Delhi University 2019 First Cutoff Expected to be High this Year.
56000 seats in Delhi University, 72,599 candidates scored 90% percent and above and 17,600 candidates scored 95% percent or above, this means this year DU Cut off 2019 will be mayhem. If the number of students with 95 percent and above has increased then colleges will keep a higher cutoff,” Admission Times expects the DU First cut off to be around 99-99.5% for the popular courses like B.Com(H), Eco(H). DU Second cut off this year also looks distant and seems most of the seats would get filled up as general category has less seats as well around 20,580.
LATEST NEWS : Shri Ram College Of Commerce (SRCC) Releases First Cut Off List
Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) has released the first cut off list for admission to undergraduate courses for the year 2018-2019. The cut off for B.A. (Hons.) Economics is 98.50% and for B.Com. (Hons.) it is 97.75%. The cut off has increased by 0.75% for B.A. (Hons.) Economics than it was last year. The cut off for B.Com. (Hons.) is same as it was in 2017. The cut off has been decided on the basis of the average percentage in best four subjects.
Last year the first cut off list was released on June 19, 2018. The first cut off list of SRCC always grabs the headlines because of its popularity and the high cut offs. In 2011 the cut off was 100 per cent. In 2016, the B.Com. (H) was 98% and the cut off for BA Economics was 98.25%.
The university has declared that, this time around, there will be only five cutoff lists. There will be a centralised counselling list after the fifth one is declared, where the university will try to fill the vacant seats.
DU has also decided to share the cutoffs of various colleges with principals, allowing them to make changes to their respective lists after analysing the trends. But officials at Kirori Mal College said the data were yet to be shared as many colleges hadn’t released a tentative list on account of the Eid holiday. The colleges have till 6pm on Monday to assess the data.
St Stephen’s cut-off released, Economics (Hons) has the highest cut-off at 98.75 per cent
Anju Srivastava, principal of Hindu College, said that while colleges were yet to come out with tentative lists, it was safe to say that the cutoffs would be higher than last year. Jaswinder Singh, principal of SGTB Khalsa College, told TOI that they would analyse the data soon, “but the cutoffs may be marginally higher than last year”.
Singh added that the competition was stiffer this year in arts and commerce streams. Khalsa saw high cutoffs in its first list last year too — 99% in BA (Hons) political science, 98.75% in English, 98.25% in economics and 98% for chemistry, physics, computer science and BCom (Hons).
“Most colleges come out with very high cutoffs in the first list as they want to assess the demand for their courses. By the second list, however, the cutoffs are lowered, albeit marginally. This is done to avoid over-admission and to get the best of the lot. But usually subjects like English and BA programme will have higher cutoffs as the number of applications is high,” a DU official said.
The long drawn admission procedure to the premier university of the country might be in for a major change as the University of Delhi (DU) is planning to drastically decrease the number of cut-off lists for admission to its three-year undergraduate courses from the academic session of 2018-19. With over 2.77 lakh applicants vying for 56,000 seats in as many as 64 affiliated colleges, does this mean relief from the tardy and distressing process of admission to DU?
DU admissions 2018: Delhi University began registration process on May 15, 2018. The maximum number of applicants out of over 2.70 lakh registrations for admission to Delhi University’s undergraduate courses are from the national capital, according to the varsity’s admission portal. Delhi is followed by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar and Rajasthan, the data showed. The least number of applicants are from Karnataka, followed by Chandigarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, according to the figures shared by the varsity.
Around 1,38,450 applicants are from Delhi, 76,042 from UP, 45,542 from Haryana, 16,838 from Bihar and 11,625 from Rajasthan for over 56,000 Delhi University seats, the portal showed. Only 364 applicants are from Karnataka, 557 from Chandigarh, 698 from Arunachal Pradesh, 784 from Gujarat and 801 from Tamil Nadu, the data stated.
The registration for these courses ended on June 7. The Delhi university has, for now, announced a total of five cut-off lists with the notification for the first cut-off scheduled to be issued on June 19. The total number of male applicants are 1,44,248, women 1,34,297 and other applicants 29.
According to an official from the university, 2,78,544 aspirants have made payments. Last year, around 2.20 lakh candidates had made payments, the official added.
This year cut-off may High by 0.5 to 2% as per experts reviews.
This year, the CBSE Class 12 pass percentage has improved to 83.01 per cent from 82.02 per cent last year.
DU Cutoff 2018 –The University of Delhi will release the first DU 2018 cutoff on June 19, 2018. The Delhi University cutoff 2018 is considered as minimum marks that the candidates need to score in the qualifying examination i.e., class XII board examination, to be eligible for DU Admission 2018. The cutoff of DU 2018 will be calculated on the basis of the ‘Best of Four’ formula wherein the average of the highest marks in any four subjects will be considered. The factors determining the cutoff of DU 2018 include a number of applications for DU programmes 2018, highest and lowest marks obtained by candidates in qualifying exam, number of seats in a particular programme and college, etc.
Last year, Shri Ram College of Commerce was the first college to announce its cutoff list. The University of Delhi is expected to announce as many as eight cutoffs for DU Admission 2018. For more details regarding important dates for the cutoff of DU 2018, instructions and factors determining the DU 2018 admission list read the full article below.
Trivandrum recorded highest pass percentage of 97.32%, Chennai stood second with 93.87%, followed by Delhi at 89%. Girls beat boys hands down this year. While girls secured a pass percentage of 88.31%, the boys managed 78.99%.
Meghna Shrivastava of Step by Step School, Sec-132, Taj Expressway, Noida,topped with 499 marks out of 500. Anuoushka Chandra from SAJ School, Sec 14C, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, came second with 498 marks. Seven students are tied at the third spot with 497 marks each. Of these seven, one is from Jaipur, 1 from Ludhiana, 1 from Haridwar, 1 from Noida, 1 from Meerut and 2 from Ghaziabad.
DU 2018 Cutoff: Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| Last date of Application | June 7, 2018 |
| DU first cutoff list | June 19, 2018 |
| Document verification for 1st cutoff | June 19 – 21, 2018 |
| DU second cutoff list | June 25, 2018 |
| Document verification for 2nd Cutoff | June 25 – 27, 2018 |
| DU third cutoff list | June 30, 2018 |
| Document verification for DU 3rd cutoff | June 30 to July 3, 2018 |
| DU fourth cutoff list | July 6, 2018 |
| Document verification for 4th cutoff | July 6 – 9, 2018 |
| DU fifth cutoff list | July 12, 2018 |
| Document verification for 5th cutoff | July 12 – 14, 2018 |
On the availability of vacant seats in certain colleges for various programmes, those particular colleges may issue individual merit lists for the admission in DU 2018. The colleges will prepare merit lists of candidates depending on the number of seats vacant in the offered programmes. The DU colleges will be announcing as many as three such DU 2018 merit lists for filling up the vacant seats.
On the availability of vacant seats in certain colleges for various programmes, those particular colleges may issue individual merit lists for the admission in DU 2018. The colleges will prepare merit lists of candidates depending on the number of seats vacant in the offered programmes. The DU colleges will be announcing as many as three such DU 2018 merit lists for filling up the vacant seats.
DU Admission 2018 Cutoff (Expected)
| Programmes | Colleges | Seats | 2017 Cutoff % |
| B.A. (Hons.) English | Hindu College | 39 | 97.5 |
| Gargi College | 46 | 96.5 | |
| Lady Shri Ram College | 85 | 98.25 | |
| St. Stephen’s College | – | 98.5 | |
| Sri Venkateswara College | 39 | 96.5 | |
| B. Com | Gargi College | 123 | 96.25 |
| Jesus and Mary College | – | 98.25 | |
| Sri Venkateswara College | 92 | 96.5 | |
| Ramjas College | 74 | 96.5 | |
| Kirori Mal College | 99 | 96.5 | |
| B. Com (Hons.) | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 325 | 98 |
| Jesus and Mary College | – | 99 | |
| Lady Shri Ram College | 54 | 98 | |
| Sri Venkateswara College | 92 | 97.5 | |
| Gargi College | 123 | 97.25 | |
| B. Sc. (Hons.) Maths | Hindu College | 39 | 97 |
| Lady Shri Ram College | 46 | 97.5 | |
| Miranda House | 70 | 96.75 | |
| St. Stephen’s College | – | 97 | |
| Sri Venkateswara College | 92 | 97 | |
| B. A. (Hons.) Economics | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 80 | 98.25 |
| Lady Shri Ram College | 85 | 98 | |
| Hindu College | 54 | 97.5 | |
| St. Stephen’s College | – | 98.5 | |
| Sri Venkateswara College | 39 | 97.5 |
DU Reservation 2018
The University of Delhi follows the Central Government and UGC guidelines on the reservation of seats for DU 2018 Admission. The following reservation and relaxation is provided for the reserved categories:
Delhi University Reservation for UG Courses
| S. No. | Category | Percentage of seats reserved in each of the offered programmes |
| 1 | Other Backward Classes | 27% |
| 2 | Scheduled Castes | 15% |
| 3 | Scheduled Tribes | 7.5% |
| 4 | Persons with Disabilities | 5% |
| 5 | Kashmiri Migrants | 5% |
| 6 | Wards/ Widows of War Army Officers | 5% |
| 7 | Foreign candidates | 5% |
| 8 | Sports/ ECA quota | 5% |
DU Admission 2018: Documents required
The applicants must produce the following documents in original with two sets of self-attested photocopies at the time of admission in DU 2018:
- Class X Board Examination Certificate
- Class X Mark-Sheet
- Class XII Mark-Sheet
- Class XII Provisional Certificate / Original Certificate
- Recent Character Certificate
- SC/ST/PwD/CW/KM Certificate (in the name of the Applicant) issued by the competent authority
- OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) Certificate (in the name of the Applicant) as in the central list
- Transfer Certificate from school/college as well as Migration Certificate from Board / University are required from those students who have passed the senior secondary exam from outside Delhi
- At least two passport size self-attested photographs.
DU 2018 Cutoff: Important Instructions
- The cutoff of DU 2018 will vary from each college under Delhi University to each programme offered.
- DU 2018 cutoff will be calculated on the basis of the ‘Best of Four’ formula wherein the average of the highest marks in any four subjects will be considered.
- The candidates who meet the DU 2018 cutoff will be called for document verification and payment of admission fees into the respective college.
- Once the candidates have been admitted to their respective colleges on the basis of DU first cut-off list 2018, the central university will announce the next cut-off list of DU 2018 admissions.
- This process is expected to continue till as many as eight cutoffs for DU Admission 2018 have been released.
- Thereafter, if seats remain vacant for some programmes/courses in certain colleges, those colleges will publish individuals cutoff lists.
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The colleges shall consider admission of the applicants whose marks get increased in the process of rechecking/ revaluation by their respective boards within the prescribed period of admission.
Calculation of Best of Four Percentage
The biggest change is that there will be only online centralised registration this year for all categories. Also this year sports category will also be more transparent and even the aspirants under sports and extracurricular activity (ECA) categories will apply through the centralised form.
Delhi University to Revise Grading Pattern
Under the new format, the students will again be allowed to fill up the options for both colleges and courses.
54,000 seats in 61 colleges, 49.5% are for the reserved categories. The 5% reservation for sports and ECA, 5% for Kashmiri migrants and 3% for persons with disability will be in addition to the regular seats.
There will be just five cutoffs but according to the percentage the students have got it seems there won’t be any seats that remain vacant apart from few courses which are not that in demand.
Contact points for queries
Website: http://admission.du.ac.in
Phone no: 011-27006900 (University Information Center)
Email: du.ug.help2018@gmail.com
Helpdesk: Dean Students Welfare Office, Room No. 5, 1st Floor, Conference Centre, Near Gate No.4, North Campus, University of Delhi-110007
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