CUET UG 2023 Application Form: Direct Registration Link to Apply Online

The CUET UG 2023 application correction window was reopened by NTA from May 1 to May 2. NTA has released the CUET UG 2023 advance intimation of exam city slip on May 14 instead of April 30. This document contains information on the city where the allotted exam centre is located, exam date, slot and paper. The CUET 2023 admit card has been released from May 19 onwards. Candidates have to download their admit cards three days prior to the actual date of the exam.

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CUET UG 2023 exam will be conducted in a window of 14 days, from May 21 to June 6. On account of a high number of applicants, the exam date has been extended by four days from May 31 to June 2, followed by June 5 and June 6. The buffer dates of June 7 and June 8 have been kept as reserved exam dates. As many as 14,99,788 candidates have applied for the exam out of 16.85 lakh registrations. The exam will be conducted in CUET 2023 exam centres located in 295 cities across India and abroad.

While the application process for CUET UG 2023 was reconducted from April 9 to April 11, candidates were not given a second phase of the correction window. A lot of candidates urged NTA to provide another round of application correction facilities. Confirming their requests, NTA has announced, "There are about 14000 candidates whose applications are in draft as they could not confirm their changes through OTP. In order to ensure that these candidates should not be left out, it has been decided to open the window for updating (adding/removing /changing) their Test Papers and adding courses/universities for a period of two days i.e. from 01 to 02 May 2023."

The CUET 2023 application process and fees remained the same as that of the original phase. The CUET 2023 application form submission process ended on March 30. According to UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar, 16.85 lakh candidates have registered and 13.99 lakh candidates have completed the application process by paying the application fee. As compared to last year, the number has increased by 41 per cent. As many as 1,000 foreign candidates have applied from 74 foreign countries. Incidentally, the University of Delhi (DU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have received the highest applications. 

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The application form for CUET UG 2023 was released on February 10 by NTA. Originally, the last date to submit the CUET application form 2023 was March 12, which was later extended till March 30, 9.50 PM. The application fee had to be paid by 11.50 PM on the same date. The CUET 2023 application process was completely online and candidates had to complete the process online. The application fee for CUET 2023, which varied for each candidate category, the number of subjects opted for and exam city also had to be paid online, through Credit/Debit Card, Net Banking or UPI. It is expected that the total number of applications will surpass that of last year. Take a look at the detailed CUET Registration process here on this page.

On February 16, NTA issued a notice for Tamil Nadu candidates who passed Class 10 in 2021. This year, the state did not conduct the Board exam owing to the pandemic situation and all candidates were passed by the state. Hence, such candidates are unable to fill the mandatory field of the Class 10 Board exam/qualifying exam marks. To ease their situation, it has been decided by NTA that during the filling up the CUET application form, when a candidate would select ‘Passing year’ as 2021 with ‘School Board’ as Tamil Nadu State Board of School Examination (Secondary), the ‘Result Mode’ field will be disabled and the associated fields for Marks / CGPA will be invisible for Tamil Nadu State Board candidates who have passed their Class 10 in the year 2021.

NTA released a list of 24 CUET UG Help Centres wherein candidates can visit to seek assistance in filling and submitting the application form. Each centre will have a dedicated in charge for helping applicants. There is no additional cost involved in getting help from the CUET UG Help Centres.

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How to Make CUET 2023 Application Correction

Candidates had to follow the steps given below to make changes to the CUET 2023 application form:

• Visit the official website of CUET 2023 – 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 final submission

CUET 2023 Application Correction - Editable Fields 

Candidates were able to make changes in any one of the following fields of the CUET 2023 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 were 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 2023 Application Correction - Uneditable Fields 

Following are the fields that the candidates could not edit:

• 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.

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CUET 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must have met the eligibility criteria set by NTA to apply and appear for CUET 2023. 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 2023 exam.

Things to keep in mind while filling CUET Application Form 2023

Students applying for CUET UG 2023 must note the below points:

• Candidates can apply to as many universities as they wish.
• Candidates can opt for a maximum of 10 subjects. The application fee would vary according to the number of subjects opted for.
• The application form of a candidate would not be accepted by exam authorities till the CUET test fee was paid successfully.
• An email and SMS were sent to the candidate's registered email ID and phone number on successful CUET online application form submission and fee payment.

How to fill CUET Application Form 2023

Candidates seeking admission can apply for CUET via online mode on the official website of the exam as per the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Registration

The first step was to register for the CUET 2023 by visiting the official website of the exam. After this, they had to click on the 'New Registration' tab and read the instructions carefully before proceeding. In the next step, they had to 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 would be complete. Candidates received the username and password on their registered email and SMS. The mandatory fields to be filled in the CUET 2023 registration form are as follows:

• 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

Details that candidates needed to be filled in the CUET application form are as follows:

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

Education Details: In this section, candidates had to enter their qualifying exam details such as the name of the board/college, passing year, marks obtained, and percentage scored. The fields to be filled were 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 had to apply for one or more universities and programmes from the dropdown menu and click on the Add button. Candidates could change the selected universities/programmes by clicking on the ‘Update’ tab.

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

Step 6: Upload Photograph and Signature

At this stage, candidates had 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 had to verify every detail entered and also verify their email id. They received an OTP in the email id and upon entering that, they will be redirected to the CUET 2023 application fee payment section.

Step 7: Application Fee Payment

Candidates had to pay the CUET 2023 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 was given on the screen along with the payment windows, which were:

• 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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CUET UG 2023 Application Form Mistakes to Avoid

Candidates must note that the NTA could reject the CUET application form 2023 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

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What After CUET UG 2023 Application Process

After completing the CUET UG 2023 application process, candidates have to preserve the following information:

• CUET 2023 Application Confirmation Page printout and soft copy

• CUET UG 2023 Credentials (Registration/Application Number and Password)

• Documents uploaded in the CUET 2023 application form

• Verify the details entered and make a list of corrections/changes to be done during the CUET 2023 Application Correction window.

CUET 2023 Application Password Retrieve and Reset Process

In case a candidate has forgotten the CUET UG 2023 application password, he/she can retrieve the same by following the below procedure:

• Visit the CUET UG 2023 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 2023 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

List of CUET UG 2023 Help Centres

The CUET UG 2023 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.

CUET Registration Data

This year, CUET UG registrations are over 16 lakh, which is 41 per cent higher than that of last year. In 2022, CUET UG saw a total registration of 14,90,293 candidates out of which 9,68,201 candidates appeared for the exam. The gender-wise total number of CUET registrations vis-a-vis number of candidates who appeared for the exam is given below.

Approximately 8,10,000 candidates appeared in the first slot and approximately 6,80,000 candidates appeared in the second slot. It is expected that the number of CUET UG 2023 applications will be higher this year.

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