DU Admission 2017: English (Hons) & BA Courses get Maximum Applications
- BA and English (Hons) programmes are most popular courses at DU this year.
- DU has received up to 90 thousand applications for both these programmes.
- The number of applications is huge as most candidates are eligible for these courses.
The University of Delhi is known for its language courses and attracts a large pool of students for such courses. DU Application Process 2017 is underway and some of the most popular courses this season are the BA and English (Hons) programmes.
DU has received up to 90 thousand applications for the BA and English (Hons) courses separately. 90,188 applications have been received for the BA programme, whereas, English (Hons) has received a total of 86,595 applications.
Check out some of the most popular programmes of DU:
| Name of the Course | Popularity Rank | Number of Applications Received |
| B.A. Programme | 1 | 90,188 |
| B.A. (Hons.) English | 2 | 86,595 |
| B.Com | 3 | 75,866 |
| B.A. (Hons.) Political Science | 4 | 64,549 |
| B.A. (Hons.) Economics | 5 | 64,010 |
| B.A. (Hons.) History | 6 | 56,416 |
| B.Com. (Hons.) | 7 | 54,995 |
| B.A. (Hons.) Journalism | 8 | 52,387 |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics | 9 | 49,592 |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry | 10 | 47,325 |
Talking about the popularity of these top two courses at DU, University officials said that the maximum number of applications are received for these courses because most of the applicants qualify the selection criteria of these subjects.
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Other programmes receive relatively fewer applications as they have specific requirements apart from the regular 10+2 eligibility criteria, officials stated. For admissions to courses like Commerce and Science, the candidate must have studied the subject at 10+2 levels or else marks are deducted.
However, English (Hons) is open for all as all of the students have studied the subject till secondary education levels.
Officials also informed that a huge number of applications leads to high cut-offs. The cut-offs for various DU programmes depend on the number of seats available and the number of applicants.
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The cut-offs cannot be estimated yet as the university is still receiving applications. The last date to register for UG courses offered by DU is June 12, 2017.