Confused to take CUET UG 2026 examination or not? Know the CUET advantages and disadvantages and make your call accordingly.
CUET Exam
The Common University Entrance Test is one of the biggest UG entrance test. Admission through CUET is offrered by more than 240 univeristies across India. It is a national-level entrance exam for admission to UG courses. Candidates seeking admission to CUET Science, Commerce, or Arts UG courses in top universities or colleges in India will have to appear for CUET UG exam. CUET 2026 exam date will be announced by NTA at cuet.nta.nic.in. CUET 2026 will be held in May/June 2026. In this article, know the advantages and disadvantages of taking CUET exam, highlighting its impact on students and the education system.
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- Advantages of Taking CUET exam
- Why is CUET exam Important?
- Disadvantages of Taking CUET Exam.
- How to Take Admission Through CUET Scores
Advantages of Taking CUET exam
Since CUET is one of the biggest UG entrance exams, The exam has certain advantages for candidates taking CUET exam.
- It helps in fair CUET participating university admission criteria.
- The exam provides opprtunitis to students from different backgrounds and regions.
- It is an alternative to board examinations, allowing students to show their skills and knowledge in CUET subjects, which might not be fully reflected in board examinations.
- The CUET exam streamlines the admission process.
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The difficulty level of the CUET exam varies between moderate and tough. Since the CUET UG exam is held for multiple subjects and slots, the difficulty level of the exam varies from subject to subject. Sometimes, the difficulty level may also vary for different slots. While for the well-prepared candidates, the difficulty level will be low, for the underprepared students, the level of difficulty will be on the higher side.
On analysing the CUET UG cut off for the academic year 2025-26, scoring above 700 marks can be considered a good score in CUET UG. Candidates scoring above 700 may fall in the category of 95+ percentile. Candidates can get admission to top central universities like University of Delhi, Banaras Hindu University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and other universities in the desired course. Given below is the range that is considered good for admission:
- Very Good Score: 700 and above
- Good Score: 650 and above
The best college under CUET UG depends on the candidate's course preference. However, top CUET colleges include Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Banaras Hindu University known for their Arts, Science and Commerce courses. Top private CUET colleges include Amity University, LPU and Galgotias whoich CUET scores.
To prepare well for the CUET UG and board examinations, candidates must:
- Start their preparations for CUET UG along with class 12th board examination. This will help students to cover the maximum syllabus for CUET.
- Candidates must make sure to be familiar with the CUET exam pattern and syllabus for the subjects they are planning to opt for.
- Candidates must know weak and strong topics by solving CUET mock tests or previous year question papers.
- Students must make sure to download the CUET question papers and analyse difficulty level of the exam
- Aspirants must select the best books for CUET UG preparation.
Why is CUET exam Important?
- CUET exam provides equal opportunities to candidates for admission to desired universities and courses.
- CUET scores help candidates get admission to top universities based on student merit.
- This UG entrance exam helps candidate prove their skill and knowledge in a particular domain and subject.
- CUET is now a common platform for admission to central universities. This reduces the stress of taking multiple entrance exams for each university.
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Disadvantages of Taking CUET Exam.
- The pressure to perform well in CUET adds to the burden of board exams.
- CUET focuses on performamce in subjects, overlooking student's talents in extracurricular activities.
- Students opting for various CUET domain subjects, have to appear separately for each exam.
- CUET exam is time-consuming including the travelling time.
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The maximum marks in CUET UG exam for each subject is 250 marks. The CUET total marks may vary depending upon the number of subjects opted by candidate.
- CUET maximum marks per subject: 250 marks
- Maximum subjects that can be opted: five subjects
- Total possible maximum marks: 1250
The maximum marks for the CUET UG exam are 250. Actual total marks you can score depend on number of subjects you choose.
For instance, the subject combination for B.Com at Allahabad University is English or Hindi, Accountancy/Book Keeping, and General Test. So, total marks will be 750.
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The CUET General Test is moderate in difficulty level. The exam is not very difficult if the candidate is prepared well for the exam. CUET General Test assess candidate's basic aptitude, reasoning and general awareness. CUET General Test includes topics like percentages, profit & loss, ratio & proportions, time & work, simple compound & interest and may more topics in class 12th NCERT curriculum.
A CUET score of 400 marks is considered to be a decent or average score. With the CUET score of 400 marks and correct CUET subject combination criteria, candidates can bag admission in mid-tier colleges. The admission chances vary from category to category. Candidates must check the previous year CUET cutoff to calculate chances of getting into desired college or university.
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How to Take Admission Through CUET Scores
After taking the CUET exam, NTA is expected to release CUET score tentatively in third week of July 2026. Candidates seeking admission to CUET participating university must ensure to have added colleges and course preferences while filling the CUET application form 2026. The scores will be shared with the applied colleges/universities and merit list or CUET cut off will be released on the basis of the scores obtained by candidates.
CUET percentile is calculated based on the number of candidates who scored equal to or lower than a particular score divided by the total number of candidates who took the exam. It indicates student's performance to other CUET candidates.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
No, CUET is not required to get admission into St. Wilfred's College of Arts, Commerce and Science. The college offers merit-based admission into UG and PG programmes.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered Yesterday
No, VELS School of Mass Communication does not accept CUET or any other entrance for that matter. All courses accept merit-based admissions. Which means, only your Class 10/ 12/ UG marks will be considered depending on the programme.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
No, CUET-UG counselling is yet to begin for academic year 2026. Results for this year's exam are scheduled to release by July. Counselling rounds will begin only after results have been declared. Candidates can track counselling dates from website of TISS, Mumbai for BSc admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
No, candidates cannot get admission into BA at Tata Institute of Social Sciences without appearing for CUET-UG. Candidates will be selected during CUET-UG counselling for which, appearing in its entrance exam is a mandatory requirement.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, CUET-UG is a mandatory entrance exam for admission into Tata Institute of Social Sciences BA course. No other entrance exams are accepted for admission into this course and candidates cannot apply directly.
CUET-UG registrations also affect admission schedule if TISS, Mumbai.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
With your score, you can apply in colleges like
· Central University of Jharkhand
· Amity University, Ranchi
· Jharkhand Rai University
· Sarala Birla University
These colleges offer hostel facilities.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a week ago
No, CUET is not compulsory to take admission in MIT School of Business and Computer Applications, MIT-ADT University. Admission is generally merit-based. The college also considers specific entrance exams scores such as BBA/BCA CET exam conducted by the university.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, you cannot get admission to the Indian Institute of Technology IIT Delhi with CUET scores. IIT Delhi admits students on the basis of national-level engineering entrance exams. The institute considers JEE Main, JEE advanced and UCEED for UG courses. Whereas, GATE/ IIT JAM/ CEED and others are con
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, it is possible to get in DU without CUET. However, this is not applicable for traditional regular UG courses. For most programmes, the university asks for CUET UG or CUET PG score. For courses, such as MBA and Law programmes, the university also considers other exams. Students can also join DU
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
SRM Institute of Science and Technology does offer scholarship based on CUET score. This scholarship is open for all UG courses of Faculty of Science and Technology and BBA. Below is the criteria:
| Percentile | Scholarship % |
|---|---|
| 95 percentile & above | 100% tuition fee waiver |
| 90 percentile to 94.99 percentile | 75% tuition fee waiver |
| 85 percentile to 89.99 percentile | 50% tuition fee waiver |
| 80 percentile to 84.99 percentile | 25% tuition fee waiver |
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