DU College Seats Remain Vacant as CUET-Based System Faces Scrutiny
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 10 October 2025 | The Telegraph
Best-ranked colleges in the country have failed to fill up seats even after four rounds of admissions, prompting Delhi University (DU) to start a mop-up round.
Several teachers have blamed the development on an opaque admission process. Institutions such as Hindu College, Miranda House, Hans Raj College, Kirori Mal College (KMC) and St Stephen’s College are currently offering the vacant seats to students based on their Class XII marks and not the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). These five colleges, which used to see a beeline of aspirants, still have 93 unoccupied seats….