Overview
- The Office of the Dean Students’ Welfare opened the Financial Support Scheme on Thursday, Sept 24, and online applications are now live with a final submission date of October 13, 2026.
- Students from families with annual income up to ₹4 lakh qualify for a 100% fee waiver capped at ₹15,000 while families with income between ₹4,00,001 and ₹8 lakh qualify for a 50% waiver capped at ₹10,000.
- Only bonafide full‑time undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in DU departments, institutes or centres may apply and the scheme excludes most DU colleges, BTech programmes except CIC, five‑year law, the School of Open Learning and NCWEB, and students with an Essential Repeat.
- Applicants must upload an income or EWS/OBC‑NCL certificate for FY 2025‑26, family ITRs and PANs, a bonafide certificate, recent fee receipt, marksheet, student bank details and an undertaking, and DU has said notary‑signed or student‑issued income certificates will not be accepted.
- DU will announce a schedule for offline submission and document verification on the DSW website and students should monitor dsw.du.ac.in or du.ac.in or email fss@dsw.du.ac.in for updates because verification and caps may limit how many students ultimately receive aid.