The National Testing Agency declared the CUET PG result 2026 on April 24. The agency released the number of candidates who applied and appeared in the CUET PG exam 2026. The candidates should note that these numbers show a declining trend. Get details on this page.
CUET PG 2026 Candidates Applied
CUET PG 2026: The National Testing Agency released the category-wise data for the candidates who registered and appeared in the CUET PG 2026 exam. The National Testing Agency released the CUET PG 2026 result on its official website - https://exams.nta.nic.in/cuet-pg/. In addition to that, the NTA also provided the breakup of such registered and appeared candidates for each subject.
The NTA conducted the CUET PG 2026 exam from March 6 to 27 online as a Computer-Based Test(CBT). The National Testing Agency is the exam-conducting body for the Common University Entrance Test (Post Graduate). It conducts the CUET PG exam online as a Computer-Based Test. After that, the NTA also released the provisional and final CUET PG 2026 Answer Key PDFs on its official website.
It released the result notice and mentioned all the details about the unique and total candidates registered and appeared in the CUET PG exam. The exam conducting body released such data for all the subject papers. Let us see these numbers and their comparative analysis with last year's numbers. The NTA released the CUET PG 2026 Scorecard to notify the result status of the candidate.
- CUET PG 2026 Number of Unique Candidates (Gender-wise)
- CUET PG 2026 Number Trend Over the Years
- CUET PG 2026 Number of Candidates for Each Category
- CUET PG 2026 Subject-wise Candidates
CUET PG 2026 Number of Unique Candidates (Gender-wise)
The NTA released the number of unique candidates appeared in the CUET PG 2026 exam. It released the breakup of this data in a gender-wise fashion.
| Gender Wise (Unique Numbers) |
Registered |
Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| Female |
232965 |
19806O |
| Male |
178391 |
147151 |
| Third Gender |
10 |
9 |
| Total |
4,11,366 |
3,45,220 |
The above numbers are the unique candidates who appeared in the exam.
Also Read: DU CUET PG 2026 Cutoff
The overall number of candidates registered and appeared in the exam are as follows:
| Gender Wise |
Registered |
Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| Female |
405905 |
292069 |
| Male |
308697 |
212220 |
| Third Gender |
19 |
12 |
| Total |
7,14,621 |
5,04,301 |
The above candidates are based on the application data.
Also Read: JNU CUET PG 2026 Safe Score
Commonly asked questions
NTA has reduced number of centres from 312 to 292 in CUET PG 2026. In addition, students can choose 4 city choices. Earlier they were provided only 2 options. This time, students will have to answer only A section which is domain specific.
CUET PG 2026 counselling process will be conducted by the participating universities separately. The majority of the CUET PG 2026 exam participating universities will be conducting their counselling process online. Candidates have to visit the official websites of participating universities to get information about the CUET PG 2026 admission process. Based on last year's dates, it is expected that the CUET PG counselling 2026 will begin by June.
CUET PG 2026 Result has been announced on the official website. The CUET PG 2026 answer key PDFs (final) are also released after the declaration of result. The exam was conducted till March 27.
CUET PG Passing Marks are the scores or marks to be obtained to qualify for admission to the universities. If the candidate wants to know whether they have passed the CUET PG exam or not, they are required to check the cutoff marks released by the participating universities and colleges. After the declaration of the CUET PG result, all participating universities will release the course-wise passing marks or CUET PG cutoff, which will be used for shortlisting candidates for the counselling process.
CUET PG 2026 Number Trend Over the Years
The CUET PG exam is conducted nationwide, and almost all the central and state universities participate in this exam. The candidates can see the comparative analysis of the number of registered and appeared candidates over the year.
| Examination |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CUET (PG)
|
Registered – 607648 |
Registered – 877492 |
Registered – 768414 |
Registered – 654019 |
Registered - 7,14,627 |
| Appeared – 334997 |
Appeared – 539776 |
Appeared – 577400 |
Appeared – 523032 |
Appeared – 5,04,301 |
|
| Percentage - 55.13% |
Percentage - 61.51% |
Percentage - 75.14% |
Percentage - 79.97% |
Percentage - 70.56 |
On comparing it with the previous year's data, we can say that the attendance percentage in CUET PG 2026 is decreased by around 10 percent which is a massive decrease for a nation-wide exam. The number of candidates registering for the exam has decreased in comparison to the years 2023 and 2024.
Also Read: CUET PG 2026 Course-wise Cutoff
CUET PG 2026 Number of Candidates for Each Category
The National Testing Agency released the category-wise number of registered and appeared candidates. It shows the demand for PG seats among the categories and consequently the competition(Keeping all other factors at constant).
| Category | Registered | Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| EWS | 53840 | 39838 |
| Generał | 275716 | 190177 |
| OBC-(Non-Creamy Layer) | 239557 | 173638 |
| SC | 80849 | 57602 |
| ST | 64659 | 43046 |
| Total | 7,14,621 | 5,04,501 |
The numbers saw a decline of around 10 per cent in comparison to last year.
Also Read: CUET PG Toppers List AIR 1
Commonly asked questions
Since there is a change in the exam pattern of the CUET PG exam. Now the total marks for which the exam will be conducted has 300 marks as the total number of questions will be 75.
Though good score varies for each stream and colleges, score of 270 out of 300 is considered good enough to get top colleges in CUET PG exam. Students who score 200 to 250 also get colleges of their choice. Students should aim to score at least 200 to get admission in CUET PG exam.
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CUET PG 2026 Subject-wise Candidates
The candidates can see below the subject-wise candidates who registered and appeared in the CUET PG exam.
| Subject Name | Registered Candidates | Appeared Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| Yoga | 1205 | 554 |
| Sports - Physiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition, Biomechanics etc. | 1166 | 522 |
| Sanskrit | 2186 | 1622 |
| Urdu | 473 | 320 |
| Textile Design | 260 | 158 |
| Anthropology | 1654 | 989 |
| Applied Geography / Geoinformatics | 1737 | 1105 |
| Healthcare & Hospital Management | 3941 | 2233 |
| B.Ed., B.Ed.-MEd. Integrated, B.Ed. (HI), B.EA (ID), B.Ed. (VI), Lifelong Learning and Extension etc. | 29810 | 21069 |
| General - Management | 66188 | 47372 |
| General | 59016 | 40643 |
| Puranetihas | 42 | 36 |
| Statistics | 4916 | 3275 |
| B.Ed. Mathematics | 4268 | 2641 |
| French | 523 | 360 |
| Dance | 267 | 149 |
| Criminology | 3484 | 2028 |
| Telugu | 470 | 345 |
| Dala Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and Computer Science, Engineering/Technology | 9428 | 5442 |
| Home Science | 1804 | 1468 |
| Animal Science (Poultry) | 334 | 216 |
| M.A. Education | 4110 | 2419 |
| Forensic Science | 7309 | 5818 |
| Disaster Studies | 1525 | 913 |
| Fine Arts | 1691 | 1292 |
| Political Science | 37732 | 26476 |
| MPT/Marter in Respiratory Theory (MRT) | 1734 | 1391 |
| Soil Science | 1966 | 1463 |
| Sahitya (Alankara and Kavya Varga) | 346 | 272 |
| Plulita and Siddantha Jyotisha | 74 | 57 |
| Music- Karnatak/Camatic | 42 | 17 |
| Agania | 10 | 7 |
| Shukla Yajurveda | 33 | 26 |
| Kashmiri | 26 | 20 |
| Nyaya Vaisheshika | 13 | 6 |
| Bhutia | 3 | 2 |
| Limbu | 26 | 25 |
| Samveda | 5 | 1 |
| Prakrit | 9 | 7 |
| Computer Science / Information Technology / Artificial Intelligence | 39422 | 31274 |
| Khasi | 463 | 358 |
| Kokborok | 709 | 570 |
| Museology | 257 | 147 |
| Chemistry | 14929 | 11846 |
| Commerce | 16833 | 1JŒ9 |
| Punjabi | 71 | 45 |
| Sahitya | 365 | 255 |
| Music- Percussion | 106 | 70 |
| Agricultural Science |
13654 | 11858 |
| B.Ed. Humanities and Social Sciences | 17031 | 10785 |
| Pottery and Ceramics | 109 | 70 |
| Vedanta, Sarvadarshan, Mimansa, Nyaya etc. | 147 | 117 |
| Economics | 22011 | 15210 |
| Korean | 156 | 94 |
| Shiksha Shastri B.Ed. | 4929 | 4565 |
| Urdu Journalism | 73 | 31 |
| Prayojanmoolak Hindi (Patrakarita) | 197 | 113 |
| Water Engineering and Management |
334 | 191 |
| Chemical, Thermal and Polymer Engineering | 187 | 77 |
| English | 26835 | 16361 |
| Shiksha Acharya M.Ed | 173 | 114 |
| Vedanta | 41 | 30 |
| Textile Engineering | 35 | 10 |
| Ind-Tibetan | 4 | 1 |
| Library and Information Science | 2140 | 1224 |
| History | 19400 | 13580 |
| Bioinformatics | 2833 | 2037 |
| Nanoelectronics/Material Sciences | 242 | 117 |
| Vyakarana and Sabdabodha Systems | 201 | 158 |
| Life Science | 25047 | 20791 |
| Hindu Studies (Bilingual - Hindi/English) | 376 | 238 |
| Geography | 1062ß | 7316 |
| Pharmacy | 9399 | 8lS7 |
| Zoology | 19075 | 15193 |
| German | 336 | 193 |
| Psychology / Applied Psychology | 19429 | 15359 |
| B.Ed. Languages | 8618 | SA29 |
| Horticulture | 6626 | 5157 |
| Geophysics | 1196 | 623 |
| Civil, Structural and Transport Engineering | 603 | 340 |
| LLM | 14701 | 11017 |
| Food Engineering and Technology | 804 | 526 |
| Arabic | 372 | 2ß0 |
| Microbiology/Applied Microbiology | 12658 | 10018 |
| Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology | 3645 | 2230 |
| Electronics, Communication and Information Engineering, | 1314 | 735 |
| Food Science and Technology | S412 | 3787 |
| Baudha Darshan / Buddhist Studies (Trüingual - 1-Hindi/Sanskrit/English) | 495 | 245 |
| Architecture and Planning | 160 | 60 |
| Mathematics; Applied Mathematics; Electronics | 13215 | 9130 |
| History of Art | 826 | 399 |
| Botany | 10141 | 7824 |
| Development and Labour Studies | 1806 | 966 |
| Hindustani Music (Vocal-Instrumental) | 650 | 495 |
| Geology/ Applied Geology | 24ß3 | 2082 |
| Theatre | 380 | 185 |
| Public Health | 2960 | 1807 |
| Dairy Technology | 433 | 272 |
| Japanese | 269 | 120 |
| Sociology | 11136 | 7112 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 374 | 197 |
| Atmospheric Science | 251 | 144 |
| Vyakaran | 232 | 130 |
| Italian | 39 | 26 |
| Pashto | 9 | 3 |
| Dharma Shastra; Vastu & Paurohity | 42 | 15 |
| Plastic Arts | 162 | 127 |
| Santali | 15 | 7 |
| Russian | 80 | 42 |
| Pali | 32 | 2S |
| Rabindra Sangit | 10 | 6 |
| Jyotish - Ganit | 32 | 23 |
| Dharma Vijna | 4 | 3 |
| Gujarati | 6 | 2 |
| Krishna Yajurveda | 4 | 1 |
| Jain Darshan | 13 | 9 |
| Mass Communication and Journalism | 10976 | 6978 |
| Nanoscience/Integrative Biosciences | 399 | 213 |
| Odia | 652 | 472 |
| Environmental Sciences/Studies | 6658 | 4015 |
| B.Ed. Science | 10774 | 6654 |
| Art and Aesthetics | 871 | 422 |
| Physics | 10969 | 83S0 |
| Social Work | 6482 | 3808 |
| Medical Laboratory Technology | 1249 | 786 |
| Agri-Business Management etc. | 7638 | 4853 |
| Linguistics | 1208 | 669 |
| Indian Knowledge System (Trilingual - Hindi/Sanskrit/English) | 151 | 61 |
| Painting | 991 | 786 |
| Dharmashastra | 69 | 34 |
| Biochemisrty | 6381 | 3837 |
| Philosophy | 2904 | 1684 |
| Electrical; Power, and Energy Engineering | 547 | 296 |
| M.Ed. Master in Educahon | 3827 | 2550 |
| Agro-forestry | 1274 | 792 |
| Hispanic | 214 | 157 |
| Chinese | 133 | 79 |
| Material Science | 313 | 118 |
| Assaniese | 126 | 77 |
| Jyotish- Falit | 140 | S8 |
| Persian | 63 | 39 |
| Applied Arts | 550 | 383 |
| Bengali | 274 | 183 |
| Rigveda | l5 | 3 |
| Manipuri | 508 | 396 |
| Veda etc. | 53 | 30 |
| Nepali | 70 | 62 |
| Tamil | 194 | 89 |
| Malayalam | 117 | 39 |
| Garo | 251 | 158 |
| Kannada | 66 | 28 |
| Marathi | 3S | 5 |
| Lepcha | 34 | 33 |
| Physical Education | 4494 | 2983 |
| Plant Biotechnology | 4352 | 2831 |
| Hindi | 8025 | 51S6 |
| Mario Science/Nano Technology | 391 | 164 |
The Common subject has seen the highest registration and appearance numbers among all the streams. But the overall numbers are declining each year. The above numbers reflect that the students are opting for either job-hunting or new skill-based professional courses instead of traditional courses.
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NTA removed Part A from the CUET PG exam in 2025. As per the latest exam pattern, the NTA ask only subject-related questions in the CUET PG exam.
The following table presents the exam structure of the CUET PG question paper.
Part | Sections/Subjects | Number of Questions |
|---|---|---|
A | Domain knowledge Question from CUET PG syllabus | 75 |
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The CUET PG admit card 2027 will be released in February/March 2027 under the candidate's login.
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