Delhi University Introduces New Fee Waiver Scheme for Students

Scheme Details

Delhi University has announced a new financial support scheme offering fee waivers up to one hundred percent for students from lower and middle-income families for the academic session 2026-27. The Dean Students' Welfare office made this announcement on the platform X.

Eligibility Brackets

Under this scheme, financial help is split into two groups. Students with a family income up to four lakh rupees can get a full fee waiver, up to a maximum of fifteen thousand rupees. Those with a family income between four lakh one rupees and eight lakh rupees will receive a fifty percent fee waiver, capped at ten lakh rupees. Only full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students studying directly in university departments, institutes, or centers can apply.

Exclusions And Rules

Students studying in affiliated colleges, BTech programs except the Cluster Innovation Centre, the Five-year Integrated Law Program, the School of Open Learning, and the Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board cannot apply. Anyone with an Essential Repeat status in a past exam is also disqualified.

Application Process

Applicants must provide several documents, including an income certificate for the financial year 2025-26, income tax returns and PAN cards of parents and unmarried siblings, a bonafide certificate, a marksheet of the last passed exam, and a bank passbook. The online application deadline is October 13, 2026, and students can apply through the official website at www.dsw.du.ac.in. Dates for submitting hard copies to the DSW office will be announced later.