Aatif Ammad | May 21, 2026 | 09:36 AM IST | 2 mins read
CUK applications open till June 11; MBA, M.Tech admissions to follow separate preference routes under university guidelines

Central University of Kashmir (CUK) has opened admissions for its postgraduate courses for the academic session 2026–27, inviting applications from candidates who appeared in CUET-PG 2026. Candidates who want to apply can register through the university’s dedicated admission portal cukashmircuet.samarth.edu.in.
The registration process begins on May 21, 2026, and will remain open till June 11, up to 11:55 PM.
Candidates applying under the General,UR category will pay Rs 200, while SC,ST,OBC,PwD,EWS and women candidates will pay Rs 100 as registration fee.
The university has also clarified that applicants must select the same course options they had entered in their CUET-PG application form, and admissions will be based on CUET-PG 2026 score.
CUK has listed 22 postgraduate programmes, covering humanities, sciences, law, education, management and technology. The full list of courses is shown in the table below:
Programme Name | Programme Name |
M.A. English | M.Sc. Botany |
M.A. Urdu | M.Sc. Chemistry |
M.Com | M.Sc. Zoology (Lateral Entry) |
M.A. Mass Communication & Journalism | M.Sc. Biotechnology (Lateral Entry) |
M.A. Economics | M.Sc. Physics (Lateral Entry) |
M.A. Political Science | M.Sc. Mathematics (Lateral Entry) |
M.A. Kashmiri | MBA (Master of Business Administration) |
LLM | MBA (Travel & Tourism Management) |
M.Ed. | M.A. Philosophy (with specialization in Religious Studies) |
Integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. | M.Tech. (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning) |
M.P.Ed | M.Tech. (Structural Engineering) |
As per the CUK official admission announcement, the university has outlined separate admission preference routes for selected specialised programmes.
For MBA and MBA (Travel & Tourism Management), first preference will be given to candidates who have appeared in or qualified CMAT 2026. If seats remain unfilled, admissions will then be offered to eligible candidates based on CUET-PG 2026 merit in the relevant subject.
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For M.Tech programmes, the university said priority will initially go to candidates applying through CCMT 2026 on the basis of GATE score. If vacancies remain after that process, those seats will be filled through CUET-PG 2026 merit under the relevant paper code, according to the CUK official notice.
Below is the main registration and admission-related structure:
Admission Component | Details |
|---|---|
University | Central University of Kashmir |
Session | 2026–27 |
Registration Opens | May 21, 2026 |
Registration Closes | June 11, 2026 (11:55 PM) |
General Fee | Rs 200 |
Reserved/Women Fee | Rs 100 |
Admission Basis | CUET-PG 2026 Merit |
MBA Priority | CMAT 2026 first |
M.Tech Priority | CCMT/GATE first |
The university has advised candidates to contact its admissions office during working hours in case they face any registration-related issues.
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