DHE Punjab Merit List 2026 for UG Admission at Punjab Govt Colleges will release on 15th June 2026. Applicants or students who have applied for BA/BSC/BCOM Admission at the Punjab Colleges need to check the merit list. Actually, Punjab Government in order to centralize the UG / PG Admission at Colleges in Punjab, launched the DHE Punjab Portal. For the academic session 2026-27, the interested students have applied for admission through https://admission.punjab.gov.in/. Now, as per official admission calendar 2026-27, the merit list is going to be available on the centralised admission portal.
From the academic session 2022-23, the Department of Higher Education Govt of Punjab had implemented the centralized admission process for the colleges in the state. For both the UG & PG Courses Admission, the interested students have to apply through the Centralized Portal. Now, this admission process is without any admission test or entrance test. Therefore, DHE Punjab Merit List 2026 comes out to let the applicants inform of the selection status.
Latest UPDATE ==>> Punjab College Admission Merit List 2026 (Provisional) will be released on June 15, 2026. Applicants can follow the link below to check the same.
admission.punjab.gov.in DHE Punjab Merit List 2026 – Overview
| Admission Authority | Department of Higher Education, Punjab |
| Purpose | Centralized Admission Portal for Colleges in Punjab |
| Academic Session | 2026-27 |
| Courses | BA, BSC, BCOM / MA, MSC & MCOM |
| Application Period | 11th May 2026 – 8th June 2026 |
| Page Category | Admission |
| Basis of Admission | Merit |
| Registration Fee | Rs 200/- per application |
| Official Website | admission.punjab.gov.in |
| Admission Process Details | Click Here |
The state of Punjab has Three (3) Universities, 421 Colleges offering various Undergraduate Courses and PG Courses. Students who want to take admission into any of these colleges need to be shortlisted through DHE Punjab Merit List 2026. For the academic session 2026-27, the DHE Portal has accepted the online application from 11 May 2026 – 8 June 2026. Thus, it is the time when Punjab College Admission merit list 2026 will release.
Also Check >> DHE Haryana Merit List Here
How does DHE Punjab prepare College Admission Merit List 2026?
Punjab Govt and Private Colleges has a certain limit on the number of seats, major combination, seat reservation guidelines etc for admission. So, after the application period at DHE Punjab Admission Portal, the Department of Higher Education, Punjab taking the following factors in consideration prepares and publishes the merit list of UG/PG Admission.
- Number of Seats.
- Overall Score of candidates in previous examination.
- Score of the candidates in the subject in which the Honours is asked.
- Score of the candidates in related related subjects (if required).
- Category of the candidates.
Stats of DHE Punjab College Admission Merit List 2026
Candidates who are searching for UG Admission Merit List 2026 in Punjab Colleges can have a sneak peak into the statistics of DHE Punjab UG Admission 2026-27.
| Sl. No | Particulars | Numbers |
| 1 | Universities | 03 |
| 2 | Number of Colleges | 421 |
| 3 | Total Registrations | 67191 |
| 4 | Total Applications | 47567 |
| 5 | Reserve Category | 35218 |
| 6 | SC/ST and BC/OBD | 33558 |
| 7 | Female Applicants | 38720 |
Steps to check DHE Punjab College Admission Merit List 2026
Here, the steps to check the DHE Punjab College Admission Merit cum Selection List 2026 is available. Thus, the students seeking admission into the colleges at Punjab may follow the steps to fetch the information from https://admission.punjab.gov.in/.
- Initiallt, visit the DHE Punjab College Admission portal @ admission.punjab.gov.in.
- Next, Click on “Student Login” under the Online Admission 2026-27 for UG/PG.
- Now, enter the EmailID/Mobile/Registration No & Password to login.
- Click on “Sign In / Sign in with OTP” displaying on bottom of the page.
- On logging to the portal, the dashboard will be visible.
- Next, elect the course details and click on merit list link.
- Next search for the selection on the merit list.
- Finally, on selection follow the instruction at the portal to complete admission formalities.
Direct link to DHE Punjab College Admission Merit List 2026
For the convenience of the admission seekers, we have enclosed the direct link to Punjab Colleges Admission Allotment List 2026. We hope this will be useful for the students.
| UG Admission Provisional Merit List 2026 | Click Here |
| UG Admission Final Merit List 2026 | Click Here |
| PG Admission Provisional Merit List 2026 | Click Here |
| PG Admission Final Merit List 2026 | Click Here |
DHE Punjab UG Admission Merit List 2026-27 Schedule
| Sr. No | Title | Date/Timelines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start date of submission of Registration form at Centralized Portal | 11 May 2026 – 8 June 2026 |
| 2 | Updating of online admission forms at Centralized Portal | 11 May 2026 – 08 June 2026 |
| 3 | End date of submission of online admission forms at centralized portal | 08 June 2026 |
| 4 | Online Document Verification | Upto 12 June 2026 |
| 5 | Display of Provisional Merit List | 15 June 2026 |
| 6 | Removal of objections in the provisional Merit Lists | 15 June 2026 – 17 June 2026 |
| 7 | Display of Final Merit List | 17 June 2026 |
| 8 | Counseling and First Round of Admission | 19 June 2026 – 26 June 2026 |
| 9 | Counseling and Second Round of Admission | 27 June 2026 – 3 July 2026 |
| 10 | Commencement of online open counseling | 04 July 2026 – 21 July 2026 |
| 11 | Last date of UG online Open Counseling | 21 July 2026 |
| 12 | Last Date for students to deposit Fee (As per University rules) | 21 July 2026 |
| 13 | Commencement of Admission with Late Fee (if any), as per university rules | 22 July 2026 |
DHE Punjab PG Admission Merit List 2026-27 Schedule
| Sr. No | Title | Date/Timelines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start date of submission of online admission forms at centralized portal | 01 June 2026 |
| 2 | End date of submission of online admission forms at centralized portal | 15 July 2026 |
| 3 | Online Document Verification | Upto 18 July 2026 |
| 4 | Display of Provisional Merit List | 20 July 2026 |
| 5 | Removal of objections in the provisional Merit Lists | 21 July 2026 |
| 6 | Display of Final Merit List | 22 July 2026 |
| 7 | Counseling and First Round of Admission | 23 July 2026 – 27 July 2026 |
| 8 | Counseling and Second Round of Admission | – |
| 9 | Commencement of online open counseling | 28 July 2026 |
| 10 | Last Date of PG Open Counseling | – |
| 11 | Last Date for students to deposit Fee (As per University rules) | – |
Key Points on DHE Punjab College Merit List 2026
- Name of the applicant will appear in the Merit List after online verification of documents as per eligibility/ merit.
- Admission is possible only if seats in all subjects within a set/combination are available on merit basis.
- If seats in any subject are no longer available as per allocation by merit, then the student will get seat in his/her next preference (subject combination) as per the availability.
- After the First Merit list, if seats are still vacant, late admission will be allowed through online open counseling on merit basis with a late fee.
We hope the students seeking admission into the colleges of Punjab found the information useful. Thus, we suggest them to bookmark this page for the latest updates.
