Delhi University BA Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Admission, Dates, Application Form

For admission to a BA/BA (Hons) programme at the University of Delhi, aspirants need to have a valid score of CUET. Hence, the aspirants fulfilling the eligibility requirements need to fill out CUET application available on the NTA official website. The exam fees range from INR 800 to INR 4,500. While filling out the application, students must enter the college and course preferences carefully. After the exam results are out, aspirants are required to register on the DU CSAS portal as well. In this registration, students need to select the final college and course selection. 

Many colleges of the University of Delhi provide hostel facilities to the students. However, it is not available at all the colleges. Additionally, the hostel seats are limited and shall be allotted to the students based on merit only. DU BA hostel fees ranges from INR 15,600 to INR 5.4 lakh. This fee range includes the hostel fee at different colleges of the university.

Moreover, this fee amount is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative. The authorities also reserve the rights to revise the fees in any academic year. 

No, Delhi University does not offers direct/merit-based admission to the BA/BA (Hons) courses. Starting from 2022, the admission to BA at DU Colleges is based on merit in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). Earlier, the university use to release its cutoff list and offer admission based on Class 12 aggregate. To take the national-level examination, aspirants can apply on the official website of NTA CUET and select DU colleges and preferred course combinations.

After declaration of CUET results, students also need to register on DU CSAS portal. Then they can lock their choices and accept allotted college and course as well. Further, seat is confirmed after document verification and fee payment. 

DU admission is open. Admission in Delhi University is based on CUET-UG and CUET-PG scores. Below are the upcoming events for DU admission:

• University of Delhi (DU) has released the admission cutoff for five-year integrated BA LLB and BBA LLB courses through Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) scores.
• The CUET PG 2026 registration process for admission to PG courses is expected to begin in Jan 2026.
• DU CSAS-PG 2025 Spot Round 3 allocations have been released for admission to various PG courses based on the CUET-PG 2025 scores, and the last date for fee payment is Aug 20, 2025.

Delhi University allot seats in its colleges based on the applicants scores in the CUET exam. Earlier, the cutoff was made available in public domain. However, now it can be checked by logging into the DU CUET portal. For students reference, the DU BA cutoff 2025 for some of the DU colleges is mentioned:

College	2025
Hindu College, University of Delhi	950.58
Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi	823.01
Ramjas College, University of Delhi	894.95
Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi	875.08
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi	781.9
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi	780.33
Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi	765.37
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi	791.07
Ramanujan College, University of Delhi	– / –
Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi	767.24
Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi	239.01
Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi	741.68
St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi	726.19
Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi	724.3
Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi	422.56
Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi	616.39
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College, University of Delhi	336.54
Shivaji College, University of Delhi	653.31
Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi	384.93
Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi	321.71
Satyawati College, University of Delhi	553.29
Rajdhani College, University of Delhi	684.17
Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, University of Delhi	327.88
Shyam Lal College, University of Delhi	672.43
Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi	523.33
Motilal Nehru College (Evening), University of Delhi	294.47
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi	315.01
Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening)	580.05
Satyawati College (Evening)	505.43
Dyal Singh Evening College, University of Delhi	574.87
Shyam Lal College (Evening), University of Delhi	533.79
Pannalal Girdharlal Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College (Evening), University of Delhi	535.81

DU does not conduct any entrance exam for admission to BA or BA (Hons) courses. However, it accepts the scores obtained by the students in the CUET UG exam for UG admission at any affiliated college. Having said that, students can get admission to Delhi University even if they didn't apply for CUET. While the chances of getting admission will be much lower, here are some of the ways a student can get admission to Delhi University without CUET:

1. Take a chance on the spot admission: You can try your luck at the spot admission process, which is conducted by Delhi University after the CUET results are announced. However, the number of seats available under the spot admission process is very limited, so your chances of getting admission are slim.
2. Apply for admission through the Delhi University School of Open Learning (SOL): The Delhi University School of Open Learning (SOL) offers a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses that do not require CUET scores. However, the admission process for SOL is more competitive than the regular admission process.

DU University registrations via CUET usually begins in February every year. Soon after the release of the notification, the CUET application process commences online. Candidates willing to appear for CUET 2025 exam must ensure to fill out the application form online when released. Interested candidates were able to apply online on the official website of CUET UG and CUET PG.

Students can read about CUET UG application process and CUET PG application process to understand the procedure. Followed by the application forms of CUET UG and CUET PG, DU starts the DU CSAS registration for final college and course allotment of students who qualify the exams. The process will began after the release of CUET-UG and CUET-PG results which are expected to release in July. 

The application process of Delhi University affiliated colleges for its BA and BA (Hons) courses start with the registration process of CUET. The first step is to register for the CUET by visiting the official website of the exam. Find a step-by-step guide to fill out the CUET 2023 application form in the following section:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CUET and click on the "New Registration" tab. (https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/)

Step 2: Fill in all the required details such as personal and contact details and generate a password to complete the registration process.

Step 3: After completing the registration, move ahead to fill out the CUET application form by entering all the details in the given slots then click on “Save & Proceed”.

Step 4: Upload all the scanned documents including photograph and signature.

Step 5: Select any three courses and universities and after previewing the application form, click on “Submit & Make Payment” to proceed.

Step 6: Complete the application process by paying an application amount through online mode.

Those who qualify the exam are required to register on the DU CSAS portal (admission.uod.ac.in) for the final admission and college preference filling process. Based on the score in CUET UG, students receive admission calls in various rounds. 

Delhi University MA admission till 2021 was offered in two categories: Direct Admission and Through Entrance Test. Also, along with the entrance exam, interview rounds are also conducted for admission to Delhi University MA programme. There is no minimum age limit to take admission to the MA programme offered by the university. However, DU PG admission 2022-23 was subject to a valid score in DUET as announced by the University. Starting 2023, the admission process of DU for its postgraduate courses, such as MA will be subject to the CUET-PG exam conducted by NTA. 

CUET is the mandatory entrance exam that every candidate has to take who so ever is seeking admission in Delhi University. The entrance test cut-off along with the merit cut-off needs to be cleared as per the admission process. Hope that clears your doubt! Thanks.

The CUET UG cut off is determined by CUET participating universities seperately. Parameters on the basis of which CUET UG cut off is released are:

• Total number of candidates that appeared for the CUET UG exam
• The number of seats offered by the participating universities through CUET UG
• The difficulty level of the CUET exam
• Overall performance of the test takers (pass percentage/ score range, etc.)

CUET cut off is based on the percentile of the candidate. To calculate the CUET percentile following formula is applied:

100*Number of candidates appeared in the session with a raw score is equal to or less than a candidate/ total number of candidates appeared for CUET UG.

The course curriculum includes subjects related to the field of Psychology. DU SOL BA (H) Psychology curriculum includes semester-wise list of subjects to be studied. Mentioned below are some of the subjects included in the course curriculum:

• Psychology of Individual
• Social Psychology
• The Individual and Society
• Cognitive Psychology
• Organisational Behaviour, etc.

The University of Delhi Common Seat Allocation System registrations 2024 will begin soon. While the university conducted DU UG admissions 2024 via CUET scores through the CSAS portal last year as well, this is the first time DU will conduct DU PG admissions 2024 through CUET. Eligible students seeking DU admission 2024 have to register through the DU CSAS official website. 

No, the University of Delhi does not have a provision for direct admissions. Candidates seeking admission to the UG-level programme are required to take the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). It is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Students who meet the eligibility criteria can apply and appear for the national-level examination. The results are then announced based on candidates' scores. 

To check DU BA CUET results, aspirants need to login to the CSAS portal. The course and college allotment is done as per the preferences filled by the candidate in the CUET application. After selection, students can get documents verified and pay the fees for seat confirmation.

Admission to the BA (Hons) at Delhi University (DU) is based on the CUET UG scores of the applicants. To appear for CUET UG, candidates must select the subjects that they have studied in Class 12. The CUET UG subject combination depends on the BA (Hons) specialisations in which the admission is sought. English is not compulsory for all BA (Hons) specialisations in DU. However,  English is mandatory for candidates seeking admission to the BA (Hons) English. They must have studied English in Class 12 and appeared for CUET UG with English.

BA or BA (Hons) aspirants are required to apply for CUET UG before registering on the DU portal. After registration for the exam, candidates must pay the registration fee which is as follows:

Category	Upto three subjects	For each additional subject
General UR	INR 1000	INR 400 each
OBC-NCL/EWS	INR 900	INR 375 each
SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender	INR 800	INR 350 Each
Centres outside India	INR 4500	INR 1800 each