The National Testing Agency conducted the CUET 2026 exam at the designated exam centres. The CUET exam is conducted nationwide in multiple shifts. The NTA ask the candidates to opt for three exam centres in their CUET application form and tries to assign the exam centre from the opted choices. The NTA also release this data of candidates getting exam centre of their first preference in the public domain.
The NTA inform the candidates about their exam centre in their CUET admit card only. The NTA also releases the CUET City Intimation Slip for the candidates to inform them about their city of examination. It is released around ten days before their CUET exam.
- How to Select CUET Exam City 2026?
- CUET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- CUET Exam Centres 2026 List
- Important Guidelines for CUET Exam Centre 2026
- CUET 2026 Exam Centre: Steps to Download Intimation Slip & Admit Card
- FAQs Regarding CUET Exam Centre
How to Select CUET Exam City 2026?
CUET exam centre preference can be selected while filling the application form. NTA has now closed the registration window. Candidates appearing for CUET exam, could follow steps below to enter centre preference:
- Visit CUET 2026 website, cuet.nta.nic.in
- In Exam City preference section of CUET 2026 application form, select two cities in preferred order.
- Complete application process by paying application fee.
- Exam city preference can be changed during correction window.
How to Apply Revision of CUET UG 2026 City/Sate?
- Visit the link provided, cuet.nta.nic.in
- Enter the login details: application number, passowrd and captcha
- Change the details as required for:
- State/City
- Date
- Shift
- Save the changes
- Candidates will be issued the revised admit card soon
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CUET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CUET 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 06 Jun ' 26 - 07 Jun ' 26 | CUET UG 2026 Recheduled Exam |
| 12 May ' 26 - 03 Jun ' 26 | CUET UG 2026 Exam |
| 05 May ' 26 - 31 May ' 26 | CUET UG 2026 Admit Card |
CUET Exam Centres 2026 List
The following table brings the complete list of CUET 2026 exam centre cities and corresponding states. Before applying, candidates will have to check the complete list of cities where the exam centre of CUET 2026 will be located so that they can make their choices carefully.
| State/UTs | City |
|---|---|
| Andaman And Nicobar Island | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Adoni |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amalapuram |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur |
| Andhra Pradesh | Bhimavaram |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor |
| Andhra Pradesh | Eluru |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool |
| Andhra Pradesh | Machilipatnam |
| Andhra Pradesh | Madanapalle |
| Andhra Pradesh | Markapur |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nandyal |
| Andhra Pradesh | Narasaraopet |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nellore |
| Andhra Pradesh | Ongole |
| Andhra Pradesh | Proddatur |
| Andhra Pradesh | Puttur |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rayachoty |
| Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam |
| Andhra Pradesh | Surampalem |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tadepalligudem |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tadpatri |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tirupathi |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tiruvuru |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Papum Pare |
| Assam | Dibrugarh |
| Assam | Guwahati |
| Assam | Jorhat |
| Assam | Silchar |
| Assam | Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah |
| Bihar | Aurangabad |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur |
| Bihar | Chhapra |
| Bihar | Darbhanga |
| Bihar | Gaya |
| Bihar | Muzaffarpur |
| Bihar | Patna |
| Bihar | Purnea |
| Bihar | Rohtas |
| Bihar | Samastipur |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh / Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Ambikapur |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar |
| Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur |
| Chhattisgarh | Durg |
| Chhattisgarh | Jagdalpur |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli | Silvassa |
| Daman And Diu | Diu |
| Delhi | New Delhi |
| Goa | Mapusa |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
| Gujarat | Anand |
| Gujarat | Bardoli |
| Gujarat | Bhavnagar |
| Gujarat | Bhuj |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
| Gujarat | Godhra |
| Gujarat | Jamnagar |
| Gujarat | Junagadh |
| Gujarat | Mehsana |
| Gujarat | Navsari |
| Gujarat | Rajkot |
| Gujarat | Surat |
| Gujarat | Vadodara |
| Gujarat | Vapi |
| Haryana | Ambala |
| Haryana | Faridabad |
| Haryana | Gurugram |
| Haryana | Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Baddi |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur |
| Himachal Pradesh | Kangra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Kullu |
| Himachal Pradesh | Mandi |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| Himachal Pradesh | Una |
| Jammu And Kashmir | Baramulla |
| Jammu And Kashmir | Jammu |
| Jammu And Kashmir | Pulwama |
| Jammu And Kashmir | Samba |
| Jammu And Kashmir | Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad |
| Jharkhand | Jamshedpur |
| Jharkhand | Ramgarh |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Ballari(Bellary) |
| Karnataka | Belagavi(Belgaum) |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| Karnataka | Bidar |
| Karnataka | Chikkamagaluru |
| Karnataka | Davanagere |
| Karnataka | Dharwad |
| Karnataka | Hassan |
| Karnataka | Hubballi(Hubli) |
| Karnataka | Kalaburagi(Gulbarga) |
| Karnataka | Mangaluru(Mangalore) |
| Karnataka | Mysuru(Mysore) |
| Karnataka | Shivamogga(Shimoga) |
| Karnataka | Tumkur |
| Karnataka | Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha |
| Kerala | Ernakulam |
| Kerala | Idukki |
| Kerala | Kannur |
| Kerala | Kasaragod |
| Kerala | Kollam |
| Kerala | Kottayam |
| Kerala | Kozhikode |
| Kerala | Malappuram |
| Kerala | Palakkad |
| Kerala | Pathanamthitta |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Kerala | Thrissur |
| Kerala | Wayanad |
| Ladakh | Kargil |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore |
| Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Sagar |
| Madhya Pradesh | Satna |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Ahilyanagar |
| Maharashtra | Akola |
| Maharashtra | Amravati |
| Maharashtra | Beed |
| Maharashtra | Bhandara |
| Maharashtra | Buldhana |
| Maharashtra | Chandrapur |
| Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar |
| Maharashtra | Dhule |
| Maharashtra | Gadchiroli |
| Maharashtra | Jalgaon |
| Maharashtra | Jalna |
| Maharashtra | Kolhapur |
| Maharashtra | Kopargaon |
| Maharashtra | Latur |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| Maharashtra | Nagpur |
| Maharashtra | Nanded |
| Maharashtra | Nashik |
| Maharashtra | Pandharpur |
| Maharashtra | Parbhani |
| Maharashtra | Pune |
| Maharashtra | Raigad |
| Maharashtra | Ratnagiri |
| Maharashtra | Sangli |
| Maharashtra | Satara |
| Maharashtra | Solapur |
| Maharashtra | Thane |
| Maharashtra | Wardha |
| Maharashtra | Yavatmal |
| Manipur | Churachandpur |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Manipur | Kakching |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Meghalaya | Tura |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Dimapur |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Angul |
| Odisha | Balangir |
| Odisha | Balasore |
| Odisha | Bargarh |
| Odisha | Baripada |
| Odisha | Berhampur-Ganjam |
| Odisha | Bhadrak |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| Odisha | Cuttack |
| Odisha | Dhenkanal |
| Odisha | Jagatsinghpur |
| Odisha | Jajpur |
| Odisha | Jeypore |
| Odisha | Jharsuguda |
| Odisha | Kendrapara |
| Odisha | Keonjhar |
| Odisha | Puri |
| Odisha | Rayagada |
| Odisha | Rourkela |
| Odisha | Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar |
| Punjab | Bathinda |
| Punjab | Jalandhar |
| Punjab | Ludhiana |
| Punjab | Mohali |
| Punjab | Pathankot |
| Punjab | Patiala |
| Punjab | Phagwara |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer |
| Rajasthan | Bharatpur |
| Rajasthan | Bhilwara |
| Rajasthan | Bikaner |
| Rajasthan | Dausa |
| Rajasthan | Hanumangarh |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Rajasthan | Jodhpur |
| Rajasthan | Kota |
| Rajasthan | Sikar |
| Rajasthan | Sriganganagar |
| Rajasthan | Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore |
| Tamil Nadu | Cuddalore |
| Tamil Nadu | Dharmapuri |
| Tamil Nadu | Dindigul |
| Tamil Nadu | Erode |
| Tamil Nadu | Kanchipuram |
| Tamil Nadu | Kanyakumari |
| Tamil Nadu | Karur |
| Tamil Nadu | Krishnagiri |
| Tamil Nadu | Madurai |
| Tamil Nadu | Nagapattinam |
| Tamil Nadu | Nagercoil |
| Tamil Nadu | Namakkal |
| Tamil Nadu | Pudukkottai |
| Tamil Nadu | Ramanathapuram |
| Tamil Nadu | Salem |
| Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur |
| Tamil Nadu | Theni |
| Tamil Nadu | Thoothukudi |
| Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli |
| Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli |
| Tamil Nadu | Tirupattur |
| Tamil Nadu | Tirupur |
| Tamil Nadu | Tiruvallur |
| Tamil Nadu | Tiruvannamalai |
| Tamil Nadu | Vellore |
| Tamil Nadu | Viluppuram |
| Tamil Nadu | Virudhunagar |
| Telangana | Adilabad |
| Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Telangana | Jagtial |
| Telangana | Karimnagar |
| Telangana | Khammam |
| Telangana | Kodad |
| Telangana | Kothagudem |
| Telangana | Mahabubnagar |
| Telangana | Nalgonda |
| Telangana | Nizamabad |
| Telangana | Peddapalli |
| Telangana | Siddipet |
| Telangana | Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra |
| Uttar Pradesh | Akbarpur(Ambedkar Nagar) |
| Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ayodhya |
| Uttar Pradesh | Azamgarh |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ballia |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bulandshahr |
| Uttar Pradesh | Chandauli |
| Uttar Pradesh | Firozabad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghazipur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| Uttar Pradesh | Mathura |
| Uttar Pradesh | Mau |
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut |
| Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Muzaffarnagar |
| Uttar Pradesh | Noida |
| Uttar Pradesh | Pratapgarh |
| Uttar Pradesh | Prayagraj |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rai Bareilly |
| Uttar Pradesh | Saharanpur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| Uttarakhand | Haldwani |
| Uttarakhand | Pauri Garhwal |
| Uttarakhand | Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol |
| West Bengal | Bankura |
| West Bengal | Burdwan |
| West Bengal | Durgapur |
| West Bengal | Hooghly |
| West Bengal | Howrah |
| West Bengal | Kalyani |
| West Bengal | Kolkata |
| West Bengal | Murshidabad |
| West Bengal | Paschim Medinipur |
| West Bengal | Purba Medinipur |
| West Bengal | Siliguri |
| West Bengal | Suri |
CUET 2026 Exam Centre Cities Outside India
CUET 2026 exam will be held across 15 countries outside India. The table below brings the list of 14 international cities where CUET 2024 will be held.
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Baharain | Manama |
| Germany | Munich |
| Indonesia | West Java |
| Kuwait | Kuwait |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Nepal | Kathmandu |
| Nigeria | Lagos |
| Oman | Muscat |
| Qatar | Doha |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
| Singapore | Singapore |
| UAE | Dubai |
| UAE - Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi |
| UAE - Sharjah | Sharjah |
| Washington DC | Washington |
Commonly asked questions
CUET exam centre is allocated on the basis of the preferences entered by the candidate while filling the CUET application form. NTA allocates an exam centre as per the preference entered and is subject to availability and logistical considerations.
While filling the CUET application form, candidates can select four cities of their choice. Choice of CUET exam centre cities will be limited to the State of permanent address or State of present address only. In case there are very few candidates from a city, the NTA reserves the right to merge one, two, or more cities.
CUET 2026 exam was held till June 6 ,2026 in computer based mode over a month window. The exam will be held across more than 300 exam cities in India. Candidates will be able to know the alloted exam centre on issuance of CUET intimation slip or CUET admit card.
Important Guidelines for CUET Exam Centre 2026
Test takers must follow the below guidelines at CUET exam centre 2026:
- Carry CUET admit cards to exam centre. Without hall ticket, applicant will not be allowed to appear for exam.
- Carry valid identity proof such as Aadhaar Card/voter id/driving licence.
- Reach allotted exam centre at least half an hour before scheduled time.
- Students appearing for exam are not allowed to carry any electronic devices or paper.
- The student should also not engage in unfair means.
Allowed Items at CUET 2026 Exam Centre
Following items will be allowed to be carried inside CUET 2026 exam centres:
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- CUET 2026 admit card
- Valid photo identity card
- Few copies of passport-size photographs
- Transparent water bottle
- 50 ml sanitiser bottle
- Fruits or medicines (only for diabetic candidates)
Items Not Allowed at CUET 2026 Exam Centre
The following items or objects will not be allowed to be carried inside CUET 2026 exam centres.
- Stationery items such as test-based material (written/printed), papers, notes, Pencil box, pouches, geometry box, pen, scale/ruler, eraser, etc.
- Electronic devices such as calculators, cameras, electronic pens, scanners, etc.
- Accessories such as bags, belts, caps, goggles, wallets, etc.
- Devices used for communication such as mobile phones, smart watches, Bluetooth, fitness bands, earphones, pager, etc.
- Eatables (packed or home-cooked), thermos, etc.
Also Read: CUET UG: Last Minute Preparation Tips and Exam Day Advisory
Commonly asked questions
If a candidate has forgotten his/her CUET application number, it can be retrieved by following the steps below:
- Check registered email ID and phone number for SMS as It includes CUET application form number on successful registration.
- Check the saved page of CUET application form. or,
- Candidates may contact at NTA to know their CUET application form number.
After getting the CUET application number, students must ensure to note it somewhere for future login process. CUET application form number is required to login and download the admit card or results when released.
CUET 2026 Exam Centre: Steps to Download Intimation Slip & Admit Card
Registered candidates must follow steps given below to download the CUET 2026 advance exam city intimation slip and CUET admit card when released:
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Visit CUET exam official website: cuet.nta.nic.in
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Click on ‘Login’
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Enter CUET 2026 application number, password and security pin
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Click on ‘Login’
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Click on tab 'Download/Print'
- Download and print PDF
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FAQs Regarding CUET Exam Centre
Check frequently asked questions on CUET exam centre below:
While filling the CUET application form, Aadhar card is used an identity proof and not for address proof. Candidates can choose to upload alternate document for verification process. If candidate has filled different address in CUET application form than what is mentioned in the Aadhar card won't create a problem. However, candidate is advised to update the Aadhar card details to avoid any problem.
Candidates must reach alloted CUET exam centre two hours before mentioned exam time. Candidates must complete verification process and take their seats immediately after the opening of examination hall. If the candidates does not report at alloted CUET exam centre on time due to traffic, delay in transport, important instructions to appear for the exam can be missed.
NTA will release CUET 2026 city intimation slip online. Candidates who will complete the CUET application process by paying the requisite fee can log in with their username and password and download the slip to check the city where their CUET UG 2026 exam centre will be located.
CUET intimation slip mentions the date of examination, shift, subject/test papers and medium chosen by the candidate while filling the application form. City intimation slips are released subsequently for the exams scheduled on different dates. CUET city intimation slip is not an admit card. It is an advanced information about the allotment of city. Based on the city allotted, candidates will have to make the necessary arrangement for travel, accommodation, etc.
CUET 2026 will be held in 300 cities across India and outside India. The list of CUET 2026 exam centres has been updated once the CUET notification was released. Candidates can check the list of exam cities where CUET 2026 will be held:
Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Chandigarh, Delhi/New Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
CUET is also conducted in cities outside India.
Yes, candidates can add/delete the CUET exam centre preference in the application form. Candidates can edit the exam centre details if they have not submitted the application form or during the correction window. Candidates can add upto two exam centre prefrence while filling the application form.
NTA will commence CUET registrations 2026 at cuet.nta.nic.in tentatively in first week of March. Candidates can fill online CUET application form online on official website when released. Candidates will be able to enter personal, educational and CUET subject details to appear for exam. Candidates must pay CUET application fee to complete registration process.
Hope this helped your query! All the best!
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Top B.Tech options accepting CUET or Class 12 merit include prominent central and state universities like Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), and Amity University Noida.
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CUET conducted by Christ University is a remotely proctored computer-based-test. It is conducted online. Test duration is 90 minutes. The test consists of 120 MCQs. The details are mentioned in the following table:
Section | Maximum Marks/Number of Questions |
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Mathematics | 25 |
Reasoning | 20 |
Physics | 15 |
Chemistry | 15 |
English Language | 15 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 15 |
General Knowledge | 15 |
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The minimum score needed by SC AI category for admission to this institute would depend on the course. For the BSc (Hons) in Computer Science programme, the Round 1 cutoff varied from 159.07 to 582.02. So, the minimum score required for this course was 159.07.
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