According to the high court, such conflicting and deceptive criteria not only cause candidates’ minds to become confused but also result in needless legal disputes

The vice chancellor, meanwhile, denied any plan to reopen admissions, saying the first semester is about to end now and it is not possible to take in new students.

So far, around 64,000 of the total 70,000 undergraduate seats have been filled

The candidates will be given a two-day window — Tuesday and Wednesday — to apply, the varsity said on Saturday.

The last date for online payment of admission fees by the candidates will be November 17.

Registrar Vikas Gupta also announced that the first spot allocation round for undergraduate programmes will begin on November 20 with the university announcing the numbers of vacant seats.

Though admissions to 70,000 seats in various DU colleges are still underway, the academic year for the first-semester students commenced on Wednesday

The students have been given a three-day window from October 19 to October 21 to “accept” the allocated seat.