List of Universities under CUET 2026 – Central, State, Deemed, Private, Other Participating Universities

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List of Universities under CUET 2026

The list of universities under CUET 2026 are as follows.

Central Universities (48)

1. Aligarh Muslim University
2. Assam University, Silchar
3. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
4. Banaras Hindu University
5. Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi
6. Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh
7. Central University of Andhra Pradesh
8. Central University of Gujarat
9. Central University of Haryana
10. Central University of Himachal Pradesh
11. Central University of Jammu
12. Central University of Jharkhand
13. Central University of Karnataka
14. Central University of Kashmir
15. Central University of Kerala
16. Central University of Odisha
17. Central University of Punjab
18. Central University of Rajasthan
19. Central University of South Bihar
20. Central University of Tamil Nadu
21. Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya
22. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
23. HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal
24. Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
25. Jamia Millia Islamia
26. Jawaharlal Nehru University
27. Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
28. Mahatma Gandhi Central University
29. Manipur University
30. Maulana Azad National Urdu University
31. Mizoram University
32. Nagaland University
33. National Sanskrit University
34. North-Eastern Hill University
35. Pondicherry University
36. Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
37. Rajiv Gandhi University
38. Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University
39. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
40. Sikkim University, Gangtok
41. South Asian University
42. Tezpur University
43. The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
44. Tripura University
45. University of Allahabad
46. University of Delhi
47. University of Hyderabad
48. Visva-Bharati University

State Universities (39)

1. Baba Ghulam Shah University
2. Barkatullah University
3. Bhattadev University
4. Cluster University of Jammu
5. Cluster University of Srinagar
6. Delhi Teachers University
7. Delhi Technological University
8. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (M.P.)
9. Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam
10. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow
11. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi
12. Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya (U.P.)
13. Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow
14. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru
15. Gautam Buddha University
16. Govt. Degree College (Autonomous), Baramulla
17. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
18. Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur (UP)
19. Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar
20. Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir
21. Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyang State University
22. Jagannath Barooah University, Jorhat
23. Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University
24. Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology
25. Madhabdev University
26. Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand University
27. Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur
28. Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal
29. Makhanlal Chaturvedi University
30. Nagaon University
31. North Lakhimpur University
32. Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University
33. Samrat Vikramaditya Vishwavidyalaya, Ujjain (MP)
34. Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice
35. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
36. Sibsagar University
37. University of Jammu
38. University of Kashmir
39. University of Ladakh

Deemed Universities (27)

1. Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women
2. Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
3. Dayalbagh Educational Institute
4. GITAM (Visakhapatnam)
5. GITAM (Bengaluru)
6. GITAM (Hyderabad)
7. Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics
8. Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
9. Gujarat Vidyapith University
10. Gurukula Kangri University
11. ICFAI (Hyderabad)
12. IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur
13. Jamia Hamdard
14. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
15. KIET-Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology
16. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
17. Lingaya’s Vidyapeeth University
18. Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana – Ambala
19. Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth
20. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies
21. Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University)
22. Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology
23. SRM Institute of Science and Technology
24. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
25. TERI School of Advanced Studies
26. The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
27. Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation

Private Universities (119)

1. Abhyuday University
2. Ajeenkya DY Patil University
3. AKS University, Satna (MP)
4. Alliance University
5. Amity Jharkhand
6. Amity University (Noida Campus)
7. Amity University Hyderabad
8. Amity University Kolkata
9. Amity University Punjab
10. Amity University, Greater Noida
11. Amity University Patna
12. Apex University
13. Arka Jain University
14. Arunachal University of Studies
15. ASBM University
16. Assam Down Town University
17. Avantika University
18. Azim Premji University
19. Babu Banarasi Das University
20. Bennett University
21. Bhagwant Global University, Kotdwar (Uttarakhand)
22. Bhagwant University
23. Birla Global University
24. BML Munjal University
25. Brainware University
26. Career College, Bhopal
27. CGC University, Mohali
28. Chanakya University
29. Chandigarh University – Mapping
30. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University, Panvel
31. Chitkara University
32. CMR University
33. CT University (Ludhiana)
34. DBS Global University
35. DIT Dehradun
36. Future University
37. G D Goenka University
38. Galgotias University
39. Geeta University
40. GLA University (Mathura)
41. Gopal Narayan Singh University
42. Graphic Era Hill University
43. Haridwar University Roorkee
44. Himalayan University
45. HRIT University, Ghaziabad
46. IFTM University, Moradabad
47. IILM University
48. IILM University, Gurugram
49. IIMT University
50. Invertis University
51. ITM Skills University, Navi Mumbai
52. ITM University, Raipur
53. ITM Vocational University, Vadodara
54. Jagan Nath University, Jaipur
55. Jaganath University (Delhi NCR)
56. Jaipur National University
57. JECRC University
58. JIS University, Kolkata
59. K.R. Mangalam University
60. Kalinga University
61. Karnavati University
62. Lovely Professional University
63. Madhav University
64. Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University
65. Mahindra University
66. Manav Rachna University, Faridabad
67. Mangalayatan University, Aligarh
68. Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur
69. Manipal University Jaipur
70. MATS University, Raipur
71. Mewar University, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
72. MNR University
73. Mody University
74. NIIT University, Rajasthan
75. Noida International University
76. OM Sterling Global University, Hisar, Haryana
77. Pearl Academy
78. Poornima University
79. R V University
80. Rabindranath Tagore University
81. Rakshpal Bahadur Management Institute
82. Rama University Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur
83. Ramaiah University
84. Renaissance University
85. REVA University
86. Rishihood University
87. RNB Global University, Bikaner (Rajasthan)
88. SAGE University, Indore
89. Sanskriti University
90. Sant Baba Bhag Singh University
91. Sardar Bhagwan Singh University
92. Saroj International University
93. School of Management Sciences (SMS)
94. Sharda University (Agra)
95. Sharda University Noida
96. Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
97. Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary (SGT) University
98. Sikkim Global Technical University
99. Sikkim Manipal University
100. Singhania University
101. Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur
102. Sister Nivedita University
103. SRM University – AP
104. SRM University Delhi NCR, Sonepat
105. Sunbeam College for Women
106. Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur
107. Sushant University (Gurugram)
108. Swami Rama Himalayan University
109. Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
110. Teerthanker Mahaveer University
111. The Neotia University
112. United University, Prayagraj
113. University of Engineering & Management, Jaipur
114. UPES – Dehradun
115. Usha Martin University
116. Vidya University, Meerut
117. Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management, Hyderabad
118. Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
119. World University of Design

Other Government Institutions (7)

• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
• Footwear Design and Development Institute
• Govt. College for Women, Parade Ground, Jammu
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
• Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management University
• National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU)
• National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K)

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