CUET UG 2024: DU remains top choice with 26 lakh applications; Numbers expected to increase

CUET UG 2024 application process concluded on April 05, 2024. As per the National Testing Agency (NTA) 13.4 lakh applications have been received for CUET UG (Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate) for academic session 2024-25. Check the top universities for which maximum applications have been received.

CUET UG 2024 application process concluded on April 05 , 2024. As per the National Testing Agency (NTA) 13.4 lakh applications have been received for CUET UG 2024 for academic session 2024-25. Reportedly, a decrease of 10.6 percent (approx.) has been reported from the previous year. Notably, CUET UG is the second-largest entrance exam in the country in terms of registrations.

CUET 2024 Top Universities

Among the 261 CUET participating universities, the University of Delhi (DU) remains the top choice for candidates by receiving 26 lakh applications for its nearly 80,000 undergraduate course seats. The number of applications is less than the previous year (28.3 lakh), however, the numbers are expected to increase when closer to the counselling period.

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is the second highest institution which has received 8.4 applications followed by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) with 5.1 lakh applications. CUET 2024 participating universities such as Central University of Allahabad, Jamia Milia Islamia, Central University of Harayana and Central University of Karnataka have received more than one lakh registrations.   

CUET Top Universities

CUET Participating University	Institution Type	Number of Applications (Approx.)
University of Delhi	Central	26 lakh
Banaras Hindu University	Central	8.4 lakh
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow	Central	5.1 lakh
Amity University, Noida	Private	4.97 lakh
University of Allahabad	Central	4.8 lakh
Chandigarh University	Private	3.3 lakh
Jamia Milia Islamia	Central	2.6 lakh
Lovely Professional University	Private	2.4 lakh
Central University of Haryana	Central	2.3 lakh
Central University of Karnataka	Central	2.3 lakh
Jawaharlal Nehru University	Central	1.6 lakh
Visva Bharati University	Central	1.6 lakh
Aligarh Muslim University	Central	1 lakh

CUET 2024 Exam

CUET exam 2024 is set to be held from May 15 to May 31, 2024 in hybrid mode. The mode of examination for each subject will be announced soon this week.

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