Entrance tests, important dates: All about Delhi University admissions

Delhi University aspirants will not have to even step out of their houses to pick a college this year.

Delhi University aspirants will not have to even step out of their houses to pick a college this year.

The online application process for Delhi University application begins on June 1 at 12 noon. (Arun Sharma/ HT Photo)

In a paradigm shift, the undergraduate admission process has gone fully online, which began on June 1. From filling the application form to uploading documents, paying registration fee and also selecting the college everything can be done with the click of a button.

Here’s what you need to know before you start the journey to a coveted seat in the college of your dreams...

What’s new this time

The admission process is fully online. Students once admitted must pay fee online via central portal and not in colleges. 5% seats reserved for Kashmiri migrants, up from 3%. Cutoff for Kashmiri migrant quota will be declared. Students applying as children of war widows will be admitted through counselling.

ENTRANCE TESTS

Tests only for courses mentioned below. Separate pplications to be filled for these courses. All other entrance tests have been done away with.:

BACHELOR IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES, BACHELOR IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS and BBA IN FINANCIAL and INVESTMENT ANALYSIS (FIA)

TOTAL SEATS: 840

• Admission held through entrance test, GD, interviews and class 12 board marks.
• Application dates: May 13—May 31
• Entrance test: Between June 19 and 23 (Exact date yet to be notified)

COLLEGES

Shaheed Sukhdev College for Business Studies, Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, College for Vocational Studies, Maharaja Agrasen College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya and Bhim Rao Ambedkar College

BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (B.EL.ED)

• Niche course offered by DU’s Central Institute of Education for those who want to pursue acareer in training.
• Application date: May 13—June 31
• Entrance Test: June 19

COLLEGES

Shaheed Sukhdev College for Business Studies, Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, College for Vocational Studies, Maharaja Agrasen College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya and Bhim Rao Ambedkar College

How does the online process work?

Aspirants need to log into the DU portal (http://www.du.ac.in/ du/), register and fill the application form. Students can select the courses in the form but not colleges. Only after the payment will the application be accepted. Apart from filling the form students will also have to upload copy of self attested class 10, 12 mark sheets and reserved category certificate. The size of the file should not be more than 200 KB. Similarly, the photograph and signature should also not be more than 50Kb each.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

June 1: Online application begins 12 noon.

June 19: Last day of online application

June 27: Declaration of first cutoff list

July 1: Second cutoff list

July 7: Third cutoff list

July 12: Fourth cutoff list

July 16: Fifth cutoff list

When will the student have to visit the college?

Students will only have go to the college only to verify the documents.

What has changed this year?

There will only be five cutoff lists this time. If seats in colleges remain vacant, students will have to register again through the DU portal, select the college and course. Admission under sports/extracurricular activities quota will take place through the centralised admission form.

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