DU mop-up begins for UG admissions

Delhi University’s (DU) physical on-the-spot mop-up admission for undergraduate courses began on Tuesday, with only 73 seats in BA Honours having been filled up on day one, according to university officials.

Only 73 seats in BA Honours having been filled up on day one. (HT Archive)

“On Tuesday, all reserved categories except OBC (Other Backward Class) and Unreserved (UR) students had been called for on-the-spot admission. We had called about 876 students for admission over 1700 seats. However, only 73 seats have been filled as of Tuesday,” said Haneet Gandhi, dean of admission.

Gandhi had told HT on Monday that about 7000 seats were vacant across several categories and 2000 seats were vacant in PwD (Persons with Disabilities), despite multiple admission cycles.