{"id":7925,"date":"2020-10-16T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=7925"},"modified":"2020-10-16T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T11:00:44","slug":"a-short-guide-to-du-admissions-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/a-short-guide-to-du-admissions-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short Guide To DU Admissions 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In 2020, 30 colleges in the highly coveted Delhi University (DU) have a cut-off of more than 99%- a new record for the university. But there is going to be something different this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Thanks to the pandemic, the university has kept the admissions window for 2020 open for longer. Adapting to the new normal, the varsity too has undertaken a transition to an online mode. Registration and document verification for DU admissions 2020 will now happen online. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px;\">What else is going to change this year?\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ever-rising-peaks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ever-rising-peaks.jpg\" alt=\"Du admissions 2020 cutoffs\" width=\"513\" height=\"513\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Let us deep dive into what are the key changes in DU admissions 2020 and what impact they can have on your applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>The staggering jump in the number of applicants\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a whopping registration count of <strong>563,669,<\/strong> DU UG admissions have <strong>witnessed more than a 100% increase<\/strong> in the number of applications this year!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">A rising application count means stiff competition for you to get into your dream college. Moreover, the number of seats available has increased by just 4000 considering the directives by the Government of India for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Program<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"># of Registrations 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"># of Registrations 2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">UG\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">563669<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">258388<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">PG<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">183674<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">141120<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">PhD &amp; M.Phil.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">34306<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">30209<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Shri Ram College Of Commerce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Kirori Mal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have witnessed high cutoffs of <\/span><b>99%+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for various courses- <\/span><b>1% higher <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than last year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a strong profile can make your application unmissable. A great tool here is <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promap.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProMap<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. What&#8217;s more? A solid profile can also give you more options to choose from. So, those of you who are looking to apply next year, make sure to have backup colleges and courses even within Delhi University.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Limited Admissions through Extra-curricular Activities (ECA)<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0If you have an amazing extracurricular section in your CV and a wardrobe full of trophies and merit certificates, then the stars might not be in your favor this year. Even though the <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/the-new-nep-its-impact-on-your-childs-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Education Policy (NEP) has a strong focus on skill development, \u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Delhi University has eliminated 14 extracurricular activities (like dancing, film making, etc.) from its list except for NSS and NCC holders. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DU admission process, which has always welcomed diversity and an all-rounder outlook is not moving towards the theme of meritocracy this time around.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/top-10-colleges-of-delhi-university-how-you-can-get-into-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read here about the top 10 colleges of Delhi University and how you can get into them.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>No Penalty on Stream Change<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">This step is a major move towards making interdisciplinary education easy for all the students from different streams. Earlier 5% of marks used to be deducted on changing streams (E.g. Science to Humanities). This is a blessing for you if you are looking forward to changing your career trajectory by pursuing interdisciplinary courses. Making the admission process smooth and transparent, DU has opened the doors towards a more inclusive educational environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/changing-college-admissions-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suggested Read: <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/changing-college-admissions-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changing Trends In The College Admission Process<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Sports trials out and online auditions in<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a sportsman then no more sweat for you on the playing field. Yes, you heard it right! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the latest notice released by the varsity, there will be no sports trials for DU admissions 2020 and the selection will solely be based on exams and awards. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a nightingale, then DU has some thing different for you this year. You can upload your unedited 7-minute videos on YouTube for evaluations. The university has allowed one accompanying musical instrument besides the tanpura. A move like this has been lauded by many!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Accommodation challenges post-COVID<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Your skepticism or paranoia is genuine when it comes to visiting a new place during the pandemic. The DU management, understanding the safety challenges, has not released the hostel form with the DU admissions 2020 form. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">According to the management, the initial phase of the academic session will be conducted online with no hostel facilities and further notice will be released about hostel allotment once normalcy is attained. Suggestions for converting triple sharing rooms into two-seaters are also under consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The varsity is trying its best to offer a smooth and hassle-free experience to all the students amid these difficult times and keeping them updated with the regular webinar sessions (a proxy of DU\u2019s open house sessions) on its official website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Overall, there have been quite a few major changes and some minor ones. Remember, if increasing competition and skyrocketing cutoffs are a challenge for your admission, then there are many other good colleges that you can add to bucket list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/stand-out-in-college-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suggested Read: How To Stand Out During College Admissions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2020, 30 colleges in the highly coveted Delhi University (DU) have a cut-off of more than 99%- a new record for the university. But there is going to be something different this year.\u00a0 Thanks to the pandemic, the university has kept the admissions window for 2020 open for longer. 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