Why Fewer Women Have Been Getting Into Delhi University Since CUET Brought In
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 13 July 2025 | The Indian Express
The number of women joining Delhi University (DU) for undergraduate courses has dipped since the introduction of the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) in 2022, data shows.
In 2021, a year before the centralised test was introduced, 54,818 women took admission in the various undergraduate courses that DU offers. This dipped to 34,120 in 2022.
Over the next two years, the numbers rose slightly to 36,039 in 2023 and 38,096 in 2024, but are well short of the pre-CUET figures….