CUET UG 2023: 168 universities to participate including 66 private varsities

The deadline for application, which is March 12, is also likely to be extended as more universities are expected to select the test for admissions.

There are 27 deemed universities which will admit students based on CUET scores for their undergraduate programmes (Express photo)

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At least 168 universities have opted for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission to undergraduate programmes so far, up from 90 universities last year, officials told PTI.

The deadline for application, which is March 12, has been extended today as more universities are expected to select the test for admissions.

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The 168 universities include 44 central universities and 31 state universities such as Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Dr B R Ambedkar School of Economics, Karnataka, Cotton University, Guwahati, and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.

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“There are 27 deemed universities which will admit students based on CUET scores for their undergraduate programmes. Sixty-six private universities too are participating in the common entrance test this year which include Bennett University, Uttar Pradesh, NIIT University, Rajasthan, and UPES, Dehradun,” a senior official said.

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The exam is scheduled to be conducted from May 21-31.

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) in March last year announced that undergraduate admissions will be conducted in all central universities through a common entrance test and not on the basis of Class 12 marks.

The undergraduate (UG) admission process in universities will be completed by July 2023 and the new academic session can begin on August 1.

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The debut edition of the CUET-UG was conducted in July last year and was marred by glitches,

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