Overview

• Of approximately 71,000 eligible undergraduates, 31,004 have opted out of the optional fourth year, indicating that more than 55% are enrolling for the research-focused final year.
• Delhi University has implemented the four-year structure in full for the first time under NEP 2020, welcoming both freshers and fourth-year students at orientation events.
• The university reports completion of major upgrades—including new research labs, digital learning portals and campus infrastructure—to support the expanded programme.
• DU offers 71,624 undergraduate seats across 79 programmes in 69 colleges, with BCom (Hons) attracting 1,990,966 first-preference applications.
• Teachers’ associations and education experts warn of potential dropout spikes, curriculum ambiguities and faculty shortages despite DU’s assurances of readiness.