Delhi University (DU) is a central government university and students from not only Indian but from abroad can be found here. While DU has started its admission process for 2021 with a 100% cutoff, over 52000 students are already enrolled and have taken admission for various colleges and courses offered by the University. DU has over 70 colleges affiliated along with 80 academic courses to offer. This year DU had received over 4 Lacks application forms for 70,000 intakes. The university had released the 3rd cutoff for Admission 2021 on Oct 16 with a slight decrease in the cutoff of 0.25 per cent to 1.5 per cent. The cutoff for the most popular courses still remained the same.
What DU Offers?
Delhi University (DU) is one of the top central government universities for which students are rushing. Out of 40 central Universities, DU has more seats and courses to offer. The admission for each central university is conducted through the Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET). While BHU and AMU conduct their own entrance tests, DU seeks admission to the mostly UG courses on Merit Basis. Apart from these, what are the other factors that are affecting the students and motivating the students to choose Delhi University over any other government university?
- Courses Offered: DU offers various academic courses. Some of the humanities and science courses offered by Delhi University are most asked in the country and other central universities do not have the same range of courses. JNU and BHU had 9 UG courses.
- Always a Top Ranker: Colleges of DU are always on the top rank in the NIRF Rankings. In 2021, Miranda House of DU is ranked as the top college along with Lady Shri Ram College. In the top 10 rankings, St. Stephen’s, Hindu College and Shri Ram College of Commerce also secured their place.
- Quality Concerns: Delhi University has a very good infrastructure as well as well equipped labs. Out of all the other central universities, DU has always marked its superiority in terms of all the facilities. From Canteen, food, internet, campus life to various societies, the University is not just focused on the academic routines but also has a variety of social activities which attracts the students from miles and miles.
The reason why DU is so sought is because of the quality of education and career growth which is provided by the university.
What does DU Placement Say?
Delhi University (DU) has always been a tough competition for the students who are looking forward to having a degree from there. The placement record of Delhi University is worth having tough competition. The university has its own placement cell that conducts various webinars and seminars for the students and their careers. Not only this, but the placement cell also conducts placement drives, internship fares, corporate fests and etc.
The top companies who have participated in the placement drives are:
- EY
- Deloitte
- Citi Bank
- Accenture
- KPMG
- IBM
Top 5 Colleges with higher CTC offered:
How are the Cutoffs for Admission 2021?
DU Admission 2021 begins with a cutoff of 100 per cent required by the top colleges of the university. Delhi University generally releases 5 cutoffs and special cutoffs according to the left seats. The selection for the UG courses is generally based on the marks secured by the student in the Higher Secondary Examination.
The Top 5 Colleges and the Courses for the Admission 2021 are:
| College | Course | 1st Cutoff 2021 (%) | 2nd Cutoff 2021 (%) | 3rd Cutoff 2021 (%) |
| Miranda House | B.A. History (H) | 99.25 | 99 | 99 |
| LSR | B.A. Hindi (H) | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| Hindu College | B.A. Philosophy (H) | 97.75 | Closed | Closed |
| SRCC | B.A. Economics (H) | 100 | 99.75 | 99.50 |
| Hansraj College | B.Sc Computer Science (H) | 100 | Closed | Closed |
Advantages of Studying at Delhi University
Since DU is immensely popular as well as the oldest University, there are certain benefits of securing a seat in the University. Some of the advantages are as follows:
- Quality Education at an Affordable Fee
- Facilities at it’s best
- Limited Attention restrictions
- Internship opportunities
- Cultural Societies
- A very good and Experienced Faculty and Guidance
- A well functioning Placement Cell
- Exiting Cultural Fests
Getting admission to DU is however a matter of pride due to its reputation in the country among the other central universities but because of its high cutoffs and fixed number of seats not all the aspirants get the opportunity to get through with the admission.
FAQs
Ques. Does DU also have Distance Education?
Ans. Yes, Delhi University also has Distance Education called Scool of Open Learning (SOL). DU also have NCWEB for women distance education.
Ques. Is there any international collaboration of DU?
Ans. Yes, Du has an international partnership with the University of Edinburg. Both the universities are highly popular and have a very good faculty.
Ques. What is the process of Admission to the Master’s Programmes offered by DU?
Ans. Admission to the PG degree programmes in DU will be either based on the marks secured in the qualifying examination (Graduation) or a student can also try to secure a good mark in the entrance examination conducted by the University, i.e, DUET. DU will come up with the merit list and according to that, the admission will take place.
Ques. Who are the alumni of DU?
Ans. There are so many famous alumni of Delhi University out of which the notables are:
- Subramaniam Swamy: Political Leader
- Late Sheila Dixit: Ex-CM of Delhi
- Late Arun Jaitley: Senior Political Leader, Ex-Finance Minister of India
- Shashi Tharoor: Senior Politician, Writer
- Shah Rukh Khan: Bollywood Actor
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