DU Admission Process for ECA Quota 2025-26

Candidates should know that they can get admission to Delhi University (DU) under Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) quota. All DU colleges need to offer seats for admissions under the ECA quota. Every year, under the ECA quota (subject-wise), each DU college offers not more than 5 per cent of seats. Read this Shiksha article to learn more about the list of activities included, steps to apply, trial dates and more.

 

Delhi University's admission process for UG courses starts after the results are out for candidates who wish to get admission to UG and PG courses at Delhi University. To get admission at Delhi University candidates need to go through (the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). Students need to register on the Delhi University CSAS portal who want to appear in the CUET exam to get admission to the UG and PG courses. Also, under the Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) quota candidates can get admission to Delhi University (DU). Candidates should know that all the Delhi University colleges offer seats for admissions under the ECA quota. Every year, each DU college offers not more than 5 per cent of seats under the ECA quota (subject-wise).

DU colleges notify the actual number of seats available on their official website for admission under ECA Quota (Supernumerary). Apart from this, every Delhi University college has to mention the requirement for different ECA categories on their official site as well as the website of the University well in advance. Candidates need to take part in trials, who apply for admission under the ECA quota. Students should know that dates for preliminary as well as final trials will be displayed on Delhi University’s official website.

The guidelines that candidates must be aware of to secure admission under the ECA quota in the University of Delhi’s colleges are cited below:

Fill Application Form: Candidates were supposed to fill out the application form for DU admissions 2025 online on the official website of the varsity. Further, candidates need to pay an application fee of INR 100 (per event for all categories) in addition to the application fee paid by them for their respective categories. Candidates may register for a maximum of three ECA categories.

Category-wise DU Admission Fees 2025

Upload Certificate: Candidates need to upload just one certificate (which reflects the highest achievement). 

The ECA certificates are only for those candidates who qualify for the final ECA trials. Candidates are advised to carry all their relevant certificates on the day of the trials. The original, as well as a self-attested photocopy, needs to be carried by candidates at the time of the final trial.

ECA Trials:  DU conducts the trials at two levels – Preliminary trials and Final trials.

Candidates would be allowed to appear in the preliminary trials of any event only once. Any request for a second chance of trial will not be permitted. The dates for preliminary as well as final trials have been displayed on DU’s official website, the college website as well as the college notice board. 

DU colleges will make a video of the preliminary and final trials. These videos are preserved till the last date of admission.

Marks Concession: Not more than 15% concession/relaxation in academic merit vis-à-vis unreserved category applicants (for the last relevant cut-off) may be given for admission to specific programmes (subject to the minimum eligibility of the programme).

Weightage given to Trials: Weightage in the final trials will be given to the trials and certificates in the following ratio:

The applicant must secure at least 50% marks in the final trials (38 out of 75) to be included in the final list of selected candidates.

Trials Committee: ECA trials in order to shortlist aspirants for admission are conducted by an ECA admissions committee. Members of this committee are appointed by a competent authority. Members of this committee include experts like:

1) Principal/ Principal Nominee

2) Two experts

Members under this are nominated by the University Culture Council. These experts need to be eminent people from the cultural field. They should be from popular institutes like:

3) College Cultural Council convenor/nominee

List of ECA Activities Approved for DU Admissions 2025

Mentioned below are the list of activities which DU considers to be part of the ECA quota.

*Applicable for admission to the following minority colleges which are listed below:

• Mata Sundri College
• Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
• Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College
• Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce

Instructions for Physical Trials for ECA Admission 2025-26

1. The ECA category-wise lists of centres that the candidates shall have to report to for physical trials are mentioned in Annexure 1. The outstation candidates are advised
to plan their place of stay accordingly.
2. No TA/DA/any other allowance shall be paid by the University for any candidate undertaking these trials.
3. No boarding and lodging arrangements/expenses shall be provided by the University for undertaking these trials.
4. The date-wise and time slot-wise detailed list of candidates for each ECA category’s trials shall be notified in due course of time. The candidates are advised to keep checking the UoD admission website for details.
5. The candidates have to get their own equipment/ mats/ writing material, etc., as per their requirements. No request for borrowing/sharing of the materials required shall be entertained at the trial centre.
6. The candidates are advised to have their music/instruments/ any other required prop set up earlier than their specified slot of trial.
7. Please note that there are no “syllabi” for any of the ECA category trials. These trials are aimed at judging a candidate’s proficiency in the given ECA category and shall be based accordingly.
8. The candidates are themselves responsible for their physical and other health-related issues and perform as per their individual capabilities. The University shall not bear any responsibility for any injury caused to any candidate during the trial process. No special consideration by the jury shall be granted to any candidate who is afflicted in any way at the time of trials.
9. In the award of scores for performance in physical trials, the discretion of the assessment committee will be final and binding and no grievance shall be entertained
on this ground. No second chance shall also be given to any candidate under any circumstances.
10. The candidates are advised to wear ECA category-specific clothes/costumes, suitable to the performance.
11. At the time of performance/trial, no one else besides the candidate and permitted accompanist shall be allowed before the assessment committee.
12. Disciplinary action shall be taken against any candidate who misbehaves in any manner with any university official, experts or judges at any time during the trial process.
13. Recording/ filming of the trials by the candidates/ accompanists is not allowed.
14. Sufficient thoughts and care should be implemented during the presentation of the item i.e. it should not be injurious to the personal or religious sentiments of any individual, community or nationality.
15. For the categories where the physical outcome has been achieved, the University will have all rights for the use of these, as and when they deem fit.
16. Since these are in-person trials, the given time slots may sometimes vary due to unavoidable circumstances. The candidates are therefore advised to make suitable arrangements for food, water, medicine, etc., for a longer than stipulated period.
17. Use of any gadget (besides those mentioned under some ECA categories)/ other unfair means may lead to cancellation of the candidature under the ECA quota. This especially holds for literary categories, like creative writing, debate, quiz, etc., where the candidate is likely to use the internet for ideas/answers. Use of only those gadgets is allowed as applicable under some ECA categories.
18. In case of any clarification or case of any candidate having a clash of dates for trials (if applied for more than 1 ECA category), the candidate should write to eca@admission.du.ac.in.   

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• Delhi University Entrance Exam (DUET)
• DU LLB Entrance Exam
• Delhi University Joint Admission Test (DU JAT)

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