IPU CET 2027 (GGSIPU Common Entrance Test)
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi (CET Cell, Controller of Examinations)
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Overview
The Common Entrance Test (CET) of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi, known as IPU CET, is the university's own entrance test for many undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma programmes. It is a set of tests: programmes with a common syllabus are grouped and given a programme code. Other programmes are filled through national exams or on merit, as the 2026-27 admission brochures list. CET-2026 for the 2026-27 session was held in slots from 25 April to 4 July 2026, followed by a Special Entrance Test (SET-2026) on 15 September 2026. No CET 2027 notice has been published yet.
IPU CET at a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Conducting body | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi (CET Cell, Controller of Examinations) |
| Level | Undergraduate, postgraduate, lateral-entry and diploma programmes |
| Purpose | Admission to programmes of the university's schools, government institutes and affiliated colleges through centralised online counselling on CET or national-test scores |
| Mode | Offline OMR-based test in the 2026 brochure; the brochure also carries instructions for computer-based tests |
| Frequency | Once a year, in separate slots by programme, plus a Special Entrance Test in 2026 |
| Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes (2026 slots: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm) |
| Questions and marks | 100 multiple-choice questions of 4 marks (400 marks); 1 mark deducted for each wrong answer |
| Exam cities | Tentative list includes Delhi NCR (Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Faridabad), Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow and Mumbai; candidates give three options, and an outstation centre runs only if a shift has 100 or more candidates |
| Official websites | ipu.ac.in, ipu.admissions.nic.in and cet.ggsipu.ac.in |
Important dates (IPU CET 2027)
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration opens | Not announced yet |
| Last date to apply | Not announced yet |
| Admit card | Not announced yet |
| CET | Not announced yet |
| Result | Not announced yet |
| 2026 cycle (university notices) | CET slots on 25-26 April, 2-3 May, 9-10 May, 16-17 May, 23 May and 3-4 July 2026; Special Entrance Test on 15 September 2026, results notified 16 September 2026 |
Programmes that use IPU CET (2026-27 brochures)
| Route in the brochure | Undergraduate | Postgraduate and diploma |
|---|---|---|
| IPU CET only | Lateral entry to B.Tech (diploma holders and B.Sc. graduates), to B.Pharm, to BS Packaging Technology and to B.Des; LL.B. (3 years) | Master of Occupational Therapy (Neurology); Master of Prosthetics and Orthotics; MPH (Field Epidemiology); M.Ed. (Special Education); Advance Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling |
| IPU CET first, CUET next | BCA; BBA and allied programmes, 5-year BBA-MBA; BMS; B.Com (Hons); BA (Journalism and Mass Communication); 4-year BA (Hons) in English, Economics and Liberal Arts; B.Ed. and B.Ed. (Special Education); B.Pharm; paramedical (BPO, BASLP, B.Sc. MLT); B.Sc. Medical Imaging Technology; B.Sc. Medical Technology (Radiotherapy); B.Sc. (Yoga); B.Sc. (Environmental Science); BHMCT; B.Tech (Biotechnology); BS (Packaging Technology) | MA (Mass Communication, English, Economics); M.Ed.; MPT; M.Sc. (Yoga, Environment Management, Applied Geoinformatics, Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Molecular Diagnostics, Microbiology, Bioinformatics); PG Diploma in Bioinformatics; MS (Packaging Technology) |
| National exam listed first, CET later | B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing and BPT/BOT (NEET UG first); B.Sc.-M.Sc. dual degree (JEE Main Paper I first); B.Des (a national-level test first) | MBA (CAT 2025, CMAT 2026, then CET); MCA (NIMCET, then CET); M.Tech in CSE/IT, ECE/VLSI, Food Processing, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering and Robotics and AI (GATE first); Master of Design (CEED, NID DAT or NIFT first) |
Programmes with no IPU CET
| Programme | Admission route in the brochure |
|---|---|
| B.Arch | NATA |
| MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS | NEET UG 2026 |
| Integrated BA-LL.B. and BBA-LL.B. | CLAT UG 2026, then CUET |
| B.Tech | JEE Main Paper I, then CUET |
| B.A. B.Ed. (ITEP) | NCET, conducted by NTA |
| LL.M. | CLAT PG 2026, then CUET |
| PG medical; DM/M.Ch.; PG Ayurveda and Homeopathy; M.Pharm (CEPS); MD (Unani) | NEET PG 2026; NEET SS 2026; AIAPGET 2026; GPAT; AACCC counselling |
| D.Pharm; nursing (Nurse Practitioner Critical Care, Post Basic B.Sc., M.Sc.); weekend and executive MBA programmes; PG diplomas in Fire and Industrial Safety and Yoga Therapy; MA Mass Communication (Weekend); M.Arch; M.Plan | Merit of the qualifying exam (M.Sc. Nursing also an interview) |
| M.Tech (AI and Data Science); M.Tech (Industrial Biotechnology) | GATE or GAT-B score, with merit of the qualifying exam as fallback for the first |
CUET in these tables means the candidate registers for CUET separately on the official CUET site. Newer programmes such as B.Clin.Psy, B.Sc. EMTT, M.Clin.Psy, PGDRP and Bachelor of Optometry had their own CET slots on 3 and 4 July 2026. For programmes with a national test, the university conducts no CET and admits on that test's merit; counselling is centralised and online.
The order of tests in each row is the order of priority in the brochures. The UG brochure also lists new programmes likely in 2026-27, subject to approval of statutory bodies: BPT, B.Tech in Industrial Chemistry, B.Sc. (Clinical Psychology), B.Tech CSE (AI and Data Science), B.Tech (Computer Science and Business Systems) and B.A. B.Ed. (Special and Inclusive Education).
Sources: UG Admission Brochure 2026-27; PG Admission Brochure 2026-27; GGSIPU CET portal; Schedule of CET-2026; SET-2026 result notice; GGSIPU admissions portal. Checked on 5 October 2026.
Conducting Body
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi (CET Cell, Controller of Examinations)
Category
Other
Level
National
Important Dates
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Application opens | Not announced yet | Awaiting official notice |
| Application closes | Not announced yet | Awaiting official notice |
| Exam date | Not announced yet | Awaiting official notice |
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility for IPU CET depends on the programme: each programme code has its own qualifying degree, subjects and minimum marks in Chapter 2 of the UG and PG brochures. The general rules in the 2026-27 brochures are below.
| Criterion | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Indian citizens, Overseas Citizens of India and Nepal citizens apply through these brochures; other international students use a separate brochure from the Office of International Affairs |
| Qualifying examination | Programme-specific; lateral-entry programmes need a diploma (B.Tech, B.Pharm) or a B.Sc. degree as their names state |
| Appearing candidates | Can apply: the form's Appearing option covers candidates appearing in the qualifying exam, and the brochure has rules for result-awaited cases |
| Delhi or outside Delhi | Applicants choose Delhi Region if they passed the qualifying exam from a Delhi institution or one affiliated to GGSIPU, otherwise Outside Delhi; a wrong choice can cancel admission |
- CET and national-test scores are used only for the programmes in the tables above; the order of tests in the brochure is the order of priority.
- Where CUET is a listed route, the candidate registers for CUET separately.
- The university offers 25% supernumerary seats to international students under a separate brochure.
- Applicants register and pay the application fee online; CET results or national-test merit then lead to centralised counselling.
- Reservation (SC, ST, OBC, PwD, EWS, defence), single girl child, sports and orphan quotas, and management quota are covered in separate chapters of the brochures.
Source: UG and PG Admission Brochure 2026-27 (2026 cycle).
Exam Pattern
The 2026-27 brochures set one CET format for all programmes; the subjects tested depend on the programme code.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Questions | 100 objective questions, each with four options and one correct answer |
| Marks | 4 marks per question, 400 marks in all |
| Negative marking | 1 mark deducted for each wrong answer, including an answer with more than one option marked |
| Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes) |
| Mode | Offline OMR-based test per the 2026 brochure |
| Centres | Three centre options in order of priority; if none can be given, a Delhi centre is allotted; the allotted centre is not changed |
| Answer-key objections | Rs 200 per question through the online objection link within three days |
- Slots: each CET programme has a code and a slot. In the 3 July 2026 schedule, CET code 163 (B.Clin.Psy) ran from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and code 164 (B.Sc. EMTT) from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
- Syllabus: Chapter 4 of each brochure gives programme-wise CET details, which are not reproduced here.
- Counselling: CET results are declared on the university website and centralised online counselling follows, with choice filling, a part academic fee and online document verification.
- Admit cards are made available on the CET portal, and the schedule notice says dates, shifts and timings are final with no change requests.
- Application photo: a recent colour photograph with a white background, plus a scanned signature and left thumb impression.
- The 3 and 4 July 2026 slots were held only at centres in Delhi.
Source: UG Admission Brochure 2026-27 and Schedule of CET-2026 (2026 cycle).
How to Apply for IPU CET 2027 (GGSIPU Common Entrance Test)
Apply online on the official portal: https://ipu.admissions.nic.in/
Frequently Asked Questions
Who conducts IPU CET 2027 (GGSIPU Common Entrance Test)?
IPU CET 2027 (GGSIPU Common Entrance Test) is conducted by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi (CET Cell, Controller of Examinations).
What is the eligibility for IPU CET 2027 (GGSIPU Common Entrance Test)?
Eligibility for IPU CET depends on the programme: each programme code has its own qualifying degree, subjects and minimum marks in Chapter 2 of the UG and PG brochures. The general rules in the 2026-27 brochures are below. Criterion Requirement Citizenship Indian citizens, Overseas Citizens of India and Nepal citizens apply through these brochures; other international students use a separate brochure from the Office of International Affairs Qualifying examination Programme-specific…
What is the exam pattern of IPU CET 2027 (GGSIPU Common Entrance Test)?
The 2026-27 brochures set one CET format for all programmes; the subjects tested depend on the programme code. Item Details Questions 100 objective questions, each with four options and one correct answer Marks 4 marks per question, 400 marks in all Negative marking 1 mark deducted for each wrong answer, including an answer with more than one option marked Duration 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes) Mode Offline OMR-based test per the 2026 brochure Centres Three centre options in order of…
How do I apply for IPU CET 2027 (GGSIPU Common Entrance Test)?
Apply online on the official portal: https://ipu.admissions.nic.in/
What is the official website of IPU CET 2027 (GGSIPU Common Entrance Test)?
The official website is https://ipu.ac.in/.