CUET PG opens a common route to top universities including Delhi University (DU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and many state and private university postgraduate programmes.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is likely to release CUET PG 2026 notification in first week of December. The Common University Entrance Test scores is needed for postgraduate courses at over 190 universities across India.
The CUET PG 2026 notification is expected in the first week of December 2025. Applications will likely open in January, with the exam scheduled from March 13 to April 1, 2026. The test will be bilingual, covering over 157 subjects for admission to more than 190 central, state, and private universities across India.
Nearly 4.6 lakh students appeared for CUET PG 2025. A similar schedule this year will help students and institutions plan their next academic session in time.
The CUET PG has grown into one of India’s largest entrance tests for postgraduate admissions. It opens a common route to top universities including Delhi University (DU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and select IIT postgraduate programmes.
CUET PG 2026: Tentative Schedule
Notification Release- First week of December 2025
Application Form- January 2026
Last Date to Apply- End of January / Early February 2026
Correction Window- February 2026
Admit Cards- 3–4 days before the exam
Exam Dates- March 13 – April 1, 2026
Result Announcement- Late April / Early May 2026
Counselling (University-wise)- May 2026
CUET PG Exam Pattern and Main Features
The CUET PG paper will include 75 multiple-choice questions, of which candidates will have to answer 60 within 90 minutes. The test will be bilingual — English and Hindi, except for language papers. Each correct response fetches four marks, while one mark is deducted for every wrong answer.
National Testing Agency is expected to release exam syllabus which will be based on undergraduate level NCERT topics across more than 157 subjects. The application fee is likely to remain around ₹2,000 per subject for general candidates, with concessions for SC, ST, OBC, and PwD categories.
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks (45% for reserved categories). There is no upper age limit, and each candidate can choose up to four subjects.
NTA may also add more exam centres this year, expanding beyond 312 locations used in 2025, including a few international centres.
Recently students have also taken to social media to discuss issues like normalisation, regional language options, and technical challenges in smaller towns, that drew attention during the previous exam cycle.
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
The CUET PG application process for the academic session 2026-2027 is being conducted from December 14 to January 20, 2026. While filling out the CUET PG application form, there are high chances that the applicants might fill in some incorrect details mistakenly.
In order to correct the incorrect details filled by the applicants in the application form, NTA will provide the application correction window from January 23 to January 25, 2026.
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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.