Check the CUET DU Admission Process 2023: Complete Guide

Summary: Previously, due to high cut-off marks, students weren't even eligible to apply at DU. However, since last year with the CUET exam in place, students across the country have had equal opportunity to apply at DU through CUET. Let's understand the CUET DU Admission Process 2023!

CUET DU Admission Important Announcement 📢

• DU Admission spot round dates are OUT!
• The University of Delhi announces admissions to SPOT ADMISSION ROUND - I of UG Admissions for the academic year 2023-2024.  Continue reading to learn more!⬇️⬇️⬇️

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CUET is the sole criterion for DU UG admissions into Delhi University.

Delhi University (DU) has released the admission policy and has begun the last phases of the CUET DU admission process for UG courses. 

Last year, the CUET DU UG admission process was conducted in 4 phases, and authorities have admitted how hassle-free the CUET admission process is when compared to merit-based admissions. 

Let’s further explore the admission process for undergraduate programs through CUET at Delhi University.

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CUET DU Admission Important Dates 2023

The University of Delhi announces admissions to SPOT ADMISSION ROUND - I of UG Admissions for the academic year 2023-2024.

You can also find the DU UG admission info on the DU admission portal. 

DU Admission spot round dates- 

The academic session for the UG program for Semesters 1, 3, 5 and 7 will commence on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. 

Check: Streamwise courses at DU

DU Admission spot round - 

• The University will display the vacant seats on the CUET DU admission portal. 
• Candidates who had applied for CSAS (UG-2023) and were not admitted to any college on the date and time of declaration of vacant seats for SPOT Admission round-1 can participate. 
• On the announcement of the SPOT DU UG Admission round-I, the admitted candidates will not be allowed to withdraw their admissions. 
• To be considered in the SPOT DU UG Admission Round - I, the candidates will have to opt for "SPpot Round - I" through his/ her dashboard. 
• The desirous candidate will be able to choose any/ all programs in as many colleges as he/ she wishes to, subject to the availability of seats. 
• It will be mandatory for the candidate to be admitted to the seat allocated in the SPOT DU UG Admission Round - I will forfeit the candidate's eligibility for admission to UoD. 
• There will be no option for "Upgrade" and "Withdraw" during the SPOT DU Admission 2023 Round - I. The seat allocated in the SPOT DU UG admission round - I will be final. 

The University of Delhi announces admissions to SPOT ADMISSION ROUND - I of UG DU Admission 2023 for the academic year 2023-2024.

Candidates who opt for an upgrade in any of the Supremerary quotas will be considered for the upgrade in that particular supernumerary quota only. 

The schedule for Sports - II will be declared later. 

The university may announce more Spot Admission Round/s at a later stage if required. 

Check the NTA CUET 2023 official website to learn more about DU PG admission. 

Check: How Much to Score in CUET for DU?

CUET DU Admission Process 2023

CUET DU Admission Process 2023 is conducted in 4 phases through the DU admission portal - 

• CUET DU Admission Form 2023 Phase 1: CSAS Form filling on the DU admission portal

You are required to enter the basic details in the CUET application form to register for the admission process. (Find the direct link button at the beginning of this article to register for the CUET DU admission process 2023). 

• CUET DU UG Admission Process Phase 2: Course and college preferences

Once the CUET answer key challenge process is completed, NTA releases the CUET Result. After the CUET results are declared, the Delhi University phase 2 admission process starts (preference filling). 

You must choose the course and college you wish to apply to. 

Phase 2 admission process at DU begins on 17 July 2023! 
Phase 1 and 2 remain open from 4.59 PM Monday, July 2023 and conclude at 4:59 PM Monday, July 24, 2023. 

The correction window has also been open; ensure to make the necessary changes (if needed) except for the name, photograph, signature, gender, email ID, Ph. No and Caste. 

• CUET UG admission Phase 3: Seat allotment and admission

The final stage is releasing the seat allotment list and the merit list of the selected candidates. You can expect a minimum of 3 counselling rounds (DU 1st merit list, DU 2nd merit list & DU 3rd merit list), and the rest depends on the number of vacant seats available. 

Last year, 3 normal rounds of the counselling process, 2 spot counselling rounds and 2 special counselling rounds were conducted. 

Check: CUET Syllabus

• CUET DU admission Phase 4: Physical verification of documents 

Once the DU Admission Merit List is out, you must upload CUET scores and other documents required in the CSAS tool for verification during the seat allotment and counselling procedures.

CUET DU Admission Process 2023 Important Dates

The respective events and dates relating to DU admission through CUET 2023 are as follows: 

CUET DU Admission 2023 Events	CUET DU Admission 2023 Dates
DU UG Application form release	09 February 2023
DU UG Application Process Ends	To be announced
DU UG exam dates	May 31 - June 16 2023
CSAS DU Admission Registration date	Ongoing
DU CSAS admission form's last date	30 June 2023
DU CSAS admission Phase 2	4.59 PM Monday, 17 July 2023 - 4:59 PM Monday, July 24, 2023 (Ongoing)
CSAS DU Admission 1st Round Counselling	August 1, 2023 (Started)
CSAS DU Admission 2nd Round Counselling	August 10, 2023 (Upcoming)
CSAS DU Admission 3rd Round Counselling	August 22, 2023 (Upcoming)
CSAS DU Admission 4th Round Counselling	To be announced
Commencement of New Academic Session	To be announced

Check: CUET Cut off

DU PG Admission Dates 2023

Check for DU Admission spot round information on the official website.

The university may announce more rounds subject to the availability of vacant seats, if any.

Classes for PG programs will commence on Friday, September 01, 2023. 

Check: AMU Admission through CUET

CUET DU Admission Process 2023: Preference Filling Process

Here is the CUET admission process at Delhi University. 

CUET DU Admission 2023 Process

The first step in the admission process is to fill out the application form available on the CUET portal. Ensure you fill out the application after checking the program and course-specific eligibility requirements. 

CUET 2023 Results

On the release of the CUET 2023 scores, the CSAS admission process begins; this is the second phase of the admission process. 

Program Selection

• Login into the CSAS portal and go to the program section.
• Select all the UG programs of your choice.
• You can select any number of programs you wish to be admitted to.

Check: CUET admission form 2023

Confirmation of program 

You need to confirm the program-specific CUET score for all the programs selected.

College and program preferences

• You must select the programs and college combinations since the order of selection determines the order of preference.
• You can reorder the preference order to prioritize it.
• The submitted preference order will determine the allocation of seats.

Example: Selecting BA program combinations

Around 200 Bachelor of Arts (BA) program combinations are offered in various DU colleges.

You must carefully select the combinations and rank the order of preferences for the BA program combinations.

Check: BHU Admission CUET

Confirming the preferences

You must confirm the order of preferences by clicking on 'submit' on or before the last day.

You can also reorder the preferences of the selected combinations before the deadline. If you do not submit the preferences, the last saved preference order will be locked automatically upon reaching the deadline.

Steps to Complete Phase 2 for DU Admission

Follow the steps below to complete the second phase of DU admission 2023 through CUET.

• Step 1: Visit the DU CUET Admission 2023 Portal using the button below.
• Step 2: Click on the DU CSAS portal to log in.
• Step 3: Login using the registration credentials created, i.e., CUET Application Number and password
• Step 4: Click on the link given to enter the percentile, scores, and choices as per preference.
• Step 5: Enter the percentile and CUET score in the respective fields
• Step 6: Submit the choice of course and college as per your preference 

If you are interested in applying for admission to the Delhi University UG programs in the affiliated colleges, you must complete the applications within the time window DU gives. 

CUET DU Admission Process 2023: CSAS Application Fees

UR /OBC-NCL / EWS	Rs. 250/-
SC /ST/ PwBD	Rs. 100/-

Check: CUET DU admission

How is the DU Merit list calculated? 

DU conducts admission through the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) in three phases, namely:

• Submission of the CSAS application form
• Selection of programs and filling of preferences
• Seat allocation and admission

Students are advised to select as many programs as possible. In the candidate's best interest, it's advised to choose maximum programs and programme+college combinations.

It is advisable that the candidate must fill out the CSAS (UG) form carefully. 

The university will auto-calculate the program-specific merit score per the eligibility criteria, and you must confirm your scores before choosing the preferences.

Calculation: 

Only "normalized scores" by NTA will be considered for DU counselling to prepare the merit list. 

Consider the following example: 

UG Programs	Student A subjects	Student B subjects	Normalization Score
BA Hons Political Science	Hindi, Chemistry, Physics, Biology	English, Physical Education, History, Sociology	662.15
BA (Hons) Economics	Hindi, Maths, Chemistry, Physics	Not eligible	583.32
BA (Hons) Spanish	Hindi, Chemistry, Physics, Biology,	English, Physical Education, History, Sociology	662.15

Check the video from the SuperGards channel to understand how to calculate the normalization score, as this is the score that will be calculated for the counselling process. 

Check: CUET Exam Pattern

Delhi University Admission Eligibility Criteria for UG Programs

The common eligibility criteria are to complete class 12 or equivalent from a recognized board of education. 

• The applicant must be Indian
• The applicant should have passed class 12, recognized by AIU. 
• The applicant's year gap doesn't matter. 
• 10% of supernumerary seats are reserved for foreign candidates. 
• Candidates from Sikh and Christian communities can seek admission from the minority quota. Even these candidates must appear for CUET. 
• SOL and NCWEB students' admissions are based on class 12 marks.

List of subjects to be chosen by students wanting admission in UG programs offered by the DU college. 

List of Top Delhi University Colleges as per NIFR Rankings

1. Miranda House
2. Hindu College
3. Lady Shri Ram College for Women
4. Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College
5. Kirori Mal College
6. St. Stephens’s College
7. Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)
8. Hansraj College
9. Sri Venkateswara College
10. Lady Irwin College
11. Acharya Narendra Dev College
12. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College
13. Gargi College
14. Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences
15. Deshbandhu College
16. Daulat Ram College
17. Maitreyi College
18. Dyal Singh College
19. Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women
20. Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College
21. Kamala Nehru College
22. Ramanujan College
23. JMC – Jesus and Mary College
24. Maharaja Agrasen College – MACDU
25. Indraprastha College for Women
26. Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi
27. Ramjas College
28. Institute of Home Economics, Delhi
29. Shyam Lal College, Delhi
30. Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Delhi

Check: How to Manage boards and CUCET preparation together?

Delhi University CUET Application Process 2023

For admission to Undergraduate programs of the University of Delhi, all candidates (Including those applying for supernumerary seats) must register for CUET at https://cuet.samarth.ac.in

Candidates desirous of taking admission to the School of Open Learning (SOL) must register at www.sol.du.ac.in.

Candidates desirous of taking admission to the Non-Collegiate Women Education Board (NCWEB)must register at the University of Delhi admission website at http://admission.uod.ac.in. 

You can also check DU PG admission at https://cuet.nta.nic.in/. 

Check: How to Prepare for NTA CUET 2024?

Delhi University Reservation Policy 2023

DU admission 2023 is based on reservation policies. The DU PG admissions also follow similar reservation policies. 

1. Reservation policy for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Candidates: 22.5% of the total number of seats is reserved for Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (15% for Scheduled Caste and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes, interchangeable if necessary).

2. Reservation policy for Other Backward Classes (OBC, Non-Creamy Layer, Central List): 27% of seats are reserved for the Candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC - Non-Creamy Layer, Central list. 

3. Reservation policy for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): As per the University of Delhi notifications (Reference No. Aca. I / Reservation of EWSs / 2019/ 63 Dated 28th March 2019 and Reference No. Aca. I / Reservation of EWSs / 2019 / 101 Dated 15th May 2019), for the reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) Category, the University Departments / Centres / Colleges have reserved 10% seats for admission for candidates belonging to EWS. 

For more information on DU PG admission check the NTA CUET official website. 

Check: DU Admissions to Minority Colleges through CUET

DU Admission Cut-Off 2023

Find the PDFs for the DU admission 1st cut off, DU admission 2nd cut off, DU admission 3rd cut off and du admission spot round below.

• DU admission 1st cut off - PDF, PDF
• DU admission 2nd cut off - PDF, PDF
• DU admission 3rd cut off - PDF, PDF

Conclusion

After decades, there have been changes in the DU CUET admission process, bringing in equal opportunities for every 12-pass-out student. Every college under DU offers admission solely based on CUET scores, without considering 12th marks or any interview process. So, if you are in class 12 and wish to study at DU, ensure you participate in CUET admission.