DU Clarifies Class 12 Admissions Only for Vacant Seats, CUET Unchanged

DU has clarified that its decision to allow Class 12-based admissions in select colleges and courses does not alter the regular Common University Entrance Test (CUET) admission process.

DU Registrar Vikas Gupta clarified that students who applied through CUET have already been allocated colleges and courses based on their CUET merit and submitted preferences. The clarification follows the University’s decision to permit colleges to admit students on the basis of their Class 12 marks to fill seats that remained vacant after the regular admission rounds.

According to Gupta, CUET-based admissions operate through a preference-based system, with candidates selecting from around 1,500 college-course combinations. Allocations are then made according to each candidate’s CUET score and stated preferences.

The Class 12-based admission process is separate and will apply only to courses and colleges with vacant seats. Participating colleges will invite applications and make admissions based on Class 12 marks and the number of seats available. Students who have already secured admission to a DU college will not be eligible to apply through this route.

Gupta added that DU has completed nearly all undergraduate admissions, with around 70,512 students admitted against 71,439 seats. The remaining vacancies are partly due to supernumerary categories and excess allocations made to ensure that the academic session commenced on time.

The move marks a limited return to Class 12-based admissions at DU after CUET became the standard route for undergraduate admissions in 2022. However, the University has stressed that the provision is intended solely to fill remaining vacancies and does not replace the CUET-based admission system.

Ahana Dey

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Source: admission.uod.ac.in 

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