Over 79,000 students accept UG seats in first Delhi University admission round

A total of 79,404 candidates accepted the seats allotted to them in the first round of undergraduate admissions at the University of Delhi, the university’s admissions branch said on Saturday. Candidates had until 11.59 p.m. on Saturday to accept their allotted seats. 

The university issued 93,033 seat allotments across 221 undergraduate programmes in 67 colleges on Thursday against around 71,600 available seats. As in previous years, it made more allotments than the number of seats to account for withdrawals and minimise the number of admission rounds. 

This year’s admissions are being conducted through the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS). A total of 2,18,284 candidates registered on the portal, of whom 2,08,043 completed the preference-filling process. 

According to the admissions branch, 10,746 candidates have so far paid the admission fee, while colleges have approved 26,061 candidates for payment following document verification. Candidates whose documents have been verified and approved must complete the fee payment by July 21, said officials. 

After paying the admission fee, candidates can either choose the “freeze” option to retain their allotted seat or opt for an “upgrade”, which allows them to be considered for higher preferences in subsequent rounds. 

The university will release the second allocation list on July 25, and candidates allotted seats in that round must complete the fee payment by July 28. The academic session is scheduled to begin on July 28. 

The university has not announced any further admission rounds. Officials, however, said that a mid-entry round would be notified separately.