CUET 2022: DU academic council to meet tomorrow to discuss admission process

In the meeting held on March 17, the standing committee of the Academic Council had recommended that admissions to the varsity will be solely on the basis of the CUET score.

DU CUET 2022: Delhi University's academic council will meet tomorrow; i.e. March 21, 2022, to discuss changes in the admission process to colleges in view of it adopting the Common University Entrance Test. For the academic year 2022-23, it has been proposed that students will be given admission to undergraduate courses on the basis of the entrance test. 

CUET 2022: DU admission criteria

With the implementation of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), the Delhi University (DU) will be doing away with the earlier system of admission under which it used to announce cut-offs based on Class 12 board results. On March 22, the DU academic council will discuss the admission criterion since the varsity has decided to do away with the previous admission process and opt for the CUET from 2022-23 academic year.

During centralised counselling, separate merit lists will be generated for unreserved and minority candidates as per the reservation policy. Until last year, the Delhi University admission was on the basis of the cut-offs for admission to colleges. Last year, at least eight colleges had pegged the cut-off at 100 per cent for admission to various courses.

In the meeting held on March 17, the standing committee of the Academic Council had recommended that admissions to the varsity will be solely on the basis of the CUET score. 

According to the minutes of the meeting, the members said that it will not be feasible to include any other criterion on the basis of marks obtained in board examinations. The minutes stated the members felt that the eligibility criterion must be inclusive to invite a large number of candidates from across the country.

"Minimum criteria should be rephased as the candidates must have passed the Class XII examination or equivalent thereto from a single recognised board," read the minutes of the meeting.

The standing committee was also of the view that admission to all supernumerary seats, but excluding foreign students be done through CUET. It was also decided that admission to minority colleges like St Stephen’s and Jesus and Mary, will also be done through CUET.

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