Delhi University registrations to close today, what next for candidates?

In the ongoing second phase of the DU’s new admission system, candidates are expected to select the programmes for which they would like to be considered for undergraduate admissions and in the order of preference, and list out the programme plus college preferences for which they would like to be considered.

This will be followed by the third phase, the commencement date for which is yet to be notified by the DU. In this phase, the DU will release its merit lists for different programme groups and based on that and the preferences listed, candidates will be allotted seats. Candidates will be allotted seats to their highest possible preference programme-college combination according to their place on the merit list. So, if all seats in the first four programme-college preferences listed by a candidate are filled by candidates higher on the merit list than them, they will be allotted a seat in their fifth preference.

What steps will candidates have to take next?

• Once the allocation is done, candidates will have to ‘accept’ it within a stipulated time. Candidates who do not accept or take no action will no longer be able to participate in subsequent rounds of allotment. After verification, the college will either ‘approve’ or ‘reject’ the provisionally allocated seat of the candidate, after which the fee has to be paid within the stipulated time.
• After this, candidates can choose to either ‘freeze’ or ‘upgrade’ their allocation to try for their higher preference college-course combinations.
• If a candidate chooses ‘upgrade’ and is upgraded in the subsequent round of allocations, their current seat will be auto-cancelled. Once a candidate chooses ‘freeze’ they will not be allowed to ‘upgrade’ later.
• The upgrade option will not be available for a candidate who has been offered his/her first preferences