DU BA Eligibility Criteria 2026 - Qualification, Minimum Marks, Age Limit

Courses/Programmes

Additional Eligibility Criteria

Combination of Subjects for ‘Best of Four’

B. A. (Hons.) Arabic/ Persian

40% or more marks in Class X or Class XII in Arabic / Persian / Urdu

1. An aggregate of no less than 45% or more marks in either English or any Indian language from List A and a set of the best three other subjects from Lists A and B.

2. It should be noted that inclusion of any subject(s) other than those given in Lists A and B will give candidates a deduction of 2.5% per subject. on the aggregate of the Best Four

B.A. (Hons.) Applied Psychology/ Geography/ History/ Political Science/ Social Work/ Sociology/ Philosophy/ Psychology

1. An aggregate of no less than 55% marks in either English or any one of scheduled languages from List A1, and a set of best three other subjects from elective subjects of Lists A and B.

2. Out of the best three chosen above one needs to be the related subject in which admission is sought, otherwise a deduction of 1% will be enforced on the aggregate of the Best Four. However, no such deduction will be imposed for admission in Philosophy (Hons).

3. It should be noted that inclusion of any subject other than those given in Lists A and B will give candidates a deduction of 2.5% per subject on the aggregate of the Best Four.

B.A. (Hons.) Bengali / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Urdu

40% or more marks in Class X or Class XII in the respective subject in which admission is sought.

1. An aggregate of no less than 45% in either English or any Indian language from List A and the set of best three other subjects from List A and List B.

2. Inclusion of any subject(s) other than those featuring in List A and List B will give candidates a deduction of 2.5% per subject.

B.A. (Hons.) Economics

Applicants must have passed in Mathematics in the qualifying examination

1. An aggregate of no less than 60% marks in one Language from List A1, a set of best three other elective subjects from Lists A and B.

2. Out of the best two chosen above non-inclusion of Economics will give candidates a deduction of 1% on the aggregate of the Best Four.

3. Inclusion of any subject other than those given in Lists A and B will give candidates a deduction of 2.5% per subject on the aggregate of the Best Four.

B.A. (Hons.) English

55% or more marks in English

1. An aggregate of no less than 55% marks in English and a set of three best other subjects from the below: any language subjects (core/elective) from List A, Economics, Geography, History, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.

2. It should be noted that inclusion of any other subject from List B in the set of the best three will give candidates a deduction of 1% per subject, with a total deduction of 2%.

3. On the other hand, inclusion of any subject other than those in List A and List B in the set of the best three will give candidates a deduction of 2.5% per subject.

B.A. (Hons.) French/ German/ Italian/ Spanish

1. An aggregate of 45% marks or more in one language from List A and a combination of the best three other subjects from Lists A and B.

2. Inclusion of any subject(s) other than given in Lists A and B in the ―best three will lead to a deduction of 2.5% per subject.

B.A. (Hons.) Hindi

55% or more marks in Hindi

1. An aggregate of no less 50% in Hindi core/ elective and set of best three other subjects from List A and List B.

2. It should be noted that inclusion of any subject other than those in List A and List B in the set of the best three will give candidates a deduction of 2.5% per subject.

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

8

40

9

Fail

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 (Midpoint 90)

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)

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