What factors determine the CUET PG Cut off?

CUET PG cutoff mainly depends on the difficulty level, number of seats available, the total number of test takers, NIRF rankings and the category of the student.

What is the total marks in the CUET PG exam?

Total marks of the CUET PG exam is 300. The number of questions in the exam is 75. Each question carries four marks. One mark is removed for each wrong answer. There is a single section. All questions are asked from the subject or paper opted for.

How to get admission in MCA course through CUET PG 2026?

Here is all that you need to know about getting admission in MCA through CUET. Make sure you are eligible for the colleges you are targeting. You can visit the respective college websites to confirm the same. The CUET PG 2026 registration window is open, and the deadline is January 20, 2026. Further, the exam dates will be scheduled in March 2026. The CUET PG syllabus for MCA (PGQP26) is divided into three broad units, namely- Thinking and Decision Making Skills, Mathematics and Computers. To clear the CUET PG MCA exam, candidates will have to answer a total of 75 questions that are designed based on the MCA syllabus.

How many universities accept CUET PG scores?

Approximately 200 universities across India accept the CUET PG scores. The exam scores will be used to grant admission to the postgraduate or master's degree courses across multiple streams. After the result is declared, these universities will conduct their admission process separately. There is no common counselling process for the CUET PG participating universities. Candidates have to qualify for the CUET PG exam and meet the eligibility criteria for admission to the CUET PG participating universities.

What is CUET PG passing marks?

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.

What is maximum marks to prepare CUET PG cutoff?

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.

What will be the CUET PG Cut off 2026 marks?

CUET PG 2026 is a nation-level exam conducted for admissions to the master's degree and professional degree courses for around 200 participating universities. NTA, the exam conducting body, conducts the exam every year, and the role of NTA is till the declaration of results. The exam officials don't release any specific CUET PG cut-offs. CUET PG cut-off 2026 will be released by the participating universities individually, depending upon the number of registrations made by the candidates and the availability of seats. Since the CUET PG 2026 results and university-wise cutoffs are yet to be released. Based on the input taken by the candidates on the CUET PG exam difficulty level, candidates can check out the expected cut-off below: General Category: 190-210 OBC Category: 180-200 SC Category: 170-185 ST Category: 165-175

Are the CUET PG cut-off scores likely to decrease for the academic session 2026-27?

Around 4 lakh candidates are expected to appear for CUET PG 2026 examinations to get admissions in the 157 subjects offered in master's degree and professional degree courses. In case the number of candidates and the difficulty level are lower than last year, the cutoff of CUET PG will be higher and vice versa. CUET PG 2026 expected cutoff for each category is given below. General Category: 190-210 OBC Category: 180-200 SC Category: 170-185 ST Category: 165-175

Is the section A score considered by Jawaharlal Nehru University for CUET PG merit list?

The exam pattern of CUET PG is such that, these 100 MCQ questions will be divided in two sections. Section will consist of 25 questions on Language Comprehension/Verbal Ability and Section B will consist of 75 domain-specific questions. While making the merit list of CUET PG courses by JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), they doesnot include the section A marks scored by the candidates. Therefore the final marks out which the CUET PG 2023 merist list is made are 300 marks.

What are the new changes expected to be introduced in General Paper of CUET PG 2026 exam?

The National Testing Agency released the CUET PG 2026 notification on December 14, 2025. However, there has not been any change in terms of exam pattern, syllabus or application process. The total number of exam cities has decreased.

Who will determine the final merit list for CUET PG Admission?

NTA will generate the CUET PG score card, and no separate merit list will be announced. It will share the scorecards with the participating institutes. They will conduct the counselling process separately. During this process, the universities will release separate merit lists.

When will CUET PG cutoff marks be out?

CUET PG cutoff marks are not declared by single authority, but the universities set their own cutoff for specific courses right after the results are declared.

What is the total number of CUET PG question paper subjects?

There are a total of 157 subjects in the CUET PG exam. The subjects are segregated into six streams. The table below shows the number of papers in each stream. Stream Number of Subjects or Papers Science 30 MTech 12 Language 41 Humanities 26 Common 22 Acharya 26 The CUET PG exam pattern is the same for each paper. The language of the CUET PG question papers is English and Hindi. For the Language papers, the medium is the same as the paper. The Acharya papers will be conducted in Sanskrit.

What are the marks required for CUET PG for JNU?

JNU accepts CUET PG scores for admission to the PG courses. Candidates who have appeared for the CUET PG exam are only eligible to register for the admission process. The University has released the Round 1 of the CUET PG cutoff 2024 for JNU PG, PG Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses. Based on the JNU CUET PG cutoff 2024, the cutoff scores ranged between 30 and 97.66 for the General AII India category candidates. So candidates seeking admisison to JNU must secure more than this cutoff range to be eligible. Below is the Round 1 cutoff range for all the PG, PG Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses offered at JNU for the General category: Course CUET PG Cutoff Range for Round 1 MA 41.66 to 97.66 MSc 51.33 to 76.66 MTech 30 to 46.66 MCA 75.33 MPH 78.66 PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics 50 Advanced Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu 53.66

CUET-PG MCA Cut off 2026: Check Category wise Cut off Marks

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CUET PG cutoff refers to the minimum score or rank required to get admission to a participating institute. The exam conducting body, the National Testing Agency, does not release the CUET PG cutoff separately. Also, there is no qualifying cutoff applicable for the CUET PG exam. The institute and course-wise cutoff will be announced after the CUET PG 2026 counselling process is concluded.

For now, candidates can check the university and course-wise expected cutoffs of CUET PG. Based on this, students can estimate the expected cutoff and prepare for the CUET PG 2026 exam accordingly. Based on the past years' CUET PG cutoff trends, it is estimated that it will be higher for reputed universities like Delhi University, BHU, JNU, etc., as compared to the other CUET PG participating institutes.

The CUET PG 2026 exam will be conducted in March, and the result of CUET PG 2026 is likely to be released in the first week of May.

Table of contents

What is CUET PG Cut Off ?
CUET PG 2026 Important Dates
Steps to check CUET PG Cutoff 2026
CUET PG Subject Wise Expected Cutoff 2026
CUET PG 2026 University Wise Expected Cut Off
FAQs Regarding CUET PG Cutoff

What is CUET PG Cut Off ?

CUET PG 2026 Important Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CUET-PG 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Apr ' 26	CUET PG Provisional Answer Key 2026 TENTATIVE
Apr ' 26	CUET PG Final Answer Key 2026 TENTATIVE
Apr ' 26	CUET PG Student Response Sheet 2026 TENTATIVE
Apr ' 26	CUET PG 2026 Result TENTATIVE
Apr ' 26	CUET PG 2026 Answer Key Objection Window TENTATIVE
May ' 26	CUET PG 2026 Counselling Process TENTATIVE

Steps to check CUET PG Cutoff 2026

CUET PG Subject Wise Expected Cutoff 2026

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Master of Computer Applications (MCA) : CUET-PG 2024 Last Round Closing Score (General-All India)

College	2023	2024
Fort Institute of Technology	25076	17104
R. D. Engineering College Technical Campus	13473	16842
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial College of Engineering and Management	22072	16384
Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology (PSIT Kanpur)	17365	16045
Technical Education and Research Institute (TERI, Ghazipur)	25071	15844