Summary
The varsity will hold an e-counselling for admissions after the CUET results are announced
In minority colleges where 50% seats are reserved, 85% of the marks for admission will be taken from the CUET and the remaining 15% will be decided by the colleges
Eligibility for admissions to all undergraduate courses in Delhi University will be decided on the basis of marks secured in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh said while releasing the admission policy for the year 2022-23 recently.
Till last year, students got admission in DU on the basis of marks secured in Class XII board exams.
Calling the new admission policy a landmark policy, Singh said that except for the School of Open Learning and the National Collegiate Women's Education Board, admission to all undergraduate programmes will happen through the CUET.
"It is mandatory for all candidates to appear in CUET-2022, including those seeking admission to supernumerary seats. The eligibility criteria will be decided on the basis of marks obtained in CUET," he said.
In minority colleges where 50% seats are reserved, 85% of the marks for admission will be taken from the CUET and the remaining 15% will be decided by the colleges, Singh said. Admission to non-reserved 50% seats will be purely on the basis of CUET, he added.
Minority colleges like Jesus and Mary, St Stephen's and Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa have 50% seats reserved for members of the minority communities.
Haneet Gandhi, dean (admissions), said that candidates will be able to appear for the CUET only in those subjects which they have studied in Class XII. The merit will also be calculated on the basis of a combination of only those subjects in which the candidate has appeared in the CUET, she added.
There are three sections in CUET-2022. The first section is divided into two parts and consists of 13 languages in the first part and 20 languages in the second part, she said.
"It is mandatory for candidates to appear in at least one language paper for admission to the Delhi University out of both these parts combined. The second section of the entrance exam consists of 27 domain-specific topics. The third section is based on general knowledge which will be for admission to BA programmes only," Gandhi said.
A candidate can appear for CUET in a maximum of six subjects, out of which one must be a language subject.
"Just like when we had cut-offs, we used to take the best of four subject marks, here we will take into consideration the best score of CUET for admission to Delhi University," she added.
After the CUET results are announced, there will be an e-counselling by the university. Vice-chancellor Singh said that before each counselling, the candidate will be given a chance to refill his or her preference.
There is a likelihood of three rounds of counselling being held, the third being a spot round, he said, adding that things will be clearer once the results are announced.
He said that the university's admission website, which will have illustrative examples, will go live on April 6. He informed that chatbots will also work to help the candidates for any information related to the Delhi University.
"There will be a provision of a help desk to assist the candidates in the selection of question papers and open house and webinars will also be organised to help the candidates," he said.
The admission to School of Open Learning (SOL) and the Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB) will be done on the basis of merit. The registration process for admission to SOL and NCWEB will start from May 6.
Last updated on 06 Apr 2022
