New Delhi, July 29 -- The Delhi University (DU) on Monday released the second list of undergraduate seat allocations, offering fresh seats to over 24,000 students. According to official data, the university made a total of 87,335 allocations in the second round-includes upgrades, freezes, and new allocations-with 24,843 being fresh ones.

"A total of 27,314 candidates have upgraded to a higher preference, while 17,922 have opted to freeze their allocations from the first round," a university official said.

The first allocation list, released on July 19, had seen 93,166 seats allotted against 71,624 available seats across 69 colleges. By the end of the first round, 62,565 students had confirmed their admissions under the Common Seat Alloc...