DU Admissions 2022 to UG courses solely on CUET scores, check details

The Academic Council for Delhi University has decided that admission to undergraduate courses will solely on the basis of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score.

Delhi University Admissions 2022: Delhi University Admission process has been in talks for some time now. While many were confused that the admission process for the academic year 2022-23 will be on the basis of the Class 12th score or CUET score, the varsity has now come up with a decision. To clear the air, the Academic Council for Delhi University has decided that admission to undergraduate courses will solely on the basis of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score.

The move comes a day after the University Grants Commission (UGC) made it mandatory for all 45 Central universities to admit students to undergraduate courses based on scores obtained in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The Academic Council of Delhi University passed a proposal that admissions will be based only on the scores obtained in the CUET during the meeting.

DU Admissions 2022: Cut-off 

The Delhi University had already said it will do away with the cut-off system of admission. It must be noted that until now the DU admissions were on the basis of the Class 12th score.

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DU Admissions 2022: Minimum eligibility

The standing committee of the Academic Council in its report stated that it will not be feasible to include any criteria on the marks obtained in the Board examinations. It further added that in case the subject opted by the student in Class 12th is not mentioned in the CUET, the candidate must appear for a subject that is similar/closely related to the subject he/she had studied in Class 12th.

As per the new admission criteria, the minimum eligibility will be that a candidate must have cleared the Class 12th examination from a single recognised board.

However, some members of the Academic council, expressed their displeasure stating that the admission process through CUET result will put additional expenditure on parents and students towards coaching and therefore marginalised those coming from disadvantageous backgrounds.

The council also added that the admissions to the UG courses through CUCET (or CUET) would mean complete erosion of Classes 11th and 12th, and wipe out the importance of formative assessment. Students, they said, might not want to study five subjects in any department in their most crucial years of school as they would focus on preparing for entrance tests.

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DU Admissions 2022: Syllabus

The CUET examinations will be on the basis of the NCERT syllabus for Class 12th. The test will consist of three sections:

• Section 1A, which will be compulsory, will be in 13 languages and candidates can choose the language of their choice. Section 1B is optional and for students who want to opt for another language, apart from the ones that are a part of Section 1A.
• Section 2 will consist of domain-specific subjects and a candidate can choose up to a maximum of six domains out of a choice of 27 options that they wish to pursue at the undergraduate level.
• Section 3, which is optional, will comprise a general test which will be an aptitude test which the candidate will have to sit for only if the scores are desired by the university they are applying to. The complete details of the test, Mr. Kumar said, would be released by the NTA before the application window opens in the first week of April.

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