Delhi University aspirants will need to indicate their preferences for colleges and courses, based on priority, on a Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) for admission this year. Delhi University’s Academic Council Wednesday approved the admission process, which was formulated by a Standing Committee for admissions this year. Admissions will be based on results of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). The admission process will be done in three phases. In the first phase, aspirants will have to fill application form in CSAS. In the second phase, they will select course and colleges and indicate their preferences, and third phase will include seat allocation and final admission based on a merit list. If two students are tied for a seat with the same score, class XII board exam results will be considered a tie-breaker. If students are still tied, the older candidate will be given preference. This is the first time that CUET is being held for admission in Central universities. Earlier, admission was based only on class XII marks. DU had been contemplating admission based on entrance tests for a long time, as many colleges end up admitting more students than the number of seats since the university is obligated to admit all who meet the cut-off. The process: The entire admission process will be done online DU will start a Common Seat Allocation System, a centralised portal for undergraduate admissions to all DU colleges How to Login to the dashboard and access the Program section Aspirants will be asked to select a course and college combination, multiple options can be selected Addition of programmes cannot be done after the deadline for application The order of selection of the Program + College combination will also determine the preference order for allocation of seats. How course and college will be allotted: a. Order of preference of Program + College combination selected by the candidate in the application form. b. Position of the candidate in the Program-Specific merit list c. The category (unreserved/reserved) of the candidate d. Availability of seats in different categories for which the candidate is eligible. Once a seat has been allocated in a particular round, the candidate will have to "Accept" the seat offered before the last date/time specified for the given round After verification, the College will "Approve" or "Reject" the provisionally Allocated Seat of the candidate, after which fee has to be paid within stipulated time. Freezing or upgrading seats: After the completion of a seat allocation round, candidates will have to opt for either "Freeze" or "Upgrade". A 2-day window will be given for the admitted candidate to opt for either "Freeze" or Upgrade". A 2-day window will be given for the admitted candidate to opt for either "Freeze" or Upgrade". Upgrade option will not be available for the candidate who has been offered his/her first preferences.
