CUET PG Exam: Notification, Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Courses, Pattern, Syllabus

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) PG 2026 is a major exam for students looking to take post-graduate programmes from central, state, deemed, and private universities throughout India. Here is why you should take CUET PG 2026:  
 
1. Easy Admission Process (One exam many Universities):  
• Less hassle - Prior to CUET PG, if a student wanted to study postgraduate education, they used to have sit for the entrance examination for each university. Each with their own syllabus, pattern and application process, etc., But with CUET PG, you can apply to many universities and courses, with one single uniform test. This has helped greatly in saving students about 90% of time, money and effort.  
• Simple Application Process  
 
Also Read:  7 Reasons Why to Give CUET PG Exam 
 
2. Fair and Standardized Evaluation:  
• Standard evaluation  
• Based on merit  
• Less reliance on Board score - CUET PG keeps the focus off the board exam percentages, and provides subject based knowledge and aptitude, bringing parity to students from different education backgrounds (CBSE, ICSE, state boards).  
 
3. Transparent and Efficient:  
• NTA Conducting the Process - The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an Autonomous organization under the MoE that conducted CUET PG, leading to efficient, transparent and internationally standardized testing.  
 
For queries related to CUET PG admission process as your are at different stages on the process, like the application form, exam pattern, exam day, admit card etc., etc., please feel free to contact us.

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The following table brings the important features or highlights of the NTA CUET PG 2026 exam.

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CUET PG registration form 2026 will start in the month of January 2026, tentatively. Students will be able to fill CUET PG registration form 2026 by visiting the official website in online mode. The first step for candidates is to fill in the basic details like name, address and contact details after registering themselves. 

Once the login credential is generated, candidates must log in with the registration credentials. Students need to fill CUET PG application form 2026 with their personal and academic details, programme and exam city preference, and upload documents. After filling in all the details in the form, candidates need to submit the CUET PG registration fee via debit/credit card, Net Banking, Paytm, and UPI online. The application fees for CUET PG 2026 is increased from last year.

CUET PG Eligibility Criteria 2026 stipulates the basic requirements like age, educational qualification, nationality etc, which a candidate needs to satisfy in order to appear and get admission through the CUET PG 2026 examination. Following the NTA CUET PG 2026 information brochure, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the bachelor's degree/equivalent examination or appearing in 2026 irrespective of their age, can appear in master’s degree programmes in the Central Universities through CUET PG 2026 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfill the age criteria of the University to which they are desirous of taking admission.

Before applying for CUET PG 2026 examination candidates must check out the

• CUET PG 2026 University- Wise Eligibility Criteria.
• CUET PG 2026 Eligibility Criteria for Science Stream 

CUET PG 2026 Reservation Criteria

Providing Reservation relaxation to the weaker categories of CUET PG aspirants helps them to avail themselves of the reservation, including comparatively lower application fees, cutoff marks, and course/admission fees. Indian Nationals belonging to certain categories are admitted under the seats reserved for them in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Government of India. Candidates must note that the benefit of reservation will be given to them subject to verification of documents. If it is discovered at any stage that a candidate has used a false/fake /incorrect document, or has furnished false, incorrect, or incomplete information, in order to avail the benefit of reservation, then such a candidate shall be excluded from all admission processes. In case such a candidate has already been given admission, the admission shall stand cancelled.

CUET PG 2026 Category-wise Seat Relaxation

The categories and the extent of reservation are as follows: 

Note-

• Candidates with at least 40 per cent impairment irrespective of the type of disability shall be eligible for the benefits of the PwD category.
• Leprosy-cured candidates who are otherwise fit to pursue the courses are also included in this category.
• Candidates with less than 40 per cent disability, but difficulty in writing, as prescribed by the Competent Authority, are also included in this category. 

CUET PG 2026 offers postgraduate degrees to candidates who are appearing in the CUET PG Examination. The postgraduate programmes include MSc, MA, MTech, etc courses in the participating universities. Here is the list of some courses offered by participating universities and colleges via the CUET PG 2026 exam;

Candidates can check out the stream-wise courses list, subject code list, and university-wise CUET PG courses list 2026 from here:

Also Read: Best MSc Courses after BSc Through CUET PG 2026

CUET PG 2026 provides postgraduate degrees at central, state, deemed, and private universities across the nation. The number of participating universities over the years has been accelerated in comparison to last year. In 2022, the number of universities that adopted CUET PG was only 66, however, this year it has increased to 197. 

CUET PG 2026 information brochure mentioning the participating universities has not been released yet; for reference, candidates can check the previous year's participating universities.

Candidates can check out the categorization of CUET PG 2026 participating universities/ institutes from below:

Also Read: Top CUET PG Participating Universities NIRF Ranking

Here is the list of some famous university/ colleges that will accept CUET PG 2026 score:

• Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi 
• Delhi University  
• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 
• Central University of Haryana 
• Central University of Punjab 
• Central University of Kerala 
•  Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
• University of Hyderabad, Telangana
• Manipur University
• Central University Of Rajasthan
• Central University Of Jharkhand
• NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology 
• Jamia Millia Islamia [JMI] 
• Rajiv Gandhi University 
• Assam University, Silchar
• DAVV - Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya  
• Apex University 
• Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute 
• Ahmedabad University

• JK Business School, Gurgaon