After CUET, DU admissions drop 25%; enrolment of girls sees decrease. According to data accessed by The Sunday Express, DU’s enrolment figures have hit a five-year low from 73,374 students in 2018-19 to 64,915 in 2022-23.
This year, there were roughly 70,000 undergraduate seats on offer. The drop-in admissions are even sharper when compared to last year — there have been 22,283 fewer enrolments, a 25.5% dip.
The data reveals that a bulk of the decrease this year is because of fewer girls seeking admission to DU – their enrolment in UG programmes dropped by 37.75%, from 54,818 in 2021 to 34,120 in 2022-23. On the other hand, male enrolment witnessed only a marginal drop of 1,585 — from 32,380 in 2021 to 30,795 this year.
DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh told The Sunday Express that the university administration would look into the reasons for the changed composition of the DU classroom. “If such is the case, we will look into the matter and do the needful,” he said.
“Till last year, the admissions were based on cut-off marks. Teachers across DU’s colleges said the drop in enrolment of girls at DU is evident in their classrooms. The dip in total enrolment – girls and boys – was also witnessed at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), which, along with DU, received the highest number of applications for admission to UG programmes through CUET.