Delhi University Allots 93,033 Seats in First Round of UG Admissions

Delhi University in New Delhi allotted 93,033 seats to undergraduate applicants on Thursday during the first round of the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) for the 2026–27 academic session. The allocation marks the commencement of the final phase of the university's admission process, drawing from a pool of 208,043 registered candidates who successfully completed the second phase of registration.

According to a statement signed by Registrar Vikas Gupta, the allocations span 221 programmes across 67 affiliated colleges, representing 1,393 unique programme and college combinations. The first round of allotments includes 51,015 female candidates and 42,019 male candidates, reflecting an allocation rate of 86.1 percent.

Although Delhi University has 71,600 undergraduate seats available, it typically offers a higher number of allocations in the initial rounds to ensure all seats are filled.

To secure their admission, shortlisted candidates must formally accept their allotted seats by 11:59 pm on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Once candidates pay their prescribed college fees, they will have the option to "freeze" their seat or opt for an "upgrade." The window to reorder higher preferences for the upgrade option will remain open until 11:59 pm on July 21, 2026, which is also the final deadline for fee deposition.

Candidates who did not receive an allocation in this first round will automatically be considered in subsequent rounds, depending on seat availability. The university plans to release the second allocation list on July 25, 2026, with the corresponding payment window closing on July 28, 2026.

The first round also saw the allocation of seats to 1,243 single girl child candidates and 242 orphan candidates, the latter comprising 133 females and 109 males.

In terms of category-wise allocations, the university reported that 99.9 percent of seats in the unreserved category were allotted. For reserved categories, the allocation rates stood at 96 percent for Other Backward Classes (OBC), 95.2 percent for Scheduled Castes (SC), and 92.7 percent for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Candidates from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) were allotted 67.3 percent and 23 percent of seats, respectively, in this initial merit list.