CUET UG 2024 Application Form: Direct Registration Link to Apply Online

Candidates must have met the eligibility criteria set by NTA to apply and appear for CUET 2024. The eligibility parameters are as follows:

• Students should have passed Class 12 from a recognised board in Science or a relevant stream to be admitted to bachelor’s degree programmes in the Central Universities.

• Students in Class 12 who are yet to appear for the Board exam are also eligible to apply.

• There is no age limit for appearing in the CUET UG 2024 exam.

Step 1: Registration

The first step is to register for the CUET 2024 by visiting the official website of the exam. To begin with the registration process, candidates must click on the 'New Registration' tab and read the instructions carefully before proceeding. Fill the registration form with their personal, contact details and address and choose a password and security question. Upon entering the security pin, their registration process will be complete. Candidates will receive the username and password on their registered email ID and SMS. On sucessful registration, Candidates must enter the following details to complete the CUET UG application form:

• Candidate Name

• Father’s Name

• Mother’s Name

• Guardian’s Name

• Date of Birth from the drop-down box

• Gender

• Nationality

• Identity Type (Select a valid Photo Identity Card type)

• Identity Card Number

• Present and Permanent Address

• Email ID

• Mobile Number and Alternate Contact Number

• Choose Password (8-13 characters with one special character, one uppercase character, one lowercase character and one numeric character)

• Select a Security Question and Answer

• Enter Security Pin

• Verify the submitted details

• Enter OTP sent on Mobile Number

Step 2: Application Process

Check below to know the details to be filled in the CUET application form:

1. Personal Details: This section fetches information from the registration form and the additional details required were as follows:

• Confirmation of PwBD category

• Parent’s Qualification

• Parent’s Occupation

• Annual Family Income

• Confirmation of Being a Twin

• Domicile State

• Confirmation of Being a Diabetic

• Place of Residence

• Mode of Preparation

• Medium of Studying in Qualifying Education

• Other Quota & Category Information and Confirmation such as BPL, Kashmiri Migrant, Ward of Defence Personnel/Ex-Serviceman, Claim for NCC Quota, Claim for Sports Quota, Ward of University Employee

2. Education Details: In this section, candidates have to enter their qualifying exam details such as the name of the board/college, passing year, marks obtained, and percentage scored. The fields has to be filled as follows:

Class 10 and Class 12 or Equivalent Education Details

The details that had to be filled in this section are as follows:

• Result Status

• Passing Year

• Qualifying Examination

• Place of Schooling

• Type of School/College

• Qualifying Examination Country, State and District

• Board Name

• School/College Name, Address and Pincode

• Roll Number

• Result Mode

Step 3: Examination Centre Selection: Candidates must choose two examination states and city choices in the preferential order in which they wish to appear for the exam.

Step 4: University/Programme Selection: Candidates have to apply for one or more universities and programmes from the dropdown menu and click on the Add button. Candidates will be able to change the selected universities/programmes by clicking on the ‘Update’ tab.

Step 5: Test Paper/Subject Selection: Candidates will have to select a minimum of three and a maximum of 10 subjects or papers. Along with the subject selection, candidates also hav to select the medium or language of the question paper they wish to opt for. In case of selecting less than 10 subjects, candidates have to select NA: Not Applicable option for the rest of the subject fields.

Step 6: Upload Photograph and Signature

At this stage, candidates have to upload their scanned photographs and signature as per the prescribed specifications. The following table brings the details of the documents to be uploaded.

After this step, candidates have to verify every detail entered and also verify their email id. Candidates will receive an OTP in the email id and upon entering that, they will be redirected to the CUET 2024 application fee payment section.

Step 7: Application Fee Payment

Candidates have to pay the CUET 2024 application fee online (net banking/ credit card/ debit card/ UPI/ Wallet). It may be noted that candidates’ application fee status (paid/ not paid) would appear on the form.

The detailed breakup of the application fee amount is given on the screen along with the payment windows, which are:

• State Bank of India

• Canara Bank

• ICICI Bank

• Paytm

After that, candidates had to select the payment mode among Net Banking, Cards and UPI and complete the payment process.

Upon successful payment, an application confirmation message was displayed on the screen and the confirmation message and PDF was sent to the candidates’ registered email IDs as well.

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Check video on how to fill CUET UG 2024 application form

CUET UG 2024 Application Form Mistakes to Avoid

Candidates must note that the NTA could reject the CUET application form 2024 for certain reasons. Hence, students were advised to avoid the following mistakes:

• Avoid uploading a blurred image of your signature

• Use plain white paper as the background while scanning the images

• Make sure to upload the qualification certificates as demanded

 

In case a candidate has forgotten the CUET UG 2024 application password, he/she can retrieve the same by following the below procedure:

• Visit the CUET UG 2024 website

• Click on the Login tab

• Click on the Forgot Password

• Enter the Security Question Answer

• The password will be sent to the registered email id

In case candidates wish to reset the password, candidates will have to follow the steps given below:

• Visit the CUET UG 2024 website

• Click on the Log in tab

• Click on ‘Reset/Change Password’ tab

• A link will be mailed to the registered email id

• Click on the link and change/reset the password

Candidates have to follow the steps given below to make changes to the CUET 2024 application form:

• Visit the official website of CUET 2024 – cuet.samarth.ac.in  

• Click on the ‘Sign In’ tab on the top right side of the page

• Enter your application number, password, and security pin

• Click on the tab indicating application correction

• Enter the OTP sent to the registered mobile number and email address

• Make the necessary changes

• Verify the details before the final submission

CUET 2024 Application Correction - Editable Fields

Candidates will be able to make changes in any one of the following fields of the CUET 2024 application form:

• Candidate Name or

• Father Name or

• Mother Name or

• Photograph - Image Upload or

• Signature – Image Upload

• Date of birth

• Gender

• Category

• PwBD

Candidates are allowed to make changes in all the fields given below:

• Class 10 or equivalent details

• Class 12 or equivalent details

• Exam centre city selection (all four preferences)

• Medium of question paper

• Subject/Test Paper Code

• University and Programme selection

CUET 2024 Application Correction - Uneditable Fields

Following are the fields that the candidates will not be able to edit after the submission of the CUET application form:

• Mobile number

• Email address

• Permanent and correspondence address

In case of a change of category, the fee was changed accordingly. The correction was applicable only after payment of an additional fee if any.

Also Read: CUET 2024 Application Form Correction Window

After completing the CUET UG 2024 application process, candidates have to preserve the following information:

• CUET 2024 Application Confirmation Page printout and soft copy

• CUET UG 2024 Credentials (Registration/Application Number and Password)

• Documents uploaded in the CUET 2024 application form

• Verify the details entered and make a list of corrections/changes to be done during the CUET 2024 Application Correction window.

The CUET UG 2024 Help Centres are located in Rajasthan, Assam, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh. The list is given in the table below.

In 2023 a total of 16.85 candidates registered for CUET UG.

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