CUCAT PG Courses Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment: Check Dates, Fees & Procedure
Calicut University UG Entrance Exam 2026 ( CUCAT )
Admit Card - 1 May '26 - 13 May '26
CUCAT 2026 Counselling - The University of Calicut will put out the CUCAT 2026 counselling schedule after they announce the results. You can find this schedule on the official website for the exam, so keep checking there. The CUCAT 2026 counselling will probably happen in August, which means the CUCAT results will be out before that, probably in July 2026. The actual CUCAT exam itself is expected to take place in May 2026.
During the CUCAT counselling process, students who are on the merit list must finish the admission formalities. They do this by showing up for the counselling session to get all their documents verified and pay the fees for their first semester. After the CUCAT 2026 counselling process finishes, the students who bring and show all the necessary papers and have paid the tuition fee will get their seats for the courses they chose at the university. You can learn everything else about the CUCAT 2026 counselling process in the article below.
Also Read -
CUCAT 2026 Application Form
- CUCAT 2026 Counselling - Allotment of Seats
- CUCAT 2026 Exam Dates and Schedule
- Seat Categorisation for CUCAT 2026 Counselling
- Self-Financing Programmes Seat Distribution for CUCAT 2026
- CUCAT 2026 Counselling - Required Documents
- FAQs on CUCAT Counselling
CUCAT 2026 Counselling - Allotment of Seats
Counselling: To be notified
There will be three allotments for all categories of students and two special allotments for General and SC/ ST/ EWS. All seat allotments will be final and will be done at the discretion of the exam body. No change or addition of new options will be allowed during any stage of the admission.
CUCAT 2026 Exam Dates and Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CUCAT 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| To Be Notified | CUCAT Result 2026 |
| To Be Notified | CUCAT Counselling 2026 |
Seat Categorisation for CUCAT 2026 Counselling
The available seats in all the different colleges have several types of groupings, look here:
- You have Merit Seats, those are for the best students.
- Next are the Mandatory reservations Seats.
- There are Community Quota Seats too.
- Some are Management Quota Seats.
- Other Reservation Category Seats are also there.
- Finally, the Special Reservation Category seats are listed.
Self-Financing Programmes Seat Distribution for CUCAT 2026
The category-wise distribution of seats for the self-financed programmes at Calicut University is mentioned in the table below.
| Distribution of 50% Seats |
Reservation % |
|---|---|
| Open Quota |
65 |
| SC |
8 |
| ST |
2 |
| Ezhava, Thiyya & illava |
9 |
| Muslims |
8 |
| Latin Catholics other than Anglo Indians |
2 |
| Other Backward Christians |
1 |
| Other Backward Hindus |
5 |
The seats under community quota shall be reserved for students of the community to which the college belongs and such seats shall be filled on the basis of merit.
CUCAT 2026 Counselling - Required Documents
Candidates who appear for CUCAT 2026 counselling must produce the following documents.
| Admit Card |
Printout of the application form |
| Receipt/ Challan of the fee remitted for acceptance of allotment. |
Age Proof |
| Qualifying Certificate |
Mark List of Qualifying Examination |
| Transfer Certificate |
Conduct Certificate |
| S.S.L.C |
Those candidates who have passed examinations other than HSE/ VHSE except CBSE/ CISCE should produce an Equivalency/ Recognition Certificate. |
| Non-creamy layer Certificate/ Nativity Certificate/ Community Certificate/ EWS Certificate as directed by the admitting authorities. |
Candidates who claim bonus/weightage marks shall produce relevant certificates |
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FAQs on CUCAT Counselling
Some important FAQs on CUCAT 2026 counselling are provided in the space below.
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The Calicut University conductes the Calicut University Common Admissions Test (CUCAT) once a year for admissions to various UG and PG courses for all categories of students belonging to the All India and Home State quota. According to the Calicut University CUCAT Cutoff 2024 for the General HS cate
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CUCAT is conducted for both Undergraduate (UG) and PG (postgraduate) levels.
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CUCAT exam duration 2 hours. The entrance is conducted in offline mode using pen and paper.
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CUCAT exam is conducted in Malayalam and English. There is no exam conducted in Hindi or any other languages.
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CUCAT exam is conducted by the University of Calicut.
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Yes, there is negative marking in CUCAT. As per CUCAT marking pattern, 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong MCQ.
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CUCAT 2026 exam is conducted offline using OMR sheets. There is no online mode.
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No. CUCAT syllabus is not same for all courses. It is different for each course. CUCAT exam syllabus includes course-wise topics on which the questions will be based.
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No. CUCAT 2026 syllabus is not officially released by the university. Students can follow last years syllabus to start preparing for the test.
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CUCAT Directorate of Admissions is located at Tagore Nikethan, University of Calicut, Thenhipalam.
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