CUET PG 2026 registration, fee payment deadline extended again; apply by January 23
Sundararajan | January 20, 2026 | 03:42 PM IST | 2 mins read
CUET PG 2026: The NTA will hold the entrance exams in CBT, across 276 test cities. The application form is available at exams.nta.nic.in/cuet-pg.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has once again extended the registration deadline for the Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate Programmes (CUET PG) 2026 until January 23. Candidates can apply for the CUET PG entrance exam 2026 on the official website, exams.nta.nic.in/cuet-pg, and pay the application fee by January 25.
As per the revised schedule, the CUET PG 2026 application form correction window will open on January 28. Candidates will be allowed to edit the form by January 30 till 11:50 pm.
Initially, the last date for CUET PG 2026 registration was January 14; however, it was later extended to January 20.
To complete the CUET PG registration, general category candidates will have to pay an application fee of Rs 700, while Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and OBC-NCL candidates will have to pay Rs 600.
Candidates who apply for two papers will have to pay double the fee. Applicants from outside India will have to pay Rs 3,500 for one subject paper.
The NTA has reduced the number of CUET PG 2026 exam cities to 292, with 276 cities in India and 16 abroad, down from 312 cities last year.
The CUET PG 2026 exam will be held in computer-based mode. It will have 75 multiple-choice questions for 300 marks. Each correct answer will give 4 marks, and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
CUET PG Registration 2026: How to apply?
Follow the instructions below to fill the CUET PG application form 2026.
- Go to the CUET PG portal, exams.nta.nic.in/cuet-pg
- Click on the "New Registration" link and fill in your basic details.
- Use your generated ID and password to log in to the CUET PG 2026 application portal.
- Fill the application form with your valid information.
- Upload the required documents and pay the CUET PG application fee .
- Submit your application and take a printout of it for your future reference.
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