Hostels in Delhi University (Criteria, Reservations, etc.)

It is one of the confusing topics as students generally don’t have the proper and correct information about hostels. Some students don’t even know that there is a hostel facility at Delhi University. Let us clear that for you, some colleges have hostels in Delhi University and they have certain guidelines and procedures that need to be followed. We all know that more than 1.5 Lakh students take admission in Delhi University every year and out of them, the majority are from outside Delhi. So, it is very necessary to provide them with the hostel facility to make it easier for them to adjust to this new environment.

Although it is very difficult to provide accommodation to all the students in this crowded city, still some top colleges have hostel facilities but seats are very limited in them as well.

So this is the list of the college that are providing hostel facilities for the students of Delhi University

List of Hostels in Delhi University

Reservation Criteria for Delhi University Hostels

Yes, just like in admissions there are reservation criteria in the hostel seats as well. 15% of the total seats in the hostel are reserved for SC students while the reservation quota for ST students is 7.5% and for Pwd students the percentage of seats reserved is 3%.

Hotel Admission Policy

All the college Hostels under Delhi University follow a strict merit policy when it comes to allotting hostel seats to the students. Just like the admissions, hostel seats are also allotted on the basis of the merit score of a particular student. Students belonging to other states and Union Territories other than the Delhi or NCR region are allowed to fill the form for hostels seats. Moreover, every college has different criteria regarding the number of states reserved for particular courses.

It is to be noted that the number of Hostel seats in Delhi University is very limited so one needs to fulfill each and every formality along with documents required to reserve their seats.

Procedure for Submitting Application

The application forms for the Hotel admissions are available on the official website of the College or students can avail it from the college as well. A certain application fee also has to be paid by the applicants at the time of submission.

After submission of applications, the college and hostel authority scrutinize all the applications received for the hotel admissions and create a list of shortlisted candidates. The Authority also prepares one waiting list for the students who can avail seats if any shortlisted student fails to proceed further. Shortlisted candidates then required to verify their documents and have to sit for a general interview conducted by the authorities. After the successful completion of document verification and interview, the selected students need to deposit the security to claim their seats in the respective hostels.

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