Dynamite News Delhi Univ: 92 per cent of UG seats filled; 65,800 students admitted
As many as 65,800 candidates have confirmed their admission to undergraduate (UG) courses at Delhi University. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: As many as 65,800 candidates have confirmed their admission to undergraduate (UG) courses at Delhi University (DU), filling 91.98 per cent of seats in the first round.
Total seats: 71,600
The total number of undergraduate seats in DU colleges is approximately 71,600. A senior university official said that out of 83,678 candidates who accepted their allotted seats, as many as 65,483 have confirmed their admission in the university.
On Friday, the university began the allocation acceptance process, offering 97,387 seats in the first round of admission. To ensure optimal seat occupancy, the university administration made extra allocations, targeting an academic session starting on August 29.
Providing an update on the seat acceptance process, DU Dean of Admissions Haneet Gandhi noted: "A total of 65,483 out candidates had confirmed their seats by submitting fees."
The university is conducting admissions for 71,600 seats (excluding supernumerary seats) across 69 colleges and departments. There are 1,559 program-college combinations available for admission.
Total applications: 2,45,287
According to records, 2,45,287 candidates applied for Phase I of the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS(UG)), with 1,85,543 applicants completing Phase II by submitting their preferences for program-college combinations. The University received a total of 1,72,18,187 preferences.
This year, DU has introduced a feature on the candidates' dashboard that allows them to view the details of cutoffs and ranks determining seat allocation based on category and quota.
CSAS concluded on Wednesday
The first round of the Common Seat Allocation System concluded last Wednesday, with 83,678 students accepting the university’s offers. As of 5 pm Tuesday, 46,171 of these students have confirmed their admissions by paying the required fees. The deadline for fee payment is August 21, Wednesday.
Admission offer to 97,387
For this round, DU had extended offers to a total of 97,387 students. On Thursday, the university will publish a list of vacant seats on the candidates’ dashboards, marking the beginning of the second round of CSAS for the session. During this phase, students would have the opportunity to change the order of their preferred colleges and course combinations. This reordering window will open at 5 pm on August 22 and close at 4.59 pm the next day. (with Agency inputs)