How to get admission to Central Universities without CUET UG 2022 score?

Students who have appeared or will be appearing for CUET 2022 exam must note that they can also enroll in central university without the CUET score. Read further to know more.

How to get admission to Central Universities without CUET UG 2022 score?

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has concluded the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) Phase 1 examination. The first ever CUET 2022 for undergraduate admission in central universities received mixed responses from students. As per the report, CUET UG 2022 phase 1 witnessed 76.48 per cent turnout of the students while 58, 909 missed the allotted slots in Phase 1.

While for many the entrance exam went well, students are still looking forward to keeping their options open for admission to central universities in the country. Students are also keeping their options open for private universities as well. Speaking to Shiksha, Monalika Sharma said, “The experience was good. The center was clean and well-managed. The invigilators were helpful including the support staff at the center. I am looking for Delhi University through CUET. Yes, I am exploring other private and well-known universities outside of CUET like Symbiosis.”

Though admission to the central university will be done on CUET 2022 score basis, students should not worry as they can still secure a seat at the central university.

Delhi University

Delhi University runs several Undergraduate courses through its school of open learning. While releasing the admission policy of the University for the academic year, 2022-23, the DU VC Yogesh Singh announced that the varsity will not consider the CUET UG 2022 score for DU SOL and National Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB).

This has opened the door for many students who are looking forward to taking admission to DU but couldn’t due to less score in CUET Exam 2022. Students are keeping their options open for the same. While speaking to Shiksha, Sanya Singh said, “I gave my CUET Exam 2022 recently and it was great. Before the entrance, I was nervous and overwhelmed but once I saw the paper I felt more confident. The paper was really about basic things and what we did in classes 11 and 12th. The reasoning portion definitely required brainstorming but it was all worth it.”

“Delhi University has to be on the top. I want to do criminal psychology so I've applied to every suitable college with a decent Recruitment rate with BA (Hons.) in psychology. I'm keeping my options open to even pursue my dream course through the DU SOL programme. CUET is a great way to get into your dream university but I am giving entrance exams to another university as well,” she added.

The SOL also gives a choice-based credit system like regular colleges. Students are also given an option to migrate to a regular college from the SOL and vice versa," said Uma Shankar Pandey, officiating principal, SOL.

Another aspirant, Suryam Srivastava, said, “I had my CUET Entrance exam for which I was preparing for the last couple of weeks. I was quite confident and prepared for the exam. The question paper came out to lot easier basic. The reasoning section was a bit tricky but interesting. Delhi University is one of the most premium university all over India student tries to get their seat at this university. I wanted to pursue a bachelor's in computer science so I have applied to every college which holds that program. Apart from DU, I'm also looking out for several more universities as well.”

Jamia Millia Islamia Distance Learning Admission 2022

JMI has a Centre of Distance & Open Learning (CDOL), which offers four Undergraduate and three Postgraduate courses, including BEd, BA, BCom, BBA, MA, MBA and MCom. The University also offers several Diploma, PG Diploma and Certificate courses in distance learning mode. All these courses are registered by the UGC-DEB.

In case a candidate is looking for admission into Jamia Millia Islamia, they can enroll in the distance learning course too. Candidates seeking admission to any of these courses apart from B.Ed and MBA are shortlisted based on their merit of previous qualifying degree/ exam. For admission to B.Ed or MBA programme, candidates need to appear for JMI Entrance Exam.

An aspirant looking forward to admission to JMI said Arjun Pathania, “I am looking for Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia University and Ambedkar University. Yes, some universities do not come under CUET so I am looking for other universities too that have not adopted CUET 2022 this year, like, Punjab University.”

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Another University, where students can take admission with CUET 2022 score, is Indira Gandhi National Open University. One of the leading universities in India, IGNOU offers over 200 UG, PG, diploma, certificate and doctoral courses via open and distance learning (ODL) mode.

Until this academic year, students were totally dependent on admissions based on the Class 12th marks and entrance exams conducted by certain private and central universities. However, with CUET, more than 40 universities in the country have come under one umbrella for UG admission. With the change in the admission scenario, even students are looking forward to keeping their options open. “Though paper 1 went well, the paper in slot two created issues. However, through CUET I am looking forward to taking admission to DU, Vivekanand college and other government universities. While my first choice is a central university, I am still keeping my options open for other Universities like Indraprastha University, Birla Institute of Technology and others.” Said Sambhav Patni.

Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU)

The University offers admissions into various Undergraduate and Post Graduate distance programmes. MANNU offers courses in BEd., BA, BCom., BSc (Life Sciences – BZC and Physical Sciences – MPC), Diploma courses (Teach English and Journalism & Mass Communication) and Certificate courses (Proficiency in Urdu through English & Functional English for Urdu Speakers) and MA (Urdu, English, History, Hindi, Islamic Studies & Arabic).

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