DTU Course Admissions 2026: Courses, Application, Eligibility, Selection & Fees

DTU's BTech in Civil Engineering course has been rated 4.2/5 by 95 Shiksha verified students, while the same course at IIT Delhi has been rated 4.6/5 by 41 students at Shiksha. Also, as per the NIRF 2024 Rankings, Delhi Technological University has been ranked 27 under the 'Engineering' category, however, there are many IITs that are ranked before DTU in the same category. But, despite that, DTU competes against the top-notch NITs and second-phase IITs in streams such as Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Mathematics and Computing. Hence, it is safe to say that DTU is as good as a second-phase IIT or an NIT.

No, candidates cannot get admission to DTU without appearing for JEE Main as the DTU BTech counselling is done through JAC Delhi. The basic criteria for admission to BTech is appearing for JEE Mains. To get into DTU, candidates must score decent marks or at least around 220 or above marks in JEE Mains. The only way to get into DTU without appearing for JEE Main is by taking a lateral entry admission to BTech second year. In order to do this, candidates must complete a Polytechnic course of two years and then appear for an entrance exam (not JEE Main but this exam will give you entry in DTU's second year.

Delhi Technological University accepts CAT percentiles for admission to the MBA course. As per the DTU MBA cutoff 2024, the overall CAT cutoff percentile for the General All India category candidates was closed at 85. For other sections i.e. Quants, VA-RC, DI-LR, the cutoff percentile were 50 for the General All India category candidates. 

For the OBC AI category, the cutoff percentile in the last round was 70 which has remained constant for the past three years. Candidates can click here to check all the information for DTU. 

Yes, Delhi Technological University accepts only Class 12 scores for admission to the BBA and BA (Economics) courses offered by it at the undergraduate levels. While admission to all the other UG and PG courses is subject to national-level entrance exams and couselling process, there courses offer direct merit-based admission to the students. Check DTU eligibility criteria for all UG courses in the below table:

The higher (better) the score, the higher are chances of admission. Students from General category must have JEE Mains rank above 10,000 to have high chances. In the last round of JAC Delhi counselling students with a rank ranging between 4810 and 24274 were able to score admission. However, the higher the rank, the less competitive specialisation was offered. This rank range mentioned is for Computer Engineering and Environmental Engineering, respectively. 

The cutoff trend for B.Tech in Engineering Physics at DTU - Delhi Technological University has been decreasing in the recent years. In 2021, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Engineering Physics under General category for all India quota was 21916. In 2022, it decreased to 13103. Likewise, the cut off ranks have changed from 45821 to 33721 for OBC, 127626 to 88814 for SC, 215725 to 142444 for ST, 30849 to 17858 for EWS. This trend is likely to continue in the coming years, as the demand for engineering education in India continues to grow. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.

A. The application process for all the courses offered via DTU is completely online. Candidates seeking admission must apply via the following websites:

• For BTech, students can apply via the JAC Delhi website, i.e. jacdelhi.nic.in. Registration via JAC Delhi is a  two-step online process where students have to fill out the online application form and then make the payment of the application fee. Students should note that JAC Delhi allows additional registrations and changes in the course preference before every round. Read the detailed application process here.
• For BDes, MTech, MDes, MSc, MBA (BA/ FBE/ EIVD), E-MBA, BA, BBA and PhD, candidates must apply via the official website of DTU
• For MBA via DSM and USME, candidates are required to apply via CMAC. Incomplete applications are liable to cancellation. 

Step 1: Visit the official website and register.

Step 2: Fill in the complete application form and upload the photograph as per the instructions available in the form. 

Step 3: Pay the application fee and submit the form. 

Step 4: All candidates must take a printout of the completed form after fee payment since it needs to be carried out during the final admission round. This printed form should be affixed with the same photograph which was uploaded in the online application form. 

The application process for all the courses offered via DTU is completely online. Candidates seeking admission must apply via the following websites:

• For BTech, students can apply via the JAC Delhi website, i.e. jacdelhi.nic.in. Registration via JAC Delhi is a two-step online process where students have to fill out the online application form and then make the payment of the application fee. Students should note that JAC Delhi allows additional registrations and changes in the course preference before every round. Read the detailed application process here.
• For BDes, MTech, MDes, MSc, MBA (BA/ FBE/ EIVD), E-MBA, BA, BBA and PhD, candidates must apply via the official website of DTU
• For MBA via DSM and USME, candidates are required to apply via CMAC. Incomplete applications are liable to cancellation.

Step 1: Visit the official website and register.

Step 2: Fill in the complete application form and upload the photograph as per the instructions available in the form.

Step 3: Pay the application fee and submit the form.

Step 4: All candidates must take a printout of the completed form after fee payment since it needs to be carried out during the final admission round. This printed form should be affixed with the same photograph which was uploaded in the online application form.

The total tuition fee for MBA is INR 2.87 Lacs and INR 2.95 lakh. This fee, however, is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative. Additionally, the application fee for all courses at DTU INR 1,500 for General and OBC category candidates; and for SC/ST and PwD candidates, the registration fee is INR 750 which needs to be paid online. The registration process will remain incomplete till the submission of the registration fee.

• For all courses, the application fee can be paid while filling the application form on the official website
• For BTech, aspirants first need to pay the registration cum counselling fee of INR 1,500 on the official website of JAC Delhi which is non-refundable. To pay the fee, aspirants will have to enter their JEE (Main) Roll No, Mobile No and E-Mail ID.

Yes, Delhi Technological University offers fee concession to students pursuing a course through DTU portal. Shortlisted students get 100% full fee waiver and 100% and 50% tuition fee waiver under this scholarship. The annual family income of the students must not be more than INR 4.5 lakh.

In the field of Management,  DTU offers three year BBA via the University School of Management and Entrepreneurship (USME). Divided into six semesters of six months each, admission to BBA programme offered by DTU is based on merit scores obtained by the students in the best of four subjects in Class 12. Students, however, must have completed their Class 12 with 50% aggregate (with English as a subject) to be eligible for the course.

Yes, UCEED dates are out for admission to DTU. The registration process has been closed. IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 exam on 18 January, 2026 (9 am - 12 noon). The UCEED 2026 exam will have two mandatory parts. The computer-based Part A and offline-based Part B.