CUET UG

Candidates must have passed Class 12 (or equivalent) from a recognized board, or be appearing for their Class 12 board examination in the admission year. There is no minimum percentage requirement set by NTA to appear for the exam itself, though individual universities may set their own minimum percentage criteria for specific courses (commonly 45-50% for Management & Business programs, with relaxation for reserved categories). There is no upper age limit for CUET UG. Candidates must select a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 subjects from the Language, Domain, and General Test sections, chosen based on the subject-combination requirements of their target course and university (for example, BBA/BMS aspirants at Delhi University are typically required to include Mathematics as one of their domain subjects).

CUET UG has no single unified cutoff — each of the 250+ participating universities sets its own course-wise, category-wise cutoff based on candidates' NTA-normalized scores.

CUET UG is India's largest UG gateway exam by candidate volume — accepted by 280+ universities including Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia Islamia, and Allahabad University, along with numerous state and private universities. For Management & Business aspirants specifically, DU's commerce and management colleges remain the most sought-after destinations nationally.

CUET UG counselling is NOT centralized — each participating university runs its own independent process after NTA declares results. Below are the two most relevant models for Management & Business aspirants. DELHI UNIVERSITY (CSAS — Common Seat Allocation System): Step 1 — Register on the DU CSAS portal (ugadmission.uod.ac.in) using your CUET application number. Registration on CSAS often opens even before final CUET results, using provisional data. Step 2 — Fill in college + course preferences in strict priority order. Most successful candidates list 15–20+ combinations spanning aspirational, realistic, and safe choices, since allocation is preference-driven, not first-come-first-served. Step 3 — DU releases round-wise seat allocation lists based on your NTA-normalized CUET score, category, and preference order — not a flat published percentage cutoff like older systems. Step 4 — If allotted a seat, choose to accept/freeze, float, or slide as per DU's rules, then complete document verification and fee payment within the given deadline. Missing the deadline forfeits the seat. Step 5 — Multiple rounds (typically 3 or more) run through July–August, with cutoffs generally easing as seats vacate from candidates upgrading or opting out. OTHER UNIVERSITIES (BHU, JNU, JMI, and state/private universities): Step 1 — Each university opens its own separate counselling portal, generally from June onward. Step 2 — BHU: college-specific counselling portal; seat allocation based on CUET score plus programme-specific criteria. Step 3 — JNU: separate online counselling through the JNU admission portal, with CUET score as the primary criterion. Step 4 — Other universities: processes, document checklists, and round schedules vary independently — always check the specific institution's official website. IMPORTANT GENERAL NOTES: - Do not wait for your final CUET result to begin counselling registration — several universities (including DU) open portal registration earlier using provisional data. - If applying to multiple universities, track each one's timeline separately; there is no shared master calendar across institutions. - Reserved-category candidates should verify category certificate requirements per university, as documentation standards can differ from one institution to the next.