CUET-PG M.Com Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment: Check Dates, Fees & Procedure

First steps of CUET PG 2026 Counselling is registration. Students have to complete registration by providing basic details and uploading documents. Based on registration, a merit list is released. Only those students whose names will feature in the merit list will be eligible for the CUET PG counselling process.

Usually, CUET PG participating institutes conduct three rounds of counselling. The number of rounds depends on the availability of seats. The counselling process will be conducted till all seats are filled. Therefore, candidates should check the seat matrix before each round and participate as many times as possible to earn admission to their preferred university and course. 

The basic steps of the CUET PG 2026 counselling are given below.

• Registration: Candidates have to visit the university's website and register.
• Fill course choices: Next, they have to enter choices of the courses they wish to take admission to.
• Check the seat allotment result: The universities will release the seat allotment result based on the preferences received from candidates.
• Take final admission: If candidates are satisfied with the seat allotment, they have to complete the final admission process.

Below are the important key points that candidates need to remember or keep in mind during the process of CUET PG 2026 Counselling Process:

• Each university will be releasing the rank list for CUET PG 2026 Counselling.
•  The admission of the candidates in the participating universities of CUET PG 2026 will be based on their ranking and also on the available seats at all the participating universities.
• The first step in the CUET PG 2026 counselling process is to apply online, followed by an offline meeting.
• Interested participants must register on the website of their respective participating institution to participate in CUET PG counselling 2026.
• A candidate with a higher CUET PG 2026 cutoff will be given a higher priority than a candidate with a lower cutoff.
• Upon acceptance into a college and programme, students must pay the admission fee.

The seats for many of the courses might remain unoccupied because the candidates may take admission to an upgraded seat. For this, an additional round will be conducted, which is called CUET PG Counselling Spot Round or Spot Counselling. Those who would not be allotted a seat in the original counselling rounds can participate in the spot counselling by registering on the official websites of the CUET participating institutes. Such candidates will have to participate in the CUET spot counselling rounds by visiting the institutes and getting the documents verified by the institutes' admission officials. 

Below is the list of documents that are required by the participating universities from the selected candidates to bring for the CUET PG 2026 Counselling process.

• CUET PG 2026 Admission Form
• Class 10 mark sheet
• Class 12 mark sheet
• Bachelor's degree mark sheet and pass certificate (for PG candidates)
• CUET 2026 scorecard
• CUET 2026 admit card
• Category certificate (if applicable) 

The universities may ask for additional documents or certificates as proof of eligibility. Students have to check the official websites before going for the CUET PG counselling process at that institute. The documents must be carried in original, and furnishing photocopies will not be accepted. Candidates should also ensure that the documents are valid and issued by relevant authorities. 

Students must note that NTA does not release the qualifying marks or pass marks for CUET PG. It generally depends on the universities. 

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The CUET PG merit list is important for candidates who are planning to pursue postgraduate admission in one of the participating central, state, private and/or other universities in India. NTA does not release a centralised merit list. The NTA will release the score cards and just provide scores to the participating universities that will then build their own CUET PG merit list 2026 from candidates' CUET PG scores and any potential admission criteria the participating universities use to identify suitable candidates. For example, subject-wise scores, category-wise reservation, etc. and there could be additional eligibility criteria. 

As a result, for candidates looking to check the CUET PG merit list for a particular programme, they will need to visit the university websites they applied to. The individual universities will then outline their counselling schedule and release details of their merit lists based on the CUET PG 2026 scores across different pg programmes. The merit lists will consist of the names of candidates shortlisted for the admissions process. They have to check the website of the University or institutions they are applying to, to find out updates about admissions and their merit lists.

To view the CUET PG merit list for a specific programme, they have to visit the websites of those universities to which they have applied. Such universities would announce their counselling schedule and publish the merit lists for various postgraduate programmes based on CUET PG scores. 

Candidates can check out CUET PG 2026 Counselling related FAQs from here.