All candidates seeking admission to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs of University of Delhi are being informed that the University of Delhi will soon be inviting applications for admissions to its Under-Graduate and Postgraduate programs through the respective Common Seat Allocation Systems (CSAS(UG) and CSAS(PG)- 2023).
Candidates desirous of applying to Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs of University of Delhi under any Category (SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL/ EWS/ Minority (only in UG)/ PwBD/ CW/ KM (only in UG)) must ensure their certificates/documents, as applicable, are valid and are in a ready format by 15.05.2023, to be uploaded at the time of applying to CSAS.
SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL/ EWS/ Minority (only in UG)/ PwBD/ CW/ KM (only in UG) Certificate must be issued in the name of the Candidate, by the competent issuing authority as mentioned in the respective Bulletins of Information.
OBC – Non-Creamy Layer Certificate, in the name of the Candidate, must be issued by the competent issuing authority, and wherein the caste is in the OBC Central List issued by http://ncbc.nic.in. Income certificate must be issued after March 31, 2023, as stipulated, will be required.
EWS Certificate, in the name of the Candidate, must be issued from competent issuing authority certifying the candidate can claim reservation under this category. EWS certificate issued after March 31, 2023, as stipulated, will be required.
Educational Concession Certificate (ECC), in the name of the Candidate is a must for CW candidates. The certificate must be in the correct format wherein the Priority is mentioned clearly.
PwBD category certificate should be in the name of the candidate issued by the Competent Medical Authority/ recognized Government Hospital, bearing duly attested photograph of the candidate.
The name of the candidate claiming reservation must match with the candidate’s name as it appears on their corresponding School Board qualifying certificates and in the CUET(UG) – 2023/ CUET(PG)- 2023. Similarly, the parents’ names must also match in the certificates.
No undertaking on behalf of incomplete/invalid/non-availability of the document/certificate at the time of applying to CSAS will be accepted.
Candidates must keep checking the admission website (admission.uod.ac.in) for all updates, schedules and information.
All Candidates must register through the University of Delhi online admissions portal www.admission.uod.ac.in
All undergraduate admissions for 2021-22 will be administered only through Delhi University portal.
There is no offline admission for any Candidate.
Only eligible Candidates who have registered online through the university portal can be considered for admission.
Candidates will be required to appear in person for verification of their original documents, as and when notified by the University/College.
All admission procedures are to be completed by the Candidate using the unique login ID they create on the Delhi University Undergraduate admissions portal.
Admission Procedure
Step I: Registration on the UG Portal
All the candidates seeking admission to the Undergraduate (UG) courses are required to register online.
Any first time user, in order to access UG Admission Portal, need to register on the portal with a valid e-mail ID.
Applicants who do not have a valid e-mail ID must create an e-mail ID before proceeding.
The applicant needs to keep this e-mail ID handy because it will be required to access his / her account on the portal as well as for all the future correspondence throughout the admission process
The default settings allow all applicants to register for all courses (without any penalties).
The applicants will be eligible to take admission in all the colleges and courses provided they satisfy the cut-off of the colleges and the eligibility for the selected courses.
If Candidates have examination results pending or have reappeared in papers, they will be able to update these marks by logging into their Dashboards till the last 3 days before the date of admissions in the University (as and when notified by DU)
Utmost care must be exercised in uploading the scanned copy of the documents.
Applicants will be responsible for all information they upload, including copies of certificates. They will also be responsible for the quality and authenticity of the files they upload. The applicants will be able to see the preview of their form and the uploaded documents. The applicants are advised to take all care to avoid rejection on this basis during the admission process.
Step II: Payment of the Registration Fees
The application form will be deemed submitted only when the applicant has paid the relevant registration fee.
This fee must be paid only through the link provided through the applicant’s Dashboard.
There is no method available to applicants other than this online link generated for payment of the registration fee.
When the applicant has successfully submitted the registration fee online, they are advised to keep records of the payment’s transaction ID, Credit Card/Debit card/Net Banking details and date of transaction as proof for future reference.
Further, the applicants are advised to complete the process well before the deadline in order to avoid any last minute glitches.
Step III: Declaration of Cut-off
The University shall declare the Cut-Offs.
Step IV: Selection of Course and College
Upon declaration of the nth Cut-Off list, applicants must log in to their Dashboards on the UG admission portal to choose the course and college they wish to claim admission in from the list of colleges and courses they are eligible for.
At a time, during cut-off list, the applicant is allowed to choose only one course and one college. Multiple simultaneous admissions are not permitted.
Within a cut-off the applicant will not be allowed to change his/ her choice of course and college.
Please note selection of applicant’s college and course can be made only online through their own Dashboard on the UG admissions portal. There will be no physical visit to the colleges at this point in the process.
The procedure for choosing the course and the college by the applicant must be completed within the stipulated time interval.
Step V: Online verification of documents by respective colleges
In case of lack of necessary documents, candidate to be contacted on email/phone so that the same may be provided. In case the candidate does not respond, or where documents remain insufficient, the admission to be declined citing reason.
No application will be left undecided. It will either be approved or declined. The applicant to be communicated the status of the application on their dashboard. Those approved are required to pay the fee and receive a confirmation of their admission. Those declined admission can raise any objection with the Grievance Committee.
Student's Grievance Redressal Committee (SGRC)
Dr. Sanjoy Roy Chowdhury, Vice-Principal, – Convenor Dr Bhawna Devi, Department of Psychology – Member Dr. Tripti Bassi, Department of Elementary Education – Member
Once the Principal of the College has approved their admission, the applicant will receive a link on their Dashboard on the UG Admissions portal through which they must submit the college/course fees due. This fee can only be paid online through the portal.
The applicant is advised to pay the fee without delay within 24 hours of the approval of admission by the Principal of the College, and save the acknowledgement slip bearing transaction ID, Credit Card/ Debit card/Net banking details and date of transaction as a proof for future reference.
On successful payment of fees, the applicant is granted provisional admission to the said college.
It is extremely important that applicants pay the fee within the timeframe allocated, failing which it will be concluded that the applicant is not interested in the course of study at that college, and the admission will be automatically cancelled.
Process for change of Course/College in subsequent cut-offs
If in subsequent lists, the applicant finds themselves eligible for admission to any other colleges/courses, they should ensure their eligibility by carefully examining the eligibility requirements of the Course/College/ Department.
Applicants are advised to exercise extreme care to ensure that they meet the requirements for the Course/College.
Once they are certain they wish to cancel admission in the course/college they initially had gained admission to in the previous list, the applicant must log in to the UG Admissions portal to cancel their admission through their Dashboard. A cancellation fee will be levied.
They may now choose a new combination of course and college, subject to eligibility and meeting course-specific requirements. Once again, the applicant must complete all the steps.
Through the Dashboard after the subsequent admission is approved, the admission fee will be adjusted automatically and the applicant will have to pay only the balance fee if it is more than the fees already paid at the previous college. If the fee in the latter college is less, the balance will be refunded to the applicant’s account or to an account declared by the applicant as per the College/University rules after the admissions are closed.
List of Documents to be verified online at the time of Admission
Utmost care must be exercised in uploading the documents. Applicants will need scanned copies of the certificates on the basis of which they wish to claim admission. Documents required
(a) Class X certificate/marksheet
(b) Class XIIth certificate and marksheet
(c) Relevant reservation certificate issued by competent authority*
(d) Self attested copies of requisite certificates for admission under Sports/ ECA category
(e) Photo identity card (Aadhar Card, Driving License, PAN Card, Voter Identity Card, Passport or School Identity Card)
Grievance Redressal Committee of Reserved Category
Dr Pushpita Behera, Department of Psychology – Convenor Dr Siksha Deepak, Department of Psychology – Member Dr. Darshana Dhawal, Department of Hindi – Member
Note: Kindly ensure that the name of the Applicant and Guardians/Parents are identical in all the documents. Any kind of discrepancy in this regard can be a reason for denial of admission.
The following are empowered to issue the requisite SC/ST certificate:
District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Deputy Commissioner/ Deputy Collector/ 1st class Stipendiary Magistrate/ City Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner.
Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Addl. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.
Sub- Divisional Officer of the area where the Applicant and/ or his family normally resides.
Administrator/ Secretary to the Administrator/ Development Officer (Lakshadweep Islands).
The applicant must note that the SC/ ST Certificate from any other person/ authority shall not be accepted in any case. If the applicant happens to belong to SC or ST, applicant’s caste/tribe must be listed in the appropriate Govt. of India Schedule.
The Caste Certificate should clearly state:
Name of his/ her caste/ tribe
Whether applicant belongs to SC or ST
District and the State or Union Territory of applicant’s usual place of residence, and
Appropriate Govt. of India Schedule under which his/ her caste/tribe is approved as SC or ST.
At the time of admission, the applicant will have to produce the valid original SC or ST caste/tribe certificate.
Other Backward Class (non-creamy layer) certificate
The certificate must mention non-creamy layer status of the applicant (Non-creamy layer status issued by an authority mentioned in DOPT Office Memorandum no. 36012/22/93- Estt. (SCT) dated 15.11.1993).
The OBC applicants who belong to the ‘Non-Creamy Layer’ and whose caste appears in the Central List of the OBCs only, shall be eligible to be considered for admission under the OBC category (Validity period of OBC certificate in respect of ‘non-creamy layer’ status of the applicants as per DOPT Office Memorandum No. 36036/2/2013-Estt.(Res- I) dated 31 March 2016).
The validity of the non-creamy layer certificate shall be for the financial year 2020-21, issued on or after 31st March, 2021.
At the time of giving admission to an OBC applicant, the College will ensure that the caste is included in the Central List of OBC (the OBC status is to be determined on the basis of the Central (Govt. of India) List of OBCs notified by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the recommendations of the National Commission for Backward Classes available at the website http://ncbc.nic.in/ backward classes/index.html.)
If the applicant does not have the OBC non-creamy layer certificate of the latest financial year 2020-2021 at the time of registration, the applicant may upload the previously issued (older) OBC non-creamy layer certificate or the acknowledgement slip of OBC non-creamy layer certificate application. However, at the time of admission, the applicant must produce the recent financial year’s (2020-21) OBC non-creamy layer certificate, issued by the same competent authority. This additional certificate must have reference of the applicant’s already issued original caste certificate.
Economically Weaker Section
As per the University of Delhi notifications (Reference No. Aca. I / Reservation of EWSs / 2019/ 63 Dated 28th March 2019 and Reference No. Aca. I / Reservation of EWSs / 2019 / 101 Dated 15th May 2019), for the reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) Category, the University Departments / Centres / Colleges have reserved 10% seats for admission for the same in the Academic Year 2021-22.The eligibility of such applicants will be decided on the basis of fulfilling criteria prescribed in the above notifications, and subject to submission of documents, issued by the competent authority, in the format provided in the list of Appendices in the Bulletin of Information, University of Delhi.
No further extension/relaxation for submitting the required certificate will be given under any circumstances.
If the applicant by oversight or mistake or otherwise for any other reason is admitted without a recent financial year’s EWS/OBC non-creamy layer certificate, the University/department reserves the right to cancel the admission without prior notice and without any liability.
Reservation of Seats for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD):
As per the provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, not less than five percent (5%) seats are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. “Person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability, where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.
It may be noted that the erstwhile Persons with Disability Act, 1995, under which reservation for Persons with Disabilities in admissions was provided earlier has now been repealed.
Applicants must furnish a valid disability certificate issued by a recognized Government hospital, bearing a photograph of the applicant.