CEETA PG 2026 Admissions: Notification OUT, Registration Date (March 16), Fees, Eligibility

CEETA PG is a state-level entrance exam to offer admissions to postgraduate programmes. Anna University, Chennai is responsible to conduct CEETA exam. Admission process is done at the CEETA candidate portal, where applicants have to register, attempt exam, get qualified, and participate in counselling. Before filling application form, canididates must know basic exam information regarding CEETA (Common Engineering Entrance Test and Admissions).

Based on last year's information, candidates can check highlights of CEETA PG 2026 in table below -

Anna University will mention about CEETA PG 2026 eligibility criteria in information brochure. Candidates who want to apply for CEETA must check eligibility first. The criteria for MTech, ME, MPlan, and MArch can be checked below, as per last year -

• Hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant field with a minimum score of 50% (General category) or 45% (reserved categories) - BE/BTech/BArch or BPharm or Master’s Degree in the relevant branch of Science / Arts 
• 10 + 2 + AMIE (with 2 years of experience)   
• 10 + 3-year diploma (awarded by the State Board of Technical Education) + AMIE (with 2 years experience)   
• Candidates in their final year/semester of the degree courses during their academic year, except for courses offered by a Professional Institution like AMIE, can apply for CEETA PG 2026.   
• GATE candidates who want admission under CEET PG must appear for CEETA PG to be considered for admission.   
• Candidates with a valid GATE score in 2024, 2025, or 2026 with qualifying marks for assistantship in XE (Engineering Science) or XL (Life Science) papers are eligible to appear for CEETA PG 2026.   
• Candidates from other states may also be eligible to appear for the entrance test, subject to the conditions set by the admitting authority/university.   

CEETA PG 2026 application form will be released on March 16. The last date to apply is April 10. Registration process will take place online and will be available for a limited period of time. While filling CEETA exam application form, candidates must provide correct information and submit it before due date. If any candidate want to edit or make changes in their form, then they can do it during correction facility. Anna University will activate CEETA correction window 2026 after the application process. Candidates must keep all their documents ready before applying.

CEETA registration fee can be checked below -

Anna University conducts CEETA exam offline in March. Candidates appearing for exam must go through marking pattern carefully. Students will be provided OMR sheet to record their responses during exam. The total time duration of CEETA entrance test is 2 hours for 100 marks.

CEETA 2026 question paper is divided into three parts -

• Part I- Engineering Mathematics
• Part II - Basic Engineering and Sciences
• Part III- Branch-specific

NOTE: Part I and II are compulsory and in Part III, candidates have to answer section (subject-specific) that was mentioned during registration. If a candidate attempt question from another section, then marks will not be evaluated. 

CEETA PG 2026 Marking Scheme and Distribution of Questions (for ME, MTech, MArch, and MPlan)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Multiple shading will be considered as incorrect answer. 1/4 marks will be deducted. Marks will not be deducted for unanswered questions.

CEETA PG 2026 syllabus will be released along with information bulletin. Difficulty level of CEETA PG will be easy to moderate. Candidates can check syllabus of CEETA 2026 below -

CEETA 2026 question paper and answer key will be released after completion of exam. Candidates can find old question paper PDF below and start preparing for exam. The link to download CEETA PG question paper will be updated here.

CEETA PG Question Papers