The University of Delhi’s (DU) postgraduate admissions process for the 2026-27 academic session has witnessed a strong response, with 8,976 students accepting their allotted seats in the first round of admissions as of 11:16 pm on June 16.
According to the latest admission update released by the university, 273 candidates had completed the fee payment process by the same time.
Delhi University had announced 11,548 seat allocations in the first round for its two-year postgraduate programmes. The allocations were made live on June 15 under Round 1 of the Common Seat Allocation System for Postgraduate Admissions (CSAS-PG) 2026.
The first round covered 74 postgraduate programmes across categories, including Unreserved (UR), Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL), Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), Kashmiri Migrants (KM), Single Girl Child (SGC), and Orphan categories.
Candidates who have been offered seats in the first round can accept their allocations until June 17, while the last date for fee payment is June 19.
The university has clarified that admissions to performance-based programmes, such as MA Music, Master of Physical Education (MPEd), Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA), and admissions under the Children/Widows of Armed Forces Personnel (CW) and Sports categories, will be conducted along with the third round of admissions.
Applicants to these programmes have been advised to check the websites of the respective departments for schedules related to auditions and performance tests.
With nearly 9,000 candidates already accepting their allotted seats, the admission process has entered a crucial phase ahead of subsequent rounds of allocations and upgrades.
