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    DU Admission 2021 Important Points, Registration, Best of Four and Cutoff

    Vishwas GariaUpdated on 30 Jul 2021, 01:57 PM IST

    Delhi University admission is one of the most awaited events for the students who wish to pursue their higher studies from the prestigious colleges of the university. The admission process of Delhi university for PG programmes began on July 26 and within the starting 15 minutes, around 4,500 visitors logged on to the admission portal. This speaks about the magnitude of the popularity amongst the student fraternity and how many aspirants look forward to Delhi University and consider it as a prospect for higher studies.

    DU Admission 2021 Important Points, Registration, Best of Four and Cutoff
    DU Admission 2021 Important Points, Registration, Best of Four and Cutoff

    The University of Delhi offers admission to postgraduate programmes through an entrance test, known as Delhi University entrance test (DUET). The DU PG registration process has already begun and will be available till August 21. On the other hand, the DU admission for UG courses is done with the help of the cut off lists based on the Class 12th marks. Delhi University’s “Best of four” calculation is the methodology used to prepare the DU cut off lists taking into consideration the highest marks in the four subjects.

    The DU application form 2021 will be released on August 2, except for the St. Stephen’s College, which will kickstart the registration process three days later, on August 5. The last date of DU 2021 registration for UG programmes will be August 31.

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    DU Admission 2021: Most Important Points

    • The Delhi University is organising virtual open days for the DU aspirants from July 27 to July 30. It is also being telecasted live on DU's official Facebook and YouTube channels.

    • The DUET exam 2021 for all postgraduate programmes and few undergraduate programmes will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

    • The university has decided to make no changes on the DU eligibility criteria and the fees structure this year to benefit the students.

    • Non-Net qualified candidates have to appear for the DUET examination to take admissions to PhD and MPhil programmes.

    • The Delhi University has increased the total number of DUET test centres to 27 including Amritsar, Cuttack, Dehradun, Lucknow, Raipur, Shillong and Shimla.

    • Delhi University entrance test 2021 will be held for 12 UG courses this year.

    • The DU 2021 admission process will be completely online. Candidates do not have to visit the campuses for any admission purpose.

    • Delhi University has created a chat bot and helpdesk for helping out the students in the admission process related queries.

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    DU Registration 2021

    The Delhi University registration 2021 for UG programmes will begin on August 2 at du.ac.in. The last date to register for DU UG admission 2021 will be August 31. The interested candidates can visit the official website of University of Delhi and fill the application form before the submission deadline. The mode of application is only online. The DU application fee 2021 can be paid using debit card, credit card, net banking and UPI. The DU PG application form 2021 was released on July 26 and the last date to fill the form is August 21.

    DU UG Admission Dates 2021

    Events

    Dates

    Start date of DU applications

    August 2

    St. Stephen’s College admission begins

    August 5

    Last date to fill DU application form 2021

    August 31

    St. Stephen’s College application deadline

    August 31

    DU first cut off releases

    Between September 7 and 10

    DU 2021 second cut off releases

    September 2021

    DU 2021 third cut off releases

    September 2021

    DU PG Admission Dates 2021

    Events

    Dates

    Start date of DU PG applications

    July 26

    Last date to fill DU PG application form 2021

    August 21

    DU admit card for entrance test

    September 2021

    DUET 2021 exam

    September 26 to October 1, 2021

    DU Best of Four Calculation

    The cut off of DU is calculated on the basis of Delhi University’s best of four calculation. These four subjects include two subjects from list A, one language subject and one relevant subject. Last year, the Delhi University had withdrawn the policy for the candidates who wish to change their stream and apply for the BA programme. There is no deduction of 5% marks from the total aggregate of the best of four marks. Students opting for BA Hons Economics must have studied mathematics as one of the subjects in the class 12th.

    List A (Elective Subject)

    Chemistry

    Accountancy

    Anthropology

    Physics

    Civics

    Commerce/Business Studies

    Computer Science/Computer Applications/Informatics Practices

    Economics

    Legal Studies

    Biochemistry/Biology/Biotechnology

    Geography

    Geology

    Political Science

    Business Mathematics

    History

    Home Science

    Philosophy/Logic and Philosophy

    Mathematics

    Statistics

    Psychology/Sociology

    DU Cut Off 2021

    The Delhi University affiliated colleges are expected to release the DU 2021 cutoff between September 7 and 10. The Delhi University cut offs are released both on the official website of the individual colleges and the DU’s website. Around 8-9 DU cut offs will be released by the DU colleges to offer seats in the merit based admission programmes. Last year, Delhi University had the highest cut off percentage of 100. This year also, the DU cut off is expected to be high as Delhi University is expecting huge applications this year too. The candidates who qualify the DU cut off marks have to complete the online documentation process and pay the required admission fees.

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    Yes, you can get admission to DU with the subject combination English + Psychology + Biology + General Test (GAT) , but it depends on the specific course you are applying for.

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    Hi,

    Yes, you can still get admission in DU, BHU, and other central universities because admission is now mainly based on CUET scores and not only on Class 12 percentage. Your 61% in Class 12 makes you eligible for many UG courses, though eligibility can vary depending on the course

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    With 87.8% in PCM, getting B.Sc Mathematics in Lady Shri Ram College for Women under University of Delhi may be difficult through regular merit because top DU colleges usually have very high cutoffs for Mathematics-related courses. Admission is now mainly based on CUET scores rather than only 12th percentage.

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    With 78% from COHSEM, you meet the basic eligibility for B.Sc. Physics at University of Delhi, but admission mainly depends on your CUET score, not board percentage alone.

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