• Hostel admission is conducted afresh every year and is open only to undergraduate students.
• A student who has secured admission in the college is eligible for hostel accommodation.
• The hostel seats are allotted on the basis of merit and reservation policy of the Government of India.
• The admission to the hostel for first year students will be based on the CUET Score on which the student is admitted to the college.
• Students in the second, third, or fourth year who achieved the highest CGPA during the previous academic session are also eligible to apply for a seat in the DRC hostel.
• Students residing in or around NCT of Delhi and NCR* are not eligible for hostel accommodation. In case seats remain vacant after the final round of allocation, the college reserves the right to open the vacant seats for students of all the years including NCR students on merit basis.

HOSTEL ADMISSION SCHEDULE FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS (2025-26)

HOSTEL ADMISSION SCHEDULE FOR MERIT POSITION HOLDERS FROM SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR

INSTRUCTIONS

1. The students interested in seeking admission to the Hostel need to fill the Online Registration Form for Hostel Admissions 2025-26, which will be active from 21st July 2025. Please fill the registration form after paying the fee through UPI/ Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Internet Banking mode. The registration details are as follows:
   • Registration Link: https://forms.gle/The6Lk7VvkZ3bMe18
   • Registration Fee: Rs. 200/- (Non–Refundable)
   • Bank Name: ICICI Bank
   • Account Name: Daulat Ram College Hostel, University of Delhi
   • Account Number: 022701005139
   • IFSC Code: ICIC0000227
   • Branch Address: Utility Centre, University Main Gate, Delhi University, Delhi – 110007
   • Payment Link: https://eazypay.icicibank.com/eazypayLink?P1=mmQX5nQk4d1A0wDpUSn+nA==
     Kindly ensure you open this link exclusively in the Google Chrome browser.
   • Payment Mode: UPI/ Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Internet Banking
2. The registration will be considered complete only when students have paid the online registration fee and filled the mandatory online Google Registration Form.
3. The list of students selected for in-person document verification will be notified on the college website as per the given schedule.
4. The selected students need to appear personally for the interaction accompanied by their parents and local guardian.
5. On the day of interaction, the student can collect the Bulletin of Information 2025-26 containing the admission form physically from the Hostel Office after submitting the registration transaction receipt.
6. At the time of admission interaction, the student is required to get the filled admission form along with the self-attested documents (Annexure given below).
7. Those who abstain from the hostel interaction will have no claim on the hostel seat.
8. After interaction and successful verification of the documents, the student must pay the hostel fee within the time period mentioned in the schedule. In case the student fails to do so, her allotment to the hostel seat will stand automatically cancelled.
9. The students selected in the first list after successful verification of documents, interaction and payment of hostel admission fee can take residency in the hostel from 1st August 2025.
10. A student from the second, third, or fourth year who has secured the highest CGPA in the university examination during the previous academic session (2024-25) is eligible to apply for a seat at the DRC hostel for the 2025-26 session.
11. In case seats remain vacant after the above schedule, the college reserves the right to open the vacant seats for students on a merit basis.

Annexure

List of documents to be attached in hostel admission form

Please attach the documents to the admission form in the exact sequence as listed above.

SEAT ALLOCATION MATRIX – CATEGORY WISE DISTRIBUTION

Abbreviations:
UR: Unreserved; OBC: Other Backward Classes; SC/ST – Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes; EWS – Economically Weaker Section; FS – Foreign Students (applicants from countries other than India); PwBD – Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (candidates with at least 40% disability); SPORTS – Sports category (candidates selected based on athletic merit); ECA – Extracurricular Activities (students with notable achievements in cultural or co-curricular fields); PMSSS – Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (a scheme by AICTE for J&K & Ladakh students)

*For FS (Foreign Students) category, applicants from any year may be considered for hostel admission.

Note: If seats remain vacant after the final round of allocation, the college reserves the right to open them for exceptionally meritorious students from all academic years. In such cases, NCR students may also be considered on a merit basis.

Definition of NCR for Hostel Admission Purposes:

• Haryana: Faridabad, Gurugram, Nuh, Rohtak, Sonipat, Rewari, Jhajjar, Panipat, Palwal, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendragarh, Jind, Karnal
• Uttar Pradesh: Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Baghpat, Hapur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar
• Rajasthan: Alwar and Bharatpur
• Delhi: Entire NCT of Delhi

Hostel Fee Structure for 1st Year Students

Note:

• Mess fee is collected in two instalments of ₹25,000 per semester.
• Fees to be paid at the time of admission do not include the second semester mess fee.

Fee Break-Up

* An additional ₹40,000 will be charged for each seat in the premium rooms, in addition to the room rent of ₹10,000.

** Electricity and water charges are subject to revision as per the tariffs announced by the Government of India.

*** Mess fees and other charges may be revised during the year due to inflation. Mess fees will be collected semester-wise as per the university academic calendar. The second instalment of mess fees must be paid within 10 days of the notice date. A fine of ₹100 will be imposed for delay in the first week and ₹30 per day thereafter.

Important Information

1. Hostel security is refundable after all dues and damages are cleared. Refunds must be claimed by the end of the financial year in which the student vacates the hostel; otherwise, it will lapse to the hostel account.
2. Students staying beyond the semester end (May) will be charged guest fees at ₹350/day in advance.
3. Non-payment of dues exceeding one month will lead to loss of hostel privileges.
4. Hostel account office hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on working days.
5. Admission fee must be paid online.
6. UGC fee refund policy will be followed if a student withdraws from the hostel.