Most preferred courses in 2022

Course
Applications
B.Sc./B.Tech. Computer Science / IT/ AI/ ML
12,68,661
B.B.A.
6,62,705
B.Sc./B.A./B.Com. Mathematics
6,06,043
B.Com.
362,726
B.A.(Hons) - English
362,539
B.A.
358,767
B.A.(Hons) - Economics
348,723
B.Sc. - Chemistry
314,064
B.A.(Hons) - History
311,265
B.A. (Hons) - Political Science
296,289

Top 50 colleges across India as per NIRF ranking

Miranda House
Delhi
1
Hindu College
Delhi
2
Presidency College
Chennai
3
Loyola College
Chennai
4
Lady Shri Ram College For Women
New Delhi
5
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Coimbatore6
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm College
New Delhi
7
St. Xavier`s College
Kolkata
8
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira
Howrah
9
Kirori Mal College
Delhi
10
St. Stephens's College
Delhi
11
Shri Ram College of Commerce
Delhi
12
Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College
Rahara (Kolkata)
13
Hans Raj College
Delhi14
Sri Venkateswara College
Delhi
15
Lady Irwin College
Delhi
16
Madras Christian College
Chennai
17
Acharya Narendra Dev College
New Delhi
18
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College
Kolkata
19
PSG College of Arts and Science
Coimbatore
20

  • 4 colleges in top 20 list are from West Bengal - do not accept CUET
  • 11 colleges in top 20 list are from Delhi - DU
  • 5 colleges in top 20 list are from Tamil Nadu and do not accept CUET

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College
New Delhi
21
Thiagarajar College
Madurai
22
Gargi College
Delhi
23
University College, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
24
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences
New Delhi
25
St. Joseph`s College, Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli
26
Rajagiri College of Social Sciences
Ernakulam
27
Deshbandhu College
New Delhi
28
Daulat Ram College
Delhi
29
V.O. Chidambaram College
Tuticorin
30
Kongunadu Arts & Science College
Coimbatore
31
Government Arts College
Coimbatore
32
Sri Krishna Arts and Science College
Coimbatore
33
Maitreyi College
New Delhi
34
Dyal Singh College
New Delhi
35
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women
Delhi
36
St. Teresa`s College, Ernakulam
Ernakulam
37
Madras School of Social Work
Chennai
38
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College
Delhi
39
Kamala Nehru College
Delhi
40

  • 24 of the top 50 colleges are affiliated to DU
  • 4 colleges from Kerala are in top 50
  • 15 colleges in top 50 are in Tamil Nadu and did not accept CUET in 2022

Ramanujan College
New Delhi
41
I.C.College of Home Science
Hisar
42
Bishop Heber College
Tiruchirappalli
43
Jesus & Mary College
New Delhi
44
Pachhunga University College
Aizawl (Mizoram)
45
Government Home Science College,Sector-10
Chandigarh
46
Queen Mary`s College
Chennai
47
Maharaja Agrasen College
Delhi
48
Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara Nadar College
Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)
49
Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
50

States with maximum applications received

SOURCE: Times of India study

Confusion around CUET kept many students to shy away from CUET. This numbers is expected to be up in 2023

Top 3 Universities aspired for in Humanities

Humanities
Applications received
Most applied for Universities
B.A. (Hons.)-English
314,064
DU (34%); AUD (10%); EFLU (6%)
B.A.
311,265
DU (26%); UoA (24%); SPU (5%)
B.A. (Hons.)- Economics
296,289
DU (22%); JMI (12%); AUD (10%)
B.A. (Hons.)-History
239,523
DU (31%); JMI (15%); AUD (12%)
B.A. (Hons.) - Political Science
210,923
DU (47%); RGU (9%); NEHU (6%)
B.A. (Journalism & Mass Communication)
130,331
DU (22%); BU (8%); IIMT (6%)
B.A. (Hons.) Hindi
112,214
DU (30%); AMU (14%); JMI (13%)

SOURCE: Times of India study

  • 35% of the total seats on offer was for Humanities stream.
  • 24% of the total applications received were for Humanities

University of Delhi (DU)

North Eastern Hill University (NEHU)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Delhi (AUD)

IIMT

Sardar Patel University

English & Foreign Languages University (EFLU)

Bilaspur University (BU)

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU)

Jamia Milia Islamia University (JMI)

Top 3 Universities aspired for in Science & Technology

Science & Technology
Applications received
Most applied for Universities
B.Sc./ B.Tech. Computer Science / IT/ AI/ ML
1,268,661
DU (8%); MGCU (5%); CUoH (5%)
B.Sc. Physics
362,539
DU (20%); JMI (10%); RGU (5%)
B.C.A.
133,712
IIMT (11%); Jagannnath Univ (10%); BU (7%)
B.Sc. Chemistry
242,747
DU (27%); RGU (7%) ; CUoR (6%)
B.Sc./B.A./B.Com. Mathematics
606,043
DU (17%); UoA (13%); RGU (4%)

SOURCE: Times of India study

  • 45% of the total applicants opted for Sciences.
  • Computer Science based courses were highly demanded.

University of Delhi (DU)

Mahatma Gandhi Central Univ (MGCU)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Delhi (AUD)

IIMT

University of Delhi (DU)

North Eastern Hill University (NEHU)

Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU)

Jamia Milia Islamia University (JMI)

Top 3 Universities aspired for in Commerce & Management

Commerce & Management
Applications received
Most applied for Universities
B.Com.
348,723
DU(32%); UoA (13%); BBAU(7%)
B.Com. (Hons.)
362,726
DU(30%); BHU (19%); BBAU(9%)
B.B.A.
662,705
DU(12%); AUD (9%); BBAU (6%)
Law (5 YEAR )


B.A/B.Com./B.Sc/B.B.A.-L.L.B.; L.L.B.
358,767
BHU (12%); UoA (8%); DAV (7%)

SOURCE: Times of India study

  • BHU- one of the best universities for undergraduate law program

University of Delhi (DU)

Ambedkar University (AUD)

Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU)

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Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU)

DAV University