NTA to conduct Common Entrance Test for DU, CU, and all 54 Central Universities from 2021

As per latest reports, National Testing Agency will conduct a single common entrance test for all 54 Central Universities in India. This would be aimed at eliminating the need of class 12 based cut off marks, and multiple entrance exams.

A seven member committee has been set up to look into the formation of such an exam. To this end, a “high quality aptitude test” is proposed. The exact guidelines for the exam are yet to be either decided or made public.

There will be a single computer based test. It will be mandatory for admission to all 54 Central Universities in India from the academic session 2021-22.

At present, a large number of these universities accept students on the basis of class 12 marks. This has often been a point of controversy, given that cut offs have been touching sky high marks like 99%, 100% in the recent years. This renders students with even 90%-95% without a seat. Also, different boards have skewed percentage graphs – in some education boards students easily score 90%+, whereas in others, getting such scores is not feasible. With an entrance exam, students will get a chance to compete at a common level.

As per the National Education Policy, the exam should be offered two times in a year. Professor RP Tiwari, VC of Central University of Punjab is chairing the committee set up to decide upon the exam. More details will be provided soon.

List of 54 Central Universities for which this exam will be conducted:

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. Jawahar Lal 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