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- Delhi University has allowed two off-campus colleges, Aditi Mahavidyalaya and Bhagini Nivedita College, to admit students based on Class 12 marks while the CUET-based admission process is still running.
- The colleges have historically struggled with high seat vacancies — over 700 vacant seats at Bhagini Nivedita and around 600 at Aditi Mahavidyalaya last year — which the university cites as the reason for the relaxation.
- Unlike previous years, when merit-based admission was permitted only after all CUET rounds ended, this time it is happening mid-cycle, prompting criticism from some teachers who say it creates a parallel admission route.
- The DU registrar maintains this is not a policy change and that undergraduate admissions overall will continue through CUET and CSAS.
What to watch next
- Whether more colleges seek similar relaxation or teachers' groups force a review through the Academic Council.
- How many students the two colleges admit and whether vacancies reduce this year.
- Whether DU keeps CUET-CSAS as the sole centralised route or tweaks the policy for vacant seats after mop-up rounds.
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