DU Admissions 2022 Live Updates: Interested candidates will have time till October 3 to register for their desired undergraduate course in the central university. DU Admissions 2022 Live News: Delhi University launched the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal on September 12 for undergraduate admissions of academic year 2022-23. To apply for admission to colleges affiliated to University of Delhi, interested candidates can register on the official website — admission.uod.ac.in.
Candidates will have time till October 3 to register for their desired undergraduate programme. “We will keep the admission portal open for 21 days. The portal will close by October 3 evening. We will start our counselling after that,” a senior official told The Indian Express.
To register, candidates have to first visit the official website — admission.uod.ac.in — and then click on the link that reads admission for undergraduate programme. After registering on the website, candidates have to fill in all the required personal and educational details, upload marksheets, photograph, signature and pay the registration fees and submit the form. This year, for the first time, Delhi University will admit students on the basis of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG. Entrance test results are expected by September 15, according to the University Grants Commission (UGC) chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar.
DU Admissions 2022: Interested candidates will have time till October 3 to register for their desired undergraduate course in the central university. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)
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In the first phase, students have to key in personal information, upload their documents and apply for the ECA or sports category admission if they wish to do so. In the second phase, students will have to choose their course and college preferences. Seats will be allocated centrally by DU based on CUET scores and candidates’ preferen
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At 6.63 lakh, centrally-run Delhi University has the highest number of applications, followed by Banaras Hindu University (4.34 lakh) and University of Allahabad (2.62 lakh).
Official data available with the National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, shows that 90 universities, which are using CUET scores for admissions this year, have received 58.5 lakh. Of the 58.5 lakh applications, 26.4 lakh have been received by just 13 universities. All of the 13 universities, barring one (Rajiv Gandhi University), are located in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan. Read the full report by Sourav Roy Barman
Candidates will not be able to change or edit their personal details, categories/sub-categories/caste and other such details after submitting the application form, so candidates should ensure there are no spelling or factual errors in these details.
A one-time application fee of Rs 100 for SC, ST and PWBD category applicants for CSAS-2022 and Rs 250 for UR, OBC-NCL, EWS category will have to be paid which will be non-refundable.
The Vice Chancellor said that the trials for ECA and sports quota students are likely to be held after October 10 and classes for the students will most likely start from November 1.
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Candidates will have time till October 3 to register for their desired undergraduate programme. “We will keep the admission portal open for 21 days. The portal will close by October 3 evening. We will start our counselling after that,” a senior official told The Indian Express.
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Interested candidates can now visit the official DU admissions website — admission.uod.ac.in — and apply for their choice of courses and colleges.
(Reported by Harleenn Agarwal)