The National Testing Agency has released an advisory for the CUET PG 2026 aspirants. The application process, which started on December 14, 2025, is scheduled to conclude on January 20, 2026, at 11.50 PM. Know the details here on this page regarding application process and fees.
CUET PG 2026 Application Ends on January 2; NTA Issues Advisory
CUET PG 2026 application process is scheduled to conclude on January 20, 2026. The exam conducting body, the National Testing Agency has issued an advisory to complete the application within the last date.
Originally, the last date of CUET PG 2026 application form was January 14, 2026. The last date was extended till January 20, 2026. The application correction window has been postponed from January 18 to January 25, 2026. The correction facility will end on January 28, 2026.
Advising candidates, NTA has stated, “All candidates who have not yet completed the process are once again advised to ensure that they:
- Fill and submit the online application form paying the prescribed examination fee.
- Download and retain the confirmation page for future reference”
CUET PG 2026 Application Form Filling Process
To fill the CUET PG 2026 application form, candidates have to follow the below process.
- Go to the CUET PG 2026 website – nta.nic.in/CUET-PG/
- Click on Register Now under the ‘Registration for CUET (PG) 2026’ link under the Activity tab
- Fill up the form with personal and communication details
- Enter the OTP to validate
- Click on the login tab
- Enter the login details, Application Number and Password
- Fill up the form with the academic details, selection of papers, question papers and mediums and exam cities
- Upload the necessary documents like photograph, signature and category certificates
- The final step is to pay the application fee through Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking or UPI
CUET PG 2026 Application Fee
The following table brings the application fee for CUET PG 2026.
| Category |
Application Fee (in INR) (For upto two test papers) |
Application Fee For (in INR) (For each additional paper) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
1,400 |
700 |
| Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL |
1,200 |
600 |
| SC / ST / Third Gender |
1,100 |
600 |
| PwD |
1,000 |
600 |
| Outside India |
7,000 |
3,500 |
NTA has also added, “It is reiterated that only candidates who have successfully paid the fee will be considered as having completed the application process. Candidates are also advised to check their particulars carefully before fee payment as no change shall be permitted later.” The CUET PG 2026 exam will be conducted in March. The subject-wise datesheet is expected to be released in February.
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CUET PG 2026 examination will be scheduled in March 2026. Aspirants preparing for the CUET PG exam can fill the online application form from December 14 to January 20, 2026. While filling up the CUET PG online application form, test taker can select only one subject in one slot of the examination day. However, from the previous year academic year, they were able to choose a maximum of 20 test paper codes in all.
Before choosing multiple subjects for the examination, candidates are advised to check the minimum education eligibility criteria for the particular course they have applied for. Also, check the university-specific subject criteria for the subject a candidate wants to appear for.
CUET PG application form 2026 was released on December 14, 2025, to provide admissions to postgraduate degree programs like MA, MSc, MCom, MTech, MFA, and other professional degrees like MBA, BEd, LLB, and LLM courses. The last date is January 20, 2026.
Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. Under no circumstances will candidates be allowed to fill more than one Application Form. Strict action will be taken, even at a later stage, against such candidates who have filled more than one Application Form
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NTA released the CUET PG 2026 information brochure and exam notification on December 14, 2025. Candidates have to select four city choices while filling the CUET PG 2026 application form. The city choices have to be entered in order of preference within their present and permanent address. Based on this, NTA will allot the exam centre. NTA reserves the right to allot any exam city to the candidates that is not among the candidates' selected choices.