DU First Cut Off 2026 Out; CSAS Round 1 Seat Allocation, College-Wise Cut Off & Previous Year Trends

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The University of Delhi (DU) has officially announced the First CSAS (UG) Seat Allocation and College-Wise Cut Off 2026 today, 16 July 2026, for admission to undergraduate programmes through CUET UG 2026. Candidates who completed the preference-filling process under the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS-UG) can now log in to the official admission portal to check their allotted college, programme, and category-wise closing score.

More than 2.73 lakh candidates registered for DU UG admissions this year, while over 2.08 lakh applicants locked their preferences, making the competition highly intense for top colleges such as SRCC, Hindu College, Miranda House, Hansraj College, Lady Shri Ram College (LSR), and St. Stephen’s College.

Candidates allotted a seat must accept their admission between 16 and 18 July 2026, after which the respective colleges will complete document verification by 20 July, and the admission fee must be paid by 21 July 2026.

Students who are not satisfied with their current allotment can choose the upgrade option to remain eligible for higher-preference colleges in the upcoming rounds, while DU will continue admissions through multiple CSAS rounds, including Round 2, Round 3, Spot Round, and Mop-Up Round, ensuring maximum seat utilization across all participating colleges.

DU First Cutoff 2026 & Seat Allocation Today — Full Analysis with Previous Year Trends
CSAS Round 1 Result Live Today — 16 July 2026 | 2025 vs 2026 College-Wise Cutoff Comparison Inside
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Particulars Details
Conducting Body University of Delhi (DU) — via Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS-UG)
Admission Basis CUET UG 2026 Score (out of 1000-scale normalised percentile)
Total Seats (2026-27 Session) Approx. 71,000+ Across 79 UG Programmes, 69 Colleges (Broadly Similar to 2025)
Candidates Registered on CSAS 2026 2,73,751
Candidates Who Locked Preferences 2,08,043
1st CSAS Cutoff & Seat Allotment 16 July 2026 (Today)
Seat Acceptance Window 16 – 18 July 2026
College Verification & Fee Payment Verification till 20 July; Fee Payment till 21 July 2026
Last Year’s Round 1 Cutoff (For Comparison) Declared 19 July 2025 | Top Cutoff: 950.58 (Hindu College, BA Pol Sci Hons)
Official Portal ugadmission.uod.ac.in

Today’s Headline — What’s Happening Right Now
  • The University of Delhi has released the first CSAS(UG) 2026 seat allocation and college-wise, category-wise cutoff today, 16 July 2026, for all undergraduate programmes across its affiliated colleges
  • This is prepared using CUET UG 2026 scores, each programme’s subject-eligibility criteria, and the final locked preferences of 2,08,043 candidates
  • As per this year’s trend, Commerce and BA (Hons) programmes continue to dominate demand, with North Campus flagship colleges expected to post the highest closing scores once again
  • Allotted candidates have from today until 18 July 2026 to accept their seat, followed by college-level document verification till 20 July and fee payment by 21 July 2026
  • For context, last year’s (2025) first cutoff list was declared on 19 July 2025 and resulted in 93,166 total allocations against 71,624 seats — meaning many candidates received allotments across multiple preferences, with the actual number of unique admitted students being lower

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DU UG 2026 Admission — Complete Timeline

  • CUET UG 2026 Exam Conducted: 11 May – 07 June 2026
  • CSAS(UG) Registration Phase 1: Last Week of June 2026
  • CSAS(UG) Phase 2 — Subject Mapping & Preference Filling: 03 – 11 July 2026
  • Simulated Rank Released: 12 July 2026
  • Preference Editing/Correction Window Closed: 13 July 2026
  • 1st CSAS Cutoff & Seat Allotment Result: 16 July 2026 (Today)
  • Seat Acceptance (Freeze/Continue Upgrade): 16 – 18 July 2026
  • College Document Verification: Till 20 July 2026
  • Seat Confirmation Fee Payment: Till 21 July 2026
  • 2nd CSAS Allotment/Upgrade Round: Expected Late July 2026
  • 3rd Round, Spot Round & Mop-Up Round: Expected August 2026

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How to Check Your DU First Cutoff & Seat Allocation 2026

  • Visit the official DU CSAS portal — ugadmission.uod.ac.in
  • Log in with your CUET 2026 Application Number/Username and Password
  • Open your Dashboard — your allotted college and programme (if any) will be shown, along with the closing score for that specific category-programme-college combination
  • To browse the complete college-wise, category-wise cutoff PDF for all programmes, look for the “Cutoff List” link under the Notifications section of the portal
  • Use Ctrl+F (Windows) or Command+F (Mac) to search for a specific college or programme quickly within the PDF
  • Download and print/screenshot your allotment for reference during the acceptance and verification process

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DU CUET Cutoff 2025 — Actual Round 1 Closing Scores (Verified, For Comparison)
College & Programme 2025 General Category Closing Score (Out of 1000)
Hindu College — BA (Hons) Political Science 950.58 (Highest Overall)
Hindu College — BA Programme (History + Political Science) 936
Hindu College — BA (Hons) History 914
Hindu College — B.Com (Hons) 912
Hindu College — B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics 818
LSR — BA (Hons) Psychology 926.53
LSR — BA (Hons) Political Science 915
LSR — B.Com (Hons) 906
LSR — BA Programme (Economics + Political Science) 897
SRCC — B.Com (Hons) 917.43
SRCC — BA (Hons) Economics 909
St. Stephen’s College — BA (Hons) English 926
St. Stephen’s College — BA (Hons) History 918
St. Stephen’s College — BA (Hons) Economics 904
Miranda House — BA (Hons) Political Science 925.98
Miranda House — BA (Hons) History 894
Miranda House — BA (Hons) Geography 889
Kirori Mal College — BA (Hons) Political Science 909
Kirori Mal College — B.Com (Hons) 897
Kirori Mal College — BA (Hons) History 854
Source Note: These are verified, officially reported Round 1 closing scores from the 2025-26 admission cycle (declared 19 July 2025), shown here as a reference benchmark. Today’s 2026 cutoff for the same programmes will be visible on your CSAS dashboard and the official cutoff PDF.

3-Year Cutoff Movement — How DU Scores Have Shifted (2023 → 2025)

  • Humanities/Arts cutoffs rose sharply: Political Science at top colleges (Hindu, Miranda House, LSR, Kirori Mal) climbed from an 767–787 range (out of 800-scale) in 2023 to a 909–950 range (out of the newer 1000-scale) in 2025 — reflecting both scale normalisation changes and genuinely intensifying competition for these seats
  • Science cutoffs have fallen or stayed moderate: Science programme cutoffs (e.g., B.Sc Physics at Hindu College, around 557 in 2025) have remained comparatively lower than Humanities and Commerce, largely because many strong science students opt for parallel routes like JEE Main/NEET instead of pursuing a CUET-based DU science seat
  • Commerce has stayed high and stable: B.Com (Hons) and Economics at SRCC have consistently held near-peak cutoff positions across recent years, confirming Commerce’s enduring popularity
  • The General–SC gap has widened: At SRCC B.Com (Hons), the General-to-SC category cutoff gap widened from roughly 765–710 in 2022 to 917–792 in 2025 — showing growing competitiveness specifically within the General category
  • LSR Psychology remains DU’s most consistently “hardest” single programme: It has held the single highest cutoff at LSR every year since CUET began, closing at 926.53 in 2025

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DU Cutoff 2026 — What Experts Expect to Change This Year

  • Fully CBT-based CUET 2026: With CUET UG 2026 conducted entirely in Computer-Based Test mode (no hybrid pen-paper component), NTA’s tighter equi-percentile normalisation is expected to cluster scores more sharply at the top — potentially pushing elite North Campus cutoffs up by roughly 5–15 marks for the most competitive courses compared to 2025
  • Minor seat-matrix expansion: DU has indicated small increases in EWS category seats and a few BA Programme combinations for 2026, which could slightly soften cutoffs at mid-tier colleges offering these combinations
  • Single Girl Child supernumerary quota continues: This quota (introduced in 2024) keeps affecting General-category closing scores at women’s colleges like LSR and Miranda House in a non-linear way — meaning their cutoff shifts don’t always follow the same pattern as co-ed colleges
  • Overall demand remains near record highs: With 2,73,751 total CSAS registrations this year, competition intensity is expected to broadly mirror or slightly exceed 2025’s levels for the most sought-after programmes

Important: The points above reflect analyst/expert projections published before today’s official cutoff, not DU’s own numbers. Always treat your CSAS dashboard’s actual, live cutoff figures (visible today) as the only authoritative source.

2025’s Most Preferred Colleges — Round 1 Choice Trends
College Round 1 Allocations Received (2025)
Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) 3,879 (Highest)
Hindu College 31,901*
Hansraj College 15,902*
St. Stephen’s College 12,413*
Miranda House 11,403*
*Note: Figures for Hindu, Hansraj, St. Stephen’s, and Miranda House as widely reported appear to reflect a broader preference/allocation count metric (likely combined across multiple programmes/rounds) rather than single Round-1 seat numbers; treat these as an indicative popularity ranking among top 5 colleges rather than precise single-round seat counts.

Score-Wise: Where You Could Realistically Land in 2026
CUET DU Score Band (Out of 1000) Realistic Options Based on 2025 Trends
930+ Elite tier — Hindu Pol Sci, LSR Psychology, competitive North Campus Humanities
900 – 929 SRCC B.Com Hons, St. Stephen’s English/History, Miranda House Pol Sci, LSR B.Com
850 – 899 Kirori Mal Pol Sci/B.Com, Miranda House History/Geography, Hindu B.Sc Maths
700 – 849 Ramjas, ARSD, Hansraj (specific programmes), several strong BA Programme combinations
500 – 700 Many Science programmes (B.Sc Physics/Chemistry), several off-campus colleges — Daulat Ram, Aryabhatta, Kalindi
Note: This is a directional guide based on 2025 trends, not a guarantee. Your actual eligible options depend heavily on your specific subject combination, category, and today’s live cutoff — always cross-check against your own CSAS dashboard.

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What to Do After Getting Your Allotment — Accept, Freeze, or Upgrade
Option What It Means
Accept & Freeze Confirms admission permanently and opts out of future upgrades — best only if you are fully satisfied with your college/programme
Accept & Remain in Upgrade Pool Take admission now but stay eligible for a higher-preference seat in later rounds; you must act on any upgrade offer or risk cancellation
Decline / No Action A free exit is available if you don’t accept after Round 1; a deduction from refundable payment applies if declined after Round 2 onward
Once allocated and marked “Accepted/Upgraded”, you cannot move down your own preference list — you can only freeze at your current seat or move up to a higher preference. Plan your original preference order carefully with this rule in mind.

Smart Preference-List Strategy — Learnings From Past Years

  • Stretch Preferences (Top 8–12): List your genuinely aspirational choices — SRCC, Hindu, St. Stephen’s, LSR — even if your probability there is only 30–40%
  • Match Preferences (Next 15–20): Colleges like Hansraj, Kirori Mal, Ramjas, Miranda House combinations where your score sits comfortably above the expected closing range
  • Safety Preferences (Bottom 20–30): Off-campus colleges, BA Programme combinations, and evening colleges where you’re well above the likely cutoff — never leave this net empty
  • Common Mistake to Avoid: Every year, hundreds of strong candidates go unallocated simply because they filled too few preferences (e.g., only 10–12) and missed out on realistic safety options — aim for a broad, well-tiered list rather than a narrow one

Category-Wise Reservation & Cutoff Relaxation

  • Candidates from SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS/PwBD categories get cutoff relaxation compared to General category candidates for every college-programme combination
  • Based on 2025 trends, expect the OBC-NCL cutoff to run roughly 60–80 marks below the General cutoff for top courses, with SC/ST relaxations typically being larger still
  • Category certificates must be presented and verified during document verification — failure to do so can lead to disqualification from the reserved-category allotment or automatic consideration under General category
  • Special quotas — Kashmiri Migrants, Sports, ECA (Extra-Curricular Activities), and Single Girl Child (at women’s colleges) — also have distinct allotment provisions

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Documents Required for Seat Confirmation

  • CUET UG 2026 Admit Card & Scorecard
  • CSAS(UG) 2026 Allotment/Allocation Letter
  • Class 10 & Class 12 Marksheets and Passing Certificates
  • Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS/PwBD, as applicable) in prescribed format
  • Migration Certificate (if applicable, for candidates from boards/universities other than CBSE Delhi)
  • Character Certificate from the last attended institution
  • Passport-size Photographs
  • Valid Photo ID Proof (Aadhaar Card, etc.)
  • Seat Confirmation Fee Payment Receipt

If You Don’t Get Your Preferred College Today

  • This is only Round 1 — DU conducts at least 3 main allotment rounds, plus an upgrade round, a spot round, and a mop-up round before all seats are filled
  • Accept with upgrade active: If your current seat is acceptable but not your top choice, accept while staying in the upgrade pool instead of declining outright
  • Watch for new preference windows: Later rounds, especially the spot and mop-up rounds, may allow fresh preference submissions, opening up colleges that weren’t visible in Round 1
  • Track vacancy updates: DU publishes updated seat-vacancy data before each subsequent round — a college that seemed out of reach today could become accessible in Round 2 or 3 as higher-scoring candidates get admitted elsewhere and vacate seats there

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) — DU First Cutoff 2026

Q1. When was the DU UG 2026 first cutoff and seat allocation released?
Today, 16 July 2026, on the official CSAS portal ugadmission.uod.ac.in.

Q2. How does this compare to last year’s timeline?
In 2025, the first cutoff was declared on 19 July 2025 — so this year’s release on 16 July 2026 is slightly earlier in the admission cycle.

Q3. What was the highest DU cutoff last year?
Hindu College’s BA (Hons) Political Science closed at 950.58 out of 1000 for the General category in 2025 — the highest across all DU programmes.

Q4. Are science programmes easier to get into than humanities at DU?
Based on recent trends, yes — science programme cutoffs (e.g., B.Sc Physics) have generally run 150–300+ marks lower than top humanities/commerce programmes, partly because strong science students often pursue JEE/NEET-based options instead.

Q5. By when do I need to accept my allotted seat this year?
Between 16 and 18 July 2026, followed by document verification till 20 July and fee payment by 21 July 2026.

Q6. Can I lower my preference after accepting a seat?
No — once you accept and your status shows “Accepted/Upgraded”, you cannot move to a lower preference; you can only freeze at your current seat or move up to a higher one in later rounds.

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