DU Admission Dates 2021 for UG & PG Courses

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Anupama Mehra
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4 mins readUpdated on Sep 28, 2021 09:42 IST
Revised DU admission dates 2021 for UG courses have been released. The varsity has also released DU admission 2021 dates for PG courses. Check the complete DU admission and cutoff schedule for UG & PG courses at Shiksha.

Check out the complete DU admission and cutoff schedule for UG & PG courses below.

Delhi University (DU) has released revised cutoff dates for UG course admissions. The DU 2021 admission process began on August 2 and the last date to fill the DU 2021 admission form was August 31.  The first DU cutoff list 2021 is now scheduled to be released on October 1. The DU admission list 2021 dates for UG courses has been eagerly awaited by students from across the country.

Read: DU Cut off 2021 Schedule out: First cut off list on Oct 1; Know important details, process here

DU UG Admission & Cutoff Dates 2021

Event

Dates*

DU Applications begin

02-Aug-2021

DU Applications end

31-Aug-2021

DU 2021 First Cut off to be announced (for all other UG courses and colleges)

01-Oct-2021 

Admission against 1st Cut-Off

04-Oct-2021 (10:00 am)  to 06-Oct-2021 (11:59 pm)

Completion of approvals  for Admission against 1st Cut-Off by Colleges

07-Oct-2021 (Till 05:00 pm)

Last day of payment by candidates against 1st Cut-Off 

08-Oct-2021 (till 05:00 pm)

2nd Cut-Off by Colleges 09-Oct-2021 
Admission against 2nd Cut-Off   11-Oct-2021 (10:00 am) to 13-Oct-2021 (11:59 pm) 
Approvals  for Admission against 2ndCut-Off  14-Oct-2021 (Till 5:00 pm )
Last day of payment by candidates against 2nd Cut-Off 15-Oct-2021 (Till 5.00 pm)
3rd Cut-Off by Colleges 16-Oct-2021
Admission against 3rd Cut-Off 18-Oct-2021 (10:00 am) to 21-Oct-2021 (11:59 pm)
Approvals  for Admission against 3rd Cut-Off 22-Oct-2021 (Till 5:00 pm)
Last day of payment by candidates against 3rdCut-Off 23-Oct-2021 (Till 5:00 pm)
Special Cutoff* by Colleges 25-Oct-2021 
Candidates to apply for Admission against Special Cut-Off 26-Oct-2021  (10:00 am) to 27-Oct-2021 (Till 11:59 pm) 
Approvals  for Admission against  Special Cut-Off 28-Oct-2021 ( Till 5:00 pm) 
Last day of payment by candidates against  Special Cut-Off 29-Oct-2021 (Till 5:00 pm)
4th Cut-Off* by Colleges 30-Oct-2021
Admission against 4thCut-Off 01-Nov-2021 (10:00 am) to 02-Nov-2021 (11:59 pm)
Approvals  for Admission against 4th Cut-Off 05-Nov-2021 (Till 5:00 pm)
Last day of payment by candidates against 4thCut-Off 06-Nov-2021 (Till 5:00 pm)
5th Cutoffs* List   08-Nov-2021
Admission against 5thCut-Off  09-Nov-2021 (10:00 am) to 10-Nov-2021 (Till 11:59 pm)
Approvals for Admission against 5thCut-Off 11-Nov-2021 (Till 5:00 pm)
Last date Payment of fee against 5th Cutoff  12-Nov-2021 (Till 5:00 pm)
Declaration of cutoffs against Special Drive* on Vacant Seats wherever available 13-Nov-2021
Candidates to Apply Against Special Drive 14-Nov-2021 to 15-Nov-2021

Last date for Payment of fee against Special Drive
16-Nov-2021

Note: The official website of Delhi University informs, *to be released only if seats are vacant. 

Read: DU Admissions 2021: Check Important Dates, Admission Process & Cutoffs

It may also be noted that candidates securing admission in DU colleges then need to log on to the DU admission portal for UG courses and make the course fee payment. The payment can be made till 5:00 PM on the next day of the approval of admission in a college in the portal.

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DU PG Admission Dates 2021

Students can check the schedule for DU PG Admission 2021 below:

DU Admission Events 2021

DU Admission Dates 2021

Registration starts 26-Jul-2021
Last date for registration & fee payment 21-Aug-2021
Application correction window 23-Aug-2021 to 27-Aug-2021
Release of DU PG 2021 admit card 22-Sep-2021
Delhi University entrance exam 2021 26-Sep-2021 to 1-Oct-2021
Provisional answer key October 2021
Final answer Key October 2021
DUET 2021 result October 2021
DU PG 1st admission list To be notified

Document verification and approval of admission
To be notified

DU PG Eligibility Criteria 2021

Delhi University PG admission 2021 is both entrance and merit-based. For merit-based PG programmes, candidates must follow the same guidelines as for merit-based UG programmes. However, for entrance-based PG programmes, candidates must be eligible under the following criteria to sit for DU PG Entrance Exam:

  • Age- There isn’t a minimum age bar for admission to the post-graduate courses in the University and its colleges except in the courses where the respective regulatory bodies such as the MCI, BCI, AICTE, DCI, NCTE, etc. have prescribed the minimum age requirement in their respective regulations
  • Qualifying examination- The details of the Qualifying Examination for each course is provided on DU's official website (www.du.ac.in)
  • Equivalence criteria- Departments/colleges of the university may advise the candidates concerned, wherever necessary, to get recognition/ equivalence of their degrees certificates authenticated from the AIU/UGC or equivalent. Further, the cases of equivalence of degrees/ diploma/ certificates may then be put up before the University Authorities for further consideration and confirmation
  • Reservation criteria- As much as 22.5% of seats are reserved for applicants belonging to SC and ST (15% for SC and 7.5% for ST, interchangeable, if necessary). A total of 27% of seats are reserved for applicants belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Govt. of India List

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