ECA Trials likely July 18-19, DU to Announce Centres list Today (6 July)

New Delhi: Delhi University is likely to begin physical trials for admissions under the Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) quota around July 18–19 for the academic session 2025–2026..

Speaking to Millennium Post, Deepti Taneja, convener of DU's ECA admissions committee, said, “The trials are likely to begin from July 18–19. Students can expect regular updates regarding the process now. On July 6, the university will release details about which colleges will host trials for each category.”

This comes a day after the CUET-UG results were declared, following which the university issued an official press release on Saturday announcing the start of Phase 2 of the admission process from July 8 and detailing the complete upcoming schedule.

This year, the university is offering a total of 1,347 seats under the ECA quota across 14 categories, with each category further divided into sub-categories, allowing students to apply based on their specific interests. The categories include creative writing (English and Hindi), debate (English and Hindi), theatre, digital media (photography, filmmaking, animation), divinity, fine arts (sketching, painting, sculpture), music instrumental (Indian and Western), music vocal (Indian and Western), dance (Indian classical, Indian folk, Western, choreography), quiz, National Cadet Corps (NCC), and National Service Scheme (NSS). Last year, 1,365 seats were offered under this quota.

Out of the 14 categories, 12 will have physical trials at designated college centres, while the trials for NCC and NSS will be conducted online. Each category will have a separate centre, but the admission process will be managed entirely by a centralised committee through DU’s official online portal, rather than by individual colleges.

The admission will be based on a composite score, with 75 per cent weightage given to a candidate’s performance in the ECA trials and 25 per cent to their CUET (UG) score. Further details regarding trial schedules and centres are expected to be uploaded on the university’s admission portal soon.