CUET 2026 Participating Universities Updated: Total Reaches 185

CUET UG 2026 Exam notification is out the exam officials has tsrated the CUET application 2026 form from January 3, 2026 online, cuet.nta.nic.in. The National Testing Agency has also officially updated the list of CUET UG 2026 participating universities, with the total number of institutions increasing to 185. Every year after the release of the online registration process, the universities/ institutes take part in the CUET 2026 selection process.

Last year, the number of CUET participating universities ranged between 200 and 250. When the application form is released, many universities register themselves initially, while others join at later stages of the admission process.

It has been noticed that the expansion highlights the growing acceptance of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) as a single-window admission process for undergraduate programmes across India.

As per the latest update, several central, state, deemed, and private universities have joined the CUET 2026 admission process so far. Read this SciAstra blog to complee information on the number of types of participating universities that have been added up, important dates and some of the top NIRF 2025 CUET Participating Universities from here:

CUET UG 2026 Exam Dates

Candidates applying for the exam must know the CUET 2026 admission dates, like registration, application correction window, admit card, exam dates and other important timelines from here:

CUET 2026 Participating Universities/ Colleges Ownership

Check out the number of the ownership wise CUET 2026 participating universities from here:

Top NIRF Ranking CUET UG 2026 Participating Universities

Candidates preparing for CUET UG 2026 and wishing to take admission in BSc, BCom, BCA, BA, BFA, and other UG courses from top NIRF-ranked universities may often wonder which ones to choose. To help, here is a curated list of CUET 2026 participating universities with the highest NIRF rankings.

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