New Delhi: Delhi govt has discontinued the existing rank-capping system for admissions to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), opening up the possibility of a wider pool of candidates competing for seats that remain vacant after regular counselling rounds.
The move comes against the backdrop of 29,153 vacant seats across IPU-affiliated institutions over the last three academic sessions, according to university data. In 2023-24, of the total intake of 39,398, 27,482 students were admitted, leaving 11,916 seats vacant. The vacancies fell to 8,512 in 2024-25, against an intake of 40,604, and stood at 8,725 in 2025-26, when the total intake was 42,749.
A senior university official said a substantial proportion of the vacancies were concentrated in affiliated institutions located outside Delhi, but within NCR. “Most are in colleges in Greater Noida, Noida and Faridabad ,” university registrar Kamal Pathak said. Govt’s decision to remove the rank capping follows an interim report of a sub-committee constituted this April to examine the recommendations of Narayanaswamy Committee, existing admission guidelines and a regulatory framework governing affiliation and admissions in self-financing colleges affiliated with GGSIPU.
The sub-committee held consultations with representatives of GGSIPU and associations of self-financing institutions before examining the issue. In its report, it observed that the resources of the university and its affiliated colleges were unutilised every year and recommended that the existing rank-capping policy be discontinued.