Admission criteria
Every programme is admitted on merit, through CUCET or an equivalent national entrance test. The general rules are below; the programme-specific requirement is printed against each course.
Across every programme
General Eligibility
Admission to UG and PG programmes is through the Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test (CUCET), which doubles as the eligibility and scholarship test. Registering for CUCET is the first step of the application for every programme that requires it.
Entrance test
Admission to UG and PG programmes is through the Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test (CUCET), which doubles as the eligibility and scholarship test. Registering for CUCET is the first step of the application for every programme that requires it.
Merit basis
Students must have secured admission on a merit basis through the entrance test or the selection process of Chandigarh University as detailed in the prospectus.
National test equivalence
Scores from national-level entrance tests are recognised for scholarship assessment alongside CUCET.
- Engineering UG — JEE (Main) All India Rank
- MBA — CAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA or XAT percentile
- B.Arch — NATA score or JEE (Main) Paper II percentile
- M.E. programmes — GATE score, for the fellowship
Lateral entry
Diploma holders are admitted through the Lateral Entry Entrance Test, and their scholarship is assessed on diploma marks rather than 10+2 marks.
Marks calculation
Marks percentage will be calculated from all appearing subjects (including additional subjects) in the Detail Marks Card.
Bridge courses
Where a programme assumes background a candidate does not have — Mathematics or introductory computing, for instance — the university offers a compulsory 3-credit bridge course as per university norms rather than refusing the application.
Programme by programme
Programme-Wise Eligibility
81 programmes · showing 6
- UGLiberal Arts
B.A. (Hons.) (Liberal Art)
10+2 in any stream (min 50% aggregate)
10+2 or its equivalent examination with atleast 50% marks in any stream conducted by a recognized board / University/ Council.
- UGLegal StudiesCUCET required
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) Integrated Program
10+2 in any stream (min 50% aggregate)
10+2 with atleast 50% marks in any stream conducted by a recognized Board / University / Council in the aggregate.
- UGArchitecture and Planning
B.Arch
10+2 with PCM (min 50% aggregate)
10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with either Chemistry or Biology or Technical Vocational subject or Computer Science or Information Technology or Informatics Practices or Engineering Graphics or Business Studies with at least 45% marks in aggregate or passed 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 45% marks in aggregate. The candidate needs to qualify an aptitude test in architecture conducted either by NTA (i.e. JEE) or NATA conducted by the Council of Architecture.
- UGCommerce
B.Com (Hons.) + ACCA with Grant Thornton
10+2 in any stream (min 50% aggregate)
10+2 or its equivalent examination in any stream conducted by a recognized Board with at least 50% marks in the aggregate.
- UGCommerce
B.Com. (Hons.) Applied Finance & Analytics
10+2 in any stream (min 50% aggregate)
- UGDesign
B.Des (Fashion & Design)
10+2 in any stream (min 50% aggregate)
10+2 with atleast 50% marks in aggregate or its equivalent examination in any stream conducted by a recognized Board / University / Council or three year diploma in any branch of Engineering/Technology/Architecture with 50% marks.
Eligibility
