CUET PG 2026 Registration Open – Apply Online Now

The Nation­al Test­ing Agency (NTA) has offi­cial­ly opened the online reg­is­tra­tion process for CUET PG 2026. Can­di­dates seek­ing admis­sion to Post­grad­u­ate pro­grammes in Cen­tral Uni­ver­si­ties and oth­er par­tic­i­pat­ing uni­ver­si­ties can now sub­mit their appli­ca­tion form online through the offi­cial portal.

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Can­di­dates are strong­ly advised to com­plete the reg­is­tra­tion and fee pay­ment well before the dead­line to avoid last-minute tech­ni­cal issues.

About National Testing Agency (NTA)

The Nation­al Test­ing Agency (NTA) has been estab­lished by the Min­istry of Edu­ca­tion, Gov­ern­ment of India, as an autonomous body to con­duct trans­par­ent, fair, and stan­dard­ized exam­i­na­tions. NTA aims to improve equi­ty and qual­i­ty in edu­ca­tion by admin­is­ter­ing research-based assess­ments for admis­sion to high­er edu­ca­tion institutions.

NTA is respon­si­ble only for con­duct­ing the CUET PG exam­i­na­tion, declar­ing results, and issu­ing score­cards. Admis­sion and coun­selling are han­dled by respec­tive universities.

What is CUET PG 2026?

The Com­mon Uni­ver­si­ty Entrance Test (CUET PG) was intro­duced to cre­ate a uni­form admis­sion process for Post­grad­u­ate cours­es across Cen­tral and par­tic­i­pat­ing uni­ver­si­ties. CUET PG 2026 scores will be used for admis­sion to PG pro­grammes for the 2026–27 aca­d­e­m­ic ses­sion.

CUET PG 2026 Important Dates

• Online Appli­ca­tion Start: 14 Decem­ber 2025
• Last Date to Apply: 14 Jan­u­ary 2026 (up to 11:50 PM)
• Last Date for Fee Pay­ment: 14 Jan­u­ary 2026
• Cor­rec­tion Win­dow: 18 Jan­u­ary 2026 to 20 Jan­u­ary 2026
• Exam Month: March 2026
• Dura­tion of Exam: 90 Minutes
• Admit Card Release: To be announced
• Result Dec­la­ra­tion: To be announced

How to Apply for CUET PG 2026 (Step-by-Step)

Can­di­dates must apply for CUET PG 2026 in online mode only. Appli­ca­tions sub­mit­ted through any oth­er mode will not be accepted.

Step 1: Online Registration

• Vis­it the offi­cial CUET PG website
• Com­plete reg­is­tra­tion using a valid email ID and mobile number
• Gen­er­ate Appli­ca­tion Num­ber and Password

Step 2: Fill Appli­ca­tion Form

• Enter per­son­al details, edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tions, and pro­gramme details
• Select up to four ques­tion paper codes
• Choose exam­i­na­tion cities (max­i­mum two)
• Upload scanned pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture, and category/PwD cer­tifi­cate (if applicable)

Step 3: Fee Payment

• Pay the appli­ca­tion fee using Deb­it Card, Cred­it Card, Net Bank­ing, or UPI
• Down­load and save the Con­fir­ma­tion Page for future reference

CUET PG 2026 Application Fee

Fee for up to Two Test Papers:

• Gen­er­al: ₹1400
• OBC-NCL / EWS: ₹1200
• SC / ST / Third Gen­der: ₹1100
• PwD / PwBD: ₹1000
• Out­side India: ₹7000

Addi­tion­al Test Paper Fee (Per Paper):

• Gen­er­al: ₹700
• OBC-NCL / EWS / SC / ST / PwD: ₹600
• Out­side India: ₹3500

Pay­ment Mode: Deb­it Card, Cred­it Card, Net Bank­ing, UPI

List of Courses Available Through CUET PG 2026 

Can­di­dates can apply for admis­sion to a wide range of Post­grad­u­ate pro­grammes through CUET PG 2026. Below is a short and exam-ori­ent­ed list of major courses/subjects, as noti­fied in the offi­cial infor­ma­tion bulletin.

Common & Professional Courses

• M.A. (Var­i­ous Subjects)
• M.Sc. (Sci­ence Disciplines)
• M.Com
• L.L.M.
• M.Ed.
• M.A. Edu­ca­tion
• B.Ed. / Inte­grat­ed B.Ed.–M.Ed.
• Library and Infor­ma­tion Science
• Mass Com­mu­ni­ca­tion & Journalism
• Eco­nom­ics
• Com­merce
• Pub­lic Health
• Dis­as­ter Studies
• Yoga
• Phys­i­cal Education
• Sports Sci­ences (Phys­i­ol­o­gy, Bio­chem­istry, Nutri­tion, Biomechanics)
• Health­care & Hos­pi­tal Management
• Agri-Busi­ness Management
• Gen­er­al / Gen­er­al – Management

Language Courses (M.A.)

• Eng­lish
• Hin­di
• San­skrit
• Lin­guis­tics
• Ara­bic
• Assamese
• Ben­gali
• Bhutia
• Chi­nese
• French
• Ger­man
• Gujarati
• Japan­ese
• Kan­na­da
• Kash­miri
• Khasi
• Malay­alam
• Manipuri
• Marathi
• Nepali
• Pun­jabi
• Tamil
• Tel­ugu
• Urdu
• Oth­er noti­fied region­al and for­eign languages

Note: Each course is mapped with a spe­cif­ic Ques­tion Paper Code (QP Code). Can­di­dates must care­ful­ly select the cor­rect paper code while fill­ing the appli­ca­tion form. The com­plete list of QP Codes is avail­able on the offi­cial CUET PG portal.

CUET PG 2026 Eligibility Criteria

• Can­di­dates who have com­plet­ed a Bachelor’s degree or
• Can­di­dates appear­ing in the final year of Bachelor’s degree in 2026 are eligible
• No age lim­it for CUET PG 2026

Note: Uni­ver­si­ty-spe­cif­ic eli­gi­bil­i­ty, sub­ject require­ments, and age rules (if any) must be checked on the respec­tive uni­ver­si­ty website.

CUET PG 2026 Exam Pattern

• Mode of Exam­i­na­tion: Com­put­er Based Test (CBT)
• Dura­tion: 90 Minutes
• Total Ques­tions: 75 Mul­ti­ple Choice Ques­tions (MCQs)
• Max­i­mum Papers Allowed: 4 Ques­tion Papers

Marking Scheme

• +4 Marks for each cor­rect answer
• −1 Mark for each incor­rect answer
• 0 Marks for unat­tempt­ed questions

If a ques­tion is dropped or has mul­ti­ple cor­rect answers, marks are award­ed as per NTA rules.

Medium of Question Papers

• Most papers are Bilin­gual (Eng­lish & Hindi)
• M.Tech / High­er Sci­ences: Eng­lish only
• Lan­guage Papers: In respec­tive languages
• Acharya Papers: San­skrit / Hin­di / Eng­lish (as applicable)

In case of dis­crep­an­cy, the Eng­lish ver­sion will be treat­ed as final, except for lan­guage papers.

Choice of Examination Cities

• Can­di­dates can select up to two cities
• Cities must be with­in the State of Per­ma­nent or Present Address
• Final allot­ment is done by NTA based on availability

CUET PG 2026 Admit Card

• Admit cards will be released online only
• Can­di­dates must down­load the e‑Admit Card from the offi­cial website
• No admit card will be sent by post or email

Can­di­dates must carry:

• Print­ed Admit Card
• One pass­port-size photograph
• Valid orig­i­nal pho­to ID proof

Reservation Policy

• Reser­va­tion for SC, ST, OBC-NCL, EWS, PwD/PwBD is applic­a­ble as per Gov­ern­ment of India norms
• Final reser­va­tion and seat allo­ca­tion is decid­ed by respec­tive universities
• NTA has no role in reser­va­tion decisions

Answer Key & Objection Process

• Pro­vi­sion­al Answer Key will be released online
• Can­di­dates can chal­lenge answers by pay­ing ₹200 per ques­tion (non-refund­able)
• Final result will be based on the Final Answer Key

CUET PG 2026 Result & Admission

• NTA Score is valid only for the 2026–27 aca­d­e­m­ic session
• Score­cards must be down­loaded online
• No re-eval­u­a­tion or re-check­ing is allowed
• Coun­selling and admis­sions are con­duct­ed by uni­ver­si­ties, not NTA

Unfair Means & Examination Rules

CUET PG 2026 is gov­erned by the Pub­lic Exam­i­na­tion (Pre­ven­tion of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. Any mal­prac­tice may lead to:

• Can­cel­la­tion of result
• Debar­ment up to 3 years
• Legal action

Important Instructions for Candidates

• Report to the exam cen­tre 90 min­utes before the exam
• Elec­tron­ic gad­gets are strict­ly prohibited
• Can­di­dates must fol­low all instruc­tions giv­en by invigilators

Important Links

• Reg­is­tra­tion : Click Here
• Login : Click Here
• Down­load Noti­fi­ca­tion : Click here
• Offi­cial Web­site : Click here

CUET PG 2026 is a cru­cial nation­al-lev­el entrance exam for post­grad­u­ate admis­sions in India. Can­di­dates are strong­ly advised to read the offi­cial infor­ma­tion bul­letin care­ful­ly, check uni­ver­si­ty-spe­cif­ic eli­gi­bil­i­ty con­di­tions, and pre­pare strict­ly as per the syllabus.

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