DU Admissions 2019: 3rd Cut-Off List Out, Marginal Fall in Score
A total of 2,58,388 paid applications were received at DU this year, a drop of around 20,000 from last year.
Delhi University on 8 July released its third cut-off list for undergraduate courses with a marginal decline in scores required for admission as seats are still up for grabs for courses such as BA (Honours) Economics, BCom (Honours) and science stream for the general category aspirants.
With less than 20,000 seats left to be filled in Delhi University, the principal of affiliated colleges had earlier said the cut-offs for admission to courses would see a marginal decline in the third list.
According to the data shared by DU, 43,854 admissions have taken place after 778 withdrawals since the beginning of the process.
- The number of cancellations since the second cut-off stands at 3,082
- Language courses like Punjabi (Honours), Urdu (Honours) and Sanskrit (Honours) likely to see third cut-offs
- The fourth and fifth cut-off lists would be released on 15 July and 20 July respectively
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St Stephen's College Cut-Offs: 98.75% For English & Eco
Delhi University's prestigious St Stephen's College, which follows a separate admission procedure, had announced its cut-off lists for various courses on 24 June itself, with the minimum eligibility requirement for BA English (Hons) and BA Economics (Hons) being 98.75 percent.
For English (Hons), general category students from Commerce and Science streams should have secured at least 98.75 percent to qualify for interviews, while for Humanities, it was 98.25 percent.
An additional requirement of at least 90 percent in English Core or 85 percent in English Elective had also been set. Meanwhile, for BA Economics (Hons), the cut-off was 98.75 percent for Commerce, 98.5 percent for Humanities and 97.75 for Science, with an additional rider of at least 92 percent in Maths.
The college has at least 50 percent of the seats reserved for Christians and follows a separate admission criteria. The release of the cut-off lists is followed by an interview process.
Delhi University Cut-Off Dates
The first cut-off list for courses and colleges under Delhi University is likely to be released on Thursday, 27 June.
The document verification, approval of admission and payment of fees for undergraduate admissions on the basis of the first list would be carried out till 1 July (except 30 June).
The second cut-off list would release on 4 July, and the document verification, approval of admission and fee payment would be carried out from 4 to 6 July.
The third, fourth and fifth cut-off lists would be released on 9 July, 15 July and 20 July respectively.
DU Cut-Offs: Ram Lal Anand College Releases First List
DU's Ram Lal Anand College has released its first cut-off list with the minimum eligibility requirement for BCom (Hons) being set at 96 percent and for BA (Hons) English at 95 percent for the general category. Find the full cut-off list here.
DU Cut-Offs: 97.5% Needed for BA (Hons) Economics at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College
The first cut-off list for Shaheed Bhagat Singh College has been released, with the percentage set at 97.5 percent for BA (Hons) Economics and 95 percent for BA (Hons) English for students under the general category. Find the full cut-off list here.
DU Cut-Offs: 95% Needed for BSc (Hons) Mathematics at Satyawati College
The first cut-off list for Satyawati College has been released, with the percentage set at 95 percent for BA (Hons) Economics, 94.5 percent for BA (Hons) English, 95 percent for BSc (Hons) Mathematics and 90 percent for BA Progamme for general category students. Find the full cut-off list here.
DU Cut-Offs: 98.25% Needed for Economics at Kirori Mal College
The first cut-off list for Kirori Mal College has been released with the following minimum eligibility requirement for some popular courses for the general category:
- BA (Hons) English: 97%
- BA (Hons) History: 95%
- BA (Hons) Economics: 98.25%
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics: 97%
- BCom (Hons): 98.5 percent
Find the full cut-off list for Kirori Mal College here.
DU Cut-Offs: 98.75% Needed for Economics at SRCC
The prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) has released its first cut-off list for admissions to the BCom (Hons) and BA (Hons) Economics courses. Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category:
- BCom (Hons): 98.50%
- BA (Hons) Economics: 98.75%
Find the full list here.
DU Cut-Offs: 97.25% Needed for English at Hansraj
Delhi University’s Hansraj College has also released its first cut-off list for admissions to all courses offered by the college. Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses:
- BCom (Hons): 98.25%
- BA (Hons) Economics: 98.5%
- BA (Hons) English: 97.25%
DU's Highest Cut-Off at 99% for Political Science in Hindu College
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Hindu College:
- BA (Hons) Economics: 98.50%
- BA (Hons) Political Science: 99.00%
- BA (Hons) English: 97.75%
- BA (Hons) History: 98.00%
- B.Com (Hons): 98.25%
- BA (Hons) Sociology: 97.00%
DU Cut-Offs: 97.75% Needed for English at Lady Shri Ram
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Lady Shri Ram College for Women:
- BA (Hons) Economics: 98.00%
- BA (Hons) Political Science: 98.00%
- BA (Hons) English: 97.75%
- BA (Hons) History: 97.00%
- B.Com (Hons): 98.00%
- BA (Hons) Sociology: 97.00%
- BA (Hons) Journalism: 97.50%
DU Cut-Offs: 98% Needed for English, History at Ramjas College
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Ramjas College:
- BA (Hons) Economics: 98.00%
- BA (Hons) Political Science: 97.00%
- BA (Hons) English: 97.00%
- BA (Hons) History: 97.25%
- B.Com (Hons): 98.00%
DU Cut-Offs: 97% Needed for History, 97.50% for English in Miranda House
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Miranda House:
- BA (Hons) Economics: 98.25%
- BA (Hons) Pol Science: 98.00%
- BA (Hons) English: 97.50%
- BA (Hons) History: 97.00%
- BA (Hons) Sociology: 96.75%
DU Cut-Offs: 98.33% Needed for Physics in Hindu College
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Hindu College:
- BSc (Hons) Statistics: 97.75%
- BSc (Hons) Botany: 96%
- BSc (Hons) Zoology: 97.33%
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry: 97.33%
- BSc (Hons) Physics: 98.33%
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics: 97.75%
DU Cut-Offs: 97.33% for Physics, 96.50% for Mathematics in Hansraj College
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Hansraj College:
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry: 96.33%
- BSc (Hons) Physics: 97.33%
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics: 96.50%
- BSc (Hons) Botany: 95.66%
- BSc (Hons) Zoology: 96.00%
DU Cut-Offs: 97% for Mathematics in Kirori Mal College
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Kirori Mal College:
- BSc (Hons) Botany: 94%
- BSc (Hons) Statistics: 97%
- BSc (Hons) Zoology: 97.33%
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry: 96%
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics: 97%
- BSc (Hons) Physics: 96.66%
DU Cut-Offs: 97% Needed for Physics in Miranda House
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Miranda House:
- BSc (Hons) Botany: 96.67%
- BSc (Hons) Zoology: 97.33%
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry: 96.67%
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics-96.75%
- BSc (Hons) Physics: 97%
DU Cut-Offs: 97% Needed for Both Physics & Mathematics in Ramjas College
Here's the minimum eligibility requirement for the general category for some of the courses in Ramjas College:
- BSc (Hons) Statistics: 96.50%
- BSc (Hons) Botany: 95%
- BSc (Hons) Zoology: 95.33%
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry: 96%
- BSc (Hons) Mathematics: 97%
- BSc (Hons) Physics: 97%
Applicants Form Queues at DU Colleges to Complete Admission Process
Eligible applicants have started to form queues at multiple colleges of the Delhi University to complete the admission process.
'Bit Frustrated Because of the Delays': Students After DU's First Cut-Off List
As the students geared up to complete the admission process on Friday after the first cut-off list, they expressed frustration over the delay in the process.
Miranda Aspirant on the Difficulty Faced During the Admissions Process
A Miranda House college aspirant told The Quint that the lack of an option to edit the form while applying was a hurdle in the admission process.
“I didn’t face any problems as such, however, there was no option to edit the form, which could have costed the admission of students in Delhi University,” Satakshi Kaushik said.
DU Extends Admission Date for Students from Andhra Pradesh
The Delhi University extended the date of admission for candidates whose grievances were pending and students from Andhra Pradesh as there was some confusion over the eligibility criteria applicable for them.
In a decision taken late Monday night, the varsity authorities informed college principals that the admission portal will remain open till 7 pm Tuesday, 2 July, for colleges to "admit pending cases", including applicants with grievances that were attended by college and university grievance committees.
There were issues like confusion over names in certificates and some mistakes in filling up the forms.
For applicants from Andhra Pradesh, the colleges were directed to only consider their marks and not grades.
The Board of Intermediate Education of Andhra Pradesh had given CPA out of 10 points to students in place of marks.
Over 19,000 Students Admitted to Delhi University by 1 July
Over 19,000 students have taken admissions to the Delhi University till Monday, 1 July, after the first cut-off list was announced, according to the varsity officials.
Over 4,000 students are yet to pay fees, they added. Till 10.15 pm on Monday, 19,886 students took admissions to the 63,000 seats on offer.
There was a huge rush in colleges as 1 July was the last day for seeking admissions after the first cut-off list was released.
Gargi College, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies Release Second Cut-Off List
A few colleges, including Gargi College and Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, have already started putting out the second cut-off list on their websites.
DU Cut-Offs: Kirori Mal College Releases Second List
Kirori Mal College has released its second admission list. Here are the cut-offs for some of the popular subjects under the general category:
- BA (Hons) English: 96.5 percent and above, but below 97%
- BA (Hons) Economics: 98 percent and above, but below 98.25 percent
- BCom (Hons): 97.75 percent and above, but below 98.5 percent
Meanwhile, admissions have closed for courses including BA (Hons) Political Science and BA (Hons) History under the general category.
Find the full list here.
DU Cut-Offs: Admissions Closed for Economics (Hons) at SRCC
Shri Ram College of Commerce has also released its second cut-off notice for admission to BCom (Hons) and BA (Hons) Economics. While admission to BA (Hons) Economics has closed for the general category, the cut-off for BCom (Hons) for the same category is 98 percent.
Find the full list here.
DU Cut-Offs: Hindu College Closes Admission for Eng, Pol Sci, History in General Category
Here are cut-offs for some of the courses in Hindu College:
- Economics(Hons): 98.25%
- English (Hons): Admission Closed
- Political Science (Hons): Admission Closed
- History: Admission Closed
- Maths: Admission Closed
- B.Com (Hons): 97.75%
DU Cut-Offs: Hans Raj College Keeps Economics Cut-Off at 98%
- Economics (Hons): 98%
- English (Hons): 96.75%
- History (Hons): Admission Closed
- Maths (Hons): Admission Closed
- B.Com (Hons): 97.50%
DU Cut-Offs: LSR Pegs Second Cut Off for English at 97.50%
- Economics (Hons): Admission Closed
- English (Hons): 97.50%
- History (Hons): Admission Closed
- Political Science (Hons): Admission Closed
- Maths (Hons): 96.50%
DU Cut-Offs: Cut-Off for Economics in Miranda House at 97.75%
- Economics (Hons): 97.75%
- English (Hons): Admission Closed
- History (Hons): Admission Closed
- Political Science (Hons): Admission Closed
DU's Non-Collegiate Women's Education Comes Out With Dates of Cut-Off
The Delhi University's Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB) on Friday, 5 July, came out with the dates on which it will announce its cut-offs.
The first cut-off will be announced on 15 July, followed by the second list on 20 July. The third cut-off list will be declared on 26 July, the fourth on 1 August and the fifth on 6 August.
'Seats Filling Faster in 2019': DU College Principals
Kamala Nehru College principal Kalpana Bhakuni said many of the seats have been filled up in her college and even seats for reserved categories have been filled up at a fast pace.
Normally, there would not be much movement on those seats in earlier years but this year it has been different, she said, adding that they will be holding a meeting to discuss about the third cut-off list on Monday, 8 July.
IS Bakshi, principal of Dyal Singh (Morning) College, said 65 percent of the seats have been filled up in his college and the third cut-off list will see a marginal decline of 0.25 to 0.5 percent.
"Science courses, language courses, B.Com programme and B.Com (Honours) will see third cut-offs as there are seats still vacant. There are 1,800 seats in the college," he said.
Language courses like Punjabi (Honours), Urdu (Honours) and Sanskrit (Honours) will see third cut-offs, he said, adding that BA (Honours) Political Science has seen seats being filled in all categories apart from seats reserved for Kashmiri Migrants and Economically Weaker Sections.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College and Gargi College Release Third Cut-Off List
The likes of Gargi College and Shaheed Bhagat Singh College have released the third cut-off list for admission to undergraduate courses.
The cut-off at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College for BA (Hons) English has been set at 94.5 percent, for BA (Hons) Economics at 96.5 percent and for BCom (Hons) at 96.25 percent for the unreserved category. Meanwhile, admissions have closed for BA (Hons) History, BSc (Hons) Mathematics and BA (Hons) Political Science for the same category. (Find the full list here)
Meanwhile, for Gargi College, the cut-off has been set at 95.5 percent for BA (Hons) English, 94.75 percent for BSc (Hons) Mathematics and 96.25 for BCom (Hons) for the general category. Admissions have closed for courses such as BA (Hons) Economics, BA (Hons) History and BA (Hons) Political Science, among others, for the same category. (Find the full list here)
DU Third Cut-Off List: Hans Raj College Keeps Economics Cut-Off at 97.75%
- B.A (Hons) English: Closed
- B.A (Hons) Economics: 97.75 percent
- B.A (Hons) History: Closed
- B.Com (Hons): 97.25 percent
DU Third Cut-Off List: Eng, Pol Science & Hist Admissions Closed in Hindu College, Eco Cut-off at 98%
- B.A (Hons) English: Closed
- B.A (Hons) Economics: 98 percent
- B.A (Hons) Political Science: Closed
- B.A (Hons) History: Closed
- B.Com (Hons): Closed
DU Third Cut-Off List: Eng, Eco & B.Com Remain Open in Kirori Mal College
- B.A (Hons) English: 96 percent
- B.A (Hons) Economics: 97.50 percent
- B.A (Hons) Political Science: Closed
- B.A (Hons) History: Closed
- B.Com (Hons): 97 percent
DU Third Cut-Off List: LSR Keeps B.Com Cut-off at 97.75%
- B.A (Hons) English: Closed
- B.A (Hons) Economics: Closed
- B.A (Hons) Political Science: Closed
- B.A (Hons) History: Closed
- B.Com (Hons): 97.75 percent
DU Third Cut-Off List: Economics in Miranda House at 97.75%
- B.A (Hons) English: Closed
- B.A (Hons) Economics: 97.75 percent
- B.A (Hons) Political Science: Closed
- B.A (Hons) History: Closed