DU makes changes to BA (Hons) English admissions through CUET 2025

The University of Delhi (DU) has revised the program-specific eligibility requirements for admission to BA (Hons) English via CUET UG 2025. According to the new requirements, the candidates are required to sit for the English paper in CUET 2025 and any three domain-specific subjects from 'List B.' The revision has been detailed in the DU admission brochure for the academic year 2025.

Delhi University will accept students to undergraduate programs on the basis of CUET UG scores, other than SOL, NCWEB, and foreign students. The new eligibility criteria have been made available on the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal at admission.uod.ac.in.

DU BA (Hons) English admission 2025: Eligibility criteria

Students are required to take any one of the following subject combinations in CUET 2025:

Combination 1 – English (List A) + Any three subjects from List B

Combination 2 – English and one other language from List A + Any two subjects from List B

The merit list will be finalised based on the highest CUET score derived from these combinations.

DU UG Admissions 2025: Subject list changes

DU has also changed the domain-specific subject list for undergraduate admissions. Subjects are categorized into:

List A (14 language subjects) – Contains English, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Urdu, and others.

List B (22 domain-specific subjects) – Contains subjects such as Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, History, and Sociology.

Five subjects—Legal Studies, Engineering Graphics, Teacher Training, Entrepreneurship, and Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India—have also been withdrawn from List B.

Applicants can view the entire brochure for DU UG admissions 2025 here.

BA (Hons) English seat matrix in DU Colleges

Delhi University has announced the availability of BA (Hons) English seats in 47 colleges. Seat details of Aryabhatta College are yet to be declared. Category-wise seat allocation differs from college to college, including colleges such as Hindu College, Hansraj College, St. Stephen's College, and Miranda House.

Candidates should thoroughly read through the new subject requirements and eligibility criteria carefully prior to applying to BA (Hons) English at DU for the 2025-26 academic year.