Delhi University begins ECA Admission Trials; Check seat availability, last date, other details
Delhi University (DU) will commence its admission trials for Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) today, with activities planned across various colleges till July 26. A detailed schedule covering over a dozen categories, including music, dance, debate, theatre, digital media, yoga, and fine arts, has been released by the University. Every category is further divided into sub-categories in order to evaluate candidates in specific domains. Hindi debate and Indian vocal music trials are scheduled to take place on July 18, the opening day. Admissions under the ECA category are conducted via a centralised process. This composite system gives 75% weightage to performance in ECA, which includes certificates and trials, and 25% weightage to CUET scores.
DU Starts ECA Admission: Seats Availability
The Delhi University has decided to allocate a total of 1,347 seats across 14 different categories under the ECA quota this year. These categories include creative writing and debate (both Hindi & English), digital media like photography, animation, and filmmaking, divinity, fine arts (like sketching, painting, and sculpture), Indian and Western vocal and instrumental music, various dance forms (Indian classical, folk, Western, and choreography), theatre with 122 seats, quiz with 25 seats, and yoga with 42 seats. The dance category alone accounts for 275 seats.
Some categories like NCC with 98 seats and NSS with 100 seats do not make candidate undergo a physical trial compulsorily.
DU Starts ECA Admission: College-Wise Trial Schedule
- Debate (Hindi and English): Ramjas College, July 18-26
- Theatre: Miranda House
- Dance and Yoga: Mata Sundri College
- Indian Vocal & Instrumental Music: Bharati College
- Yoga: Bharati College, starting July 21
- Instrumental Music (Indian and Western): Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), from July 21
- Fine Arts (Sketching, Painting, Sculpture): Trials to be held at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, starting July 21
While the quiz category trial is scheduled for July 22, Creative writing for both Hindi and English is scheduled to have a single-slot trial on July 21. The university also said that no rescheduling requests will be accepted for the single-slot events but outstation candidates are allowed to request a date change for multi-day categories, within the specified schedule window.
According to the schedule, digital media trials which includes photography, filmmaking, and animation are to be conducted at Maharaja Agrasen College between 21 to 23 July. Trials for Western instrumental music such as drums, guitar, saxophone and violin are scheduled to be conducted at Sri Aurobindo College (Evening) on July 23 and 24.
The candidates must appear at their allotted time slots as no second opportunity will be provided after the scheduled trial dates.
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