The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist is currently ranked 22nd in the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) Race to Tokyo rankings and needs to be within the top 13 to seal qualification.
The 24-year-old Dutee, silver medallist in both 100m and 200m in the 2018 Asian Games, was on Friday selected for the honour along with 26 others.
The singles event, both men and women, will have a draw of 64, with 56 direct entries, based on the rankings on June 7.
With the Tokyo Games postponed due to the global health crisis, the governing body of badminton has decided to extend the Olympic qualification period to next year.
World Archery also said that National Olympic Committees (NOC) will retain quotas that have been won thus far by athletes in competitions.
Archery's global governing body also said that the world rankings will remain frozen and that it has extended the hiatus on all international competitions overall to August 31.
As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been delayed until 2021, the IHF has confirmed the dates for the rescheduled events.
Qualification starting dates for entry standards and world rankings remain unchanged with many athletes already qualified by meeting the entry standards during 2019.
There have been growing calls for freezing the world rankings with Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap and H S Prannoy expressing their concern.
The 24-year-old Dutee was to train and take part in Olympic qualifying events in Germany from March 2 but despite getting the visa and sponsorship, she could not make it there as Europe has now turned into an epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.
In a series of tweets, Saina and her husband Kashyap said that the reduced number of tournaments leaves very little chance for players on the fringe of qualification to improve rankings.
India's Bhawna Jat earned Olympic qualification in the 20 km race walk event after setting a new national record on Saturday.
Saina has to move into the top 16 in the race to Tokyo rankings by April 28 to qualify for her fourth consecutive Olympics. She is currently ranked 22nd.
The Indian men's table tennis team's quest for an Olympic berth ended in disappointment after it suffered a 1-3 defeat to Czech Republic in a play-off match of the qualifying event here.
Rani Rampal scored the decisive goal which secured India a place in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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