Over 93,000 candidates allotted DU UG seats in first CSAS allocation

New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) More than 93,000 candidates were offered seats in the first round of undergraduate admissions at Delhi University, with an overall allocation rate of 86.1 per cent under the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) for the 2026-27 academic session. The university, on Thursday, announced the first allocation list for admissions to 221 undergraduate programmes across 67 colleges, covering 1,393 programme-college combinations. According to the university, 93,033 candidates received seat allocations, including 42,019 male and 51,014 female candidates. The first round of allocations was made from 2,08,043 candidates who had successfully completed Phase II of the admission process by submitting their programme and college preferences. Overall, 2,18,284 candidates completed registration on the CSAS portal. A total of 15,942,385 unique college-programme preferences were considered during the allocation process, the university said in a notification. Among special category admissions, 1,243 single girl child candidates and 242 orphan candidates, including 109 male and 133 female applicants, received allocations. The university said the fill rate for category-wise allocations stood at 99.9 per cent for the unreserved category, 96 per cent for OBC, 95.2 per cent for Scheduled Castes, 92.7 per cent for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), 67.3 per cent for Scheduled Tribes and 23 per cent for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD). Candidates allotted seats in the first round must accept them by 11.59 pm on July 18. Colleges will verify and approve applications thereafter, following which candidates must complete fee payment. The university advised candidates to exercise the "upgrade" option, if they wish to be considered for a higher preference in subsequent rounds. Those opting for an upgrade can reorder their higher preferences multiple times until the notified deadline for the round. Admissions are being conducted on the basis of CUET-UG 2026 scores, subject to programme-specific eligibility criteria. The second allocation list is scheduled to be released on July 25. The university said admissions to postgraduate programmes are also underway. Following the completion of the third allocation round, a total of 10,240 candidates have been admitted to the two-year postgraduate programmes. About 6,240 students have applied to freeze their seats, while 2,153 students have opted for an upgrade, according to the university notification. The university added that a total of 12,639 candidates have already registered for the newly introduced one-year PG programmes. The new academic session will commence on July 28. PTI AHD AHD MDO MDO