February 5, 2026
Overview: Did you know that 230+ universities are expected to participate in CUET 2026? Take a look at the most up-to-date NTA's CUET Universities list 2026 in this article, including their segregation into Central, State, Deemed, Private and other universities.
More than 230 universities have adopted CUET for their UG admission process, which is expected to go beyond 300+ in 2026. The CUET universities list is segregated into:
The top CUET 2026 universities, including DU, JMI, JNU, and others, will continue to use the CUET exam as their admission process as they did the previous year. However, the number of universities and all colleges under CUET has significantly increased since 2022.
The number of each category of CUET participating universities is listed below:
| University Category | Number |
| Central | 45 |
| State | 39+ |
| Private | 130+ |
| Deemed-to-be | 28+ |
| Government Institution | 10 |
Most of the CUET top colleges are affiliated with the universities mentioned below.
The top 5 universities known for their CUET courses for UG degrees in the CUET UG participating universities 2026 list are:
| University of Delhi | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University |
| Banaras Hindu University | Galgotias University |
| University of Allahabad | Amity University |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |
| Aligarh Muslim University | Swami Vivekanand Subharti University |
There are 46 central universities offering affiliation to colleges in the CUET colleges list 2026. You must check the CUET eligibility criteria for each of these separately for courses offered and subject mapping.
| S.No. | University Name | City | State / UT |
| 1 | ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 | ASSAM UNIVERSITY | Silchar | Assam |
| 3 | BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4 | BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 5 | CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 6 | CENTRAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY OF ANDHRA PRADESH | Vizianagaram | Andhra Pradesh |
| 7 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ANDHRA PRADESH | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh |
| 8 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 9 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA | Mahendragarh | Haryana |
| 10 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH | Dharamshala | Himachal Pradesh |
| 11 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU | Samba | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 12 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| 13 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KARNATAKA | Kalaburagi | Karnataka |
| 14 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR | Ganderbal | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 15 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA | Kasaragod | Kerala |
| 16 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ODISHA | Koraput | Odisha |
| 17 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB | Bathinda | Punjab |
| 18 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN | Ajmer | Rajasthan |
| 19 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR | Gaya | Bihar |
| 20 | CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TAMIL NADU | Thiruvarur | Tamil Nadu |
| 21 | DR. HARISINGH GOUR VISHWAVIDYALAYA | Sagar | Madhya Pradesh |
| 22 | GURU GHASIDAS VISHWAVIDYALAYA | Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh |
| 23 | HNB GARHWAL UNIVERSITY | Srinagar (Garhwal) | Uttarakhand |
| 24 | INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY | Amarkantak | Madhya Pradesh |
| 25 | JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 26 | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 27 | MAHATMA GANDHI ANTARRASHTRIYA HINDI VISHWAVIDYALAYA | Wardha | Maharashtra |
| 28 | MAHATMA GANDHI CENTRAL UNIVERSITY | Motihari | Bihar |
| 29 | MANIPUR UNIVERSITY | Imphal | Manipur |
| 30 | MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 31 | MIZORAM UNIVERSITY | Aizawl | Mizoram |
| 32 | NAGALAND UNIVERSITY | Lumami | Nagaland |
| 33 | NATIONAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh |
| 34 | NORTH-EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY | Shillong | Meghalaya |
| 35 | PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| 36 | RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY | Amethi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 37 | RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 38 | SAMMAKKA SARAKKA CENTRAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY | Mulugu | Telangana |
| 39 | SHRI LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI NATIONAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 40 | SIKKIM UNIVERSITY | Gangtok | Sikkim |
| 41 | SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 42 | TEZPUR UNIVERSITY | Tezpur | Assam |
| 43 | THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 44 | TRIPURA UNIVERSITY | Agartala | Tripura |
| 45 | UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh |
| 46 | UNIVERSITY OF DELHI | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 47 | UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 48 | VISVA-BHARATI UNIVERSITY | Santiniketan | West Bengal |
You must note that the CUET syllabus for each university on the CUET UG participating universities 2026 list, whether state, central, or others, remains the same. Only the subject mapping for each course may vary from university to university on the CUET Universities list.
| Sl.No. | University Name | City | State / UT |
| 1 | Baba Ghulam Shah University | Rajouri | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 2 | Barkatullah University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 3 | Bhattadev University | Pathsala | Assam |
| 4 | Cluster University of Jammu | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 5 | Cluster University of Srinagar | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 6 | Delhi Teachers University | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 7 | Delhi Technological University | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 8 | Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| 9 | Dibrugarh University | Dibrugarh | Assam |
| 10 | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 11 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 12 | Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University | Ayodhya | Uttar Pradesh |
| 13 | Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 14 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics University | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 15 | Govt. Degree College Baramulla | Baramulla | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 16 | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 17 | Harcourt Butler Technical University | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 18 | Islamia College of Science and Commerce | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 19 | Islamic University of Science and Technology | Awantipora | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 20 | Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyang State University | Chitrakoot | Uttar Pradesh |
| 21 | Jagannath Barooah University | Jorhat | Assam |
| 22 | Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University | Nalbari | Assam |
| 23 | Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 24 | Madhabdev University | Narayanpur | Assam |
| 25 | Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand University | Chhatarpur | Madhya Pradesh |
| 26 | Maharaja Surajmal Brij University | Bharatpur | Rajasthan |
| 27 | Maharana Pratap Horticultural University | Karnal | Haryana |
| 28 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 29 | Nagaon University | Nagaon | Assam |
| 30 | North Lakhimpur University | North Lakhimpur | Assam |
| 31 | Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 32 | Samrat Vikramaditya Vishwavidyalaya | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh |
| 33 | Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice | Jodhpur | Rajasthan |
| 34 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | Katra | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 35 | Sibsagar University | Sivasagar | Assam |
| 36 | University of Jammu | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 37 | University of Kashmir | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 38 | University of Ladakh | Leh | Ladakh |
We can expect a rise in the CUET colleges list and courses in 2026 as the exam's popularity is growing.

As per the CUET College Predictor, you can find the CUET B.Tech college list and the CUET university list to know where you can get admission through your CUET scores.
With the proper CUET preparation, you can clear the exam with good scores to get a seat in any top college under the CUET colleges list 2026. Check out the list of deemed-to-be universities in the CUET participating universities 2026 list below:
| Sl.No. | University Name | City | State / UT |
| 1 | Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth | Ernakulam | Kerala |
| 3 | Dayalbagh Educational Institute | Agra | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4 | GITAM | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | GITAM | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 6 | GITAM | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 7 | Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 8 | Graphic Era University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 9 | Gujarat Vidyapith | Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
| 10 | Gurukula Kangri University | Haridwar | Uttarakhand |
| 11 | ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 12 | IIS (Deemed to be University) | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 13 | Jamia Hamdard | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 14 | Jaypee Institute of Information Technology | Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | KIET - Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 16 | Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh |
| 17 | Lingaya's Vidyapeeth | Faridabad | Haryana |
| 18 | Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) | Mullana (Ambala) | Haryana |
| 19 | Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 20 | Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies | Faridabad | Haryana |
| 21 | Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University) | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh |
| 22 | Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh |
| 23 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| 24 | Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 25 | TERI School of Advanced Studies | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 26 | The Gandhigram Rural Institute | Dindigul | Tamil Nadu |
| 27 | Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation | Salem | Tamil Nadu |
7 government institutions in the CUET UG university list 2026 instead of 10 that will accept exam scores this year. The new CUET university list for government institutions is mentioned below:
| Sl.No. | Institution Name | City | State / UT |
| 1 | Footwear Design and Development Institute | Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 | Govt. College for Women, Parade Ground | Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 3 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh |
| 5 | National Forensic Sciences University | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 6 | National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli | Kundli (Sonipat) | Haryana |
| 7 | Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Amethi | Uttar Pradesh |
You must check the CUET Exam Analysis 2025 for every test paper in the exam to set your target scores for admission to top CUET participating universities in India.
| Sl.No. | University Name | City | State / UT |
| 1 | Abhyuday University | Khargone | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2 | Ajeenkya DY Patil University | Pune | Maharashtra |
| 3 | AKS University | Satna | Madhya Pradesh |
| 4 | Amity University Jharkhand | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| 5 | Amity University Noida | Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | Amity University Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 7 | Amity University Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 8 | Amity University Punjab | Mohali | Punjab |
| 9 | Amity University Greater Noida | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 | Amity University Patna | Patna | Bihar |
| 11 | Apex University | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 12 | Arka Jain University | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand |
| 13 | Arunachal University of Studies | Namsai | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 14 | ASBM University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 15 | Assam Down Town University | Guwahati | Assam |
| 16 | Avantika University | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh |
| 17 | Azim Premji University | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 18 | Babu Banarasi Das University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 19 | Bhagwant Global University | Kotdwar | Uttarakhand |
| 20 | Bhagwant University | Ajmer | Rajasthan |
| 21 | Birla Global University | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| 22 | BML Munjal University | Gurugram | Haryana |
| 23 | Brainware University | Barasat | West Bengal |
| 24 | Career College | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 25 | Chanakya University | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 26 | Chandigarh University | Mohali | Punjab |
| 27 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University | Panvel | Maharashtra |
| 28 | Chitkara University | Rajpura | Punjab |
| 29 | CMR University | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 30 | CT University | Ludhiana | Punjab |
| 31 | DBS Global University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 32 | DIT University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 33 | Future University | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh |
| 34 | G D Goenka University | Gurugram | Haryana |
| 35 | Galgotias University | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 36 | Geeta University | Panipat | Haryana |
| 37 | GLA University | Mathura | Uttar Pradesh |
| 38 | Gopal Narayan Singh University | Sasaram | Bihar |
| 39 | Graphic Era Hill University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 40 | Haridwar University | Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
| 41 | Himalayan University | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 42 | HRIT University | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 43 | IFTM University | Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 44 | IILM University | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 45 | IILM University Gurugram | Gurugram | Haryana |
| 46 | IIMT University | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh |
| 47 | Invertis University | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh |
| 48 | ITM Skills University | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| 49 | ITM University Raipur | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 50 | ITM Vocational University | Vadodara | Gujarat |
| 51 | Jagan Nath University Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 52 | Jagan Nath University NCR | Bahadurgarh | Haryana |
| 53 | Jaipur National University | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 54 | JECRC University | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 55 | JIS University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 56 | K.R. Mangalam University | Gurugram | Haryana |
| 57 | Kalinga University | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 58 | Karnavati University | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 59 | Lovely Professional University | Phagwara | Punjab |
| 60 | Madhav University | Sirohi | Rajasthan |
| 61 | Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 62 | Mahindra University | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 63 | Manav Rachna University | Faridabad | Haryana |
| 64 | Mangalayatan University Aligarh | Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 65 | Mangalayatan University Jabalpur | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
| 66 | Manipal University Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 67 | MATS University | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| 68 | Mewar University | Chittorgarh | Rajasthan |
| 69 | MNR University | Sangareddy | Telangana |
| 70 | Mody University | Sikar | Rajasthan |
| 71 | NIIT University | Neemrana | Rajasthan |
| 72 | Noida International University | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 73 | Om Sterling Global University | Hisar | Haryana |
| 74 | Pearl Academy | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 75 | Poornima University | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 76 | RV University | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 77 | Rabindranath Tagore University | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| 78 | Rakshpal Bahadur Management Institute | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh |
| 79 | Rama University Kanpur | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 80 | Ramaiah University | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 81 | Renaissance University | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| 82 | REVA University | Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| 83 | Rishihood University | Sonipat | Haryana |
| 84 | RNB Global University | Bikaner | Rajasthan |
| 85 | SAGE University Indore | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| 86 | Sanskriti University | Mathura | Uttar Pradesh |
| 87 | Sant Baba Bhag Singh University | Jalandhar | Punjab |
| 88 | Sardar Bhagwan Singh University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 89 | Saroj International University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
| 90 | School of Management Sciences | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 91 | Sharda University Agra | Agra | Uttar Pradesh |
| 92 | Sharda University Noida | Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
| 93 | Shoolini University | Solan | Himachal Pradesh |
| 94 | SGT University | Gurugram | Haryana |
| 95 | Sikkim Manipal University | Gangtok | Sikkim |
| 96 | Sir Padampat Singhania University | Udaipur | Rajasthan |
| 97 | Sister Nivedita University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 98 | SRM University AP | Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh |
| 99 | SRM University Delhi NCR | Sonipat | Haryana |
| 100 | Sunbeam College for Women | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 101 | Suresh Gyan Vihar University | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 102 | Sushant University | Gurugram | Haryana |
| 103 | Swami Rama Himalayan University | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 104 | Swami Vivekanand Subharti University | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh |
| 105 | Teerthanker Mahaveer University | Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 106 | The Neotia University | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| 107 | United University Prayagraj | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh |
| 108 | University of Engineering and Management Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 109 | UPES | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| 110 | Usha Martin University | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| 111 | Vidya University | Meerut | Uttar Pradesh |
| 112 | Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| 113 | Vivekananda Global University | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 114 | World University of Design | Sonipat | Haryana |
NIRF provides the most accurate ranking of all top colleges under CUET and other entrance tests in India, considering various factors such as the following.
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