Scored below zero? These subjects of DU’s PG courses still have seats for you

Scored below zero? Delhi University’s PG courses still have seats for you. (AI Image)

Delhi University PG cut-off 2025: In an unprecedented move that challenges conventional academic expectations, Delhi University (DU) has revealed cut-off scores for several postgraduate (PG) programmes that dip to zero—and even into negative figures. This surprising trend, captured through data from DU’s official website, indicates a significant shift in the admission dynamics for the 2025 academic session. This trend is visible across both humanities and science disciplines, and in multiple categories, including the unreserved (UR) category.The data was sourced from DU’s official admissions portal and spans two rounds of seat allocations. It covers courses under both central departments and constituent colleges.Negative and zero cut-offs seen across disciplinesSome of the lowest cut-offs were recorded in language and philosophy-based programmes. The MA (Persian) course under the Department of Persian had a minimum score of -19 for the UR category in Round 1, which increased to 23 in Round 2. The MA (Buddhist Studies), offered by the Department of Buddhist Studies, had a consistent cut-off of -10 across both rounds for the UR category.At Zakir Husain Delhi College, the MA (Arabic) programme had a cut-off of -5 in both rounds for UR candidates. Similarly, the MA (Philosophy) programme offered under NCWEB started with a zero score in Round 1 and increased to 39 in Round 2.Science courses also displayed cut-offs below zero in some categories. The MSc (Informatics) programme, under the Department of Informatics and Communication, recorded -4 as the Round 2 cut-off for UR candidates and the same score in Round 1 for the SC category. The MSc (Electronics) course under the EWS category had a -4 cut-off in Round 2.Some of DU PG programmes with low or negative cut-offsThe following table summarises all 15 postgraduate programmes identified with minimum scores of zero or below in at least one round or category:

Reserved categories reflect broader access trendsThe data shows that several programmes offered relatively low entry thresholds for candidates in reserved categories. The MSc (Chemistry) programme at Hans Raj College accepted SC category candidates with -3 in both rounds. The MSc (Informatics) programme accepted SC candidates with -4 in Round 1, while the MSc (Electronics) course under the EWS category also had a -4 cut-off in Round 2.In the humanities, the MA (Japanese) course under the SC category recorded a -6 score in Round 2. The MA (Life Long Learning & Extension) course accepted ST candidates with a score of 0 in Round 1.Some programmes show rising demand in later roundsCertain programmes demonstrated a significant increase in cut-off scores between Round 1 and Round 2. For instance, the MA (Bengali) programme recorded 5 in Round 1 and jumped to 110 in Round 2 for UR candidates. The MA (Philosophy) programme similarly moved from 0 to 39 in the same category.This could be attributed to late applications, increased seat conversion, or departmental changes in availability. However, no speculative reasons are confirmed in the available data.Science and interdisciplinary courses show mixed demandWhile traditional science courses such as MSc (Chemistry) and MSc (Mathematics) had competitive thresholds in some categories, others such as MSc (Informatics) and MSc (Electronics) reflected comparatively lower demand or flexible intake policies. The MSc (Mathematics Education) programme under the OBC category had a cut-off of 0 in Round 1, and no cut-off was declared for Round 2.DU PG Round 2 cut-off list 2025DU PG Round 1 cut-off list 2025