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Yes, now it is compulsory to give CUCET for admission into St. Stephen's Delhi.

CUCET will now be a mandatory entrance test for admissions into central universities in India.

As of now, there are 54 central universities in India. The 54 Central Universities together offer approximately 1.68 Lakhs seats under various disciplines at the undergraduate level.

The admission to most of these universities was based on (class XII marks) but  now it will come under the purview of CUCET. The participating universities will offer admissions in some of their top courses through CUCET.

Also, for Stephen’s, you have to not just register for DU admissions on the DU website, but also separately apply for St. Stephen’s on their own website and also fill up their own application form.

Go through the link below to get more info about CUCET 2022:

https://www.careers360.com/exams/cuet

Hope this helps.