Delhi University B.A. (Hons) Courses & Fees 2026

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. 

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

At the undergraduate level, the University of Delhi offers BA (Hons) across 29 specialisations out of which 23 offered merit-based admission and the remaining offered entrance-based (DUET) admission to the students till 2021. Additionally, the University also offers BA Prog. course across multiple subject combinations (across different colleges) in which admission is completely based on merit scores obtained by the students in Class 12. However, starting 2022, DU admission to all the UG courses will get conducted via CUET UG.

The popular BA Hons specialisations provided by DU are Languages Studies, Sociology, Geography, Applied Psychology, Journalism, Philosophy and Political Science.

Delhi University Off-campus colleges are those which are not part of the North or South Campus. The list is huge but to name a few, some of the top off-campus colleges of Delhi University include Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, DCAC, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce and Bhim Rao Ambedkar College among others. Some of these colleges are more popular than the North or South Campus colleges due to their popularity in a course.

DU registrations via CUET 2023 for UG programmes began on Feb 10, 2023 and were open till Mar 30, 2023. Additionally, for admission to PG courses, DU CUET-PG registrations for the 2023 session started on Mar 20 and were open till May 5. Interested candidates were able to apply online on the official website of CUET UG and CUET PG.

Check CUET UG application process in detail

Check CUET PG application process in detail

Followed by the application forms of CUET UG and CUET PG, DU has already started the DU CSAS registration for final college and course allotment of students who qualified the CUET UG exam. The process will begin soon for CUET PG qualifiers as well.

CUET UG is compulsory for admission in the affiliated colleges of University of Delhi for UG courses. Delhi University introduced admissions through CUET scores in 2024 for candidates who seek admission. Candidates will not be granted admission on the basis of merit of class 12th. However, there are some specific percentage criteria needed to appear for the CUET exam for class 12th candidates which is given below:

• Students must have passed Class 12 or appeared in Class 12 from a recognized board in any stream to take admission to bachelor’s degree programmes in the central, state, private or deemed universities.
• For the General category, the candidate needs to secure a minimum of 50% in Class 12; for SC/ST, candidates must have secured a minimum of 45% in Class 12 to be eligible for the CUET 2025. For BTch programmes, the minimum aggregate for the General category candidates is 45%, and that of the reserved category candidates is 40%.

Morever, candidates who wish to apply for Delhi University must have a valid score in CUET. Undergraduate courses including BCom, BTech, BA, BSc and more are offered by the affiliated colleges. Candidates can check the entire list of UG courses by clicking here. Also, to know the detailed analysis for Delhi University, stay tuned to this page. 

For seat allocation at DU, students are required to lock their college and course preferences after the result is out. Delhi University will consider normalised scores provided by NTA to calculate the merit scores as per programme specific eligibility. The highest possible preference will be provisionally allocated to the candidates considering the following
criteria:

• Program-Specific merit
• Category of the students (UR/ OBC-NCL/ SC/ ST/ EWS/ Minority)
• Availability of seats
• Any other allocation rules, policies, or criteria citied by (CSAS (UG)- 2025) or University of Delhi

Find below the list of top recruiters during DU placements:

Top Recruiters
Capgemini	Dell
Google	Indigo Airlines
Barclays	Amazon
Paytm	Gartner

 

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

• University of Delhi (DU) has released the admission cutoff for 5-yr 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.

In 2023, the competition has reached very high in terms of cutoffs released. The cutoffs had shown a whooping increase over the years and set a bar for the candidates to put a lot of effort. With a mere 90 percentile, candidates won't be able to get admission in DU, they must need to acquire a minimum cutoff of 98 to secure a seat at Delhi University.

Yes, Delhi University is good in terms of infrastructure, Faculties and placements opportunities. The University has facilities like libraby, canteen, lab, etc. 

Delhi University offers UG and PG courses based on various exams including CAT. Considering the CAT result 2024, the needed rank for the candidates willing to get into DU for the PGDM course stood at 98. Similarly, the sectional cutoff stood at 50 for the general category candidates.

Delhi University placement process is conducted through Centralized Placement Cell and Department Placement Cell, which varies from college to college. Other than this, the placement period at DU is between August and December. However, it may vary from college and department.

Delhi University does not follow a dress code. The students are free to wear casual clothing. But, during the orientation, induction programmes and guest lectures, students are requested to dress in formals. Also, DU students are mostly known to have set new fashion trends for other college students.

Delhi University consists of various colleges for which UG and PG admissions can be possible through CUET, CUET PG, CAT and many other exams. Further following the previous year trends, it is expected that the cutoff will remain same in the upcoming session also. For MBA, the overall cutoff can stood at 98. Similarly, the sectional cutoff can stood at 50 for open category candidates. 

Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) and BA (Hons) Business Economics has been conducted on the basis of DU JAT through various affiliated colleges for Delhi University admissions. As per the DU cutoff 2021, the closing rank for BMS stood at 545 for College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi and at 2419 at Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women (Delhi University) for the General category All India students. Also, B.A. (Hons.) in Business Economics, the closing rank stood at 2120 for Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College, University of Delhi and at 2402 for Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi. 

Yes, NEET MDS exam is accepted by Delhi University to offer MDS specialisation through its various affiliated courses. Delhi University allows candidates to get admission to various MDS specialisations such as Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine & Radiology, and Prosthodontics for various All India and Home State quotas. 

Delhi University offers hostels to both male and female students. As per the information on web, the university allocates hostel to students based on their merit. The university considers the academic performance of the students and availability of seats for providing hostel. The university also considers factors such as distance from the university, disability, and financial need in allocating hostels to students. Besides, If a students fails in any semester, hostel facility is discarded. Almost all the hostels start their registration process in end of June or first week of July.