CUET 2023 Latest Update: Meghalaya and other Northeast states are exempted from CUET till 2024
The Government of India has exempted Meghalaya and other Northeast States from the CUET entrance examination till 2024. This would mean students cannot apply to universities in the Northeast with their CUET results.
The Government of India took the latest decision after Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma wrote to Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan. In his letter, the Chief Minister sought exemption for higher studies aspiring students of Meghalaya from CUET.
In the CUET latest news today, the government of India has extended the exemption to Meghalaya, as well as other states in the Northeast, from the admission process into central universities in specific regions through Common University Entrance Test (CUET).
A communiqué issued by P.K. Singh, undersecretary to the government of India, ministry of education, dated March 15, said, “Given the geographical conditions, hilly terrains, far-flung locations, limited digital connectivity infrastructure etc. as an impediment in conducting the CUET in Northeastern regions, the central universities of Northeastern regions were allowed to take admission in the affiliated colleges to the central university as per past practices instead of CUET for the year 2022-2023.”
“Keeping in view the present situation, it has been decided that the above exemption may be extended for one more year for 2023-2024,” the statement from the centre read.
The CUET latest update is available on the official website CUET Samarth ac in. The latest development would allow students to apply to the following universities in the Northeast through an independent admission process;
- Sikkim University
- Rajiv Gandhi University
- Manipur University
- Assam University
- Tezpur University
- Nagaland University
- Tripura University
- Mizoram University
- NEHU
- HNGBU, Uttarakhand
Where can I apply through CUET 2023?
Though the government has exempted a few universities from CUET till 2024, there are several universities a student can apply to.
The list of participating universities in CUET 2023 is mentioned below:
CUET (UG) – 2023 Central University
| Aligarh Muslim University |
| Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University |
| Banaras Hindu University |
| Central Sanskrit University |
| Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh |
| Central University of Andhra Pradesh |
| Central University of Gujarat |
| Central University of Haryana |
| Central University of Himachal Pradesh |
| Central University of Jammu |
| Central University of Jharkhand |
| Central University of Karnataka |
| Central University of Kashmir |
| Central University of Kerala |
| Central University of Odisha |
| Central University of Punjab |
| Central University of Rajasthan |
| Central University of South Bihar |
| Central University of Tamil Nadu |
| Indira Gandhi National Tribal University |
| Jamia Millia Islamia |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya |
| Mahatma Gandhi Central University |
| Maulana Azad National Urdu University |
| National Sanskrit University |
| Pondicherry University |
| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |
| The English and Foreign Languages University |
| University of Allahabad |
| University of Delhi |
| University of Hyderabad |
| Visva-Bharati University |
CUET (UG) – 2023 State University
| Barkatullah University |
| Cluster University of Jammu |
| Cluster University of Srinagar |
| Delhi Skill And Entrepreneurship University |
| Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics University |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi |
| Govt. College for Women, Parade Ground, Jammu |
| Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |
| Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women |
| Jiwaji University |
| Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University |
| Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology |
| Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University |
| Sardar Patel University of Police Security and Criminal Justice |
| Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University |
| University Of Jammu |
| Vikram University |
CUET (UG) – 2023 Private University
| Apeejay Stya University |
| Apex University |
| Arunachal University of Studies |
| Asbm University |
| Bahra University (Shimla Hills) |
| Bennett University |
| Bml Munjal University |
| Career Point University |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University |
| G D Goenka University |
| Galgotias University |
| GLA University Mathura |
| Himalayan University Itanagar |
| IIMT University |
| Invertis University |
| Jagan Nath University Bahadurgarh Haryana |
| Jagannath University |
| Jaypee University of Information Technology |
| K.R. Mangalam University |
| Lovely Professional University |
| Manav Rachna University |
| Mangalayatan University Jabalpur |
| Mangalayatan University, Aligarh |
| Mewar University |
| Mody University |
| Nicmar University, Pune |
| NIIT University |
| Nirwan University, Jaipur |
| RNB Global University |
| Sangam University |
| Sanskriti University |
| Shoolini University |
| Sikkim Professional University |
| SRM University |
| Suresh Gyan Vihar University Jaipur |
| Teerthanker Mahaveer University |
| Upes – Dehradun |
| Usha Martin University |
| Vivekananda Global University |
CUET (UG) – 2023 Deemed University
| Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women |
| Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth |
| Dayalbagh Educational Institute |
| Footwear Design and Development Institute |
| Gujarat Vidyapith |
| Gurukula Kangri |
| Jamia Hamdard |
| Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education |
| Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies |
| Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute |
| Shobhit University |
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) |
| The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU) |
