CUET delays admission process for DU's undergraduate courses by 'at least a week'

Cancellation of CUET-UG exam over technical glitches at several centres will delay admission process for Delhi University's undergraduate courses by "at least a week", officials said.

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG were cancelled last week and will now be conducted from August 24 to 28.

Admission to all undergraduate courses in the university will be done through CUET.

Classes for first-year students will now begin in the first or second week of October. The university was earlier planning to commence the classes by September-end.

The university's Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal is also slated to open by August third week for aspirants to fill out applications. Admission via the CSAS will be conducted in three phases – submission of the CSAS 2022 application form, selection of programmes and filling of preferences, and seat allocation and admission. The score of CUET is required in the second phase. It is in this phase of the admission process that CUET(UG) results are required.

A candidate will have to select programmes in which they want to take admission. They will have to confirm the programme-specific CUET (UG) merit score for all the selected programmes.

In the third phase, seats will be allocated through a merit list.

This is the first time that the admissions at the university will be conducted through an entrance test.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) had in March announced that it will be mandatory for all central universities to admit students through CUET.