DU Admissions 2021: Over 51,000 students apply for PG courses in just 5 days, entrance exams begin September 26

In a record-breaking number, over 51,000 students have already applied for the 20,000-odd seats in Delhi University's postgraduate (PG), MPhil and PhD programs in the last five days since DU's admission portal opened. The online applications commenced on July 26 and will continue till August 21.

As per data made available on the admission website of Delhi University, 51,392 applicants had registered for various postgraduate (PG) courses on offer as of 8 pm on Friday. DU has also seen 7,441 registrations for its MPhil and PhD courses till Friday night.

For all the PG, MPhil, and PhD programmes, Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2021 will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). NTA announced on Thursday night that the entrance exams would be held from September 26 to October 1. Looking at the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country, DU has increased the number of exam centres this year to 33 from 24 last year.

Admissions to the postgraduate (PG) courses in the university are mostly conducted either on the basis of entrance tests or merit or both.

Delhi University Entrance Test for courses - Bachelor in Physiotherapy, Bachelor in Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Prosthetics & Orthotics, and Masters of Physiotherapy will be conducted this year. DU’s undergraduate (UG) registration process will begin on August 2, and the last date to apply will be August 31.

This year more than 70,000 students have scored 95% or more in the CBSE Class XII Board exams, due to which cut-offs are set to increase even further for Delhi University admissions. On average, around 70% of students who take admission in Delhi University UG courses each year are from the CBSE Board.