B.A (Hons) History | B.A (Hons) Italian |
| B.A (Hons) Journalism | B.A (Hons) Persian |
| B.A (Hons) Philosophy | B.A (Hons) Political Science |
| B.A (Hons) Psychology | B.A (Hons) Punjabi |
| B.A (Hons) Sanskrit | B.A (Hons) Social Work |
| B.A (Hons) Spanish | B.A (Hons) Urdu |
| B.A Programme | Advance Diploma in TV Programmes and News production |
| B.A. (Voc.) Tourism Management | B.A. (Voc.) Human Resource Management |
| B.A.(VS) Management And Marketing of Insurance | B.A.(Voc.) Marketing Management And Retail Business |
| B.A.(Voc.) Material Management | B.A. (Voc.) Office Management and Secretarial Practice |
| B.A. (Voc.) Small And Medium Enterprises | B.Voc. Banking Operations |
| B.Voc. Health Care Management | B.Voc. Printing Technology |
| B.Voc. Retail Management and IT | B.Voc. Software Development |
| B.Voc. Web Designing |
List of Commerce courses
| B.com | B.com (H) |
List of Science courses
| B.Sc (Hons) Statistics | B.Sc (Hons) Anthropology |
| B.Sc (Hons) Bio-Chemistry | B.Sc (Hons) Biological Sciences |
| B.Sc (Hons) Biomedical Science | B.Sc (Hons) Botany |
| B.Sc (Hons) Chemistry | B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science |
| B.Sc (Hons) Electronics | B.Sc (Hons) Food Technology |
| B.Sc (Hons) Geology | B.Sc (Hons.) Home Science |
| B.Sc (Hons) Instrumentation | B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics |
| B.Sc (Hons) Microbiology | B.Sc (Hons) Physics |
| B.Sc (Hons) Polymer Science | B.Sc (Hons) Zoology |
| B.Sc.(Pass) Home Science | B.Sc (Applied Life Sciences) |
| B.Sc. Applied Physical Sciences with Industrial Chemistry | B.Sc Life Sciences |
| B.Sc. Applied Physical Sciences with Analytical Methods in Chemistry & Biochemistry | B.Sc. Physical Science with Chemistry |
| B.Sc. Physical Science with Electronics | B.Sc Mathematical Sciences |
DU merit-based admission – Fee structure
A middle-class family can easily afford the fees of any course at any college of Delhi University. You get the facility according to the college fees If your college fees are higher than the rest of the college, then You will get air conditioner classes. By clicking on the link given below, you can know which college is offering which course and how much is the fee.
Click to know the Fee structure
Du merit-based – Seat Matrix
From the given below link, you will find out which college has 1% relaxation for women and which college has seats for minorities.
Du merit-based – Cutoff’s
Delhi University’s previous year’s cutoffs are given below. Through those cutoffs, you can get an idea of this year’s cut-off as well as You can also know which college you can get into according to your marks.
Arts & Commerce Courses Cut-off
| Cut-off | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| 1st cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| 2nd cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| 3rd cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| 4th cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| 5th cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
Science Courses Cut-off
| Cut-off | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| 1st cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| 2nd cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| 3rd cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| 4th cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
| 5th cut-off | Click Here | Click Here | Click Here |
Du merit-based – Help desk
If any aspirants encounter any problem while filling out the form, then they can solve their problem by contacting the details given below.
- Email – [email protected]
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