DU Admissions 2020: Delhi University to allot 5 extra seats in UG Merit-based courses

The varsity has taken the decision to increase and allot these five seats in the colleges affiliated to DU has been taken in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DU Admissions 2020: The Delhi University (DU) has announced that it has decided to allot five extra seats as ‘College-University Seats’ in the current academic session (2020-21) for admission to undergraduate merit-based courses.

The varsity has taken the decision to increase and allot these five seats in the colleges affiliated to DU has been taken in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. To be eligible for admission against these five seats at Delhi University, students must have applied earlier on the DU portal -- du.ac.in.
As per the guidelines for admission to the five additional seats, DU says, the Principals of the colleges will be permitted to allot the five seats for undergraduate students under “College-University Seats” on a superannuated basis for the academic session 2020-21. However, among the five seats, two seats can as well be suggested by DU.

The merit of the candidates eligible for admission against these five additional seats will be upto 5 per cent and in no case beyond 10 per cent of the last cut-off issued by the college for the course and respective category of the applicant seeking admission to the university.

“The Principal of the college shall submit the list of 5 candidates being permitted admission against these sears for the consideration by a Committee constituted for the purpose by the University,” a DU statement said.

DU had released its consolidated DU seventh cutoff 2020 on December 5, 2020 for admission to all its affiliated/constituent colleges. University of Delhi released second Special Drive Cut off List 2020 on December 21, 2020. 

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