NTA Common Entrance Test 2021 (including DU) – Central Universities Common Entrance Test

Central Universities Common Entrance Test 2021

As per news reports, this year, NTA will hold a Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) 2021 for admission to UG courses in all central universities of India. This includes DU, JMI, JNU, and others – a total of 54 universities. Moreover, DU specifically may use score of CUCET + class 12 marks for admissions. The known and reported details on proposed CUCET to be held as a common entrance exam for admission in all 54 Central Universities (CUs), including the Delhi University is as follows.

What is this Common Entrance Test and Who Will Conduct It?

This common entrance test is yet to get a name, as the final decision regarding it is yet to be made. A seven member committee has been set up to look into the formation of such an exam. The exact guidelines for the exam are yet to be either decided or made public.

Proposed pattern: It has been suggested that the test will be a general test as well as a subject-specific test. As per the reports, the test will have an Aptitude section in which questions will be asked from verbal, quantitative, logic, and reasoning. The aptitude test will be mandatory for all the candidates. However, the subject-specific tests will be as per the course of admission of the students.

Who will conduct it and what will be the mode of this exam: The exam is proposed to fall under the authority of the National Testing Agency (NTA). The mode of the exam will be computer based test (CBT).

List of All 54 Central Universities in India

Here is a list of all the central universities in the nation as per the University Grants Commission (UGC). It is proposed that the common entrance test will be for admission to all of the following:

1. Central University of Andhra Pradesh
2. Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh
3. The National Sanskrit University
4. Assam University
5. Tezpur University
6. Rajiv Gandhi University
7. Central University of South Bihar
8. Mahatma Gandhi Central University
9. Nalanda University
10. Dr.Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University
11. Chhattisgarh Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
12. Delhi Indira Gandhi National Open University
13. Jamia Millia Islamia
14. Jawaharlal Nehru University
15. South Asian University
16. University of Delhi
17. The Central Sanskrit University
18. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
19. Central University of Gujarat
20. Central University of Haryana
21. Central University of Himachal Pradesh
22. Central University of Kashmir
23. Central University of Jammu
24. Central University of Jharkhand
25. Central University of Karnataka
26. Central University of Kerala
27. Dr.Hari singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya
28. The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
29. Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
30. Manipur Central Agricultural University
31. Manipur University
32. National Sports University
33. Mizoram University
34. Meghalaya North Eastern Hill University
35. Nagaland Nagaland University
36. Central University of Orissa
37. Pondicherry University
38. Central University of Punjab
39. Central University of Rajasthan
40. Sikkim University
41. Central University of Tamil Nadu
42. Indian Maritime University
43. English and Foreign Languages University
44. Maulana Azad National Urdu University
45. University of Hyderabad
46. Tripura University
47. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
48. Aligarh Muslim University
49. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
50. Banaras Hindu University
51. University of Allahabad
52. Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
53. Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University
54. Visva Bharati

Delhi University to Opt Out of DUET and Participate in Common Entrance Test?

Yes. It has been reported that the Delhi University will take admission based on the scores of the common entrance test for all the Central Universities. DU is also one of the Central Universities in India. Infact, it is one of the biggest and most popular CU. However, DU has its own admission process that includes, admission based on 10+2 marks and admission based on DUET.

DUET is the Delhi University entrance test, also conducted by NTA. It is DU’s own entrance test applicable for some of the UG and PG courses. For many UG courses the admission is based on 10+2 marks.

What is Delhi University proposing now?

Well, after a common entrance test for the CUs is in the table, DU is willing to take part in this common entrance test. DU vice-chancellor PC Joshi is part of the 7 member committee set up by the central government to look after this entrance test.

If DU finalises the common entrance test channel of admission, then it has been proposed that UG admissions in DU will be based on 50-50 weightage to the common entrance test and the board exam marks.

What will be the Advantages of this Common Entrance Test for Central Universities?

There are many advantages of having a single admission test for all the 54 central universities. Here are a few to list:

• One test, less hassle. Obviously a candidates has to go through many entrance test if they want to take admission chances in more than one university. With one test, they can apply for many Universities. Thus, one application, one form and one exam.
• The common entrance test is expected to ease out the unevenness of the common cut-off system, which is caused by different school education boards following different systems of scoring students.
• One scale to score candidates from all boards. Thus no unfair scale of selection remains.

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