NTA reopens CUET UG 2026 application; apply by Feb 26
Vaishnavi Shukla | February 23, 2026 | 01:50 PM IST | 1 min read
CUET UG 2026 exams are scheduled from May 11 to 31 in India and a few cities abroad.
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Try NowThe National Testing Agency (NTA) has reopened the Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate (CUET UG 2026) application window. Candidates can apply for CUET UG 2026 on the official website, cuet.nta.nic.in, by February 26.
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NTA will conduct the CUET UG 2026 exam from May 11 to 31 in India and a few cities outside India. CUET UG 2026 will be held in 13 languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, and Hindi.
NTA has reopened the CUET registration 2026 window after receiving multiple requests from candidates for application form submission and payment of application fee.
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CUET UG Exam 2026
While applying for the CUET UG exam 2026, candidates can choose a maximum of 5 subjects for the entrance test. There are a total of 37 subjects, among which 23 are domain-specific subjects, and 13 are languages.
CUET UG 2026 paper will be held for 250 marks, comprising three sections. As per the marking scheme, candidates will be given 5 marks for each correct answer, and one mark will be deducted for each incorrect response.
Students can download the CUET UG 2026 syllabus available on the official website.
The CUET UG application 2026 fee is as follows.
|
Category |
Fee for up to 3 subjects |
Fee for each additional subject |
|
General (UR) |
Rs 1000 |
Rs 400 |
|
OBC-NCL, EWS |
Rs 900 |
Rs 375 |
|
SC, ST, PwD, PwBD, Third Gender |
Rs 800 |
Rs 350 |
|
Centres Outside India |
Rs 4500 |
Rs 1800 |
NTA holds CUET for undergraduate admissions to 47 central universities and more than 300 colleges across the country.
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