DU Third Merit List 2026: Delhi University UG Courses 3rd CUET Cut Off List

DU Third Merit List 2026 Dates

How to Download DU Third Merit List 2026

The Delhi University has released DU 2026 third merit list on August 13 at the official website of DU - ugadmission.uod.ac.in. The DU merit list 2026 for round 3 has been available on the websites of respective colleges. Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to download the DU third merit list through the DU website.

Step 1 - Visit the official website of Delhi University - du.ac.in, or the DU UG admission 2026 portal - ugadmission.uod.ac.in.

Step 2 - Check the ‘Latest Notification’ section on the home page.

Step 3 - Click on the ‘DU Third Merit List 2026’ link.

Step 4 - The college-wise DU 3rd merit list will appear on the screens.

Step 5 - Now, check using the CUET application number or name.

Step 6 - Save the merit list for future reference.

DU 3rd Merit List 2026 - Details Mentioned

Candidates can check the following details in the DU third merit list 2026.

• College name

• Programme name

• Candidates name

• CUET application number

• Rank

• CUET score

• Gender

• Category

DU Third Merit List 2026 - College-Wise

What after DU Third Merit List 2026

• As the DU merit list 2026 3rd is released, candidates are required to accept the allotted seat. The seat acceptance date is announced in online mode.

• To accept the DU seat, candidates have to log in to the CSAS portal through their CUET application number and password and then proceed to the seat acceptance.

• If a candidate fails to accept the seat, then the application will be cancelled.

• After this, colleges will verify the DU eligibility and documents uploaded by the candidate. The date for online approval of the application by the college will be announced soon.

• Once the seat is approved by the DU college, candidates have to make the payment of the DU admission fee before the deadline.

DU Merit List 2026 Calculation

Programme-specific merit scores will be calculated by the university according to eligibility criteria, and candidates must confirm their scores before making preferences. The candidate must select as many Programs he/she wishes to and it is in the best interest of the candidate to choose maximum Programs and Program + College Combinations Delhi University will calculate the DU merit list on the basis of three lists - List A, list B1 or B2.

For example: Candidate A and B CUET are like this :

From the above image, these candidates have chosen these subjects in their CUET exam 2026. Now, let's say they want to apply in B.A Political Science, according to DU eligibility criteria they must have anyone language from List A + Any three subjects from List B1, or Any two languages from List A + Any two languages from List B, hence subjects for candidate A is Hindi, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and for candidate B the subjects is English, Physical Education, History, Sociology. Now candidates can add the CUET normalised score of each subject.

Eg- Candidates best of four is 700 out of 800. Now according to the DU merit list, candidates can apply according to their desired college by visiting the online portal.

DU Spot Admission Round 2026

If the seats remain vacant after DU third merit list 2026, Delhi University will announce the spot admission round in online mode. Candidates who applied for DU UG admission 2026, but were not admitted to any college can participate in DU spot admissions. The seat allocations in the DU spot round will be done on the basis of the following criteria:

1. Availability of seats

2. Program-Specific merit

3. Order of Preference of College

4. Category.

5. Any other allocation rules, policies

DU Spot Admission 2026 - Important Points

• To apply for DU spot admission, candidates need to visit the DU CSAS candidate’s portal and select the ‘Spot Admission’ option available on the dashboard.

• The university will display the list of vacant seats in each programme during the spot admission. Candidates will have to select only one programme.

• There will be no option for 'Upgrade' and 'Withdraw' during the Spot Admission rounds.

• It is mandatory for the candidate to take admission to the allocated seat in the Spot round.

DU Third Merit List - Previous Year’s

Students are advised to go through the previous year DU 3rd merit list to get an idea on the minimum marks required for admission process of their desired programme and college. Candidates can check the tables given below of the DU previous year's merit list.

DU Third Cut Off 2025

DU Third Cut Off 2021

DU Third Cut Off 2020

DU Third Cut Off 2019

Note: The DU UG third allotment has been based on the number of available after the earlier two rounds counselling is completed. No previous cutoff and ranks will influence DU 3rd seat allotment 2026.