CUET: Here's how Central Universities in Delhi are panning out their UG admission process

Almost all of the major central universities in the National Capital have opened up the admission process for Undergraduate courses. The admission process has changed this year in line with the implementation of the Common University Entrance Test, CUET.

The Universities in Delhi had different eligibility for providing admission to UG courses. The Delhi University earlier admitted students on the basis of marks scored in class 12th, Jamia Millia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University used to have separate entrance tests for admissions to UG courses. These admission criteria have been partially or fully scraped with the implementation of CUET from the academic session 2022-23.

At Delhi University, admissions are being done in 79 UG programmes across 67 colleges, departments, and centres of the varsity. The admission is being done through Common Seat Allocation System, CSAS 2022. The admission process commenced on September 12 and is being conducted in three phases. The first phase is where candidates had to apply, second phase is preference filling and third phase is seat allotment-cum-admission. First and second phases started on September 12 and September 26 respectively. Both phases are open till October 10, 2022.

The programme-specific merit score will be auto-calculated by university as per the eligibility criteria and candidates will have to confirm their scores before making the preferences. Delhi University will release a simulated list of tentative allocations based on the CSAS-2022 allocation policy soon. Delhi University may announce multiple allocation rounds on the basis of availability of the seats that arise due to rejections, cancellations, and withdrawals.

Around 10 UG courses, mostly BA (Honours) in foreign languages, and a total of 342 seats in various schools and disciplines are on offer at Jawaharlal Nehru University. The Univeristy is accepting CUET UG 2022 scores for admission in BA (Hons) in foreign languages, BSc-MSc Integrated Programme in Ayurveda Biology, and Certificate of Proficiency Programmes for the academic year 2022-23.

The registration process for JNU admission is underway and it will end on October 12. The first merit list for admission is likely to be out on October 17, 2022. Students will be given three days' time to block their seats. The second list will be issued on October 22 and candidates can block their seats from October 22 to 24. Meanwhile, the third and supernumerary list will be announced on October 27. The students who have blocked their seats will come to the university for physical verification in November first week and first semester of undergraduate students at JNU will begin on November 7, 2022.

Jamia Millia Islamia is taking admission in just 10 undergraduate courses through CUET. The 10 courses are BA (Hons) Turkish Language and Literature, BA (Hons) Sanskrit, BA (Hons) French and Francophone Studies, BA (Hons) Spanish and Latin American Studies, BA (Hons) History, BA (Hons) Hindi, BA (Hons) Economics, BSc Biotechnology, BVoc (Solar Energy), and BSc (Hons) Physics.

Exact date has not been announced, however, the university is planning to announce the merit list next week. Candidates should know that if the seats remain vacant in the first list, the subsequent lists will be announced. The candidates who will be shortlisted for admission will be given three days' time to submit fees and documents.

Delhi government's BR Ambedkar University is admitting students to 18 UG programmes. Admission to only one UG programme will be through Common Management Admission Committee, CMAC. The Ambedkar University is offering admissions on 2,522 seats in total with a break up of 1,123 (UG) and 1,399 (PG) programmes, respectively. The registration for admission is still underway and will. The first cut-off list is scheduled to be out on October 18. Concerned candidates are advised to keep an eye on official websites for being updated.