Deshbandhu College University of Delhi Kalkaji Answered Questions

No, Deshbandhu College admission to all the courses, i.e., undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, is entrance-based. While this DU-affiliated college accepts CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses, such as , admission to all the postgraduate courses is subject to the CUET- PG exam starting admission 2023. Deshbandhu College along with DU started accepting CUET UG starting 2022 and the CUET PG from 2023 session onward. Before this, admission to undergraduate was based on merit in Class 12 and PG admission was mostly subject to DUET exam previously conducted by DU.

No, there is no offline method of application at Deshbandhu College. All the candidates must apply through the centralised entrance exam's official website, i.e., the official websites of CUET UG and CUET PG exam. After the COVID years and after the introduction of CUET UG and CUET PG for admission to Deshbandhu College and other DU-affiliated colleges, the application process has shifted full-time to the online mode. Candidates can register on the official websites of the respective exam, fill out the online application forms, pay the course-wise application fee and appear for the exam to become eligible. For final admission, shortlisted and pass-out students of CUET UG and CUET PG are required to register on the CSAS portal for final admission and seat allocation process.  

The applications for Deshbandhu College that run simultaneously with DU registrations for undergraduate courses via CUET 2023 (for UG programmes) began on Feb 10, 2023, and were open till Mar 30. Additionally, for admission to postgraduate courses, CUET-PG registrations for the 2023 session started on Mar 20 and were open till May 5. Interested students were able to apply online on the official website of CUET UG and CUET PG. The CUET UG exam was scheduled to take place between held from May 21 to Jun 8, 2023, and the results were announced in June. Delhi University (affiliated university for Deshbandhu College has also released the dates for the first, second and third DU CSAS Seat Allocation Lists which is Aug 1, Aug 10 and Aug 22, 2023,  respectively. 

No, an applicant can choose a maximum of 10 courses of each university for the CUET UG test. The application fee also varies according to the number of programmes selected. The different slabs of CUET UG 2023 application fees are three programmes, seven programmes and 10 programmes. During the CUET 2023 application correction window, students can change the courses or increase or decrease the selected courses.As per guidelines released by DU (affiliating university of Deshbandhu College, candidates must take DU CUET 2023 only in subjects that they have cleared in Class 12. There are a total of 13 languages in which a student can appear for CUET UG 2023. These include Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu. The subject choice of student seeking to get into Deshbandhu College must be in accordance with the interested courses a student wants to pursue.

In 2022, Deshbandhu College (like all DU affiliated colleges) adopted CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses. Deshbandhu College admission 2023 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 Deshbandhu College + 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 which will be out on August 1, August 10 and August 22, 2023, respectively for all categories. Step 4: Once the candidate "Accept" the provisionally allocated seat, the Deshbandhu College 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 Deshbandhu College accords the approval, candidates will have to pay the 'Admission Fee' to confirm their seat. 

Candidates can check the step-by-step process for Deshbandhu College 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 Deshbandhu College 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-2023 application fee that students are required to pay to get into any DU affiliated college, such as Deshbandhu College. This fee is non-refundable.Category  CSAS UG & PG - 2023 Application Fee  UR/OBC-NCL/EWS  INR 250SC/ST/PwBD  INR 100 

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 2023. The institute along with DU started accepting CUET UG starting 2022 and the CUET PG from 2023 session onward. 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 popular programmes offered by the college are tabulated below:CoursesEligibilityBACUETBACUETBACUETMA40-50 %CUET-PGBAGraduation : 50 %CUET PGMScGraduation : 50%CUET PG

At Deshbandhu College, more than 70% of seats are reserved for various reserved category students. A breakup for the same is mentioned in the below table:CategoryPercentage Reservation of Seats at Deshbandhu CollegeSC/ST22.5%15% for SC and 7.5% for ST (interchangeable, if necessary)OBC (non-creamy layer, central list)27%Economically Weaker Section (EWS)10%Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD)5%Children/Widows of personnel of the Armed Forces (CW)5%Wards of Kashmiri Migrants5%

The following table provides the admission criteria for all the popular Deshbandhu College courses along with their total tuition fee. This fee, however, is collated from various sources on the internet. Hence, is indicative.CoursesTotal tuition FeesBScINR 2,500BAINR 2,340BComINR 2,340MAINR 1,630MComINR 1,630MScINR 1,630

CSE has the second the highest placements in KMC after Mechanical in terms of students placed. In terms of the highest package, then CSE leads. Almost all of the eligible students get placed every year. Quite popular companies like Microsoft, IBM and Amazon recruit students from CSE. The highest package was 24 LPA. Average is around 4 LPA. Also, CSE students are the first to get placed, most of them get placed in the 7th semester, so you can later focus on the final exams, tension-free.