DU opens admissions to its master's courses through CUET scores, apply before June 7

The University of Delhi has opened registrations for admissions to its two-year postgraduate programmes for the academic session 2026-27.

According to an official press release issued by the university, Delhi University will now offer two types of postgraduate programmes from the 2026-27 academic session:

• One-year Master’s degree programmes

• Two-year Master’s degree programmes

Registration for two-year PG programmes begins

The registration process for two-year postgraduate programmes began on May 16 and will remain open till 11:59 pm on June 7, 2026, on its official registration portal, pgadmission.uod.ac.in.

Admissions will be conducted through the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal based solely on scores obtained in the Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET-PG) 2026 examination.

Students currently studying in the third or fourth year of their undergraduate programme will be eligible to apply for the two-year Master’s courses, provided they satisfy the programme-specific eligibility criteria and have appeared in the relevant CUET-PG paper.

Registration fee

Delhi University has also announced the CSAS (PG) 2026 application fee structure.

The non-refundable application fee per programme is:

• Rs 100 for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates

• Rs 250 for Unreserved (UR), Other Backward Classes - Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates

DU introduces DigiLocker-based integration

The university has also introduced an automated credential integration system this year.

According to the press release, student details such as name, date of birth, category, gender, parents’ names, and CUET scores will now be auto-integrated through the DigiLocker/API Setu platform.

The university said the system is aimed at reducing duplicate data handling, improving security, and creating a more uniform authentication mechanism for admissions.

One-year Master’s programmes to begin soon

Delhi University has also confirmed that applications for one-year postgraduate programmes under the NEP structure will be invited separately through another portal.

The university stated that students pursuing a four-year Bachelor’s Honours degree with Research or Entrepreneurship, as well as students graduating with a four-year Bachelor’s degree with a Major in the relevant subject, will be eligible to apply for the one-year Master’s programmes.

Candidates have been advised to regularly visit the official admission portal for updates regarding schedules, eligibility, and seat allocation rules.