The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released an advisory for candidates preparing for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) 2026. The examination is scheduled to be held in May. Once the application form is made available, aspirants will be able to submit their applications through the official website, cuet.nta.nic.in.
The NTA notice informed aspirants that information regarding the programmes and courses offered by Central Universities (CUs) and other participating institutions is available on the CUET (UG) portal, as well as on the respective university websites. Candidates can access and download the CUET UG 2026 syllabus from the official website.
The CUET UG 2026 examination will be conducted in computer-based test (CBT) mode for admission to undergraduate programmes across 47 central universities and over 300 colleges nationwide.
Additionally, the Agency has announced that candidates will be allowed to correct their details in case of any mismatch between the name on their Aadhaar Card and Class 10 marksheet during the CUET UG 2026 online application process.
Earlier, NTA had advised aspirants to update their Aadhaar, UDID card, and category certificate before the application window opens to avoid discrepancies later. For the CUET UG 2026 application, NTA will obtain candidates’ date of birth, gender, and address from the UDID certificate through Aadhaar authentication, along with other required details.
However, since Aadhaar does not record the names of parents or guardians, candidates will be required to enter these details separately in the application form, as specified in the NTA notice.
CUET UG 2025
CUET UG 2025 was held between May 13 and June 4 over 19 days in 35 total shifts. Instead of announcing toppers, NTA, as a first, has listed the application numbers scoring the highest aggregate NTA score in five subjects. The top five aggregate NTA scores in five subjects this year are 1225.93, followed by 1210.10, 1205.17, 1203.40 and 1200.12.
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As per data shared by the NTA, only one candidate has scored 100 percentile in four out of the five opted subjects. A total of 17 candidates have scored 100 percentile in three subjects out of their opted subjects. The number of students scoring 100 percentile in two and one subject are 150 and 2,679, respectively.
