Chandigarh University Admission 2024: Registration (Open), Dates, Courses, Fees, Eligibility, Selection Criteria & Application Process

Chandigarh University offers a year MBA program in 9 electives. The application form for admission to MBA can be filled out by paying an application fee of INR 1000 rupees. Admission to the program is offered on the basis of MAT/ CAT/ GMAT scores. Candidates who do not have a valid entrance exam score can apply for CU MBA Admission as per CUCET Exam, conducted by Chandigarh University.

The university offers 9 specializations under MBA courses which are tabulated below along with their fees.

Specializations such as Marketing, Finance, International Business, Human Resources, and Entrepreneurship come under General MBA. MBA in Strategic HR is a specialized program in association with SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).

The university provides MBA in Business Analytics in collaboration with IBM. Whereas, MBA in Banking and Financial Engineering is offered in collaboration with ICICI Bank.

Chandigarh University MBA Eligibility

General MBA, Statistics HR, Tourism & Hospitality Management

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 50% marks from a recognized university. For Strategic HR, candidates who are Chartered Accountants/Company Secretary/Cost Accountants are also eligible.

Eligibility for Business Analytics 

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 55% marks. Candidates must have studied Mathematics/Statistics as a compulsory subject at 10+2 or Graduation level.

Eligibility for Banking & Financial Engineering

To apply for this program, candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce background with at least 55% marks.

Chandigarh University MBA Selection Criteria

• For selecting candidates, the university considers their merit in CAT/MAT/GMAT exam.
• Those who do not possess a scorecard of the above-mentioned exam have to appear in the CUCET exam conducted by Chandigarh University.
• Applicants with a valid rank in any of the entrance exams are called for Group Discussion and Personal Interviews.
• The university will finally select the student based on his or her performance in the GD and PI rounds.
• Thus, the final selection collectively depends upon the merit obtained by candidates in the entrance exam and how well they perform in GD and PI.

Chandigarh University offers BE (both regular and lateral), and B.Arch courses in various specializations. Students have to appear in a scholarship cum admission test to secure admission in BE, B.Pharm, and B.Arch courses. The final selection is done by considering 60% weightage for the Chandigarh University CET score and 40% for marks in the qualifying examination.

For B.E. and B.Arch courses, JEE Main and NATA passed candidates can also apply for admission.

CU BE Specializations:

Chandigarh University has 22 B.E. courses and B.Arch for which a candidate can apply with a valid CUCET score. B.E is further divided into CSE and IBM courses and both of them have 3 specializations each.

Chandigarh University BE & BArch Eligibility Criteria

CU BE Eligibility

• Higher Secondary qualified students from a recognized board of education.
• Physics and Mathematics should be compulsory subjects along with one of the following subjects: Chemistry / Biotechnology / Computer Science / Biology 
• At least 50% of marks should be secured in the qualifying examination.
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST category should secure 45% marks.
• Students opting for IBM courses must have secured 60% marks in the final examination.
• Diploma holder from a recognized Institute in any branch of Engineering / Technology. OR B.Sc degree can seek admission to BE Lateral Entry.

CU B.Arch Eligibility

• 10+2 examination with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics & also 50% marks in aggregate of the 10+2 level examination.
• 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as a compulsory subject and subject to an aptitude test in Architecture.
• NATA-qualified or JEE PAPER-02 with a minimum of 40% of 390 marks can apply.

Chandigarh University BE & BArch Selection Criteria:

B.E/B.tech

• Admission will be based on the marks secured in the CUCET conducted by the University.
• JEE Mains-qualified candidates will be exempted from the entrance examination.

B.Arch

• Selection to B.Arch will be based on the marks secured in either CUCET or NATA or JEE Mains paper 2.
• Lateral Entry Admission to the courses will be based on the performance in CUCET, conducted by the University.

At the postgraduate level, Chandigarh University offers full-time Master of Engineering (ME) and M.Arch programs for a duration of 2 years. The ME program is available in the following the specializations, i.e 

Chandigarh University ME & MArch Eligibility 

Bachelor's Degree in the relevant field or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category) in the qualifying examination.

Chandigarh University ME & MArch Selection Criteria

Score in CU Common Entrance Test followed by Group Discussion and Presentation or Interview. OR GATE qualified candidates can also apply.

At integrated level, Chandigarh university offers, BA-LL.B, B.Com-LL.B, BBA-LL.B and B.Sc+MBA, BA + B.Ed and B.Sc+B.Ed courses. These courses are offered for the duration of four years except for integrated law programs which are offered for the duration of five years. Candidates satisfying the eligibility criteria for a particular course can apply for admission. However, admission to various courses will be granted on the basis of score in the CUCET Entrance examination, conducted by Chandigarh University.

• CU UG Integrated Courses Eligibility: 10+2 with at least 50% marks (in case of SC/ST category 45%) in any stream
• CU UG Integrated Courses Selection: Admission to the CU Integrated programs is offered on the basis of the CUCET Score. Candidates seeking admission to 5 years integrated programs can apply for CUCET Exam.

Chandigarh University offers admission to the PhD program in full-time, Part-time and Research Scholar category in External mode. The admissions are generally offered in the months of July and December every year. A master’s degree in the relevant discipline with 55% marks (50% for SC/ST) is the minimum eligibility for admission. Candidates applying for the Ph.D. course need to appear for an entrance test conducted by the University. Shortlisted candidates as per the entrance test score are invited for the Interview or presentation round based on which the final selection is made. Apart from CU PhD Score, the candidates with valid score in GATE/ CSIR NET/ UGC NET/ SLET or GPAT can also apply for admission. Such candidates have to attend the Interview/ Presentation round only.

Chandigarh University Ph.D. Selection Criteria

Candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. program of Chandigarh University need a valid score in CU-PhD Entrance Test/ GPAT/ UGC/ CSIR-NET + interview. For candidates who are in a regular job for the last five years, a minimum of 50% marks OR 5.0 CGPA on 10 point scale at the PG level is required.

• For Ph.D. (Engineering), candidates with at least 10 years of experience in a regular job with 50% marks in Master’s degree are required to take the Chandigarh University Entrance Exam.
• For Ph.D. (Civil), along with GATE/ CSIR/ UGC/ JRF score, NBHM-qualified candidates are also exempted from CU Ph.D. Entrance Test.

How to Apply for Chandigarh University Ph.D.?

 Candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. program are advised to follow the given steps:

1. Candidates need to register online in order to apply for the Ph.D. program.
2. Deposit the requisite fee of INR 1100 through Net Banking / Debit / Credit Card or by E-Challan payable in any SBI branch.
3. Fill in the required details and download the application form.
4. Paste the recent color photograph followed by a signature at the designated place.
5. Attach the below-listed documents along with the duly filled application form.
6. Hand over the duly filled form along with documents to:

Dean Research Office, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab Documents required to be attached

• Copy of Challan
• GATE/NET/ NBHM/ SLET/ GPAT Certificate (if applicable)
• Copies of all the mark sheets, degrees, and provisional certificates of the qualifying degree
• Copy of OBC/SC/ST/PD category certificate if any
• Copy of experience and NOC certificate for part-time candidates

There are two modes of application – Online mode and Offline mode.

For registration through Online mode, applicants can follow the steps given below:

• CUCET is conducted in three different phases namely CUCET-I, CUCET-II, and CUCET-III, For the present session, CUCET-I (November 2022 - May 2023) is the active one for admission into various programs
• Click the following link to visit the official website for CUCET registration
• Enter name, email address, phone number, city, interested discipline, program, and date of birth. After entering the information, click on register now 
• Upon clicking, a system-generated User ID and Password will be sent to the candidate’s mobile number and email ID. 
• Re-login using these credentials and start filing the form entering your personal profile, academic details, etc. 
• Pay the online application fee online via net banking or using debit/credit cards
• After paying for the application form and filling the application form, the candidate can now submit it and take a hard copy print of the completely filled application form for future reference. 

For Application in Offline Mode, refer below-mentioned steps:

• Candidates can either download the admission form from the official website OR directly visit the admission office of the institute and buy the application form by paying the fee in cash of INR 1000/-
• The ones who are downloading the application form must pay the application fee in the form of a Demand draft of INR 1000/-. DD must be drawn in name of “Chandigarh University” payable at Chandigarh at the following address:

Admission Office, Chandigarh University, SCO 223, First Floor, Sector 36 D, Chandigarh, 160036 

Note: Once the CUCET Result is released, selected candidates need to pay 30% of the total fee within 15 days of receiving the intimation notice in order to avail of the scholarship benefits