Candidates can accept allotted seats till August 11, while colleges will verify applications till August 12
University of Delhi (DU) has released the DU UG 2026 third merit list today, August 8 on the official website of DU UG at ugadmission.uod.ac.in or du.ac.in. In the merit list, candidates can check their name and can accept their allotted seats till August 11, 2026.
As per the schedule, colleges will verify and approve the applications till August 12 and applicants can confirm their seat by submitting all the documents and pay the necessary fees by August 13, 2026.
If two or more applicants have the same DU merit list CUET score, the tie will be resolved based on their class 12 marks and age.
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DU UG Admissions 2026: Important dates
The important dates for the DU UG admissions are:
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Events |
Dates |
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Round-I of CW, ECA and Sports |
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Seat allocations date |
August 9 |
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“Accept” the allocated seat |
August 9 to 11 |
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College to verify and approve the applications |
August 8 to 12 |
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Last date to make payments by the candidate |
August 13, 2026 |
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Round-II of Ward Quota |
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Seat allocations date |
August 10, 2026 |
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“Accept” the allocated seat |
August 10 to 11 |
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College to verify and approve the applications |
August 8 to 12 |
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Last date to make payments by the candidate |
August 13 |
DU 3rd Merit List 2026: Steps to download
To download the DU admission merit list, follow the steps given below:
- Visit the official website of DU UG at ugadmission.uod.ac.in or du.ac.in
- On the homepage, check for the latest notification section
- Click on the ‘UG Admissions 2026 Merit List’ link’
- The CUET 2026 merit list of DU will appear on the screen
- Applicants can search their name or the reference the application number
- Download the DU merit list 2026 pdf and save it for future reference
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DU UG Admission 2026: Seat allocation crosses 86% mark
As per the official data shared by DU, 2,08,043 students have finished phase 2 registration, out of 2,18,284 successful registrations. So far, 15,942,385 unique college and programme preferences have been considered. A total of 93,033 students have been allocated seats, including 42,019 males and 51,014 females applicants, taking the seat allocation rate to 86.1%. Aspirants who fail to confirm their allotted seats before the deadline will have their DU admission automatically terminated.
