Delhi School of Economics UG, PG, Doctorate Courses 2025

For admission to BA course offered by Delhi School of Economics, candidates need to clear the entrance exam of CUET UG. While applying for CUET UG an application fee is required to be submitted by the candidates. Candidates must note that the application fee of CUET UG is non-refundable. Find below the CUET UG application fees for different category candidates: 

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• For applying to the ECA and Sports supernumerary quota, there is an additional fee of INR 100 for each quota.

For admission to MA programme offered by DSE, candidates need to apply through CUET PG official portal. The application fee of CUET PG is as given below: 

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• For CUET PG candidates outside India, the application fee is INR 5,000 for up to three test papers.

No, Delhi School of Economics is primarily known for its excellence in economics and social sciences. It does not offer engineering programs, so it may not be the best option for those interested in pursuing engineering education. Considering its fielod of education, Delhi School of Economics is one of the best institutes to pursue economics and social sciences.

The total numbers of offers made during the season 2025 placements are not known as of yet. Check out the number of offers made during the Delhi School of Economics placements 2023-2024:

The Delhi School of Economics is considered good for placements offered to MBA program. The key highlights of DSE MBA placements 2023 to 2025 for HRD and IB specialisations are mentioned in the table below:

Yes, a suitable placement cell exists at DSE.A vast array of opportunities are available to DSE graduates. The analytical and quantitative abilities that our programmes emphasise are highly valued by major Indian and international companies, who frequently hire students directly from campuses. Student job placement is supported by the department's placement unit.

Many get accepted into prestigious PhD programmes abroad and go on to forge remarkable academic careers. The world's top institutions, such as Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, LSE, and Oxford, as well as international organisations like the World Bank, IMF, or Asian Development Bank, as well as higher levels of government, employ instructors from DSE.

The leading companies that were part of Delhi School of Economics placements are mnetioned in the table below:

According to unofficial online sources, the Delhi School of Economics alumni are primarily working in the Business Development sector with a 28% share. Refer to the below pie chart for a detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

In 2025, Delhi School of Economics (DSE) (like all DU affiliated colleges) adopted CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses. Delhi School of Economics (DSE) admission 2025 for UG courses (as per DU) will be through Common Seat Allocation System of the University of Delhi. But, at first, it is necessary that aspirants opt for DU during CUET form filling and later apply on the CSAS portal to be eligible for admission. The admission process after CUET result declaration is explained below:

Step 1: After the declaration of the CUET UG exam, register on the DU CSAS portal in multiple phases.

Step 2: Submit Delhi School of Economics (DSE) + Course combination preferences in the order of priority on the CSAS dashboard. Here student must select their preferred course and college as the option. 

Step 3: The University has released the dates for three DU CSAS Seat Allocation Lists.

Step 4: Once the candidate "Accept" the provisionally allocated seat, the Delhi School of Economics (DSE) will verify the eligibility and documents uploaded by the candidate online. The college has an option to 'Accept' or 'Reject' the admission of the student basis the verification. 

Step 5: Once Delhi School of Economics (DSE) accords the approval, candidates will have to pay the 'Admission Fee' to confirm their seat. 

Admission to all the Delhi School of Economics (DSE) courses is entrance-based. While DSE accepts CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses, admission to all the PG programmes will be subject to the CUET- PG exam starting admission 2025. The institute along with DU started accepting CUET UG starting 2022 and the CUET PG. Before this, admission to UG was based on merit in Class 12 and PG admission was mostly subject to DUET exam previously conducted by DU. The eligibility requirements for all the MA (Economics) is graduation in the relevant discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate. 

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is an all-India level test being that is organised by the National Testing Agency for admission to various courses. The required CUET score for admission to BA at the Delhi School of Economics changes every year. So visit the official website for complete information. 

Delhi School of Economics MA admission 2023 will be conducted through the Common Seat Allocation System Portal (CSAS PG) by Delhi University based on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET PG) scores. 

Registrations for DSE MA Economics admission 2023 will begin after CUET PG result declaration of the official website –admission.uod.ac.in. As per the DU admission policy, 50% seats will be reserved for DU students, while admission to the 50% seats will be provided through CUET.

• Admission to the course is done on the basis of the candidate's performance in the past qualifying exam and entrance exam.
• Only the candidates who have qualified the entrance exam are eligible to apply for Merit seats. 
• The entrance exam will contain objective type questions and there will be negative marking for wrong answers. 
• The exam will evaluate candidates on the basis of microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, mathematical techniques and probability, statistics & elementary econometrics
• Students applying for MA Economics should score 40% (General Category), 36% (OBC) and 20% (SC/ST) in the entrance exam to qualify
• Separate merit lists will be put up for the reserved and general categories to be admitted through the Entrance Test and through Direct Admissions.
• The admission of students to the course will be provisional and will be confirmed by the Admission Committee of the University only after verification of the original certificates.

Delhi School of Economics admission to the MBA course is based on CAT scores. Going as per the CAT 2024 cutoff, the percentile for admission to MBA in Business Analytics and International Business is 92 among the students belonging to the General AI quota. So, considering the previous year's cutoff data, it is more likely that the chances of getting admission for candidates with a CAT cutoff percentile of 80 are comparatively less as compared to those whose cutoff percentile is above 90. 

DSE admission to MA course is based on the overall DUET cutoff. Analysing the previous year DSE cutoff 2022, the Round 1 closing percentage for M.A. in Economics was 7.62, for M.A. in Geography, it was 67.45 and for M.A. in Sociology, it was 8.38 for the General category. The DUET cutoff was concluded with the release of Round 4 Seat Allotment. The closing ranks for M.A. in Economics was same i.e 7.62, whereas for M.A. in Geography was 75.78 and for M.A. in Sociology was 55.07. If taken into consideration the trend analysis of DSE for M.A. in Geography has seen a decrease in closing percentage. Candidates seeking admission to Delhi School of Economics MA course can refer to the table given below to check out the DUET cutoff:

To be eligible for admission to BA and MA courses, candidates are required to apply and appear for CUET exam. Additionaly, candidates must apply online on the college's official website for admission to MBA. Candidates can check the step-by-step application process for BA and MA courses at Delhi School of Economics (DSE) DU UG and PG CSAS registration mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official CSAS portal of DU (UG or PG depending on the course level a student is seeking to get into) and register as a new user. 

Step 2: Fill out the preference of Delhi School of Economics (DSE) and course combinations. This portal will be used until the admission process of the candidate is not completed. 

Step 3: There is a one-time CSAS UG and CUET PG-2024 application fee that students are required to pay to get into any DU affiliated college, such as Delhi School of Economics (DSE). This fee is non-refundable.

The candidates will be shortlisted based on the DSE CAT cut-off criteria for MBA Admission. Candidates who score above 80 percentile in CAT have a high chance of being shortlisted for MBA admission in DSE. Shortlisted candidates will be called for another round of assessment.

2022, Delhi School of Economics (DSE) (like all DU affiliated colleges) adopted CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses.

Yes, the Delhi School of Economics is covered under CUET UG and PG both. The college offers admission to BA and MA course based on the CUET UG and CUET PG admission process respectively. CUET 2024 cut off will be released in the form of a rank list by each DSE college. Candidates who will qualify the minimum cutoff will be eligible for further couselling rounds. Candidates willing to get admission, will have to register and then participate in the CUET counselling process, which will be held online. In general, there are three rounds of counseling and the number of rounds may vary depending on the vacant seats. After the seat allotment result is declared, candidates will have to accept the admission offer by reporting to the institutes and getting their documents verified. 

The college offers fellowship on the basis of merit score of candidates. Also, at the time of applying for DSE Scholarship candidates must check out the eligibility specified by the college. Below mentioned are the most prominent scholarships offered at DSE: 

• Dr. Manmohan Singh Fellowship
• A.N. Ram scholarship

Note: Apart from this two substantial scholarships in memory of the late Professor Suresh Tendulkar have recently been endowed.

Candidates seeking admission must apply via DUET starting 2023 academic year. For the same, students can visit the official website of the same.