DU Admissions 2021: Ward quota seats increased after 24 years, check details here

As per the Delhi University Admissions 2021 guidelines released by the DU Academic Council, 16 seats have been reserved in the ward quota in colleges with 400 or more seats in any course in a college.

DU Admissions 2021: Delhi University has announced that it has increased the 'ward quota' seats in colleges and courses across the varsity. The number of seats reserved under the ward quota has now been increased from six to 12 and will be applicable for the current academic session 2021-22. Under the ward quota, children of teaching and non-teaching staff working in Delhi University will get the chance to secure their admission in colleges affiliated with the university. 

As per the DU Admissions 2021 guidelines released by the DU Academic Council, 16 seats have been reserved in the ward quota in colleges with 400 or more seats in any course in a college. Of the total 16 seats, eight seats have been reserved for the children of the teaching staff whereas eight have been reserved for the non-teaching staff. In these eight seats, admission into four seats will be allowed on the basis of merit, while the remaining four seats will be filled as per the result of the entrance examination.

Likewise, 12 seats will be reserved in colleges having 201 to 399 seats, eight seats in colleges with total seats in the range of 101 to 200, and four seats in colleges having 51 to 100 seats. Only two seats will be available under ward quota if there are 50 or fewer seats in total in any course of the college.

Ward quota was introduced for admission in DU in 1996. Before the current academic session, only six seats in a DU college were assigned for its staff. Of the six seats, three were for the teaching staff and three for children of non-teaching staff.

It must be noted that the Delhi University Admission Process 2021 commenced for UG courses on August 2. The last date of submitting the DU Application Form 2021 is August 31, 2021.

How to apply for DU Admissions 2021?

Candidates can apply for DU courses online following the steps listed below

• Visit the official website of Delhi University, i.e. du.ac.in
• Click on the admission link
• Enter the registration details and click on submit
• Login to the account
• Select the course of your choice
• Make the payment of the application fees
• Click on submit and download the confirmation page
• Keep a hard copy of the same for further need

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