CUET Accepting Universities 2026: Check list of Central, State, Private Colleges; Admissions Process, Fees

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The list of central universities that will be accepting CUET scores 2026 is given below:

The list below brings the names of the 22 Deemed Universities across India accepting CUET UG 2026 scores.

1. Aurora Higher Education and Research Academy
2. Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education For Women
3. Dayalbagh Educational Institute
4. GITAM (Bengaluru)
5. GITAM (Hyderabad)
6. GITAM (Vishakhapatnam)
7. Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics
8. Graphic Era (Deemed to Be University)
9. Gujarat Vidyapith
10. Gurukula Kangri
11. Icfai (Hyderabad)
12. IIS (Deemed to Be University), Jaipur
13. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
14. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
15. Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to Be University), Mullana - Ambala
16. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies
17. Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology
18. Srm Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed University), NCR Campus
19. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
20. Teri School of Advanced Studies
21. The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
22. Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation

Check the list of 26 state universities accepting CUET scores below:

1. Bhattadev University
2. Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam
3. Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit And Ancient Studies University
4. Madhabdev University, Narayanpur, Lakhimpur
5. North Lakhimpur College
6. Delhi Technological University
7. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
8. Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University
9. Cluster University Of Jammu
10. Cluster University Of Srinagar
11. Islamia College Of Science And Commerce
12. Islamic University Of Science And Technology, Awantipora
13. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
14. University Of Jammu
15. University Of Kashmir
16. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School Of Economics University
17. Barkatullah University
18. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
19. Maharaja Chattrasal Bundelkhand University
20. Vikram University
21. Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur
22. Sardar Patel University Of Police Security And Criminal Justice
23. Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow
24. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
25. Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur
26. Madan Mohan Malaviya University Of Technology

The below list brings the 102 CUET private universities 2026:

1. Adani University
2. Ajeenkya D Y Patil University, Pune
3. Aks University
4. Amity University (Greater Noida Campus)
5. Amity University Jharkhand
6. Amity University Noida
7. Amity University Patna
8. Amity University Punjab
9. Apeejay Stya University
10. Apex University, Jaipur
11. Arka Jain University
12. Arunachal University Of Studies
13. ASBM University
14. Assam Down Town University
15. Azim Premji University
16. Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, J&K
17. Babu Banarasi Das University
18. Bahra University (Shimla Hills)
19. Bennett University
20. Bhagwant Global University, Kotdwar
21. Bhagwant University
22. Birla Global University
23. BML Munjal University
24. Brainware University
25. Career College (Autonomous) Bhopal
26. Career Point University,Kota
27. Centurion University Of Technology And Management
28. Chanakya University
29. Chandigarh University
30. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University
31. Chitkara University, Punjab
32. CMR University
33. COER University
34. CT University(Ludhiana)
35. DIT University,Dehradun
36. Eternal University
37. G D Goenka University, Gurugram, Ncr
38. Galgotias University
39. GM University, Davanagere
40. Gopal Narayan Singh University

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Candidates have to select the colleges and courses while filling up the CUET 2026 application form. Based on the colleges and marks obtained, the CUET 2026 participating colleges will shortlist candidates for counselling. The step-by-step process to select the participating colleges is as follows:

• Visit the official website of CUET (cuet.nta.nic.in)
• Register by entering your personal and contact details, which will generate your username and password.
• Log in with the credentials and fill out the CUET 2026 application form.
• In the section on programme and college selection, choose the colleges and courses based on your preference.
• Fill up the other mandatory sections of the application form and pay the requisite application fee.

The admission process at the CUET participating colleges will take place based on the counselling process. Each college will conduct separate counselling rounds for the qualifying candidates. The admission process is given below:

• Each participating institute will release its rank list of candidates who are eligible to participate in the CUET counselling 2026.
• Candidates will have to register online after CUET result declaration and then appear in online counselling followed by offline counselling.
• Upon seat allotment, candidates will have to pay the admission fee and report to the institutes to accept the admission offer.

Some of the colleges may conduct interview rounds for certain programmes. The number of rounds of counselling will depend on the number of vacant seats.