Two Delhi University students remain hospitalised after the July 20 Jantar Mantar protest, as eyewitness accounts and medical findings draw attention to the injuries sustained.
Days after Delhi Police baton-charged thousands of demonstrators marching towards Parliament as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s “Chalo Sansad” march, at least two Delhi University students remain hospitalised with serious injuries, raising questions about the extent of force used to disperse the July 20 protest. While Delhi Police have consistently denied using pellet guns, multiple eyewitnesses and medical reports have disputed that claim.
Sahil Lochab, a Delhi University School of Open Learning student preparing for the SSC Combined Graduate Level examination, may lose vision in his right eye after what his family alleges was a pellet gun injury sustained during the march. Lochab underwent surgeries at Lady Hardinge Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital before being shifted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, where doctors reportedly removed a pellet lodged in his eye that had caused a corneal perforation, along with others from his lung and the tissue surrounding his heart. His family was initially told there was only a one per cent chance of his sight returning. Doctors have since said his prognosis remains “guarded”, meaning the likelihood of vision recovery remains uncertain.
Twenty-one-year-old Sakshi, also a Delhi University student, was caught in a crowd crush near Jantar Mantar after police allegedly pushed demonstrators into an already congested area following the use of tear gas, according to protesters. She was carried unconscious to a police vehicle after demonstrators alleged officers at the scene were reluctant to transport her to hospital. Admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital and placed on ventilator support, she was extubated on July 23 after hospital authorities said her condition had shown “steady improvement”. They added that she was conscious, breathing independently, and that MRI scans of her brain and spine were normal.
Protesters on July 20 have described police charging at people who were simply filling water from a cooler, triggering a stampede. One eyewitness who was present when Sakshi was found unconscious, said her face had turned blue and that she was bleeding near one ear. Bystanders, guided by others in the crowd, attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and, when that appeared unsuccessful, administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The witness also alleged that protesters restrained a police officer whom they believed was responsible for her injuries, and described difficulties in locating an ambulance before she was eventually taken to hospital in a police vehicle.
Delhi Police have said around 60 protesters and 118 police personnel were injured in the clashes. They also reported that more than 20 police vehicles were damaged and that 70 protesters were detained. Officers, including Head Constable Balram, Inspector Nand Kishore Singh, ACP Vivek Bhagat, and Head Constable Babu Lal, alleged they were separated from their units and assaulted by crowds.
Delhi Police have repeatedly and categorically denied using pellet guns during the protest, stating the force neither possesses nor uses them and warning against circulating “false and misleading” information. However, medico-legal case (MLC) reports for at least three injured protesters, including Lochab, 25-year-old Sheikh Irshad Mansoori, and a 28-year-old Outlook journalist, reportedly describe “suspected gunshot injury” or “pellet injury marks”, and hospital sources have said the pellets recovered were metallic rather than plastic or rubber. Pellet guns and shock batons form part of the Rapid Action Force’s (RAF) riot-control equipment. However, no official evidence has conclusively established whether pellet guns were fired during the protest.
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, speaking to reporters in Parliament, accused the government of suppressing students’ voices and said the police action against them was “completely wrong,” renewing the Opposition’s demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise and for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign.
DU to launch scholarship for student athletes in honour of former Union minister and 1974 DUSU President, Arun Jaitley.
Delhi University is set to inaugurate a new sports scholarship in memory of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley on August 13, marking the anniversary of his election as DUSU president in 1974.
Titled the “Late Shri Arun Jaitley Scholarship”, the scheme has been proposed by the university’s Scholarship Cell to support undergraduate students excelling in various sports at the national and international levels. If approved, it will run for 20 years, with the endowment generating funds for annual awards.
The proposal, carrying an annual outlay of Rs. 50,000 plus accrued interest from a Rs 10 lakh endowment, will be taken up for approval at the university’s academic meeting scheduled for July 24.
The award ceremony is recommended to be held on August 13 every year. The total amount granted is to be divided amongst the recipient students. Three scholarships will be awarded every year with at least one of the recipients being a woman. This is a provision put in place to promote gender inclusivity in competitive sports.
Selection will be made by a committee comprising the Director of South Campus (Chairperson), a nominee of the Vice-Chancellor, the Director of the Delhi University Sports Council, a representative of Jaitley’s family, and finance and administrative officials.
University officials said the initiative aims to recognise sporting excellence while honouring Jaitley’s legacy and long-standing association with the university.
The final decision is expected to be taken on Friday’s meeting, which will also take up the July 10 notification on restructuring under the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 2022, under which students in Semesters VII and VIII will study only three courses each semester. The restructuring has drawn criticism from sections of the DU faculty.
DU has announced a revised postgraduate admission schedule, updating the timeline for the upgrade round and spot round 1 under CSAS-PG.
With the admission process for the academic session 2026-27 underway, a revised schedule announcing dates for the upgrade round and spot round 1 under the Common Seat Allocation System for Postgraduate Admissions (CSAS-PG) has been released by DU.
Candidates allotted seats through the Delhi University PG upgradation round are required to complete the admission process by paying the prescribed fee on or before July 24, 2026. Colleges and departments will verify and approve online applications until the same date. Students who receive upgraded allocations must complete all admission formalities within the stipulated deadline to retain their allotted seats.
The university has also introduced spot round 1 to fill seats that remain vacant after the completion of the regular allocation rounds, ensuring that available postgraduate seats across departments and colleges are utilised efficiently. The round provides an opportunity for eligible applicants who were not allotted seats in the earlier rounds to secure admission to their preferred postgraduate programmes. It also enables the university to fill seats left vacant due to withdrawals, non-payment of fees, or candidates opting for admission elsewhere after previous allocation rounds.
According to the revised schedule, the list of vacant seats for spot round 1 will be published on July 25, 2026. Candidates who wish to participate must opt in for the spot round between July 25 and July 26, 2026 by 4:59 pm. To opt in, applicants are required to log in to the CSAS-PG portal using their CUET (PG) application number and password during the specified window. Only candidates who opt in during this window will be considered for seat allocation.
The university will announce the Spot Round 1 allocations on July 29, 2026. Candidates allotted seats must accept their allocation by July 31, 2026 by 4:59 pm. Colleges and departments will verify and approve online applications from July 29 to August 1, 2026 by 4:59 pm, while the final deadline for online fee payment is August 2, 2026 till 4:59 pm.
Candidates are encouraged to follow the revised schedule thoroughly and keep track of important dates to avoid any inconveniences and ensure a smooth admission process.
DU’s Political Science department marks 75 years with a Diamond Jubilee event featuring VC Yogesh Singh, alumni felicitations, a new academic journal launch, and reflections on the department’s legacy.
The Department of Political Science at the University of Delhi celebrated 75 years of its existence with a Diamond Jubilee programme held at Vande Mataram Hall, Faculty of Arts.
Present at the event were current and former faculty, alumni, scholars, and university officials for a day that combined academic discussion with reminiscence and cultural performance.
The program commenced with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp and a rendition of Delhi University’s Kulgeet. Head of the Department and Convenor Prof. Rekha Saxena opened the session by tracing the department’s evolution from a small postgraduate cohort in 1952 to what she called the country’s largest centre for the discipline today, now reaching over one lakh learners annually. She called the department her “intellectual home,” reflecting on her own path from student to its Head, and pointed to its enduring culture of critical inquiry and openness to varied perspectives.
Guest of Honour Prof. Rakesh Sinha, a former Rajya Sabha MP, spoke on the decolonisation of knowledge systems and the importance of nurturing thinkers equipped to shape India’s future, and welcomed the launch of the department’s new academic journal during the inaugural session.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh, attending as Chief Guest, congratulated the department for its 75-year run, noting that it has produced over 1,200 PhD scholars and has contributed to strengthening confidence in India’s democratic trajectory. Co-convener Bipin K. Tiwary delivered the vote of thanks.
A second academic session, chaired by Prof. M.P. Singh, featured remarks from Dean of Colleges Prof. Balaram Pani, Prof. Rajni Abbi, and Prof. Sushma Yadav, along with a keynote by Prof. Charles Hankla of Georgia State University, who spoke of his long-standing ties with the department. Former faculty members and alumni, including Prof. Neera Chandhoke, were felicitated during the programme, which closed with a cultural segment chaired by Sh. Anup Lather.
Delhi University’s Academic Council meeting on July 24 will consider a proposal to convert the School of Open Learning into a Centre for Distance and Online Education, in line with UGC’s 2022 distance education regulations.
Delhi University’s School of Open Learning may soon operate under a new name and a restructured administrative setup. The Academic Council meeting scheduled for July 24 will take up a proposal to convert SOL into a Centre for Distance and Online Education, abbreviated as CDOE.
The restructuring is meant to bring DU’s distance education setup in line with UGC’s Open and Distance Learning and Online Programmes Regulations of 2022, which made it mandatory for all universities, except open universities, to establish a CDOE to run distance and online programmes. SOL was first established in 1962 and is one of the largest distance education institutions in India.
SOL’s governing body had recommended the proposal at a July 15 meeting, and it will now go to the Academic Council for a decision. DU has said the restructuring is necessary given the growing demand for digital education and the need to bring administrative arrangements in line with current UGC standards. Once CDOE is formed, the conduct of online and distance courses, quality monitoring, and administrative arrangements will be handled in a more structured way, according to the university.
The July 24 meeting will also take up several other proposals, including the introduction of the Arun Jaitley Scholarship for three undergraduate sports students, a fourth-year research and entrepreneurship track under UGCF-2022, and the launch of a four-year integrated BA-BEd programme at Lady Shri Ram College from the 2026-27 academic session.
For the over five lakh students currently enrolled at SOL, the university has not indicated any change in courses, fees, or degree recognition as a result of the renaming.
Delhi entered the global top 100 at 99th in the QS Best Student Cities 2027 rankings released on July 22, while being named the world’s most affordable student city. Mumbai climbed seven places to 91st, the highest any Indian city has ranked.
Delhi has been named the world’s most affordable city for students in the QS Best Student Cities 2027 rankings, released on July 22, while Mumbai moved up seven places to 91st globally, leading India’s only four cities in the index.
The rankings cover 150 cities across six indicators: university quality, employer activity, affordability, desirability, student mix, and student view. Delhi entered the global top 100 for the first time, rising from 104th to 99th. It received the highest affordability score of any city in the world, with average annual international tuition fees around US$2,700. The city also ranked 29th globally for employer activity.
Mumbai’s rise from 98th to 91st was the biggest gain among Indian cities this year. It scored 78.3 for employer activity and 84.4 for affordability, finishing with an overall score of 61.8.
Bengaluru fell six places to 114th, the only Indian city to drop this year. QS pointed to its comparatively high international tuition fees, averaging US$5,400 annually, as a contributing factor. Chennai gained five positions to rank 123rd.
Globally, Seoul retained the top spot with a perfect score of 100, followed by Tokyo and London. Melbourne ranked fourth, with Munich and Sydney sharing fifth.
For students at Delhi University, the affordability ranking has a direct read. Delhi’s tuition cost advantage over cities like Bengaluru is substantial on paper. Still, the city’s student view score of 14.6 out of 100, the lowest among the four Indian cities, points to a gap between what the data shows and what students actually report about their experience.
The wave of AI-generated anthropomorphic fruit taking over social media seems to be subliminally pushing a distinct political agenda.
Summer is the time of the year when the weather gets warmer, drinks get cooler, skin gets darker, and hair gets lighter. Friends, fun, and my favourite part – fruit! The richness, ripeness, and freshness of summer fruits are like nothing else. Nothing could make me look at nature’s candy with disdain. Nothing, except turning it into an anthropomorphic abomination and inserting it into repetitive, erotic, soulless storylines.
Generative AI is becoming less of an option and more of a shadow – one that always lingers and hovers around, refusing to leave, latching onto you and suffocating you like a python squeezing the breath out of its prey. Every day, it seems like media algorithms try their best to push some kind of AI-generated, sloppy, brain-numbing absurdity. One such disgrace to the face of the planet and the name of fruit is the AI-generated videos following the lives of humanoid fruit. And this isn’t a localised phenomenon. Media algorithms all over the world are pushing this kind of content.
Why is the algorithm pushing content for which the word “trashy” seems too flattering? Why is it that this content is heavily fetishistic and erotic in nature? And why is such content being force-fed to us? The answers to these questions are intense and multifaceted.
From the usernames of the accounts (@aifood487 and @dumbal30_.ai, to name a couple) posting such content across multiple platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to the storylines they follow, the uncreativity and unoriginality is unmatched. However, there is meaning that goes beyond the mere uncreativity of generative AI. Now, to be fair, fruit has often been used throughout literature as symbolism for sexuality and intimacy. However, in those contexts, themes of tenderness, passion, and self-discovery are emphasised rather than control, humiliation, and degradation.
Assault, violence against women, and male domination emphasise female powerlessness through humanoid fruit
According to a 2022 study by the Zien Journal of Social Sciencesand Humanities, repetition in media serves distinct political purposes. Essentially, repetition convinces an audience that a particular idea is the truth or that a certain ideology is correct. There is a misconception that AI is ultimately neutral. According to computer scientist, Nisheeth Vishnoi, on speaking with the Yale School of Management, “Despite being governed by precise mathematical rules, algorithms can be very brittle, and human biases can creep in, and they’re not really as objective as people think.”
Thus, it is safe to conclude that these repeated themes we see in AI-slop media push a certain political agenda; one that is predominantly right-leaning. The algorithmic combinatorics involved in the generation and re-generation of the same story in different fonts, or in this case, fruit, can be accounted to algorithmic biases of users as well as tech oligarchs who ultimately control what is being propagated and pushed on the platforms they own. Hence, it is fathomable that their platforms push content that aligns with and furthers what tech capitalists find not just profitable, but also politically advantageous.
Stereotypical gender roles and the idea that reproductive autonomy lies completely with men are frequently seen in this kind of content. The pushing of an agenda that emphasises female submission and lack of reproductive autonomy gives a subliminal message: you can’t escape your reproductive responsibility. Beyond disturbing. This makes perfect sense when you also notice that there is a “rape-esque” aspect to generative AI being forced onto users with the whole narrative of “AI is coming whether you like it or not” and “just accept AI.”
Reproductive autonomy lies fully with the male characters, with women facing the consequences of infidelity
But that is not where the unsettling nature of AI slop ends. Often, these videos use bright colours and incredibly cartoonish characters, making it seem like they are targeted at children. This means that the political agenda in question is being forced onto young, malleable minds. Female humiliation and degradation as concepts are being fed to innocent children who are yet to develop a complete worldview. In addition, it is important to notice the incredibly eroticised nature of the videos.
Fruit is personified, and somehow, hypersexualised. Borderline pornographic content is being pushed to children in a colourful, cartoonish costume. I wondered why billionaire techies who have all the power in the world to control the media and hence prevent such sexually explicit content from reaching children do not do anything about it. Then I remembered the relationship billionaires have with children.
Deliberate eroticisation of cartoonish figures that gives a nod to pedophilia
Why is AI slop so soulless? More importantly, how are we accepting it? The simple answer is that brains are getting smoother. In other words, we are being so repeatedly subjected to media that is a full-on disgrace to the realm of art and literature that we no longer comprehend the complexity of soul and depth. The bar is deep in the fiery pits of hell when it comes to modern-day standards for art, music, and literature. Critics, including Dwight Macdonald and Neil Postman, repeatedly explain the “dumbing down” of media and culture.
Macdonald’s essay, A Theory of Mass Culture, beautifully elucidates this. He writes about the dichotomy of culture – how culture is divided into “high culture” or the “traditional” kind that is chronicled in textbooks, and “mass culture”, which is a mass-produced, impersonal commodity that, unlike high culture, requires no intellectual capabilities to consume and relish. This easy-to-produce, easy-to-consume media systematically reduces intellectual capacity and withers away the conscious ability to critique, turning consumers into mindless bots who are willing to enthusiastically accept anything and everything that is thrown at them.
Being fed media that actively disapparates neurons leaves the masses in a dazed state. A dazed, digitally intoxicated, intellectually desensitised population is easier to control. This intoxication also allows you to learn to love your oppressor, an idea that is explored in the dystopian novel Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. The consumption of such slop trains you to simply accept whatever is pushed to you – ideology, policy, or agenda – without question or critique. The masses become hypnotised into a state of anti-intellectual euphoria that allows the oligarchy to function as they please.
Women’s bodies have always been objectified and used as a commodity. Sexually explicit AI fruit videos further this. Hundreds of thousands of viewers engage with this content while another network of individuals (and/or bots) is focused on pushing out more of this mass-produced commodity. Several Reddit forums and other online spaces exist where people teach each other how to create these mass-produced atrocities. In essence, people are learning to capitalise off of the fetishisation of fruit and the humiliation of women, as if the densely patriarchal society we live in hasn’t already sold women for parts for centuries.
Something as stupid, seemingly harmless, and supposedly as insignificant as sexually active fruit that one may deem as “not that deep” is indeed just that deep. It is crucial not to fall victim to any form of mind-numbing cognitive dissolution that may be pushed by the media; retain critical thinking, and hence be able to challenge monopolies. Question and ponder what you see, no matter how “brain-dead” the content itself may come off as. A population that can think for themselves and is not afraid to exercise their intellect will not fall victim to blissful oppression and brainwashing.
Delhi University 2026 admissions process faced document verification concerns; the university plans an AI verification tool to detect fake certificates and altered records.
After detecting multiple cases of AI-generated and digitally manipulated documents during the ongoing admissions process, the University of Delhi (UoD) is planning to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based verification tool for the next admission cycle. The proposed system aims to strengthen document verification and detect forged certificates more efficiently.
In its advisory, the university asked applicants to avoid uploading AI-generated, digitally altered or heavily edited documents while applying for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. It said the admission branch had come across manipulated certificates, mark sheets and identity proofs during the verification process, prompting the warning.
Speaking to PTI on Monday, Dean of Admissions Prof. Haneet Gandhi said colleges have reported multiple cases of manipulated documents during the ongoing undergraduate admissions process. She noted that the university has come across digital certificates with QR codes that, upon verification, were found to be fake or AI-generated. In some instances, scanning the QR codes displayed the details of a different person, indicating that the digital records did not match the applicants’ information.
Gandhi told PTI that such cases have been reported across different categories of applications, including those submitted under the Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) quota, category certificates and other admission documents across colleges. She added that while university and college teams have been identifying manipulated records, verifying documents for over 90,000 applicants is a challenging process.
We will certainly look at developing an AI tool for next year’s admissions so that such cases can be filtered out completely,” she said.
DU has instructed candidates to upload only scanned copies of their original documents. It also cautioned that anyone found submitting fraudulent or AI-altered records at any stage of the admission process could have their candidature or admission cancelled without prior notice, face legal action, and would not be eligible for a refund of the admission fee. The university has further urged applicants to review the documents they have uploaded and ensure they comply with the admission guidelines.
Ahead of the 2026–27 academic session, DU has set up two joint control rooms, ordered bilingual anti-ragging banners, and directed colleges to strictly implement anti-ragging measures before classes begin on July 28.
The University of Delhi held an online meeting on July 20 with college principals, heads of departments, hostel authorities, DUSU office-bearers, and Delhi Police to finalise anti-ragging arrangements before the arrival of the new batch, in accordance with the academic calendar notified by the university. As part of the measures, DU will establish two joint control rooms – one each on the North and South Campuses – from July 28 to August 7, providing students and college authorities with a direct channel to report incidents of ragging.
The university has also directed colleges, departments, and hostels to install bilingual (English and Hindi) anti-ragging banners at strategic locations, prominently display rules prohibiting ragging, and restrict the entry of outsiders into their premises. Delhi Police will deploy women personnel in plain clothes both within university campuses and outside individual colleges. The university has also stated that women’s colleges will receive additional police assistance.
In line with the Supreme Court’s directions on ragging and UGC regulations, all incoming students and their parents or guardians must submit an anti-ragging undertaking through the UGC’s official anti-ragging portal at the time of admission. Colleges have further been instructed to strictly enforce Ordinances XV-B and XV-C of the University of Delhi, along with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
These measures form part of the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009, which are mandatory for all higher educational institutions and were framed following Supreme Court directions on preventing ragging.
A comparison with previous years shows that the university’s anti-ragging framework has remained largely unchanged. In 2022, DU operated joint control rooms from November 2 to 11, along with NCC/NSS vigilance squads and police deployment outside colleges. In 2024, it issued an 11-point anti-ragging notification, set up control rooms from August 1 to 10, detailed disciplinary penalties, and observed Anti-Ragging Day on August 12. In 2025, the university retained the same structure, with control rooms functioning from August 1 to 8 and the addition of the Himmat app and campus security helpline numbers.
For 2026, the principal change is the timeline. The control rooms will operate from July 28 to August 7, with the existing anti-ragging framework brought forward to coincide with the earlier commencement of the academic session rather than introducing significant new structural measures.
From first-round seat allocation to college verifications and spot rounds, here’s a comprehensive guide to Delhi University’s CSAS.
Every year, lakhs of students from across India set their sights on Delhi University, one of the country’s most reputed and competitive educational institutions. With admissions now conducted entirely through the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) based on CUET-UG scores, understanding the admission calendar has become just as important as securing a good score.
The University of Delhi has officially released the CSAS (UG) 2026 schedule, outlining every major milestone – from seat allocation and document verification to fee payment and spot rounds. Now that the first-round seat allocation has been completed, here is a comprehensive breakdown of the next steps in the admission process.
1. First-Round Seat Allocation – July 16 (5:00 pm)
The first CSAS allocation list was released on July 16, marking the beginning of the formal admission process. Each candidate is allotted the highest possible programme-college combination based on their CUET scores, category, reservation, percentile, and the preference order submitted during CSAS registration.
Receiving a lower preference in the first round does not mark the end of the admission process. Candidates who accept their allotted seat can still opt for an upgrade and be considered for higher preferences in the subsequent rounds.
2. Acceptance of the Allocated Seat – July 16 to July 18
After receiving an allocation, candidates are required to accept their allotted seat within the prescribed deadline to continue with the admission process. Failure to do so can result in the automatic forfeiture of the seat, making the candidate ineligible to retain that allocation in subsequent rounds.
Seat acceptance, however, does not conclude the admission process. It simply initiates the document verification stage. Even candidates wishing to upgrade their seat must first accept their current allocation.
3. Online Document Verification and Approval by Colleges – July 16 to July 20 (11:59 pm)
Once a candidate accepts the allotted seat, the respective college examines the uploaded documents, verifies eligibility criteria, and confirms admission credentials.
Colleges retain the authority to raise queries or reject applications if discrepancies are found in the submitted documents or if the candidate fails to meet subject-specific eligibility requirements. The first round of online document verification and approval is completed during this period.
4. Online Payment of Admission Fees – July 21 (Till 11:59 pm)
Following successful document verification, candidates are required to pay the admission fee by July 21. Admission is considered officially confirmed only after the fee payment is completed.
Failure to pay the fee within the deadline results in cancellation of the allotted seat, irrespective of the verification status.
Furthermore, only after paying the admission fee do candidates become eligible to exercise the Freeze or Upgrade option for subsequent allocation rounds.
5. Second-Round Seat Allocation – July 25 (12 Noon)
Candidates who opted for an upgrade after confirming their admission become eligible for the second round of seat allocation. This round follows the same procedure as the first and includes the following stages:
Seat Acceptance: July 25 to July 26 (till 11:59 pm)
Online Document Verification and Approval by Colleges: July 25 to July 27 (till 11:59 pm)
Online Fee Payment: July 28 (till 11:59 pm)
These steps formally secure admission for candidates allotted seats in the second round and conclude the regular rounds of admission.
6. Mid-Entry Window
Candidates who failed to register during the original CSAS application window are not entirely excluded from the admission process. After the completion of the second allocation round, Delhi University released a Mid-Entry facility.
Applicants registering through this route become eligible only for seats that remain vacant after the regular rounds and are considered strictly based on merit and seat availability
7. Spot Admission Rounds
If vacancies remain after the regular allocation rounds, Delhi University conducts Spot Admission Rounds. Unlike the earlier rounds, candidates participating in Spot Admissions generally compete only for the seats displayed as vacant at that stage.
Spot rounds usually represent the final opportunity to secure admission for the academic session. Once these rounds conclude, the admission process for the academic year formally comes to an end.
With the release of Delhi University’s academic calendar, the new academic session is scheduled to commence on July 28, while additional allocation rounds and spot admissions may continue simultaneously. Students admitted in later rounds are expected to join classes as per the University’s guidelines without losing their admission rights.
The CSAS admission process, conducted based on CUET-UG scores, has been designed to ensure greater transparency, fairness, and flexibility in undergraduate admissions. Through upgrades, mid-entry, and spot admission rounds, candidates receive multiple opportunities to secure admission to one of India’s most prestigious universities.
For applicants, success during the admission season depends not only on a strong CUET score but also on staying informed, meeting deadlines, and taking timely action at every stage of the process.
