DU Admission 2025: Your 6-Step Guide to Undergraduate Success

After your CUET results, you are required to take some steps towards your crucial academic journey, which awaits you to make a glorious future. If you are aiming for Delhi University, you might want to mind taking some steps sp to ensure your admission in your future college. You need to keep a keen eye on the official DU admission website; soon, the DU CSAS UG admission portal will open its doors for registration. This initial registration is your gateway to the seat allocation process. Remember to have all necessary documents handy as you embark on this significant phase of your life.

Delhi University (DU), a prestigious central university in Delhi, boasts a rich legacy and high academic standards. It comprises around 90+ affiliated colleges spread across the city. In line with the National Education Policy (NEP), admission to most undergraduate programs now primarily occurs through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). Your CUET UG score will be the key factor for securing a seat via the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal after you register and fill in your preferences.

Step 1: Du CSAS

The first step of the DU CSAS 2025 form, expected around late May 2025, involves registration on the Delhi University admission portal. You’ll need to provide basic personal details, including your CUET application number, date of birth, and other necessary information and certificate to your quotas if needs be. This initial registration is crucial as it creates your profile within the DU admission system. Ensure you have your CUET UG details and Class XII information readily available to complete this mandatory first step towards seeking admission. After appearing for CUET 2025 exam, you are eligible and required to fill the form

Step 2: phase 2

After the initial registration on the DU CSAS UG admission portal, the next crucial step, expected around the first week of August 2025, is the mandatory college preference list form. This is where you list your desired colleges and programs in order of your preference you’d want to be in. You will have a specific window to fill and finalize this list. Remember, this preference order is critical as the seat allocation process will be based on your CUET score, category, and these preferences. Though there opens a correction window after submission as well but regardless, Carefully consider your choices before submitting, as changes after the deadline might not be allowed.

TIP 1- Map your subjects according to your CUET subjects, and carefully fill out subjects according to the criteria demands.

Step 3: Declaration of seat allocation list 1

The third step in the DU CSAS admission process, expected to begin around the third week of August 2025, is the declaration of the seat allocation list. Delhi University will release this list on its official admission portal. Candidates who have successfully registered and filled their preferences will need to log in to their accounts to check if a seat has been allocated to them in any of their preferred colleges and programs. This allocation is based on their CUET UG score, their submitted preferences, their category, and the availability of seats. Keep a close watch on the admission schedule for the exact date and time of the release of this crucial list.

Step 4: Accept, withdraw or upgrade

The fourth step in the DU CSAS admission process involves accepting the allocated seat. Once the seat allocation list is declared (Step 3), candidates who have been offered a seat in one of their preferred colleges and programs must log in to their CSAS portal and explicitly “accept” the allocated seat within the specified timeframe. Failure to accept the seat within the given period may result in the cancellation of the allocation, and the candidate might not be eligible for further rounds. This acceptance signifies your willingness to proceed with admission to the offered seat. Keep a close watch on the deadlines announced by the university for this crucial step.

TIP 2- you can also withdraw, in case of not wanting to proceed any further with the admission and upgrade if you want to get other preferences that you placed above the preference you were allotted, and in case, the seats remains in your upgraded list, you’ll be placed upwards in your re-ordered allocation and if not, your previous seat remains for acceptance. You can upgrade more than once.

Step 5: Approval

The fifth step in the DU CSAS admission process involves college approval of the provisionally admitted candidate. After you accept the allocated seat (Step 4), the respective college where you’ve been allocated a seat will verify your documents online. They will check the uploaded documents against the eligibility criteria and the information you provided during registration. If your documents are in order and you meet all the requirements, the college will then approve your admission on the CSAS portal. You’ll be able to see the approval status in your portal account. This college approval is the penultimate step before you proceed to fee payment.

Step 6: payment of fees

The sixth step in the DU CSAS admission process is the online payment of admission fees. Once your documents are approved by the college, the “Pay Now” option will be activated in your CSAS portal. You need to pay the prescribed admission fees through the available online payment methods within the stipulated deadline. This fee payment confirms your acceptance of the allocated seat and officially secures your admission to that particular college and program for the current academic year (2025-2026). Ensure you complete the fee payment within the given time; otherwise, your allocated seat will be cancelled.

Same steps(step 5 and 6) will be followed after you accept your seat in 2nd and 3rd allocation rounds. Finally you will receive a formal e-mail from your college administration. This ensures your admission to a particular college and you’re officially a student of that college.

The journey to securing a seat in Delhi University for the academic year 2025-2026 is a multi-stage process centered around the CUET UG examination and the DU CSAS portal. It begins with appearing for the CUET UG, followed by registering on the DU CSAS portal. Then, you fill your college and program preferences. The university then declares multiple rounds of seat allocation based on your merit and preferences. Accepting the allocated seat, followed by college document verification and approval, leads to the final step of online fee payment, officially confirming your admission. Staying informed about the official DU admission schedule and adhering to deadlines, for this you can rely on bookwithuva platform, where regular updates and information will keep you equipped. So keep updated and all the very best!