The registration process for highly sought undergraduate seats in the Delhi University kick started on May with the activation of its online admission portal for various courses offered in all its affiliated Colleges. The Merit Based Undergraduate Admissions (2017-18) Web Portal, https://ug.du.ac.in/app/ became operational at 6 pm, May 22. All together around 54,000 seats are up for grabs in 62 affiliated colleges and the registration process will continue till June 12. The first Cut-off list will be notified on June 20, though the closing date of admission is August 16. Classes will commence from July 20. Since last year, the admission process has been made completely online. As a centre of attraction among undergraduate students, colleges in Delhi are the offers courses in various are such as of humanities, sciences, commerce, business, engineering, medical, computers, IT, Biotechnology, mathematics, physics, English, social sciences and whole range of other study disciplines. Eligibility Criteria: Taking admission into Colleges in Delhi requires minimum 12 years of successful school education or Class XII passed. Students awaiting their Class XII result are also eligible for application. Student completing Class XII from NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) can get also get admission in regular college in a particular programme/course if one meets the cut-off criteria. Admission, unless entrance-based, is solely base one’s score in Class XII exam and student just has to meet the cut-off percentage provided by respective colleges. The Cut-off lists are usually announced 6-8 times. How to apply: Applicants seeking admission to UG merit based programmes/courses must register on a centralized admission Web Portal URL: http://ug.du.ac.in to register themselves. According to a DU notification, the Portal is responsive (mobile/tab friendly). From there, the applicants will be guided to open a new account which is to be kept handy for all the future correspondence/reference regarding admission process. Aspirants can apply also for multiple programmes/courses by choosing all the programmes/courses in which they wish to apply through a single online registration form. By filling the single online registration form they are eligible for admission to different colleges of the University of Delhi, provided they meet the specific cut-off in a particular college. After the payment of the online registration fee, the applicant can update information (except Name, email, gender, sports and ECA choices) already submitted till the last date of registration. The last date for registration is June 12. Cut-off list and Final Admission The University will release the first cut-off list on June 20. As of now, the University has announced six cut-off dates have with July 18 as last one. However, further cut-off lists may be announced depending on vacant seats in colleges. Last year, there were 8th Cut-Off list. Therefore, don’t lost hope if you don’t make in list initially. The cut-off list is decided by the college depending on the number of seats as well as applicants. Typically, for general candidates, it hovers above 90% for popular course reputed colleges till the 2nd -3rd cut-off list. For reserve category like ST/SC, a percentage above 85 is considered safe to make the cut in first three cut-off list. However, it comes down to 60-70 in some colleges as the admission process continues. If the eligibility criteria are fulfilled, students have to login through their registered ID and select the colleges in which they wish to get admission. Remember to take a printout of the acknowledgement slip. Go to the college you applied for along with the acknowledgement slip and relevant documents like Board certificates etc. The admission will be done within three days of the cut-off declaration. Once verification process is done in the relevant colleges, the student will receive admission slip signed by the college principal. An online payment link will be generated and the student has to submit the college fee through within 48 hours. Once the fee is submitted, a new acknowledgement slip will be generated and the admission of the candidate in the college will be confirmed. Registration for Undergraduate Entrance Based Post Graduate and M.Phil/PhD. Programme The online application process for various Undergraduate Entrance Based Programme, Post Graduate and M.Phil/PhD. Programmes will also commence online only from May 31. DU holds entrance test in Bachelor of Management Studies; Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis); B.A. (Hons) in Business Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Multimedia and Mass Communication, and Music; B. Tech. (Information) and Technology and Mathematical Innovations); Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.); and Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Health Education & Sports: B.Sc. (P.E., H.E.& S.). Visit http://ug.du.ac.in for details and registration (Morung Express Feature)
