400 marks in CUET UG 2026 may not be sifficent for admission to top DU colleges and popular courses, but it opens doors to off-campus colleges. Candidates can check the strategy to get admission in CUET colleges and list of CUET DU colleges accepting 400 marks.
List of CUET DU Colleges Accepting 400 Marks: Admission to the University of Delhi through CUET UG is highly competitive, especially for DU colleges like Hindu College, Sri Ram College of Commerce, Kirori Mal College, Hansraj College and LSR College. Candidates scoring around 400 CUET marks may have admission opportunities in several DU colleges, particularly for selective courses like BA Programme, vocational, language and other less competitive courses.
Get Here Latest Update on CUET DU 1st Cutoff 2026
The DU CSAS 2026 Registration phase 2 has started. The last date to apply for the phase 2 registration is July 11. The candidates can fill their course and college preference by logging in with their application id and password. DU will release the first list of CSAS UG 2026 Seat Allocation on July 16 at 5.00 PM.
CUET UG 2026 400 marks are generally considered low score for highly sought DU courses like B.Com (Hons.), B.A (Hons.) Economics, Political Science, BMS and so forth. Candidates belonging to reserved categories like SC, ST, EWS may have better admission prospects than the general category candidates. Read on to know list of CUET DU colleges accepting 400 marks.
- List of CUET DU Colleges Accepting 400 Marks
- CUET DU Courses Accepting 400 Marks
- CUET DU Colleges in 400 Marks: Expected Admission Chances Category-Wise
- List of CUET DU Colleges in 400 Marks: Strategy for Admission
List of CUET DU Colleges Accepting 400 Marks
Based on previous year CUET DU cutoff trends, candidates can check below to know the list of CUET DU colleges accepting 400 marks or lower cutoffs:
- Motilal Nehru College
- PGDAV College
- Shyam Lal College
- Satyawati College
- Zakir Hussain Delhi College
- Shivaji College
- Keshav Mahavidyalaya
- Maitreyi College
Commonly asked questions
CUET UG cut off will vary from course to course and universities. To know the cut off for CUET UG courses, candidates must stay updated with the notification released by the universities for admissions. As per the previous year analysis, candidates can expect the CUET UG cut off for various top courses under Arts, Commerce and Science as mentioned below:
| University | CUET cutoff link |
|---|---|
| Delhi University | CUET DU Cutoff |
| Allahabad University | CUET AU cutoff |
| Banaras Hindu University | CUET BHU cutoff |
The CUET UG cut off is determined by CUET participating universities seperately. Parameters on the basis of which CUET UG cut off is released are:
- Total number of candidates that appeared for the CUET UG exam
- The number of seats offered by the participating universities through CUET UG
- The difficulty level of the CUET exam
- Overall performance of the test takers (pass percentage/ score range, etc.)
CUET cut off is based on the percentile of the candidate. To calculate the CUET percentile following formula is applied:
100*Number of candidates appeared in the session with a raw score is equal to or less than a candidate/ total number of candidates appeared for CUET UG.
Students can access the CUET UG cut off list only after the cut offs are released by the CUET UG participating universities. The following steps should be followed to access the CUET cut off list of universities candidate is desirous to take admission in.
- Visit the official website of the applied and participating institutes
- On the homepage, click on the link to the current academic session CUET Cut Off
- A new login page will open on screen. Enter the credentials and submit
- Now, you can access the CUET UG cut off list when released
The above steps will be applicable only if instittues release the CUET UG cut offs. Otherwise, if the institutes release merit lists carrying their scores, then the minimum score would be considered as the CUET UG cut off. Universities like Delhi University does not released CUET cut off. Candidates will know the college/course allocated on the basis of the preferences filled by the candidate while filling the application form.
Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score will be accepted by more than 200 universities (central, state, private and deemed) across India. On the basis of the CUET UG score, candidates are offered admission to UG programme of the participating colleges. Candidates applying for admission to UG programme must ensure to check the course eligibility criteria before filling the application form.
CUET DU Courses Accepting 400 Marks
With CUET UG 2026 score of 400 marks, candidates can nearly target the below CUET UG courses offered at University of Delhi:
- BA Programme
- Hindi (Hons.)
- Sanskrit (Hons.)
- Urdu (Hons.)
- Perssian (Hons.)
- Vocational and Interdisciplinary programmes
- Language course studies
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CUET DU Colleges in 400 Marks: Expected Admission Chances Category-Wise
Candidates seeking admission to CUET DU colleges in 400 CUET score, can check category-wise admission chances based on previous year cutoff analysis:
| Categories |
Admission Chances |
|---|---|
| General |
Low to moderate |
| EWS |
Moderate |
| OBC-NCL |
Moderate |
| SC |
Good chances in selective colleges and courses |
| ST |
Good chances in selective colleges and courses |
| PwBD |
Better chances depending upon the programme and stream |
Commonly asked questions
CUET UG scores are not accepted by IITs. Common University Entrance Test for UG is conducted for admission to state, central, private, deemed and government institutions. Admission to UG courses of IITs is offered through other national level entrance examinations.
There are 44 central universities in India acceoting CUET UG scores. The list of central universities accepting CUET result are:
CUET UG is conducted for admission to more than 260 universities across India. List of programs offered through CUET UG are:
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A)
- B.A (Hons.)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- Bachelor of Sience (B.Sc.) (Hons.)
- Bachelor of Vocational studies
- B.Sc-M.Sc. Integrated program
- Integrated M. Optometry
- Integrated M.A
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) (Hons.)
- Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis) [BBA (FIA)]
- Bachelor of Business Economics (BBE)
- Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
CUET UG language section will now consist of 13 languages instead of 33 languages. The 13 languages of CUET UG are: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Whereas the languages that have been deleted are: Arabic, Bodo, Chinese, Dogri, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Nepali, Persian, Russian, Santhali, Sindhi, Spanish, Tibetan, Sanskrit.
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List of CUET DU Colleges in 400 Marks: Strategy for Admission
Candidates who have scored 400 marks in CUET UG 2026, must:
- Apply through DU CSAS portal 2026 soon after the registration window opens
- Include both popular and low cutoff colleges in preference list
- Prioritise BA programme or less competitive courses in order of preference
- Participate in all CUET DU 2026 allocation rounds
- Ensure to fill the application form of other CUET accepting colleges as well.
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