About CUCET 2026 or CUET 2026

Central Universities Common Entrance Test 2026 National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts Common University Entrance Test (CUET), which was formerly known as Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET).

The test has two versions - for Undergraduate course entry and for Postgraduate course entry. The test conducted for undergraduate entry is known as CUET UG, and the same for postgraduate entry is known as CUET PG. This is about CUET UG, and it is a national-level exam.

It is conducted once a year, and candidates who wish to pursue graduation in well-known educational institutions (central universities and other institutions in particular) in India can prepare for this exam. The notification is released on the official website of NTA at an appropriate time every year. Candidates can submit applications after the notification is released.

The application submission for CUET UG 2026 has begun from 9 February 2026, and the last date to submit the applications is 30 March 2026. Candidates can visit the official website and click the link for registration and create an account comprisiing username and a password. Post creation of the account, they can log in with the help of the password and username obtained during registration and start filling the form. They can upload the required documents, pay the registration fees and then submit the form.

Post application form submission, applicants have to appear for a written test. CUET UG exams will take place from 21 May 2026 onwards. The written test will be conducted in online mode, and questions related to maths, physics, chemistry for science-related graduate courses, biology/physics/chemistry for biology or biotechnology-oriented graduate courses have to be answered.

Students seeking admission into arts/commerce-related subjects have to answer questions related to English, general aptitude, general knowledge, quantitative aptitude, commerce, accountancy related questions. The questions have to be answered in 195 Minutes or 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Candidates who pass the exam with the required score (minimum qualifying marks or cutoff marks) will be called for further admission procedure. Cutoff marks will be set, and a candidate's score in the exam has to be equal to or above the set cutoff marks or above it. Candidates can compare their scores with the set cutoff marks. If they find their score to be either equal to or greater than the cutoff, they can take part in the counselling process. Information about the exam is provided below in a tabular format for the sake of the students:

CUET Main Features