CUET Universities List 2026 [CUET Participating Universities]

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: 

• Central Universities
• State Universities 
• Private Universities
• Deemed-to-be Universities 
• Government Institutions

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CUET Universities List 2026: Overview

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

Top 5 Universities in CUET Universities List 2026

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

Central Universities in CUET Universities List 2026

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

CUET Universities List 2026: State Universities

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.

CUET Universities List 2026 - Deemed University

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

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Government Institutions in CUET Universities List 2026

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

CUET Universities List 2026: Private Universities

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

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• The official website has a CUET universities list and courses PDF to help you pick the best CUET university. 

Factors determining NIRF rankings for colleges under CUET universities list 2026

• The best universities under CUET are renowned for their excellent teaching, research, placements and infrastructure.
• Many of these are nationally ranked and offer students a wide variety of options to choose from.
• The top CUET universities in India offer numerous opportunities for students to network and build strong contacts for a successful career.

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.

• Teaching, learning, and resources
• Research & Faculty expertise
• Placements Records
• Outreach and inclusivity
• Peer perception

Is CUET Compulsory for Government Colleges? 

• CUET is compulsory only for all the universities mentioned in the CUET universities list above. These CUET participating universities have adopted the exam scores for 2026 admission to their UG courses.
• You must check the CUET exam pattern 2026 for the CUET colleges list and courses under cuet for subject requirements specifically.

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Key Takeaways

You will be enrolled in any one of the universities or colleges from the CUET universities list mentioned above. 

• Check the CUET colleges list and courses before you appear for the exam.
• The CUET participating university will release the merit list based on the results on their official websites.
• The universities will commence the CUET counselling process after the declaration of the results.
• All universities under CUET will have their own cutoff, eligibility criteria for admission into various UG programmes.