DU UG Admissions 2026: Round 1 ECA cut off out; check college-wise CEM scores
Vishnukumar V | August 13, 2026 | 05:54 PM IST | 3 mins read
DU UG Admission 2026: Candidates can check maximum and minimum CEM scores for ECA categories, including dance, music, theatre, quiz, NCC and yoga.
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The University of Delhi (DU) has published the round 1 allocation and admission details for undergraduate admissions 2026-27 under the Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) category. The university has published the maximum and minimum Combined ECA Merit (CEM) scores at which colleges were allocated across different ECA categories.
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The DU UG ECA cutoff has been published for categories including creative writing, dance, debate, digital media, fine arts, music, instrumental music, theatre, quiz, divinity, NCC, NSS and yoga. The university has also mentioned the colleges allocated at the highest and lowest CEM scores in each category.
According to the University of Delhi, the CEM score is calculated using 25% of the candidate's highest programme-specific CUET UG 2026 score and 75% of the highest ECA score obtained from the ECA categories for which the candidate is being considered.
The university said that allocations are based on CEM merit, candidate preferences and the ECA seat matrix of each college.
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DU ECA Round 1 Cut-off 2026: Category-wise CEM scores
The following table shows the maximum and minimum CEM scores and the corresponding colleges for the ECA categories listed by the university.
ECA category/sub-category | Highest CEM score and college name | Lowest CEM score and college name | ||
Creative Writing (Hindi) | 3468.936 | Hansraj College | 2407.113 | Zakir Hussain Delhi College (Evening) |
Creative Writing (English) | 3718.738 | Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies | 2917.695 | Satyawati College (Evening) |
Dance: Indian Classical | 3850.370 | Hindu College | 2927.483 | PGDAV (Evening) College |
Dance: Indian Folk | 3601.524 | Hansraj College | 2347.925 | Sri Aurobindo College (Evening) |
Dance: Western | 3521.881 | Hansraj College | 2039.790 | Sri Aurobindo College (Evening) |
Dance: Choreography | 3720.099 | Lady Shri Ram College | 1530.787 | Bhagini Nivedita College |
Debate: Hindi | 3487.603 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 2140.986 | Satyawati College (Evening) |
Debate: English | 3668.331 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 2867.710 | Shyam Lal College (Evening) |
Digital Media: Photography | 3402.726 | Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies | 2268.715 | Shyam Lal College (Evening) |
Digital Media: Film Making | 3256.683 | Ramjas College | 2342.173 | Kalindi College |
Digital Media: Animation | 3082.024 | Ramjas College | 2607.657 | Gargi College |
Fine Arts: Sketching & Painting | 3634.088 | - | 2676.419 | Shyam Lal College (Evening) |
Fine Arts: Sculpture | 3023.458 | Kirori Mal College | 2473.462 | Lady Shri Ram College |
Music (Vocal): Indian | 3721.835 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 1506.388 | Bhagini Nivedita College |
Music (Vocal): Western | 3459.833 | Hansraj College | 1769.708 | Janki Devi Memorial College |
DU ECA Round 1 Cutoff 2026: Instrumental music
DU has also released allocation details for several Indian and Western instrumental music categories. The highest CEM score among the listed instrumental categories was 3817.427 for Western Keyboard, for which Lady Shri Ram College was allocated.
ECA category/subcategory | Highest CEM score and college name | Lowest CEM score and college name | ||
Instrumental Indian: Tabla | 3408.808 | Hansraj College | 2432.297 | Maitreyi College |
Instrumental Indian: Dholak | 2901.914 | Ramjas College | — | Single eligible candidate |
Instrumental Indian: Harmonium | 3280.104 | Ramanujan College | 1487.958 | Zakir Hussain Delhi College (Evening) |
Instrumental Indian: Flute | 3215.779 | Hindu College | 2461.518 | Dyal Singh College |
Instrumental Indian: Sitar | 3331.150 | Hindu College | 2362.644 | Deshbandhu College |
Instrumental Indian: Violin | 3577.375 | Hansraj College | 2985.468 | Shaheed Bhagat Singh College |
Instrumental Western: Drums | 3377.436 | Hansraj College | 2327.128 | Zakir Hussain Delhi College |
Instrumental Western: Guitar (Lead) | 3533.350 | Hindu College | 2113.736 | Janki Devi Memorial College |
Instrumental Western: Guitar (Bass) | 3167.818 | Ramjas College | 2803.955 | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College |
Instrumental Western: Keyboard | 3817.427 | Lady Shri Ram College | 1768.231 | PGDAV (Evening) College |
DU ECA Round 1 Cut off 2026: Theatre, quiz, NCC and other categories
The university has also published Round 1 allocation scores for theatre, quiz, divinity, NCC, NSS and yoga. The highest CEM score in this group was 3689.376 for theatre, with Lady Shri Ram College receiving the allocation at the maximum score.
ECA category | Highest CEM score and college name | Lowest CEM score and college name | ||
Theatre | 3689.376 | Lady Shri Ram College | 2157.374 | Zakir Hussain Delhi College (Evening) |
Quiz | 3677.460 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 1965.428 | Janki Devi Memorial College |
Divinity | 3113.578 | Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College | 2685.497 | Mata Sundri College |
NCC | 3688.510 | Jesus & Mary College | 2450.659 | Aditi Mahavidyalaya |
NSS | 3543.220 | Miranda House | 2209.384 | Lady Irwin College |
Yoga | 3567.802 | Shri Ram College of Commerce | 2747.466 | Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College |
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DU ECA admission 2026: How CEM scores are calculated
The University of Delhi has clarified that the CEM score is out of 4,000. It is calculated by combining the candidate's Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG 2026 score and ECA score. Twenty-five per cent of the highest programme-specific CUET score is combined with 75% of the highest ECA score from the categories for which the candidate is being considered.
DU has also stated that some sub-categories are not included because either no colleges offered seats under those categories or there were no eligible candidates. The university has advised applicants to report any discrepancies to ECA admissions for timely resolution.
The final decision on admission will rest with the university and will remain subject to verification and compliance, according to the document.
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