University of Delhi (DU) conducts entrance exams for admissions to undergraduate courses i.e. BMS, BBA, B. A. (Hons.) in Economics, B.A.(Honours) Multimedia and Mass Communication, B.A. (Honours) Humanities & Social Sciences and B.Tech.(IT & Mathematical Innovations). The students who want to pursue the bachelor courses offered at various faculties, Indraprastha College for Women and Cluster Innovation Centre can apply for DU Admissions 2018 before the last date of application. Students need to apply in online mode for DU Entrance Exam 2018 courses through common application form of DU admissions 2018 only. They can select the courses for entrance exam based courses in step 4 of DU Application Form 2018. For students seeking admissions to the below mentioned UG courses (entrance exam based), we have provided all information including DU JAT 2018, DU UG entrance exam dates, exam pattern, and selection criteria.
DU Entrance based programmes –
| Faculty/College |
Courses |
| Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities (through DU JAT 2018) |
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| Cluster Innovation Centre |
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| Faculty of Education |
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| Faculty of Inter-disciplinary & Applied Sciences |
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| Indraprastha College for Women |
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| Faculty of Social Sciences |
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| Music and Fine Arts |
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DU Admissions 2018 Online Application Form
DU Entrance Exam Dates 2018 –
| Events |
Dates |
| Application form last date |
June 07, 2018 |
| DU JAT 2018 |
June 22, 2018 BMS/BBA (FIA) and Business Economics-1 (8:00 am to 10:00 am) BMS/BBA (FIA) and Business Economics-2 (12:00 pm to 2:00 pm) |
| DU Entrance Exam for B.Sc. in Physical Education |
June 17, 2018 (12:00 pm to 2:00 pm) |
| DU Entrance Exam for B.A. (Honours) Multimedia and Mass Communication |
June 20, 2018 (12:00 pm to 2:00 pm) |
| DU Entrance Exam for B.Tech and B.A. (Hons.) Humanities & Social Sciences |
June 21, 2018 B.A. (Hons.) Humanities & Social Sciences and CIC(8:00 am to 10:00 am) B.Tech and CIC (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm) |
Exam Pattern of DU Entrance Exam 2018 –
Exam mode – The DU entrance exam for all UG courses will be conducted in Computer based mode only. There will be written examination for B.Sc. in PE, HE & Sports.
Exam Duration – The UG entrance exam of DU will be of two hours duration.
Type of questions – There will be multiple choice based questions only.
Test language – The question paper will be provided in English as well as Hindi language.
Entrance Exam Syllabus – The questions in the DU entrance exam will be based on syllabus of Class 10+2 level for the subjects. Only the syllabus for Bachelor of Elementary Education will be up to Class 10th level.
Total questions – There will be 100 MCQs in entrance exam paper of each course.
Total Marks – The total marks for the DU entrance exam is 400.
Marking Scheme – Each question has been allotted 4 marks and there will be negative marking of one mark in case of wrong attempts.
Subjects –
- B.Tech - Mathematics, Reasoning and Analytical Ability
- 5 yr Integrated Programme in Journalism - General Awareness, Media Awareness, Current Affairs, English Comprehension, Grammatical and Analytical Skills, and Logical Reasoning and Basic Mathematics Skills
- B.Sc. in PE, HE & Sports – Health, Physical Education, Sports and General Knowledge
- Bachelor of Elementary Education – English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Social science
- B.A. (Hons) in Humanities & Social Sciences – General Awareness, Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Communication skills (English/Hindi), Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Exam Pattern of DU JAT 2018:
The admissions to UG courses i.e. B.A. (Hons.) Business Economics, BMS, and BBA (FIA) will be done on basis of DU Joint Admission Test (DU JAT) i.e. there will be single test for these courses. Candidates can check here features of DU JAT 2018 –
Exam mode – DU JAT 2018 will be conducted in Computer Based Test mode only
Test Duration – The entrance exam duration will be of two hours only.
Type of Questions – The question paper of DU JAT 2018 will be based on objective type questions with four choices each.
Subjects: The DU JAT 2018 will include questions from five subjects’ i.e. –
- Quantitative Ability
- Reasoning and Analytical
- Ability
- General English
- Business and General Awareness
Total questions – There will be 100 MCQs in DU JAT 2018.
Total Marks – The total marks for the DU entrance exam is 400.
Marking Scheme –
- Each question has been allotted 4 marks
- One mark will be deducted in case of wrong attempts.
- No marks will be given for questions not answered
DU Entrance Exam 2018 Selection Criteria –
The selection of candidates will be done on basis of merit list for DU Entrance Exam 2018. It will be prepared on basis of marks scored by candidates in their respective entrance exam. There will be separate merit list for each course of DU Entrance Exam 2018.
The selection criteria for DU JAT 2018 is –
- Entrance Test: 65%
- Qualifying Examination: 35%
Moreover, the candidates must have obtained minimum marks in the Class 12th qualifying examination or equivalent as mentioned in the table provided below –
| DU UG Entrance Exam based course |
Minimum Qualifying marks |
| B.A. (Hons.) Business Economics, BMS, and BBA (FIA) |
60% marks in the qualifying examination in aggregate of four subjects i.e. English, Mathematics, and any two subjects from List A |
| B.Tech (ITMI) |
60% marks in the qualifying examination in aggregate of four subjects (including Mathematics). |
| B.A. (Hons) Humanities and Social Sciences |
60% marks in the qualifying examination in aggregate of four subjects. |
| Bachelor of Elementary Education (B. El.Ed.) |
50% marks in the qualifying examination in aggregate of four subjects including one subject from List I and three subjects from List II or One from List I and two from List II and One subject from List III. |
| Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Health Education & Sports (B.Sc. [PE,HE &S]) |
45% in aggregate of one language and three best subjects in the qualifying examination. |
| B.A. (Honours) Multimedia and Mass Communication |
75% in aggregate of ‘BEST FOUR’ subjects including 85% marks in English language the qualifying examination. |
| Five-Year Integrated Programme in Journalism in Delhi School of Journalism |
50% in aggregate of all five subjects in 10+2 level qualifying examination. |
List of subjects for ‘best of four’ marks –
List A –
To know more students can download the DU Admission 2018 Information Brochure for Undergraduate courses –
