DU Admission 2020

DU Admission 2020 -The University of Delhi will begin the DU 2020 admission process from the first week of April with the release of application form at UG admission portal du.ac.in. The university has invited for the suggestions of students friendly process of DU admission 2020. The last date to fill the suggestions for strengthening DU 2020 admission process is January 31. Though the UG seats from 2019 have been increased to 62,000, the official data for EWS category and college-wise seats will be released with the DU 2020 official notification. The DU admission process 2020 for PG programmes and for St. Stephen's College will begin from the first week of April 2020. The online registration window for DU 2020 admissions will closed by the last week of April. To begin with DU admission 2020, candidates have to visit the DU admissions portal at du.ac.in and get themselves registered. Note that, the process of admission to DU colleges involves several stages like registration, checking the courses/colleges cut off, course and college selection, document verification, approval for admission and admission fee payment. To know the complete process of DU admissions 2020, go through the article below.

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The admission process of Delhi University for admission in UG programmes will start from the first week of April.

DU Admission Statistics 2019 (Previous Year)

DU Admission 2020 - Overview

DU Admission 2020

Admissions to University of Delhi are offered separately for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. While there’s no entrance test for UG programmes, except for 14 courses in all disciplines, PG programmes, on the other hand, are offered via entrance test. For DU PG admissions, NTA conducts DUET.

DU UG Admissions 2020

It must be noted that Delhi University admission process for UG programmes is done based on the marks of the candidates in 12th or equivalent qualifying examination, except 14 UG courses. In other words, there’s no entrance test for admission to undergraduate programmes at the affiliated colleges of the University of Delhi. The entrance test for DU admissions 2020 is held only for 14 UG programmes. Delhi University admission process for UG programmes is common for all affiliated colleges, except for St. Stephen's College and Jesus and Mary College. For DU admission to most UG programmes, the 'Best of four' subject marks in the qualifying examination are considered for preparing the merit list and further offer the merit based admissions.

DU PG Admissions 2020

For Delhi University PG admission, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct DUET 2020 Examination. DU PG admissions are offered through entrance test mode and on the basis of merit also. Admission to 50% of the DU PG seats is offered through merit mode, while the remaining 50% post graduate seats at Delhi University are offered via entrance test – DUET.

DU Admission 2020 Dates

The dates reflected in the tables below are the DU admission 2020 dates related to different events like registration, cut off lists, admission lists, etc. While inquiring about DU admissions, it’s important that candidates know the DU admission dates to stay updated about all the events and their schedule. Check all DU admission 2020 dates from the table below.

DU Admission Dates

DU Admission Process 2020

University of Delhi admission process has different stages, which means that candidates need to undergo several stages to ensure their admission in the Delhi University colleges. University of Delhi admission for most of the DU undergraduate programmes takes place based on the merit of class 12th or equivalent qualifying examination, except 14 UG programmes admission to which happens through entrance test mode. Thus, DU admission 2020 via the merit based mode involves the following stages.

1. Online Registration

2. Check the college and course cut-offs

3. Select colleges and course

4. Verification of documents at colleges

5. Approval of admission by the college

6. Online payment of admission fee

DU Eligibility Criteria 2020

While filling the DU admission form 2020, candidates must check in detail the eligibility criteria for DU admissions, avoiding that may result in the candidate loosing the candidature for admission (due to not meeting any of the prescribed DU eligibility criteria 2020. The University of Delhi prescribes DU 2020 eligibility criteria which contains requirements related to educational background, subjects studied, marks acquired in the qualifying examinations etc. The eligibility criteria of DU, for UG admissions, is common for all the affiliated colleges, except St. Stephen's and Jesus and Mary College. There is no minimum age criteria for DU UG admission. Candidates can know the Delhi University eligibility criteria for admissions to undergraduate programmes through the table below. Candidates can check DU 2020 eligibility for a few UG programmes from the tables below, while click on the link to check complete eligibility criteria for all the UG courses offered by the University of Delhi.

DU Eligibility Criteria 2020 (Merit-based Admission to courses in Arts/Social Sciences)

DU 2020 Eligibility Criteria (Merit-based admission to courses offered through the Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies

DU Eligibility Criteria 2020 (Merit-based admission to courses offered through the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences)

DU Eligibility 2020 (Merit-based admission to courses offered through the Faculty of Sciences and Inter-Disciplinary & Applied Sciences)

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DU Application Form 2020

DU admission forms or application process will begin online from the first week of April 2020 and will close by the last week of April for both UG and PG programmes. According to official data of 2019, as many as 367895 candidates registered for DU admissions, while only 258388 candidates paid the registration fee. This means that 1,09,507 candidates did not pay the registration fee or withdrew from DU admission process. For initiating the Delhi University admission process, candidates have to register themselves on DU admission portal online. Check the steps to fill the DU admission form below.

Steps to Fill DU Application Form

Step 1 - Registration: Registration is a one-time process and is the very first mandatory step. At this stage, their user name and password will be created which will further be used for all future login purposes.

Step 2 – Filling the application form: At this stage, candidates have to login using the log in details generated at the first stage and fill details. Details to be entered at this stage include personal, bank, academic details and also the "best of four" marks. The best of four calculation can be done using the online calculator provided by the university. Check the procedure to calculate the DU best of four below.

Step 3 - Uploading documents: The following documents have to be uploaded at this stage:

• Passport size photograph of the applicant

• Scanned signature of the applicant.

• Self Attested Class X certificate/mark sheet containing Date of Birth.

• Self-attested Class XII Marks Sheet OR a self-attested copy of the Marks Sheet downloaded from the respective Board’s website should be uploaded in case of result not declared.

• Self-attested copy of the valid SC/ST/OBC/PWD/KM/CW certificate, if applicable.

• Self-attested copies of Sports/ECA certificates, if applicable.

Step 4 – Now, in this stage, candidates have to pay the application fee. Check DU application fee details below.

DU Application Form 2020 - Minority Colleges

Delhi University 2020 Admission - Application Fee

The Delhi University admission fee can be remitted online through Debit cards/Credit cards/Net banking. Check DU application fee details from the table below, as per the different categories.

DU Application Fee 2020

DU Colleges 2020

The University of Delhi admits candidates for UG programmes across 91 participating colleges affiliated to it. Candidates can check the list of Delhi University colleges 2020 below to get an idea which all colleges they have admission opportunities for. The DU colleges 2020 have been divided as per the different campuses including North Campus, South Campus, West Campus, Dhaula Kuan Campus, East Campus and Central Campus.

Also, to get an idea about the admission chances at the DU 2020 colleges, DU college predictor is the tool. The tool lets the candidates know which college (s) they can get through. The predictor works on the previous years’ cut off data and trends and predicts results for the users about their admission chances in UG programmes in DU colleges. While using the DU 2020 college predictor, candidates have to enter their 'Best of Four' aggregate marks, 12th class stream and the special category. Check the list of some of the popular DU colleges below in the table. Check the list of some of the participating colleges of DU from the table below.

DU Colleges

How to Calculate DU Admission“Best of Four”

The admission process to the UG programmes at the participating colleges of DU uses the 'Best of Four' aggregate marks of the candidates

four subjects from the qualifying examination.

To calculate the best of four, the following subjects will be taken into account by the Delhi University:

• One language (Core/Elective/Functional)

• One subject (For which candidate wishes to apply)

• Any two academic subjects

It must be noted that the best of four means the marks of those subjects (where the candidates have scored the highest out of the all subjects) will be included for offering admission to DU courses from the qualifying examination as per the subject options available in the list above. The subjects offered by the University of Delhi admission may differ from what they wish to apply for. However, the language subject will remain constant.

DU Admission 2020 Grade Conversion

The formula to calculate the grade point average awarded in Cambridge School Certificate/ Malayalam / Overseas /African G.C.E./ Examination School Certificate Examination and/or 12th Grade Examination of American Embassy School, New Delhi along with the percentage of marks as are awarded in the Higher Secondary Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, for the purpose of admission to different programmes in the University of Delhi is given below. Candidates can check here the grade points as per the board of their qualifying examination.

Delhi University Admission 2020 - Grade Conversion into Percentage

Cambridge Grade to Marks scheme used in DU 2020 Admission

IB Grade to Marks scheme used in DU Admission 2020

April 2020

DU UG Merit Based Admission 2020

The UG admissions at the University of Delhi takes place through 2 modes – merit based and entrance test mode. Most of the undergraduate admissions are through merit of 12th marks only, while a few courses offer admission via entrance test mode. Candidates can check the separate tables below for DU courses for merit based admission 2020 and entrance test based mode. The tables also carry the DU 2020 courses offered by the University of Delhi and affiliated colleges under different departments. So check DU courses or Delhi University programmes offered under different departments of the varsity below.

DU UG Merit Based Admission

Entrance Based Admissions in DU 2020

For the following UG programmes, the University of Delhi conducts entrance examination. In other words, admission to the following 14 undergraduate programmes (all streams) will take place through entrance test. Rest of the UG programmes will be offered on the basis of marks in the qualifying examination or 12th.

DU UG Entrance Based Admission

DU Cut off 2020

The University of Delhi is expected to release the DU 2020 cut off marks online in the month of April. DU cut off 2020 will be released in the form of minimum percentage of marks required in the qualifying examination for DU admissions. This means that candidates have to either secure marks equal to DU cut off marks or more than that. DU 2020 cut off may be released in 8-10 rounds for admission to over 62,000 undergraduate programmes at the 91 participating colleges. DU cut off lists 2020 may continue to be released till the last week of August. Candidates can check below DU cut off as per the different categories and participating colleges.

DU Expected Cut off 2020

Based on the previous years cutoff data of DU and the trends of the past few years, DU expected cut off for a few courses has been at the top DU colleges has been compiled here. Candidates can check their admission chances by checking the DU 2020 expected cut off marks here.

DU Expected Cut off 2020 for SRCC (Closing Percentage Range)

DU 2020 Expected Cutoff for Hindu College (Closing Marks Range)

DU Expected Cut off 2020 for Miranda House (Closing Marks Range)

DU Expected Cutoff 2020 for Hansraj College (Closing Marks Range)

DU Previous Year Cut off

Candidates can also check the actual DU cut off marks for the admission year 2019-20 below. The previous year DU cut off below has been mentioned according to the percentage of marks in their qualifying exam for admission in different participating institutes of University of Delhi. Check DU previous year cut off as per the different colleges and categories of candidates.

DU 2019 Cut off for Hindu College (Closing Marks)

DU 2019 Cut off for Miranda House (Closing Marks)

DU Cut off 2019 of Hansraj College (Closing Marks)

DU 2019 Cut off of Ramjas College (Closing Marks)

DU 2019 Cut off of Gargi College (Closing Marks)

DU Cut off 2019 - Round Wise

The cut off of Delhi University was released in 8 rounds in 2019, however, candidates can only check DU cut off marks here up to five admission rounds only. Check DU previous year cut off for 5 rounds as per the different colleges and categories of candidates.

DU Cut off 2019

DU Seats 2020

While planning admission to DU UG colleges, it’s important that aspirants now about the number of seats which each participating college is offering. Thus, for the sake of candidates, we have compiled the total number of UG seats offered by the DU participating colleges. The table below carries overall UG seats’ number which is inclusive of all the bachelor's programmes offered by it.

DU Seat Matrix 2020

*Note: Though the UG seats from 2019 have been increased to 62,000, the official data for EWS category and college-wise seats will be released with the DU 2020 official notification.

DU Admission 2020 Documents Required

After checking the cut off marks, candidates will get an idea about the colleges where they have better chances for admission to the desired UG programmes. At the time of filling the DU admission form, candidates have to select the colleges/programmes in which they want to seek admission. After selecting the preffered colleges/courses, candidates have to take a printout of the admission form. Further, the admission form of DU has to brought to the allotted college. Based on the merit and courses/colleges selected, DU allotment will be made. Candidates have to carry the hard copy of the submitted admission form of DU along with the documents for verification. The physical presence of the candidates along with the documents is needed as per the schedule and dates mentioned on the DU admission portal – du.ac.in. Post the DU document verification, candidates have to pay the admission fee at du.ac.in which is the last stage for DU admission. Check the documents prequired for DU admission below.

Documents Required for DU Admission

• Class X Examination Certificate

• Class X Mark-Sheet

• Class XII Mark-Sheet

• Class XII Provisional Certificate / Original Certificate

• 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 the central list

• Transfer Certificate from school/college as well as Migration Certificate from Board / University are required from those students who have passed the senior secondary exam from outside Delhi

• Two passport size self-attested photographs.

DU Admission 2020 - Reservation Criteria

While it’s important to know the Delhi University cut off marks for admission, it’s equally important to know the reservation criteria or rules to know seats offered through DU colleges for the academic year 2020-21. Thus, aspirants can check below the percentage of seats for various categories offered through DU admission.

DU Reservation Criteria