DU CSAS Merit List 2026 Out Today at 5 PM: First Seat Allotment Result, Cut-Offs for Hindu, Miranda House, SRCC — Accept Seat by July 18

The University of Delhi will release the DU CSAS first seat allotment 2026 at 5 PM today, July 16, at ugadmission.uod.ac.in, opening the decisive phase of undergraduate admissions for the 2026-27 session. Log in with your CUET UG 2026 application number and password to see your allotted college and programme.

Then move fast. The acceptance window closes on July 18 — not July 21, as some reports have suggested. July 21 is only the fee deadline, and you cannot reach it without accepting first.

2,08,043 candidates have locked their programme-college preferences this year. They are competing for roughly 71,600 seats across 67 colleges and 73 undergraduate programmes plus more than 100 BA Programme combinations. That is close to three applicants per seat — and far steeper at Hindu College, Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Miranda House, Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) and St. Stephen's College.

Delhi University releases college- and programme-wise cut-offs alongside the allotment list. Both go live at 5 PM.

DU CSAS Round 1 2026: Key Dates at a Glance

The Numbers Behind the List — What the Funnel Actually Shows

Three figures nobody is putting together:

One. Of the 2,73,751 who signed up on the CSAS portal, only 2,18,284 completed registration — a 20.3% drop-off before the process even began. A further 10,241 registered candidates never submitted preferences, ruling themselves out of Round 1 entirely.

Two. Women dominate the applicant pool. Of those who completed registration, 1,20,509 are female and 97,775 are male — women make up 55.2%, a lead of nearly 22,700 candidates. That gap will show up directly in today's college-wise allotments.

Three. Preference submissions rose after simulated ranks — from 2,06,835 to 2,08,043. DU Dean of Admissions Haneet Gandhi told PTI the increase was expected, as registered candidates who had not filled preferences completed the process once they saw where they stood.

Preference Shift: B.Com (Hons) Rules, Dyal Singh Climbs

Commerce continues to dominate. The 10 most preferred UG programmes this year:

1. B.Com (Hons)

2. B.Com

3. BA (Hons) English

4. BA (Hons) Political Science

5. BA Programme (History + Political Science)

6. BA (Hons) History

7. B.Sc (Hons) Zoology

8. B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics

9. B.Sc Programme Life Science

10. BA (Hons) Economics

Reports based on the July 12 simulated rank data also indicate a reshuffle in college preferences, with Dyal Singh College breaking into the most-preferred bracket for the first time. Today's allotment is the first hard test of whether that shift holds.

How to Check DU CSAS Merit List 2026 — Step by Step

1. Go to ugadmission.uod.ac.in (also reachable via admission.uod.ac.in)

2. Click the CSAS (UG) 2026 login link

3. Enter your CUET UG 2026 application number and password

4. Open the Seat Allotment tab on your dashboard

5. Your allotted college + programme appears on screen

6. Download and save the allotment letter / list PDF

Server tip: the portal will be hit by lakhs of logins at 5 PM sharp. Try 5:20–6:30 PM, use a desktop browser, and keep your application number ready. Do not rely on third-party "check your result here" links.

DU First Cut-Off 2026: How It's Actually Decided

DU no longer publishes cut-offs before admissions the way it did pre-CUET. Under CSAS, the cut-off is a closing score, published after the fact — it is simply the CUET UG 2026 score of the last candidate allotted a seat in that college-programme-category combination.

It moves on five variables: number of applicants for that combination, seats available, category, CUET UG 2026 difficulty, and the preference order candidates submitted.

Two corrections worth publishing loudly, because both errors are circulating:

• DU has no domicile or state quota. There is no "85% state / 15% central" split at Delhi University — that is a NEET rule, not a DU one. CUET score and preference order are the only levers.

• Any cut-off you see before 5 PM is a prediction, not an official figure. Expected cut-offs are model outputs from last year's data. Treat them as such.

Minority institutions such as St. Stephen's College and Jesus and Mary College conduct interviews for seats under their minority quota, where CUET carries part-weightage alongside the college's own assessment. The exact split for these seats has been litigated in recent years — check the college's own notification rather than a news table.

Accept, Freeze or Upgrade: The Decision That Costs Students Seats

This is where Round 1 goes wrong every single year.

Accept (by July 18) — mandatory. Not accepting means your allotment lapses. Acceptance is not a commitment to stay; it is the entry ticket.

Then verification (by July 20), then fee (by July 21) — the college scrutinises your uploaded documents and approves; only then do you pay. Admission is confirmed only on payment.

Upgrade (reorder by July 21) — you remain in the running for a higher preference in Round 2. Under CSAS, upgrade eligibility flows from having taken admission in the current round, not from skipping it. If you are upgraded, your Round 1 seat is automatically cancelled and you must complete formalities for the new seat — inaction there can push you out of CSAS 2026 altogether.

Freeze — you lock your current seat and exit the upgrade pool permanently. Choose this only if you would genuinely not move for a better option.

The trap: students who dislike their Round 1 college often do nothing, assuming Round 2 will be a clean slate. It is not. Accept → pay → upgrade is the only route to a better seat. Skipping Round 1 does not improve your Round 2 odds; it just removes you from the board.

Documents Required After DU CSAS Allotment 2026

• CUET UG 2026 scorecard / admit card

• Class 10 marksheet and certificate (for date of birth)

• Class 12 marksheet and certificate

• Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS) in the candidate's own name, from the competent authority

• PwBD, CW, KM, ECA or Sports certificates, where claimed

• Passport-size photograph and signature

• Valid government photo ID (Aadhaar/PAN/Passport/Driving Licence)

• Transfer / Migration certificate, if applicable

• Character certificate, if sought by the college

All certificates must be in the candidate's own name. Originals must be produced at the college on demand.

Didn't Get a Seat in Round 1? What Happens Next

No allotment today is not the end. DU will publish the second allotment list on July 25 at 12 noon, with acceptance by July 26, verification by July 27 and fee payment by July 28.

If seats remain vacant after the first two rounds, the university has indicated further allocation rounds, and in past cycles has run spot and mop-up rounds along with a mid-entry window for candidates who missed CSAS registration. Schedules for those rounds are announced closer to the date on the official portal.

Candidates without an allotment can also reorder their preferences for the next round — the single most effective thing you can do between now and July 25. Add every eligible college-programme combination you would genuinely accept. A short preference list is the leading cause of no-allotment.

Where DU UG Admissions 2026 Stand

Phase 1 registration opened June 26; Phase 2 subject mapping and preference filling ran July 3–11. Simulated ranks went live on July 12 at 5 PM, followed by a 24-hour preference-change window that shut on July 13 at 4:59 PM. Admissions rest entirely on CUET UG 2026 scores — the NTA declared those results on June 23 — subject to programme-specific eligibility.

DU has also introduced API Setu-based auto-integration this cycle, pulling name, date of birth, photograph and signature directly from the CUET UG 2026 application to cut manual data-entry errors.

For reference: in 2025, DU's first allotment covered 71,624 seats across 79 UG programmes in 69 colleges. The confirmed 2026 Round 1 seat count will be published with today's list.

Official portal: ugadmission.uod.ac.in | admission.uod.ac.in

This report will be updated when the list goes live at 5 PM.