CUET PG 2026: Exam Notification, Date, Application, Elgibility, Pattern, Syllabus & Admission Process

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Updated on Aug 12, 2025 17:59 IST

CUET PG 2026 Exam is tentatively to be held in March 2026, for those candidates who wish to get admissions to master's degree and professional courses offered at more than 190 participating universities. The NTA CUET PG 2026 application form will be out in January 2026. Read this Shiksha article to know the complete insight into the CUET PG 2026 admission process.

NTA CUET PG 2026 Admissions

Every year, the National Testing Agency, NTA, conducts the CUET PG 2026 exam at more than 190+ participating universities across the nation to provide admissions to UG graduates to master's degree and professional degree courses. The CUET PG exam is anticipated to be conducted in March 2026 for 17-19 days in multiple shifts each day, for the academic session 2026-2026.

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The exam officials are expected to release the CUET PG exam notification 2026 in the first week of December 2026, which will stipulate the exam dates, application form start date and other important information. The CUET PG 2026 application form will go live for registration in the first week of January 2026, tentatively. Before applying, candidates are advised to check out the CUET PG 2026 eligibility criteria meticulously to not losing their candidature at any stage of the admission process.
CUET PG 2026 exam will be held in online CBT mode for 90 minutes to test candidates' domain knowledge from the specified CUET PG 2026 syllabus in multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Read this Shiksha article to get insight on the CUET PG registration form 2026, eligibility, exam dates, syllabus, pattern, participating universities, courses offered and the complete admission process.

Table of content

CUET PG 2026 Overview
CUET PG Exam Dates 2026
What is CUET PG Exam?
CUET PG 2026 Academic Programmes Offered
CUET PG 2026: Participating Institutes
CUET PG Year Wise Statistics Analysis: CUET PG 2024 vs 2023
CUET PG Eligibility Criteria 2026
CUET PG 2026 Admission Process

CUET PG 2026 Overview

The following table brings the important features or highlights of the NTA CUET PG 2026 exam.

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	Central University Entrance Test (Postgraduate)
Conducting Body	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam Level	Postgraduate
Courses Offered	Masters Degree- MA, MSc, MCom, MFA, MTech, MCA Professional Degree- BEd, MEd, LLB, LLM, MBA
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Mode	Online (Computer-Based Mode)
Total No. of Test Takers	Around 5 lakh
Number of Courses Offered	157 courses
Exam Fees	INR 1,400 (General) INR 1,200 (OBC-NCL, EWS) INR 1,100 (SC, ST and Transgender) INR 1,000 (PwD) INR 7,000 (International centres)
Exam Duration	90 Minutes or 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks	300 Marks
Total Number of Questions	75 Questions
Marking Scheme	+4 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer
Language of Exam	English and Hindi
Exam Centre Cities	300 cities in India and 24 cities abroad
Accepting Colleges	198 institutions
Official Website	will be provided soon
Contact Details	18004253800

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CUET PG Exam Dates 2026

CUET PG 2026 exam dates mention the exam timeline right from the release of the exam notification to the registration form start date, end date, form fees last date, application correction window, date sheet, city intimation slip and other important exam event-specific dates. Check out the complete CUET PG 2026 important dates from here:

Event Name	CUET PG 2026 Tentative Dates
CUET PG 2026 Notification	First Week of December 2025
CUET PG 2026 Application Form	First week of January 2026
CUET PG 2026 Application Correction Window	Second week of February 2026
CUET PG 2026 Exam Date Sheet	Fourth Week of February 2026
CUETPG 2026 Exam Date	Second week of March to First week of April 2026
CUET PG 2026 City Intimation Slip	First Week of March 2026
CUET PG 2026 Admit Card	First week of March
CUET PG 2026 Provisional Answer Key	First week of April 2026
CUET PG 2026 Final Answer Key	Second week of April 2026
CUET PG 2026 Result	Second week of April 2026

Also Read: CUET PG 2026: Check Subjects with High Competition & Expected Exam Difficulty Level

What is CUET PG Exam?

The Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate), or NTA CUET PG, is an all-India-level entrance exam that is being introduced for admission into PG programmes in Central and participating Universities. The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from the North East and rural and other remote areas, and help to establish better connections with the universities. A single examination will enable the candidates to cover a wide outreach and be part of the admissions process to various Central Universities.

For queries related to CUET PG 2026 admission process at different stages, like the application form, exam pattern, exam day, admit card, and others, candidates can read the related CUET PG FAQs here.

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CUET PG 2026 Academic Programmes Offered

CUET PG offers a much wider range of subjects compared to individual university exams. This caters to the diverse academic interests of students and allows them to pursue their desired specialisations without being restricted by limited options.

For better understanding, NTA has divided the courses into 6 domains:

Science, Humanities, Common, Languages, Acharya and MTech/ Higher Sciences.

Additionally, the flexibility to choose optional subjects within a broad domain enables aspirants to tailor their test-taking strategy to their strengths and areas of expertise. Here is the list of some master's degree programmes that are offered through the CUET PG exam:

Zoology	History	MBA	Languages
Botany	Geography	LLB	MCom
Chemistry	Political Science	LLM	Philosohy
Physics	Economics	English	Civil, Structural & Transport Engg.
Mathematics	BEd	Hindi	Data Science

Candidates can check the complete list of courses offered through the CUET PG exam with subject codes:

CUET PG Course List: Check Stream-Wise Masters Subject Here

Also Read: CUET PG Seat Intake: Check University-Wise PG Seat Matrix for All Categories Here

CUET PG 2026: Participating Institutes

CUET PG 2026 provides postgraduate degrees at central, state, deemed, and private universities across the nation. In 2025, the total number of CUET PG participating universities was 190. Candidates must note that the CUET PG 2026 admission process for all the participating universities of CUET PG will follow the same process for CUET PG 2026 registration, application correction window, advance city intimation slip, admit card, exam day, provisional answer key, answer key objection, and result. The CUET PG 2026 counselling process will differ from university to university.

Candidates can check out the categorisation of CUET PG 2026 participating universities/ institutes from below:

Participating Institute Ownership	Number of Institutes
Central University/ Institution	53
State University	42
Deemed University	15
Private University	80
Other University	0

Here is the list of some famous university/ colleges that will accept CUET PG score:

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CUET PG Year Wise Statistics Analysis: CUET PG 2024 vs 2023

Candidates can check out the stream-wise CUET PG candidates who appeared and registered analysis from here:

Stream Name	2026		2023
Stream Name	Registered Candidates	Appeared Candidates	Registered Candidates	Appeared Candidates
Acharya	10,574	8,320	38,000	25,675
Common	3,02,667	2,30,352	3,23,909	2,64,988
Humanities	1,35,842	1,00,101	1,56,023	94,316
Languages	57,728	40,972	56,875	35,531
Science	2,35,901	1,91,074	3,03,336	2,40,669
Mtech and Higher Studies	13,602	7,571	21,400	7936

CUET PG Eligibility Criteria 2026

The CUET PG eligibility criteria define minimum qualifications, mainly a bachelor's degree with a specified percentage of marks or equivalent qualifying exams. This threshold provides a baseline level of academic preparedness among entrants, thereby safeguarding the quality of postgraduate education.

Following the NTA CUET PG information brochure, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the bachelor's degree/equivalent examination or are appearing in 2026, irrespective of their age, can appear in master’s degree programmes in the Central Universities through the CUET PG 2026 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfil the age criteria of the University to which they are desirous of taking admission.

Candidates can check the reservation criteria, nationality, and participating university-specific educational qualifications from here:

CUET PG 2026 Admission Process

CUET PG 2026 admission process is long and extensive and consists of many events like registration, application fee, application correction window, admit card, exam day, answer key, answer key challenge, result, counselling, and seat allocation process. Candidates can find the detailed CUET PG 2026 events from here:

Candidates appearing for CUET PG 2026 examination and wish to take admissions to the top CUET PG participating universities like Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University, JNU, TIFR and many more can check out their admission process from here:

University Name	Admission Process
Tata Institute of Fundamental Sciences	TIFR Admission Process
Delhi University	DU Admission Process
BHU	BHU Admission Process
JNU	JNU Admission Process
BBAU	BBAU Admission Process
Central University of Haryana	Central University of Haryana Admission Process
Central University of Gujarat	Central University of Gujarat Admission Process

CUET PG 2026 Registration

CUET PG Application form 2026 is anticipated to commence in the month of January 2026. The CUET PG application form 2026 will be available in online mode on the official website of the exam. Candidates need to first register by providing their personal and educational details. After receiving the registration credentials via email and SMS, they have to log in again and fill up the application form with the rest of the personal and academic details, exam city preference, course preference and document upload. After all details on the application form are filled in, candidates need to pay the application fee. Candidates could make the payment of the application fee online (through credit/ debit card/net banking).

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CUET PG 2026 Description	Link
CUET PG MBA Eligibility Criteria 2026	Click Here
How to Fill CUET PG 2026 Application Form: Know Step-by-Step Details Here	Click Here
Documents Required to Fill CUET PG Application Form 2026	Click Here
CUET PG Registration Fee 2026: Check General, OBC, SC, ST, Foreign National Category	Click Here
CUET PG Form Correction 2026: Check Editable & Non-Editable Fields Here	Click Here
CUET PG Reservation Criteria/ Policy 2026	Click Here

CUET PG 2026 Application Fee

After the form is submitted, a new window will open that will display the name and enrollment ID of the candidate. The window will also display the amount to be paid by the candidate as the application fee. After checking these details, candidates need to click on the 'Proceed to Payment' button.

Mentioned below in the table is the application fee that candidates need to pay for CUET PG 2026.

Category	Application Fee (in INR) (For up to two test papers)	Application Fee Outside India (in INR) (For up to three test papers)
General	1400	7,000
Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL	1200
SC / ST / Third Gender	1100
PwD	1000

CUET PG 2026 Exam Pattern

From last year onwards, the CUET PG exam pattern has been changed. There will be only 75 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) that the exam authority will ask from the mentioned CUET PG syllabus 2026. The exam officials have designed the CUET PG syllabus to test the candidate's analytical and cognitive approach towards the applied course in the CUET PG 2026 examination.

The CUET PG exam duration has also been reduced by the exam authority. Earlier, 1 hour and 45 minutes were given to the candidates to attempt 100 questions in the CUET PG exam. But from this year onwards, 90 minutes, or 1 hour and 30 minutes, will be given to the candidates to attempt 75 questions in the CUET PG 2026 examination.

CUET PG 2026 Exam Pattern Highlights

The table below brings the expected CUET PG 2026 exam pattern highlights.

Particulars	Details
Mode of the examination	Computer-based test (CBT)/LAN-based/Online
Medium/ Language	English and Hindi
Duration of the examination	1 hour 45 minutes or 105 minutes
Frequency of exam in a year	Once a year
Type of questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) asked from the CUET PG syllabus
Total number of Questions	75
Total Marks	300
Negative marking	Yes
Marking Scheme	+4 for correct answer\| -1 for an incorrect answer
Total sections in the question paper	1
Name of the section and the number of questions asked in it	Section A: Scrapped Section B: Domain-Specific Questions

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CUET PG 2026 Preparation

All the candidates who wish to appear for the CUET PG exam know that the CUET PG exam is highly competitive, and they need to have a well-planned and comprehensive preparation strategy to stand a chance of getting into a good university. Candidates will understand that the CUET PG syllabus is vast while preparing for the exam. There is plenty of study material that they need to cover to be successful in the exam. A preparation plan will help you ensure that you cover all of the important topics.

In short, the purpose of the CUET PG 2026 preparation strategy is to improve one's odds of success in the exam. By using a well-planned and comprehensive preparation strategy, aspirants can increase their knowledge, skills, and confidence and eventually achieve their desired score.

Candidates can go through the following articles to enhance their CUET PG 2026 preparation:

CUET PG 2026 Syllabus

CUET PG Syllabus 2026 will be published on the official website by NTA, the exam officials, tentatively in December. Those candidates who are appearing for the CUET PG 2026 exam must prepare for the exam through the specified CUET PG 2026 syllabus released by the examination body. Aspirants can start their preparation following the standard topics CUET PG 2026 Important Books based on the CUET PG 2026 Syllabus topics. The CUET PG syllabus 2026 will be broadly based on the graduation level, and candidates can expect some questions with a higher analytical and practical approach.

NTA, has separated the CUET PG 2026 syllabus into 6 domains of subject courses. The domains are as follows: Acharya, Common Humanities, Languages, MTech and Science stream. The domain's subject-specific syllabus and question paper are mentioned below:

CUET PG Subject Course	CUET PG Syllabus PDF
Zoology	CUET PG Zoology Syllabus PDF
Biochemistry	CUET PG Biochemistry Syllabus PDF
Chemistry	CUET PG Chemistry Syllabus PDF
Life Sciences	CUET PG Life Science Syllabus PDF
Mathematics	CUET PG Mathematics Syllabus PDF
Data Science	CUET PG Data Science Syllabus PDF
Food Technology	CUET PG Food Technology Syllabus PDF
Plant Biotechnology	CUET PG Plant Biotechnology Syllabus PDF
Physics	CUET PG Physics Syllabus PDF
Botany	CUET PG Botany Syllabus PDF
Environmental Science	CUET PG Environmental Science Syllabus PDF
Horticulture	CUET PG Horticulture Syllabus PDF
Forensic Science and Criminology	CUET PG Forensic Science & Criminology Syllabus PDF
History	CUET PG History Syllabus PDF
MA Social Work	CUET PG MSW Syllabus PDF
MBA	CUET PG MBA Syllabus PDF
MA	CUET PG MA Syllabus PDF
MTech	CUET PG MTech Syllabus PDF
MCA	CUET PG MCA Syllabus PDF
Languages	CUET PG Languages Syllabus PDF
BEd Courses	CUET BEd Syllabus 2024
Microbiology	CUET PG Microbiology Syllabus
Science Stream	CUET PG Science Stream Syllabus
Political Science	CUET PG Political Science Syllabus
LLB	CUET PG LLB Syllabus
Psychology	CUET PG Psychology Syllabus
Mass Communication	CUET PG Mass Communication and Journalism Syllabus
Hindi	CUET PG Hindi Syllabus 2026: Check Exam Pattern and Topic Wise Syllabus Here
Agricultural Science	CUET PG Agriculture Science Syllabus 2026: Know Pattern, Download PDF
Science	CUET PG Syllabus 2026 for Science Stream; Download Course Wise Syllabus
Psychology	CUET PG Psychology Syllabus 2026: Know Topic Wise Syllabus, Eligibility & Accepting Colleges List Here
LLM	CUET PG 2026 LLM Syllabus: Topic Wise Syllabus, Exam Pattern and LLM syllabus PDF Download
TISS CUET PG	TISS CUET PG 2026 Syllabus: Check Subject Code Wise Syllabus Here
Sociology	CUET PG Sociology Syllabus 2026: Check Pattern and Syllabus PDF Download

CUET PG Syllabus: Domain Wise

Candidates can find the CUET PG Syllabus- Domain Wise from below:

Domain	PDF Download
Acharya	Download Here
Common	Download Here
Humanities	Download Here
Languages	Download Here
MTech	Download Here
Science	Download Here

CUET PG Previous Year Question Paper

CUET PG Question Paper is an important tool for identifying important topics. The CUET PG exam covers a wide range of topics. By studying previous year's question papers, you can identify the topics that are frequently asked in the exam. This will help the test takers focus their preparation on the most important topics.

NTA released the CUET PG previous year question paper:

Subject	Link
Biochemistry	CUET PG 2024 Biochemistry Question Paper Analysis; Difficulty Level & Expected Cut Off
Pharmacy	CUET PG 2024 Pharmacy Question Paper Analysis; Difficulty Level & Expected Cut Off
Zoology	CUET PG Zoology Question Paper Analysis: Difficulty Level & Expected Cut Off
Geology	CUET PG 2024 Geology Question Paper And Analysis: Students Reactions and Expected Cutoff
Economics	CUET PG 2024 Economics Question Paper And Analysis: Students' Reactions and Expected Cutoff
MBA	CUET PG MBA Question Paper Analysis: Difficulty Level, Memory Based Questions And Expected Cut Off
History	CUET PG 2024 History Question Paper & Analysis: Students' Reactions and Expected Cutoff
LLB	CUET PG 2024 LLB Question Paper Analysis; Memory Based Question, Difficulty Level & Expected Cut Off
Physics	CUET PG 2024 Physics Question Paper Analysis; Memory Based Question, Difficulty Level & Expected Cut Off
Chemistry	CUET PG 2024 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis; Difficulty Level And Expected Cut Off
BEd	CUET PG 2024 BEd Question Paper Analysis; Difficulty Level And Expected Cut-Off
MEd	CUET PG MEd Question Paper
Plant Biotechnology	CUET PG Plant Biotechnology Question Paper

CUET PG 2024 Mock Test

CUET PG 2026 Mock Test Link is provided by NTA, National Testing Agency every year for the candidates preparing to get admissions in the master's degree programmes offered by CUET PG 2026 participating universities. Test takers will be able to take the CUET PG mock test 2026 for various subjects by visiting the NTA website ie., nta.ac.in. The mock test will help the candidates to become aware and certain of the CUET PG exam pattern 2026, navigation scheme, and type of questions.

CUET PG Mock Test 2026 Link- NTA is yet to release the CUET PG Mock Test for the academic session 2026-2026.

CUET PG 2026 Admit Card

The CUET PG Admit Card 2026 is an online document that acts as the hall ticket to the centre and carries candidates' personal and exam paper details. Candidates will have to log in to the exam website and download the hall ticket in PDF format. The admit card CUET PG 2026 will carry important information such as the candidate's name, Roll Number, photograph, signature, exam date, timing, exam centre address and other details. Without the admit card, candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination hall.

CUET PG 2026 admit card will be released in the first week of March 2026, tentatively. The admit card will be released in a phase-wise manner. Prior to the release of the CUET PG 2026 admit card, NTA will also release the CUET PG 2026 advance city intimation slip.

CUET PG 2026 Exam Centre

CUET PG exam centres are the list of cities and their exam centre zones in which the exam will conducted by NTA for admissions to the masters degree programmes offered at the participating universities. CUET PG 2026 exam centre list will be provided by NTA on the CUET PG 2026 official website in the information brochure. Candidates need to select the CUET PG 2026 exam city preference from the mentioned exam centres while filling out the CUET PG registration form 2026.

CUET PG 2026 Good Score

CUET PG Good Score will also enable candidates to strategically allocate time and resources for different subjects based on their difficulty level and weightage. Many of the top NIRF Ranking institutes like JNU, University of Delhi, BHU, TISS, and Central University of Hyderabad will require a score higher than the average score in CUET PG, due to the high competition level for these universities. On average 180-195 will be considered to be a good score in CUET PG 2026 exam.

Category	CUET PG Good Score
General	190-200 Marks
OBC	185-195 Marks
SC	175-190 Marks
ST	160-180 Marks

Candidates can check out the subject wise CUET PG 2026 Good score form here: What is a Good Score in CUET PG? Know Course and Univeristy Wise Good Score Here

CUET PG 2026 Answer Key

CUET PG 2026 Answer Key will be released in the first week of April 2026, tentatively by the NTA on the official website. The exam authority will release the CUET PG answer key 2026 subject-wise, for which the CUET PG 2026 exam will be conducted. Along with the release of the CUET PG 2026 answer key, the NTA will also release the CUET PG 2026 student response sheet.

Candidates also get the opportunity to raise objections against the released CUET PG answer key 2026. The CUET PG 2026 answer key objection window will open in the first week of March 2026. The fee to submit an objection against each answer key will be INR 200. The last date to raise objection against the CUET PG 2026 answer key will be notified soon.

CUET PG 2026 Results

CUET PG 2026 results will be released by the examination conducting body, NTA in the second week of April 2026 tentatively. The CUET PG results 2026 will be compiled based on the corrections made in the provisional answer key (also called CUET PG Final answer key). Candidates will have to log in to the official website with their registration credentials and download the CUET PG 2026 result or scorecard. The NTA Score of CUET (PG) - 2026 will be valid for admission to the academic year 2026-26 only. Scores and candidate data would be shared with the University where he/she has applied.
The Score Card will contain marks awarded in the domain subject knowledge for each course. The university can draw the merit list based on the total score or only on the score achieved in Part I of the Domain Knowledge Section.

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CUET PG 2026 Topper List

The CUET PG 2026 topper list will be prepared based on the highest number of marks scored by the test takers in the applied subjects. NTA will release the CUET PG 2026 topper list along with results in the form of a press release. There will be a total of 157 subjects for which the CUET PG 2026 exam will be conducted and for each subject, a topper list will be prepared.

Since CUET PG 2026 exam is yet to be conducted, candidates can go through the CUET PG 2024 topper list. This will give candidates an idea about the level of difficulty of the exam and how and when to start preparing for the examination, well in advance.

CUET PG 2024 Toppers: Check Subject & Score Wise Toppers List OUT

CUET PG 2026 Cut Off

CUET PG cutoff is the minimum mark applicants need to secure to get admission in college/university. The participating universities will release a particular subject's CUET PG 2026 cut-off separately. NTA will not release any CUET PG 2026 subject-wise or university-wise cut-off separately. CUET PG cut-off 2026 for famous universities like Delhi University, BHU, JNU etc will be high compared to other CUET PG 2026 participating institutes.

Candidates can go through the CUET PG Cut Off university wise from here:

CUET PG Participating Institute Name	CUET PG 2024 Cut Off Link
Central University of Rajasthan	Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ) CUET PG 2024 Cut Off
Central University of Haryana	CUET PG 2024 Cut Off for Central University of Haryana; Check Course Wise Cut Off
Central University of Hyderabad	CUET PG Cut Off for Central University of Hyderabad 2024: Know about courses offered, more details
Central University of Tamil Nadu	CUET PG 2024 Cut Off for Central University of Tamil Nadu; Check Course Wise Cut Off
Central University of Karnataka	CUET PG Cut Off for Central University of Karnataka 2024: Application Process, Courses Offered
Central University of Orissa	CUET PG Cut Off for Central University of Odisha 2024: Check Courses Wise Cut Off Here
NEHU	CUET PG cut off for NEHU 2024: Know Details Here
Delhi University	DU CUET PG Cut Off 2024: Check Cut Off for Delhi University Admissions PG Courses
Banaras Hindu University	CUET PG Cut Off for JNU: Merit List for Jawaharlal Nehru University Admissions PG Courses
JNU	CUET PG Cut Off for BHU: Merit List for Banaras Hindu University Admissions PG Courses
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	TISS CUET PG 2024 Exam Analysis for All Subjects And Expected Cut Off
Pondicherry University	CUET PG 2024 Cut Off for Pondicherry University
Manipur University	CUET PG Cut Off for Manipur University 2024: Courses offered, other details
CUET PG 2024 Subject Wise Cut Off	CUET PG 2024 Course Wise Cut Off: Check Stream Wise Expected Cut Off Here
CUET PG 2024 Cut Off for Central Universities	CUET PG 2024 Cut Off for Central Universities: Check Gen, OBC, SC/ST Cutoffs

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