DU begins ECA trials for UG admissions; over 240 candidates appear on day one

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) The Delhi University campus witnessed performances and presentations on Thursday as physical trials for the Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) quota for undergraduate admissions commenced across colleges, with more than 240 candidates appearing on the first day. The trials, which will continue till July 25, are being conducted as part of the university's admission process under the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) for the 2026-27 academic session. According to university officials, around 80 candidates appeared for the Hindi debate trials at Ramjas College, around 60 for vocal music at Mata Sundri College for Women, nearly 40 for theatre at Miranda House and about 65 for dance at Bharati College on the first day. These were the only four ECA categories for which trials were held on the opening day. Deepti Taneja, Convenor of ECA Admissions at Delhi University, said the trials would continue till July 25, following which admissions under the ECA quota would be carried out. "The trials are set to continue till July 25. Allocations based on ECA trials are usually done along with the third round of admissions, so tentatively they are expected in the first week of August," she told PTI. On Friday, trials will continue for Indian Classical Dance, Hindi and English Debate, Indian Classical Vocal Music, Theatre and Yoga. Delhi University had earlier released the detailed schedule for physical trials under the ECA quota, with category-wise and registration number-wise time slots for candidates between July 16 and July 25. The university has designated separate nodal colleges for different ECA categories. Bharati College is hosting dance trials, Ramjas College debate, Miranda House theatre, Mata Sundri College for Women vocal music, Sri Aurobindo College (Day) instrumental music, Hansraj College creative writing, Maharaja Agrasen College digital media, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College fine arts, Rajdhani College divinity, Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening) quiz and P.G.D.A.V. (Evening) College yoga. Quiz trials are scheduled for July 20, while creative writing trials will be held on July 21. Fine arts trials, including sketching, painting and sculpture, will take place from July 20 to 24, and digital media trials covering photography, filmmaking and animation are scheduled from July 21 to 23. The university has clarified that no physical trials will be conducted for NCC and NSS categories. It has also allowed outstation candidates to seek rescheduling of their trial dates within the notified window for their respective ECA category by writing to the admission branch before the conclusion of the trials. Delhi University offers admissions under the ECA supernumerary quota across 14 categories, including theatre, dance, debate, music, fine arts, creative writing, quiz, yoga, NCC and NSS. The 2026-27 academic session is scheduled to commence on July 28. PTI AHD AHD MDO MDO