DTU BA (Hons) Courses & Fees 2025: Eligibility, Admission

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.

Usually, the cutoff for DTU stays around 90, even for the reserved categories. Therefore, getting into B.Tech courses at DTU is difficult with a JEE Main percentile score of 90 or below. The cutoff also goes high and low every year, depending on the following factors: Number of aspirants registered, The difficulty level of the exam, Total number of seats available, total number of applications received for a particular program, and the category under which admission is sought. Therefore, it is very difficult to predict the exact cutoff and give an exact answer to this question.

The highest package and average package offered to MTech CSE students in 2025 stood at INR 41.7 LPA and INR 15.15 LPA, respectively. 20 MTech CSE offers were made in 2025. The placement highlights of 2024 and previous 2 years are mentioned below:

Particulars	CSE Placement Statistics (2022)	CSE Placement Statistics (2023)	CSE Placement Statistics (2024)
Students registered	24	20	25
Students placed	19	20	NA
Total offers	28	20	19
Highest package	INR 40 LPA	INR 36 LPA	INR 29 LPA
Average package	INR 18.30 LPA	INR 20.70 LPA	INR 13.58 LPA

For admission to most of the undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered at Delhi Technological University, students need to score 50% to 60% minimum total in their last qualifying degree or course to be eligible. A course-wise list of eligibility criteria for DTU admission is mentioned in the table:

Course Name	Eligibility Criteria
BTech	Class 12 with 60%
BDes	A pass in Class 12
BBA	Class 12 with 50%
MSc	Class 12 with 50% in Economics
MTech	Relevant UG degree with at least 60%
MDes	4-year UG with 55%
E-MBA	Any UG degree with 60%
E-MBA	UG degree with 50%
MSc	Relevant BSc/ UG degree with 55%
E-MBA	UG degree with 50%
PhD	Relevant PG degree with 55%

 

No, DTU does not conduct any entrance exam of its own for admission to any of the UG, PG or doctoral-level courses. Admission for the flagship BTech programme is based on JEE Main scores and the entire process of counselling are conducted by JAC Delhi. Further, DTU admission to all the remaining courses is mostly based on national/ university-level entrance exams, such as UCEED,  GATE,  CAT,  MAT and CMAT, among others. However, there are a few MBA specialised courses and BBA, admission to which is offered based on the past qualifying exam  (UG level) followed by an interview round. 

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:

Course Name	Eligibility & Selection Criteria
BTech	Eligibility: Class 12 with 60% Selection Criteria: JEE Main,  JAC Delhi,  DASA UG
BDes	Eligibility: A pass in Class 12 Selection Criteria: UCEED
BBA	Eligibility: Class 12 with 50%  Selection Criteria: Merit list is drawn based on scores obtained in the best of 4 subjects in Class 12
BA (Hons) in Economics	Eligibility: Class 12 with 50%  Selection Criteria: Merit list is drawn based on scores obtained in the best of 4 subjects in Class 12

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. 

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.

The key highlights related to Delhi Technological University placements 2025 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics 2025
Highest package	INR 85 LPA
Average package	INR 15.75 LPA
Number of offers	1766
Offers above 20 LPA	360

 

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. 

Delhi Technological University offers various UG and PG courses through its 17 17 departments. These courses are provided across the Engineering, Economics, and various other streams. The famous flagship courses are the MBA and B.Tech. 

The table below showcases the Delhi Technological University packages trend for better understanding:

Course	Highest Package (2023)	Highest Package (2024)	Highest Package (2025)
BTech in Computer Engineering (COE)	INR 82.05 LPA	INR 85.3 LPA	INR 64 LPA
MTech in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)	INR 36 LPA	INR 29 LPA	INR 41.7 LPA

The branch-wise highest package recorded during DTU BTech placements 2025 is mentioned below: 

BTech Branch	Highest Package 2025
COE	INR 64 LPA
IT	INR 56 LPA
SE	INR 85 LPA
MCE	INR 48 LPA
ECE	INR 48 LPA
EE	INR 45 LPA
ME	INR 31 LPA
AE	INR 22 LPA
PE	INR 20.85 LPA
CE	INR 20.31 LPA
ENE	INR 31 LPA
CH	INR 21 LPA
BT	INR 31 LPA
EP	INR 31 LPA

The University has released the internship statistics for the BDes and MDes batch 2024. The highest stipend offered was INR 1.50 lakh. The important details related to DTU internships 2024 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Statistics (2024)
Highest stipend	- INR 1.50 lakh (BDes) - INR 1 lakh (MDes)

NOTE: The University has not mentioned whether the stipend amount is on a monthly basis or the entire internship duration.

Course and branch-wise first and last round cutoff details for DTU 2025 are given below:

Course	Round 1 (Closing Rank)	Last Round (Closing Rank)
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering	2285	6200
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science and Analytics)	3026	6268
B.Tech. in Information Technology	3847	7360
B.Tech. in Information Technology (Cyber Security)	4542	7932
B.Tech. in Software Engineering	4705	8165
B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing Engineering	4411	8348
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	5113	9569
B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)	6050	9836
B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering	7122	11227
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering	9382	16022
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Engineering)	9154	14546
B.Tech. in Engineering Physics	8595	14482
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering	10350	16697
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering	11799	19179
B.Tech. in Production and Industrial Engineering	11144	18665
B.Tech. in Environmental Engineering	12570	19949
B.Tech. in Biotechnology	10938	19876

Yes, DTU is a good university. With 14,000 students on campus, the DTU is proud of its world class alumni, growing publications and citations, top placement in reputable companies. Working on the principles of integrating diversification & inclusivity in education, the university has been continuously admitting international students from 50+ diff. countries from the last 5 yrs. The university has been ranked at the 214 position by the QS Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia.

Every year, the universities and colleges change their seat intake so that every student gets an equal opportunity to pursue education from the best universities. This does not make DTU any less competitive. In 2023 as well, India Today ranked the college 9 under the ‘Engineering’ category and 8 under the ‘Engineering (Government)’ category. Every year the popularity of this university is rising but the university is not compromising with the quality of education they are offering. 

 

The complete insights of DTU placements 2025 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
Highest package	INR 85 LPA (Domestic)
Average package	INR 15.75 LPA
Number of offers	1766

The drop out rate at DTU keeps on changing. Right now it is not very high but there are various reforms that DTU is bringing which may or may not be liked by students. Overall, it is one of the top universities where students secure good placement opportunities.