Delhi University B.A. (Hons) Courses & Fees 2024

DU does not conduct any entrance exam for admission to BA or BA (Hons) courses. However, it accepts the scores obtained by the students in the CUET UG exam for UG admission at any affiliated college. Having said that, students can get admission to Delhi University even if they didn't apply for CUET. While the chances of getting admission will be much lower, here are some of the ways a student can get admission to Delhi University without CUET:

1. Take a chance on the spot admission: You can try your luck at the spot admission process, which is conducted by Delhi University after the CUET results are announced. However, the number of seats available under the spot admission process is very limited, so your chances of getting admission are slim.
2. Apply for admission through the Delhi University School of Open Learning (SOL): The Delhi University School of Open Learning (SOL) offers a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses that do not require CUET scores. However, the admission process for SOL is more competitive than the regular admission process.

Some of the most popular BA (Hons) specialisations include BA (Hons) in Economics, BA (Hons) in English and BA (Hons) in Political Science, among others. However, the popularity and choice of the course must depend on students' interest and academic background. A list of specialisations available under BA (Hons) available at different DU affiliated colleges is as follows:

BA or BA (Hons) aspirants are required to apply for CUET UG before registering on the DU portal. After registration for the exam, candidates must pay the registration fee which is as follows:

At the undergraduate level, the University of Delhi offers BA (Hons) across 29 specialisations out of which 23 offered merit-based admission and the remaining offered entrance-based (DUET) admission to the students till 2021. Additionally, the University also offers BA Prog. course across multiple subject combinations (across different colleges) in which admission is completely based on merit scores obtained by the students in Class 12. However, starting 2022, DU admission to all the UG courses will get conducted via CUET UG.

DU was recently ranked #328 in the 'University' category by QS World Ranking 2025 and 11 by NIRF in 2023. The university is not ranked for any major course such as BSc, however, it consistently gets ranked for the 'University' category by NIRF over the past years. Ranking trends for DU for the past three years are mentioned in the table below.

The following table mentions the placement statistics foe UG courses offered at DU affiliated colleges:

In the absence of BSc-specific placements data, the above-mentioned data is gathered from sources other than the official website, i.e., NIRF. Going  by the ranking received by the university and its placements records, it can be considered a reputed option for BSc and other UG programmes such as BA and BCom. 

The application process of Delhi University affiliated colleges for its BA and BA (Hons) courses start with the registration process of CUET. The first step is to register for the CUET by visiting the official website of the exam. Find a step-by-step guide to fill out the CUET 2023 application form in the following section:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CUET and click on the "New Registration" tab. (https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/)

Step 2: Fill in all the required details such as personal and contact details and generate a password to complete the registration process.

Step 3: After completing the registration, move ahead to fill out the CUET application form by entering all the details in the given slots then click on “Save & Proceed”.

Step 4: Upload all the scanned documents including photograph and signature.

Step 5: Select any three courses and universities and after previewing the application form, click on “Submit & Make Payment” to proceed.

Step 6: Complete the application process by paying an application amount through online mode.

Those who qualify the exam are required to register on the DU CSAS portal (admission.uod.ac.in) for the final admission and college preference filling process. Based on the score in CUET UG, students receive admission calls in various rounds.