DU Admission 2018 - The University of Delhi (DU) will be commencing the DU 2018 admission tentatively by the fourth week of May 2018. The central university offers admissions to various undergraduate programmes through merit under the three-year UG programme structure. Candidates seeking admission in the undergraduate courses offered by DU must register online at the centralized UG admission portal. After registration, candidates will need their individual log-in IDs and passwords to fill the Delhi University 2018 application form. Candidates can apply in multiple programmes/courses through a single online registration form. No extra fee will be charged for choosing multiple programmes/courses. Registration for DU admission 2018 will be separate for merit based courses and entrance based courses. DU 2018 admission includes all the different colleges under Delhi University. By filling the single online registration form, one is eligible for admission to any college whose specific cut-off is met by him/her. Applications for admission of DU 2018 will be available tentatively till the second week of June 2018. Candidates who have cleared the Intermediate level examination under C.B.S.E. or any equivalent examination, with the minimum qualifying marks for each of the courses, can pursue UG courses in the University of Delhi. Scroll below to know more on DU 2018 Admission.
DU Admission 2018: Quick facts about Delhi University
Year of Establishment | 1922 |
Total number of Colleges | 77 + 5 other recognized institutes |
Total number of Faculties | 16 |
Total number of Departments | 86 |
Total number of Seats | 56,000 |
Total number of Students | 1,32,435 regular students and 2,61,169 students in non-formal education programme |
DU 2018 Admission: Important Dates
Event | Date (Tentative) |
Notification of DU Admission 2018 | Second week of May 2018 |
Starting date of online registration | Fourth week of May 2018 |
Closing date of online registration | Second week of June 2018 |
First cutoff list release | Fourth week of June 2018 |
Second cutoff list release | First week of July 2018 |
Third cutoff list release | Second week of July 2018 |
Fourth cutoff list release | Second week of July 2018 |
Commencement of classes | Third week of July 2018 |
Closing date of admission | Second week of August 2018 |
DU Admission 2018: Eligibility Criteria
Applicants seeking admission to the programmes offered by the University should have passed the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (Class XII) of the Central Board of Secondary Education or an any examination obtaining minimum marks as specified for each of the programmes.
There is no minimum age bar for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the University.
The central university will have a common eligibility criterion for DU admissions 2018 for its constituent colleges except St. Stephen’s College and Jesus & Mary College as they have been granted privileges of being minority colleges.
DU 2018 Admission: Grade Conversion into Percentage
Grade | Minimum Percentage | Grade | Mean Resultant Percentage |
1 | 90 | A | 90 |
2 | 75 | B | 75 |
3 | 66 | C | 60 |
4 | 61 | D | 40 |
5 | 57 | E | 30 |
6 | 51 | F | Fail |
7 | 47 |
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8 | 40 |
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DU Admission 2018: IB Grade to Marks scheme
Grade | Indian Equivalent Marks | |
7 | 96-100 | Midpoint 98 |
6 | 83-95 | Midpoint 89 |
5 | 70-82 | Midpoint 76 |
4 | 56-69 | Midpoint 62.5 |
3 | 41-55 | Midpoint 48 |
2 | 21-40 | Midpoint 30.5 |
1 | 1-20 | Midpoint 10.5 |
DU 2018 Admission: Cambridge Grade to Marks scheme
Grade | Percentage Uniform Mark Range | Cambridge Grade As | Percentage Uniform Mark Range |
*A | 90-100 (Midpoint 95) | 95 | 95 |
A | 80-89 (Midpoint 85) | a | 80-100 (Midpoint90) |
B | 70-79 (Midpoint 75) | b | 70-79 (Midpoint 75) |
C | 60-69 (Midpoint 65) | c | 60-69 (Midpoint 65) |
D | 50-59 (Midpoint 55) | d | 50-59 (Midpoint 55) |
E | 40-49 (Midpoint 45) | e | 40-49 (Midpoint 45) |
* Wherever G.C.E. Certificate indicates the grades; it will be treated at par with the grades of Indian School Certificate Examination for purposes of Admission requirements.
* The Applicants seeking admission to an Honours Programme must have passed the subject at Advanced level. For Geology and Anthropology Honours Programmes, the applicant must have passed one Science subject at Advanced level out of Physics/Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Biology. The Applicant seeking admission to Honours Programme in Physics / Chemistry must have passed: Mathematics and Additional Mathematics at Ordinary level and at least one subject at Advanced Level out of (1) Pure Mathematics (2) Applied Mathematics (3) Mathematics (Pure and Applied) and (4) further, Mathematics or Additional Mathematics at Ordinary Level and one subject at advanced level.
DU Application Form 2018
The University of Delhi will begin the registration procedure for DU Admission 2018 tentatively by the fourth week of May 2018. Registration and submission of online forms must be done in online mode only. Through the DU application form, candidates can apply for all the programmes offered by each college under the university, except two colleges i.e., St. Stephen’s College and Jesus & Mary College as they announce their individual online application form for UG admissions. Candidates are free to choose as many programmes in as many colleges as they wish through the common online DU application form 2018. The candidates must ensure that they submit the filled in DU application form 2018 before the last date Failing to do so will cancel their candidature and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
DU Admission Procedure 2018
Online Registration: The candidates seeking admission to UG merit based programme must register through online registration.
Cut-offs: The candidates are advised to check the centralized Admission Web Portal and respective college website for cut-offs for different programmes.
Selection of Colleges/Programmes: The applicants who meet the required cut-off should login to the UG admission portal into their individual account and select the college/programme where the applicant wishes to take admission and meets the desired cut-off criterion.
Verification of documents at Colleges: The applicant must take a print out of the admission form along with the list of required documents/certificates and proceed to the respective college for verification of mark-sheet/certificates, calculation of cut-off percentage depending on the programme/course.
Approval of admission: The college will retain the certificates of approved applicant in order to avoid multiple admissions. The certificates will remain with the colleges during the admission process. After this, the college will approve the admission on the UG admission portal. However, the colleges shall promptly return the documents in case student withdraws/cancels the admission or student wishes to appear in counselling of any other university/ institute.
Online payment of Admission fee: The applicant will be required to log-on to the UG admission portal to make the online Admission Fee payment through the available online payment options.
Registration Fee for DU 2018 Admission
The registration fee for admission of DU 2018 must be paid during the online registration process through any one of the payment modes available. The registration process will be completed only after realization of the online registration fee. Candidates must keep in mind that this fee is non-refundable. Given below are the online registration fee for admission to Undergraduate programmes in DU 2018:
DU 2018 Application Fee
Registration fee for UR/OBC | Rs. 150 (Non-refundable) |
Registration fee for SC/ST/PwD | Rs. 75 (Non-refundable) |
Registration fee for Sports | Rs. 100 (Additional, Non-refundable) |
Registration fee for ECA | Rs. 100 (Additional, Non-refundable) |
*Applicants can apply to as many programmes/courses of their choices as they want. There will be no extra fee for applying to multiple programmes/courses.
DU Programmes 2018
The University of Delhi, through its affiliated colleges, offers undergraduate courses in various streams of studies under different faculties namely Arts, Social Sciences, Applied Social Sciences & Humanities, Commerce & Business Studies, Mathematical Sciences, Sciences and Inter-Disciplinary and Applied Sciences. The courses offered by each faculty are listed below:
Faculty of Arts/Social Sciences/Applied Social Sciences & Humanities
1) Faculty of Arts: B.A. Programme, B.A. (Hons.) in Arabic, Bengali, English, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Persian, Philosophy, Psychology, Applied Psychology, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Spanish, and Urdu.
2) Faculty of Social Sciences: B.A. (Hons.) in Economics, Geography, History, Political Sciences, Social Work, and Sociology.
3) Faculty of Applied Social Sciences & Humanities: B.A. (Hons.) in Hindi Patrakarita, Journalism, B.Voc. in Health Care Management, Retail Management & IT, Web Designing, Printing Technology, Banking Operations, Software Development, Advanced Diploma in TV Programme & News Production.
Faculty of Commerce & Business Studies
1) Bachelor of Commerce
2) Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
1) Bachelor of Science – Mathematical Sciences
2) Bachelor of Science (Hons.) – Mathematics
3) Bachelor of Science (Hons.) – Statistics
4) Bachelor of Science (Hons.) – Computer Science
Faculty of Sciences/ Inter-Disciplinary and Applied Sciences
1) Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Anthropology, Bio-Chemistry, Bio-Medical Science, Biological Sciences, Botany, Chemistry, Electronics, Food Technology, Geology, Home Science, Instrumentation, Microbiology, Physics, Polymer Sciences, Zoology.
2) Bachelor of Science - Applied Physical Sciences (Analytical Methods in Chemistry and Biochemistry), Applied Physical Sciences (Industrial Chemistry), Applied Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Pass) - Home Science.
Delhi University Colleges
S. No | Colleges* (Location) | Programmes offered |
1 | Aditi Mahavidyalaya (North Campus) | B.A. and B. Com |
2 | Daulat Ram College (North Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
3 | Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (North Campus) | B.A. and B. Com |
4 | Gargi College (South Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
5 | Hans Raj College (North Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
6 | Hindu College (North Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
7 | Indraprastha College for Women (Central Delhi) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
8 | Jesus and Mary College (Central Delhi) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
9 | Kirori Mal College (North Campus) | B.A. and B. Sc. |
10 | Lady Shri Ram College for Women (South Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
11 | Miranda House (North Campus) | B.A. and B. Sc. |
12 | Ramanujan College (South Campus) | B.A. and B. Com |
13 | Ramjas College (North Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
14 | Shri Ram College of Commerce (North Campus) | B.A. and B. Com |
15 | Sri Aurbindo College (South Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
16 | Sri Venkateshwara College (South Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
17 | St. Stephen’s College (North Campus) | B.A. and B. Sc. |
18 | Vivekananda College (East Delhi) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
19 | Zakir Hussain College (South Campus) | B.A., B. Com and B.Sc. |
*Alphabetical order
The North Campus in Delhi University has 16 faculties and 84 departments while the South Campus has 19 departments and 5 learning centres.
DU Cutoff 2018
The University of Delhi is expected to announce as many as seven cutoffs for DU Admission 2018. The first cutoff list will be published tentatively by the fourth week of June 2018. Candidates seeking admission in any DU programmes 2018 in any of the colleges under DU must meet the cutoff requirement of that particular college. DU 2018 cutoff will be calculated on the basis of the ‘Best of Four’ formula wherein the average of the highest marks in any four subjects will be considered. After meeting the required DU cutoff 2018 and completing the document verification process, the candidate will be offered a seat in the chosen programme/course. Candidates must note that the DU admission cutoffs for each category (General, SC, ST, OBC, PwD) will be different.
DU Cutoff 2018: Cutoff Schedule
S. No. | Cut off events related to DU Admissions | Dates (Tentative) |
1 | DU Admission 1st Cut off announcement | Fourth week of June 2018 |
2 | Document verification and admission approval for DU admissions first cut off list | Fourth week of June 2018 |
3 | DU Admission 2nd Cut off announcement | First week of July 2018 |
4 | Document verification and admission approval for DU admissions second cut off list | First week of July 2018 |
5 | DU Admission 3rd Cut off announcement | Second week of July 2018 |
6 | Document verification and admission approval for DU admissions third cut off list | Second week of July 2018 |
7 | DU Admission 4th Cut off announcement | Second week of July 2018 |
8 | Document verification and admission approval for DU admissions fourth cut off list | Third week of July 2018 |
9 | DU Admission 5th Cut off announcement | Third week of July 2018 |
10 | Document verification and admission approval for DU admissions fifth cut off list | Third week of July 2018 |
11 | DU Admission 6th Cut off announcement | Will be announced later |
12 | Document verification and admission approval for DU admissions sixth cut off list | Will be announced later |
On availability of vacant seats in certain colleges for various programmes, those particular colleges may issue individual merit lists for the admission in DU 2018. The colleges will prepare merit lists of candidates depending on the number of seats vacant in the offered programmes. The DU colleges will be announcing as many as three such DU 2018 merit lists for filling up the vacant seats.
DU Admission 2018 cutoff (Expected)
Programmes | Colleges | Seats | 2017 Cutoff % |
B.A. (Hons.) English | Hindu College | 39 | 97.5 |
Gargi College | 46 | 96.5 | |
Lady Shri Ram College | 85 | 98.25 | |
St. Stephen’s College | - | 98.5 | |
Sri Venkateswara College | 39 | 96.5 | |
B. Com | Gargi College | 123 | 96.25 |
Jesus and Mary College | - | 98.25 | |
Sri Venkateswara College | 92 | 96.5 | |
Ramjas College | 74 | 96.5 | |
Kirori Mal College | 99 | 96.5 | |
B. Com (Hons.) | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 325 | 98 |
Jesus and Mary College | - | 99 | |
Lady Shri Ram College | 54 | 98 | |
Sri Venkateswara College | 92 | 97.5 | |
Gargi College | 123 | 97.25 | |
B. Sc. (Hons.) Maths | Hindu College | 39 | 97 |
Lady Shri Ram College | 46 | 97.5 | |
Miranda House | 70 | 96.75 | |
St. Stephen’s College | - | 97 | |
Sri Venkateswara College | 92 | 97 | |
B. A. (Hons.) Economics | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 80 | 98.25 |
Lady Shri Ram College | 85 | 98 | |
Hindu College | 54 | 97.5 | |
St. Stephen’s College | - | 98.5 | |
Sri Venkateswara College | 39 | 97.5 |
DU Reservation 2018
The University of Delhi follows the Central Government and UGC guidelines on reservation of seats for DU 2018 Admission. The following reservation and relaxation is provided for the reserved categories:
Delhi University Reservation for UG Courses
S. No. | Category | Percentage of seats reserved in each of the offered programmes |
1 | Other Backward Classes | 27% |
2 | Scheduled Castes | 15% |
3 | Scheduled Tribes | 7.5% |
4 | Persons with Disabilities | 5% |
5 | Kashmiri Migrants | 5% |
6 | Wards/ Widows of War Army Officers | 5% |
7 | Foreign candidates | 5% |
8 | Sports/ ECA quota | 5% |
DU Admission 2018: Documents required for DU 2018 Admission
The applicants must produce the following documents in original with two sets of self-attested photocopies at the time of admission in DU 2018:
Class X Board Examination Certificate
Class X Mark-Sheet
Class XII Mark-Sheet
Class XII Provisional Certificate / Original Certificate
Recent Character Certificate
SC/ST/PwD/CW/KM Certificate (in the name of the Applicant) issued by the competent authority
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Certificate (in the name of the Applicant) as in central list
Transfer Certificate from school / college as well as Migration Certificate from Board / University are required from those students who have passed senior secondary exam from outside Delhi
At least two passport size self-attested photographs.
If any false attestation / falsified records are detected, the student will be debarred from attending any programme in the University / or its Colleges for next five years and in addition, a criminal case under relevant sections of IPC (viz. 470,471,474 etc.) will be instituted against him/her.
*The above article was written by referring to the brochure issued by University of Delhi in the previous year. Please note that the mentioned dates and locations may vary.
