Qualification, Eligibility Etc. for Admission

 Age Requirement

No person shall be eligible for admission to the university in the first year of the Degree course unless he/she is 17 years of age before the 1^st day of October in the year in which he/ she seeks admission. The Vice-Chancellor may, however, on the basis of the individual merit relax the age limit upto a maximum period of one year after a candidate has been admitted by the College and an application made by him/her through the Principal of the College.

 Minimum Percentage of Marks for Eligibility

The required minimum percentage of marks obtained at any of the following examinations in 40% for admission to B.A. and B.Com and 45% for admission to B.A. (Hons.) Hindi/ Political Science/ Maths and B.Com (Hons.). Students seeking admission to B.Com (Hons.) must have passed in Mathematics in Senior Secondary: those seeking admission to B.Com. must have passed in Mathematics in secondary examinations (class X).

(I) A candidate must have passed Senior School Certificate examination (Class XII) of the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi with pass in four subjects (one language and three best elective subjects one of which may be an Elective Language  or an examination recognized by Delhi University as equivalent there to.

 OR

Pre-University examination (2 years after 10 years of schooling) of an Indian University recognized by the University of Delhi.

 OR

Intermediate Examination of an Indian University / Board or an examination recognized as an equivalent thereto (pass in 4 written subjects)

(II) Indian School Certificate Examination (12 years) of the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi (pass in 5 written subjects). The aggregate marks requirement is to be determined on the basis of one language and three best subjects out of four.

Note: 1. A student passing 11 years schooling examination will not be eligible for admission to any undergraduate course.,

Note: 2. Candidate who have passed Intermediate Examination of an Indian University/ Board with at least 40% marks in the aggregate (with pass in four written subjects including English) and also Honours examination in Prabhakar will be eligible for admission to B.A. (Hons.) Course in Hindi.

Please note that mere eligibility will note be a guarantee for admission to any course.

Marks obtained in Physical Education, Music, Painting, Commercial Art, Sculpture, Agriculture, Typing/ Shorthand etc. are not considered as a part of the aggregate.

Notwithstanding any thing contained in any other Ordinance, no person who has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude shall be admitted to a course of study or permitted to take any examination of the University until a period of two years has elapsed from the date of the expiry of the sentence imposed on him.

Admission to II year Course

No direct admission is permissible to II year class of any course.

Student from the Board or M.P.

Candidates seeking admission after passing the Senior School Certificate/ Intermediate Examination from the Board of Madhya Pradesh will, in addition to the normal requirements of the proof of their passing the examination to the satisfaction of the College, be also required to produce a passport size photograph duly attested by a Gazetted Officer for their identification at the time of admission in the College.

 Rounding off of Fractional Marks

Rounding off a fraction of a mark for determining the eligibility is not permissible for admission to any course of the University.

Admission of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Student

15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste and 7½ % for Scheduled Tribe candidates. The allotment of Colleges for this category of students will be made by the University. Candidate of this category will be required to get their names registered at the University. The University will issue admission slip and the candidates should take admission to the allotted college. Further information in this regard may be obtained from the office of the Dean, Students’ Welfare, Delhi University.

OBC Category

Admission under the OBC category will be made only after receiving communication in this regard from the Central Government. The OBC status is to be determined on the basis of the Central list of OBC notified by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on the recommendation of the National Commission for Backward Classes available at the website of the Commission (http://ncbc.nic.in/backwardclasses/index.htm)

Admission of Children/ Widows/ Wives of Officers and Men of the Armed Forces/ Para Military Personnel killed or disabled in action or while on duty.

Candidate belonging to this category will be required to register themselves at the University. The University will issue Admission slips giving allotment of admission to the particular College to which they have been allotted. Further information in this regard may be obtained from the University office.

Physically Handicapped Candidates

3% seats are reserved for Physically Handicapped Candidates as per the University procedure. Such candidates should register themselves at the office of the Dean, Students’ Welfare, Main Campus, near University Main Gate.

Nominees of the Nepal/ Bhutan Government

Relaxation to the extent of marks up to 5% in the minimum marks is allowed to nominees of the Nepal and Bhutan Government to determine their eligibility for admission to a course.

Admission on the basis of Sports/ Extra Curricular Activities

Upto 5% of total available seats may be reserved for Sports and Extra Curricular Activities. Students will be selected on the basis of their certificates and testimonials along with their performance at tests and selection trails.

Those aspiring to seek admission in this category should fill a separate form available in the office along with the general admission form. For admission on the basis of Sports a candidate should have at least participated and secured I, II, III position in the inter-zonal tournaments. The verification of certificates and testimonials, and the selection trials will be held on a date to be notified later. Students must attach copies of testimonials/ certificates with their application form.