IP University to use CUET score as secondary channel after JEE Main for BTech admissions

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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (IPU) today announced that the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will be adopted as a secondary channel for admission to its BTech programme (Programme Code 131) starting from the academic year 2025–26. According to an official communication from the Director (Higher Education), Govt. File/Vol.1/5645-55 dated 29 October 2025), the approval was granted by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. The move comes after the exhaustion of the JEE Main merit list, meaning that CUET scores will now be used to fill any remaining seats in the BTech programme. JEE Main Rank Predictor 2026: Check here