NTA stands for the National Testing Agency (NTA). It is established by Ministry of Education, MoE (Earlier known as Ministry of Human Resource Development-MHRD) as an independent/ autonomous, self-reliant and self-sustained premier testing organization.

CUET (UG) – 2023 stands for Common University Entrance Test (UG) 2023.

CUET (UG) – 2023 will provide a single window opportunity to students to seek admission in any of the Central Universities (CUs), and other participating universities (State Universities, Autonomous Institution, Private University, deemed University) across the country, for the academic session 2023-24.

CUET (UG) – 2023 will provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from rural and other remote areas and help establish better connect with the Universities.

It is a single entrance test for admission to Central Universities and other participating universities (State Universities, Autonomous Institution, Private University, deemed University) which will be admitting the candidates to their UG courses for the academic year 2023-24 based on the NTA Score secured by them in this test.

In the past, students used to be under stress to secure more than 95% marks in Class 12 Board Examination to get admission in the University of their Choice. With the introduction of CUET (UG) – 2023, the stress on them for securing very high marks in the one and only Board Examination stands reduced.

Marks given by different Boards vary widely because of the typology of questions and the scoring pattern. These things will now be standardised under CUET (UG) – 2023.

The question paper pattern in CUET (UG) – 2023 will be objective type comprising Multiple Choice Questions and hence evaluation will be objective. In this manner, subjectivity in evaluation of the descriptive type of papers in the traditional Class 12 exams of different Boards will not handicap the candidates in getting admission to the University of their Choice.

CUET (UG) – 2023 will be held in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode where result processing will be done through technology with no human intervention

CUET (UG) – 2023 will be based on Class 12 syllabus and hence candidates of Class 12 need not prepare for it separately.

. In CUET (UG) – 2023, students have a wide range of options-i.e. 27 subjects, 33 Languages and General Test to choose from. They can select the Subject/Language/General Test of their choice, as per the requirements of the University where admission is sought. Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the CUET (UG) – 2023 will be conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

The Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG) – 2023 will provide a common platform and equal opportunity across the country especially to those students coming from rural and urban areas including candidates from the three National Boards CBSE, ICSE and NIOS.

In CUET (UG) – 2023, students have a wide range of options-i.e. 27 subjects, 33 Languages and General Test to choose from. They can select the Subject/Language/General Test of their choice, as per the requirements of the University where admission is sought. They can also choose any of the 13 languages specified therein as medium of their test.

In the past, candidates had this grievance that though they scored 99% in Class 12, they could not get admission in the Universities of their choice. This was basically because of varied typology of questions and scoring pattern across different Boards in the country.

These things will now get standardized with the introduction of CUET (UG) – 2023.

The question paper pattern in CUET (UG) – 2023 will be objective type comprising Multiple Choice Questions and hence evaluation will be objective. In this manner, subjectivity in evaluation of the descriptive type of papers in the traditional Class 12 exams of different Boards will not handicap the candidates in getting admission to the University of their choice.

The syllabus for the subject / domain tests of CUET (UG) – 2023 will be based on Class 12 so that there is no pressure on the candidates to prepare for both the exams.

The effort that would be required to do well at CUET (UG) – 2023 will also help candidates to prepare well for their Board Examinations. Thereby, it would strengthen their learning.

The National Education Policy has clearly elucidated that the entrance to Higher Education should be through Common Entrance Test at the national level so that there is uniform standard of bench marking of candidates.

The basic eligibility criterion for entrance into Universities remains unchanged which is that a candidate must have passed the Class 12 examination from any recognized Board or equivalent.

In fact, marks in grade 12 for eligibility will vary across programs and Universities.

Moreover, Board examination is an Achievement test whereas CUET (UG) – 2023 is a Selection Test.

Hence, Board Exams at Class 12 level are not likely to become redundant.

The basic eligibility criteria is a key factor for admission to all University and other examinations such as JEE and NEET at the National Level.

The principles for University Entrance Exams require a common test. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will work to offer a highquality Common Aptitude Test, as well as specialized common subject exams in the sciences, humanities, languages, arts and vocational subjects. These exams will test conceptual understanding and the ability to apply knowledge and shall aim to eliminate the need for taking coaching for these exams. Students will be able to choose the subjects for taking the test, and each university will be able to see each student’s individual subject portfolio and admit students into their programmes based on individual interests and talents.

In CUET (UG) – 2023, a candidate may take a maximum of 10 subjects from all three sections.

The Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG) – 2023 will provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from North-East and from rural and other remote areas and help establish better connect with the Universities. It will test conceptual understanding and the ability to apply knowledge and shall aim to eliminate the need for taking coaching for these exams.

The Counselling process is to be conducted by the respective Universities. The Universities will be preparing their respective Merit Lists for the offered programmes and may follow the same practice as in earlier years to fill the seats that fall vacant due to dropouts

It is meant for admission to UG courses of Central Universities and other participating Universities / Institutions / Organizations for the academic year 2023-24. Many other Institutions also have joined for CUET (UG)-2023. The list of participating Institutions is available on the NTA website https://cuet.samarth.ac.in

NTA has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the CUET (UG) – 2023.

Role of NTA is confined to registration of candidates, issue of admit cards, conduct of exam, host answer keys and invite challenges, finalize answer keys, process and declare results.

Eligibility, reservation, admission etc. are as per the rules and regulations of the respective Central University/Participating Institutions.

NTA has no role in the admissions to the Participating Institutions

Applicants should go through the information about the course, number of seats, eligibility, reservation, admission policy, tests in CUET (UG) – 2023 to which the desired courses are mapped, etc. available on the website of the concerned University /Institution / Organization where they want admission and ensure that they are eligible for the desired course and the test which they should take in CUET (UG) – 2023 and apply accordingly.

It is the sole responsibility of the candidates to be clear about their choices and the requirements of the Universities where they want admission and ensure that they fulfill the eligibility requirements and thereafter fill the form correctly

Please refer to the NTA website https://cuet.samarth.ac.in for the complete list of participating Institutions.

Yes, a candidate who wants to get admission to any UG courses in any Central University or its affiliated colleges for the academic year 2023-24 must appear in CUET (UG) – 2023.

It has been mandated that admission to UG courses of Central Universities for the academic year 2023-24, will be done based on NTA Score obtained in CUET (UG) – 2023.

21 May 2023 onwards Please be in touch with the NTA website for the exact dates/any updates in this regard

It will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode

The test will be objective type. The question paper will comprise Multiple Choice questions.

Will be notified later on.

CUET (UG) – 2023 offers a bouquet of Languages/Subjects/General Test covering most of the subjects/languages offered by most of the Universities.

Candidate has to choose the test he is required to appear in, as required for admission to the desired course in the desired University.

CUET (UG) – 2023 will consist of the following 03 Sections:
Section IA – 13 Languages
Section IB – 20 Languages
Section II – 27 Domain specific Subjects
Section III – General Test

Choosing options from each Section is not mandatory. Choices should match the requirements of the desired University.

Broad features of CUET (UG) – 2023 are as follows:

Section	Subjects/ Tests	Questions to be Attempted
Section IA Languages	There are 13 different languages. Any of these languages	40 questions to be attempted out of 50 in each language.
Section IB Languages	There are 20 Languages. Any of these languages may be chosen.
Section II – Domain Specific Subjects	There are 27 Domains specific subjects being offered under this section. A candidate may choose any subject as desired by the applicable University/ Universities.	40 Questions to be attempted out of 50. For Subjects of Accountancy, Physics, Economics, Computer Science / Informative Practices and Mathematics / Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, candidates will be given 60 minutes. For other subjects / languages, 45 minutes will be given.`
Section III – General Test	For any such undergraduate programme / programmes being offered by Universities where a General Test is being used	50 Questions to be attempted out of 60 questions in 60 minutes.
Note: 1. From the above subjects / languages, the candidate can choose maximum of 10 subjects from all three Sections. 2. Examination will be conducted on multiple days in three shifts, depending on the number of Candidates and Subject choices.

* Languages (13): Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

** Languages (20): French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian, Chinese.

*** Domain Specific Subjects (27): 1.Accountancy/ Book Keeping 2.Biology/ Biological Studies/ Biotechnology/Biochemistry 3.Business Studies 4.Chemistry 5.Computer Science/ Informatics Practices 6.Economics/ Business Economics 7.Engineering Graphics 8.Entrepreneurship 9.Geography/Geology 10.History 11.Home Science 12.Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India 13.Legal Studies 14.Environmental Science 15.Mathematics 16.Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga 17.Physics 18.Political Science 19.Psychology 20.Sociology 21.Teaching Aptitude 22.Agriculture 23. Mass Media/ Mass Communication 24. Anthropology 25.Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting)/Commercial Arts, 26. Performing Arts 27. Sanskrit (For all Shastri (Undergraduate) courses being offered in Sanskrit, a candidate may choose Sanskrit as the Domain Subject from Section II. For choosing Sanskrit as Language a candidate may choose Sanskrit from Section IB which will be used for testing their Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages– Factual, Literary and Narrative, [Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary].

Section IA & IB: Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages– Factual, Literary and Narrative), Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary.

Section II: As given on NTA website https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/

Section III: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/stat), Logical and Analytical Reasoning.

Before selecting the tests, you are advised to visit the website of the University/ Organization / Institution where admission is sought and read carefully the details relating to courses offered, eligibility, tests that should appear in, for admission to the desired course, reservation, admission policy, etc. so that you have an idea which test is to be selected.

Your choice of subjects/Language/General test will depend on the requirements of the desired University / Organization / Institution for the desired course.

You can opt for any one or more of the test as per the requirements of the University / Organization / Institution desired.
Follow the Steps given below:

Please check with the University where the course is offered to find out the tests that should be taken in CUET (UG) – 2023 for the purpose of admission to that course.

For all Shastri (Undergraduate) courses being offered in Sanskrit, a candidate may choose Sanskrit as the Domain Subject from Section II. For choosing Sanskrit as Language a candidate may choose Sanskrit from Section IB which will be used for testing their Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passagesFactual, Literary and Narrative.

For the three Central Universities of Sanskrit, the candidate studying any of the subjects in the field of Shastric traditional subjects i.e. Sahitya, Vyakarana, Phalitha Jyotisha, Siddhanta Jyotisha, Nyaya, Advaita Vedanta, Visistadvaita Vedanta, Dvaita Vedanta, Sankhya Yoga, Agama, Mimamsa, Puranetihasa, Dharanasastra, Rigvedabhashyam, Krishna Yajurveda Bhashyam, Shukla Yajurveda Bhashyam, Samaveda Bhashyam, Atharva Veda Bhashyam, Vastu, may select Sanskrit (220) and/or Sanskrit (325) in the online Application Form of CUET (UG) – 2023. Also candidates are advised to select the subjects as per mapping of Universities.

Performing Arts Test will have two Parts: Part I is compulsory for all students are required to attempt all 20 Questions. Part II shall have four sections- A, B, C, D. Students are required to choose only one section according to their choice.

Performing Arts Test will have two Parts: Part I is compulsory for all students are required to attempt all 20 Questions. Part II shall have four sections- A, B, C, D.

Students are required to choose only one section according to their choice.

Students are required to attempt any 20 Questions. Section A- Vocal & Instrumental Melodic Hindustani & Carnatic Music.
Section B-Dance
Section C- Percussion Music – Hindustani and Carnatic
Section D- Drama/Theatre

This paper shall have two parts: Part I is compulsory for all which will have 20 Questions.

Part II shall have four sections- A, B, C, D. Each Section will have 25 Questions. Candidates are required to attempt any 20 Questions out of given 25.

Candidates are required to choose any one section according to their choice

All questions in various testing areas will be benchmarked at the level of Class 12 only. Students having studied Class 12 Board syllabus would be able to do well in CUET (UG) – 2023.

CUET (UG) – 2023, is meant for admission to UG courses of Central Universities for the academic year 2023-24. It is scheduled to be held only once as per details available in the Information Bulletin of CUET (UG) – 2023.

CUET (UG) – 2023 has been designed in consonance with NEP where students will be able to choose the subjects for taking the test and each University will be able to see each student’s individual subject scores in subjects and admit students into their programmes based on their score in different subjects and languages.

Yes, an applicant can opt for one or more combinations of the following:

a) Language Test
b) Domain subject test
c) General Test

He/she may opt up to a maximum of 10 subject in order to apply to different applicable streams that require these subjects for being eligible

They should have studied these subjects at grade 12 or as prescribed by a particular University under their eligibility conditions for a particular programme.

Please refer to Information Bulletin, available on NTA website for more details.

The maximum number of tests to be taken is 10 only

Examination will be held from 21 May 2023 onwards. Timing of the examination will be intimated later on.

Fee Payable by candidates CUET (UG) – 2023 in INR@
No. of Tests/ Subjects	UG/UI and Part time Programmes
	Centres in India
	General (UR)	OBC( NCL)/ EWS	SC/ST/ PwBD/ Third gender	Centres Outside India
Up to 03	₹750/-	₹700/-	₹650/-	₹3750/-
Up to 07	₹1500/-	₹1400/	₹1300/-	₹7500/-
Up to 10	₹1750/-	₹1650/-	₹1550/-	₹11000/

The CUET (UG) – 2023 is applicable for all the Boards in the Country. Hence English language is being tested not a particular course of a particular Board. Those who have opted for elective courses have a better chance of faring well.

Yes. For getting admission in Central Universities CUET (UG) – 2023 Score is compulsory. Admission in affiliated colleges will also be based on CUET (UG) – 2023 Score only.

Yes, for skill-based programmes like Dance / Music / Theatre Universities may conduct the skill test.

No, admission through CUET (UG) – 2023 will purely be based on CUET (UG) – 2023 score in different Subjects/languages/ General Test reflected in the Score Card. However, minimum eligibility conditions of various Universities take into account the percentage of combinations of subjects as per the course/ programmes.

You can submit your online Application Form for CUET (UG) – 2023 at https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/. Please check the NTA website for the registration dates. Candidates who wish to appear for CUET (UG)–2023 are advised to go through the Information Bulletin of the desired University/ Universities/Participating Institution, for the tests to be chosen, for the courses desired, before applying.

Candidates need to upload the following with the application form:

Scanned images of photograph and signature  Certificates in respect of PwBD /Category / BPL Certificate as applicable.

The documents / certificates etc., shall be verified directly at the time of admission by the University

You can pay the exam fee online using.

SBI/ Canara Bank/ ICICI Bank/ Paytm payment gateways through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI/ Wallet.

You need to keep proof of fee paid.

In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee, the transaction will stand cancelled, and the amount will be refunded for the credit of your account.

However, you will have to make another transaction, in case the Confirmation Page is not generated, and you want to appear in the test.

No. You are required to submit only one application, even if you apply for more than one University or Participating Institution.

No, You are required to submit only one application, even if you apply for more than one course in the same University/different Universities.

First, identify the Subjects/Language/General Test, which the University / Institution / Organization, where admission is sought, requires for admission to the desired course, from the Information Bulletin of the respective University / Institution / Organization

Thereafter you can choose the test/s, as applicable, in the same form subject to the maximum permitted.

It is your responsibility to ensure that the tests chosen by you are in line with what is required for the course/s or University/ies where admission is sought.

Multiple applications by the same candidate are not permitted.

Each candidate is required to submit only one application.

No, you need to use a valid and unique email address of applicant only as all exam related communications will be made through registered e-mail ID and/or SMS only. In addition, you will not be able to change or edit the mobile number and email address on the Application Form later as these particulars are fixed.

Yes. However, you will be required to submit the relevant documents in support of your having qualified in Class 12 exam, within the time frame that may be specified in the Information Bulletin of the University where admission will be sought. Hence, you are advised to visit the website/s of the desired University/ies and check the relevant date/s and act accordingly.

Candidates will be permitted to edit the details filled by them before final submission of the Application Form.

However, after submission they will not be able to edit any details.

An online facility for making corrections will be made available through the “Correction window”, as per details given in the Information Bulletin.

Candidates may make necessary corrections (in specified fields permitted) during correction period through the Correction Window.

Candidates are advised to be in touch with the NTA website https://cuet.samarth.ac.in for updates in this regard.

As the eligibility criteria for admission may be unique for each University, the participating Institutions will upload all the required criteria for their respective programs, on their website/s. Candidates are advised to visit the desired University/ies for details.

Candidates are advised to satisfy themselves before applying on the Samarth platform (https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/) that they meet the eligibility criteria laid down by the University they are applying to

Mere appearance in the Entrance Test does not entitle you to be considered for admission to the Programme unless you fulfil the Programme wise eligibility conditions of the University you are applying to. Applicants must fully satisfy themselves about their programme wise eligibility as prescribed in the Information Bulletin or the University Information Bulletin, before filling the Application Form. Admission is subject to the admission policy of the University, number of seats available, reservation, demand, NTA Score secured, etc.

Candidates who will be appearing in CUET (UG) – 2023 may participate in the Counselling / admission process of any University / Institution / Organization even though they have not applied for that University / Institution / Organization in the Online Application Form of CUET (UG) – 2023. However, the candidates must fulfil the eligibility criteria of that Course of University / Institution / Organization where they are seeking admission.

Yes. You are required to indicate the name/s of the University/Participating Institutions where you intend applying, in your application form for CUET (UG) – 2023 to facilitate sharing of data post result, with the respective Universities for the admission process.

There is no cap on the number of Universities that you may select, at the time of applying. However the maximum number of tests to be taken 10 only.

No. You just have to indicate the name/s of the University/Participating Institution/s that you intend applying. No need to give any preference.

CUET (UG) – 2023 is a combination of tests on languages/subjects/General Test.

A candidate should go through the Information Bulletin of the University/ Institution / Organization where he/she seeks admission and find out which subjects he is required to appear in the CUET (UG) – 2023.

Details of test available in CUET (UG) – 2023 are as follows:

Section I A – Languages: There are 13 different languages namely Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia and English.

Section I B – Languages(20): French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian, Chinese being offered in this section.

In case candidates want to choose any other language apart from those offered in Section I A, they may choose from 20 languages offered under this section.

Section II – Domain Specific Subjects: There are 27 Domains being offered under this section.

Domain Specific Subjects (27): 1.Accountancy/ Book Keeping 2.Biology/ Biological Studies/ Biotechnology/Biochemistry 3.Business Studies 4.Chemistry 5.Computer Science/ Informatics Practices 6.Economics/ Business Economics 7.Engineering Graphics 8.Entrepreneurship 9.Geography/Geology 10.History 11.Home Science 12.Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India 13.Legal Studies 14.Environmental Science 15.Mathematics 16.Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga 17.Physics 18.Political Science 19.Psychology 20.Sociology 21.Teaching Aptitude 22.Agriculture 23. Mass Media/ Mass Communication 24.Anthropology 25.Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting)/Commercial Arts, 26. Performing Arts 27. Sanskrit

[For all Shastri (Shastri 3 years/ 4 years Honours) Equivalent to B.A./B.A. Honours courses i.e. Shastri in Veda, Paurohitya (Karmakand), Dharamshastra, Prachin Vyakarana, Navya Vyakarana, Phalit Jyotish, Siddhant Jyotish, Vastushastra, Sahitya,Puranetihas, Prakrit Bhasha,Prachin Nyaya Vaisheshik, Sankhya Yoga, Jain Darshan,Mimansa,AdvaitaVedanta,Vishihstadvaita Vedanta, Sarva Darshan, a candidate may choose Sanskrit as the Domain]. 4. Section III – General Test: for all candidates who would like to appear in any such undergraduate programme/ programmes being offered by Universities where a General Test is being used for admission, they may choose this Section.

For choosing any Section or/ and Subject(s) in any Section, a candidate is required to refer to the admission requirements of his/ her choice(s) of University. NTA will not be responsible for incorrect selection of subjects by the candidate to fulfil his/ her eligibility conditions.

Your choice of test for CUET (UG) – 2023 depends on the eligibility requirement of the desired University where admission is sought for the desired course.

Hence, go through the Information Bulletin of the University where you want admission and find out its eligibility requirements for the desired course, their admission policy etc. Once you are clear about the requirements, select the test in CUET (UG) – 2023 application form.

Your choice of test for CUET (UG) – 2023 depends on the eligibility requirement of the desired University where admission is sought for the desired course.

Hence, go through the Information Bulletin of the University where you want admission and find out its eligibility requirements for the desired course. Once you are clear about the requirements, select the test in CUET (UG) – 2023 application form.

The question papers of the “Language” tests will be in the language opted by the candidates.

There is no such provision. The number of domain subjects that a candidate should select depends on the requirements of the desired University/ies for desired course/s.

It depends solely on the requirements of the University for the desired course

However, please make sure that whatever selections you do, is in accordance with the requirements of the University where admission is sought, for admission to the desired course therein.

Your choice of test for CUET (UG) – 2023 depends on the eligibility requirement of the desired University/ Institution /Organization where admission is sought for the desired course.

Hence, go through the Information Bulletin of the University where you want admission and find out its eligibility requirements for admission to the desired course. Once you are clear about the requirements, select the test in CUET (UG) – 2023 application form.

In order to support the candidates, a provision has been made in the Application Form to add more subject (test) / Course (programmes) / University even after the successful submission of online Application Form of CUET (UG) – 2023.

However, the candidate for selecting more subjects will pay additional fee (if applicable).

The Candidates are NOT required to send/ submit the Confirmation Page of Online Application Form (or any document) to NTA. However, they are advised to retain the following documents with them for any future reference/correspondence:

Copy of the Confirmation Page of Online Application Form (Download, save and Print at least 3 copies)

Proof of fee paid (Download, save and Print at least 3 copies)

Photographs (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form)

Once ‘Final Submit’ button has been clicked, the candidate’s details cannot be edited/changed. However, NTA may open the rectification/correction window, before issuance of Admit Card. No corrections shall be allowed after the closure of correction window and all particulars entered by the candidate would be considered as final.

Such problem occurs because of drop in connectivity from Banks’ server to the server on which NTA website has been hosted. You are advised to wait for 24 hours if such a problem is faced by you.  In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee then the transaction is cancelled, and amount will be refunded to the candidate’s account.

In such cases, the candidate has to make another transaction, to confirm and complete the application process.

If it is not updated within 24 hours the Candidate may raise a query in Query redressal system or send a mail at cuet-ug@nta.ac.in giving details of mobile number, application number, payment reference number and proof of payment.

Any extra payment made by you will be refunded to you, after the conduct of the examination after verification. In case you do not receive the refund within a reasonable time after the closure of the correction window, you may write to NTA giving details of your application number, phone number, email ID, details of amount paid, proof payment etc. at cuet-ug@nta.ac.in .

After submission of corrections, you cannot reopen the application and add more corrections. Please check the form thoroughly for further corrections before submission.

The amount of exam fee depends on the Category and the subjects you apply to.

Any change in any of these two fields may attract additional fee.

Please check the Information Bulletin for the amount of fee payable by different Categories/Slots.

There is no such criterion for applying to CUET (UG) – 2023. However, admission in any University or Participating Institution is subject to age criteria that may be applicable as per their rules and regulations thereon.

Name of Candidate, Father’s name and Mother’s name are to be filled in as per Class X certificate. In case of a single parent, candidate has the option to fill only one name.

Candidates are advised to fill only one Application Form and to take utmost care while filling the mobile number and e-mail address. Candidates are also advised to use the mobile number and email address that is accessible to them such as those of their parent/ guardian. One mobile number and email address can be used for one Application Form only. However, in case of twins one mobile can be used for two candidates

Following are the steps in filling the application form:

Step 1 – Registration Form
Step 2 – Application Form

And this includes filling of personal details, applying for examination cities, qualification details, additional details (if any), and document upload
Step 3 –Fee Payment

Instructions to apply online are available in the Information Bulletin under the heading ‘Important Information at Glance’. For more details please go through the Information Bulletin -> Replica of Application Form

The list of cities where exam will be held is in Appendix III of the Information Bulletin hosted on the NTA website. The candidates can select two cities in the online Application Form of CUET (UG) – 2023.

The Choice of exam cities for a candidate will be limited to the State of his/her Permanent and Present address filled in the Online Application Form.

No, the application process is Online only. No hard copy or offline application is accepted.

A copy of the Confirmation Page and Final Score Card will be sent to the registered e-mail address of the candidates.

Registration process requires validation of the email address and phone number of the applicant.

When Candidates register, they have to enter the OTP received on their registered Mobile Number and validate the mobile number. Before submitting the fees, they have to enter the OTP received at their registered e-mail address and validate their email address.

In the case of foreign candidates, the mobile OTP is also being sent on the verified email ID. Candidates are requested to ensure the entered mobile number and emails IDs are correct.

Your exam date/shift/timing will be indicated on your admit card.

The Admit Card will be uploaded on NTA website https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/ as per the schedule communicated through the website. Candidates need to check the Admit Card carefully for all particulars e.g. Roll No. Name, Subject Group, Date of Birth, Gender, Examination Centre Name, City, medium opted, Category etc

Note: No physical Admit Cards will be issued.

In case of any problem relating to downloading of your Admit card, or if the details contained therein are incorrect, you may contact the NTA Helpdesk No. 011-40759000 or 011-6922 7700 between 09:30 A.M. and 5:30 PM on weekdays or write to NTA at cuetug@nta.ac.in.

The name of your test centre will be mentioned on your Admit Card.

No request for change of centre/exam city will be entertained under any circumstances.

No. Any request for change of date/shift will be not be entertained.

Candidates are required to be in the exam centre latest, half an hour before the commencement of the exam.

Candidates MUST bring the following documents on the day of examination at the test centre:

Admit Card along with Undertaking downloaded from the NTA website (a clear printout on A4 size paper)

Any one of the original and valid Photo Identification Proof issued by the government – PAN card/Driving License/Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/ E-Aadhaar/ Ration Card./ Aadhaar Enrolment No. with Photo. All other ID/Photocopies of IDs even if attested/scanned photo of IDs in mobile phone will NOT be considered as valid ID Proof.

PwBD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming relaxation under PwBD category. The scribe must also carry an Undertaking regarding educational qualification, etc, passport size photograph, valid government identity proof and self-declaration regarding COVID-19 (as per above format).

You also need to carry the following:

One sanitizer bottle (small)
Mask and/or gloves
Drinking water in a transparent bottle
A simple transparent pen
One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online
Application Form) for pasting on the specific space in the Attendance Sheet at Centre during the examination

Note: Candidate will not be allowed to take personal items such as mobile phones, digital/analogue watches, food items, study material, lockets, bags, electronic gadgets or any other prohibited items into the testing room. You are advised not to bring these to the test centre

The name on the photo identification must match with the name as shown on the Admit Card.

If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, candidate must show the relevant document like Marriage Certificate / Divorce / Decree / Legal Name Change Document at the time of examination.

No, blank sheets for doing rough work/calculations will be provided to the candidates at the exam centre and all calculations/rough work are to be done in the blank sheets only. Candidates are required to write their Roll Number and name on the rough sheets, as soon as the exam commences On completion of the test, candidates must drop these rough sheets along with Admit card and Undertaking in the designated box, as instructed by the invigilator on duty.

Compensatory time is allowed to PwD candidates who are eligible for it. For a one hour test, extra time permitted to such candidates is 20 minutes.

Detailed guidelines on the Procedure for appearing in computer based tests are given in the Information Bulletin. You may go through them and also take Mock Test available on the NTA website (www.nta.ac.in)

No, a candidate will have to appear for the exam on a pre-assigned workstation of the test centre allocated to him/her mentioned in the Admit Card.

Yes, candidates will have the option to navigate between the questions by following instructions available on the User Interface. They may change even answer options, any-time before they enter submit button.

Each candidate has to attempt the subject as per the choice in the Application Form and indicated on the Admit Card.  Please ensure that name of the subject on the screen is the same as per your Admit Card. In case of any gap please inform Invigilators immediately.

No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination centre/date/timings other than that allotted to them on their Admit card.

Important: For those who are unable to appear on the scheduled date of test for any reason, retest shall not be held by the NTA under any circumstances.

At the test centre, each candidate will be allotted a desk with a computer terminal and white sheets for Rough Work.

Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as no other material will be allowed inside the examination room. Candidates are required to write their Roll Number and name on the rough sheets, as soon as the exam commences. On completion of the exam, candidates will have to drop these papers in designated boxes as instructed by the invigilator.

Every candidate would also be offered a mask. They would be provided material for hand sanitization too.

No, under no circumstances a cancellation shall be allowed.

No, there is no provision for refund of fees.

There will be an on-screen timer on the top right corner of your screen which will act as count down for the allocated time. Candidates are advised to check this timer regularly and allocate their time carefully.

In case of any technical problems with the computer at the exam centre due to which you are not able to continue the exam, inform the Invigilator. He/ She would fix the issue or will map you to another PC through a proper process. Your exam time in the next session will commence from the time you discontinued your exam, There would be no loss of time for you.

The Tests (other than “Language” Test) are offered in 13 languages i.e. Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu as per the details given in Chapter 2 of Information Bulletin.

A candidate may be required to opt for one of the 13 specified languages as the medium of the paper or as the language, as per desired University’s eligibility criteria.

The question paper in respect of the Domain Specific Subjects opted and the General Test, will be bi-lingual, i.e., it will be in the language opted by the candidate and in English.

In case of any discrepancy in translation, English version shall prevail except language tests (Section 1A & 1B). Medium is not the same as the “Language” opted as a component of the test.

After the exam is over, the question paper, responses of the candidates, and the provisional answer keys will be hosted on the NTA website and challenges regarding answer keys will be invited from candidates.

Candidates who appeared in the exam can challenge the answer keys by paying a non-refundable fee of ₹ 200/- per answer key challenged, online.

This online Challenge facility window will be open for a period for 2-3 days.

Exact date of such facility will be announced on the NTA website. Candidates are advised to be in touch with NTA website for such dates.

Challenges will be verified with experts and answer keys will be finalised thereafter.

No individual communication regarding the outcome of challenges will be sent to the candidates who challenged the answer keys. Results will be processed based on such answer keys which are verified by experts.

Final answer keys based on which the results are processed, will be hosted on the NTA website before results.

There will be negative marking as per the criteria given in the Information Bulletin.

Score cards of candidates will be hosted on NTA website. Candidates are advised to be in touch with the website.

Please refer to the procedure prescribed in this regard given in Appendix VII of the Information Bulletin hosted on NTA website

Score cards will give NTA Score (percentile score). Percentile will be calculated for each of the tests in which the candidate appeared, separately.

NTA score is a percentile score of the candidate in the test in which he appeared. It indicates his position vis-à-vis others who appeared in it. It is not marks. It is an indicator of the relative position of the candidates amongst those who appeared in the test.

Please refer to Appendix VII for details regarding the computation of NTA Score.

NTA Score of CUET (UG) – 2023 is valid for admission to the UG courses in the Participating Institutions, for the academic year 2023-24 only.

Please refer to the website of the University where admission is sought for details

Please refer to the website of the University where admission is sought for details

Please refer to the website of the Participating Institution where admission is sought for details.

Score Cards will give section wise percentile if there are defined sections in the question paper

The Score Card will not contain Rank.

Admission to the desired course in the desired University is subject to a variety of factors such as eligibility, number of vacant seats, reservation, relaxations, marks secured by you in the tests that are relevant for the course, admission policy of the University, etc.

No. There is no provision for rechecking or re-evaluation

Such situations will be addressed by each Participating Institution as per their rules/regulations. Please check the website of the Participating Institution/s for more details

NTA will generate and host the Score Card on its website. It will not prepare the Merit List since the criteria for preparing the same may vary with each Participating Institution

Each participating Institution will prepare the Merit List as per its own criteria and admit the candidates based on the NTA Score

Please visit website of the concerned University / Institution / Organization where admission is sought and go through their relevant guidelines in this regard and be guided accordingly.

Please visit website of the concerned University / Institution / Organization where admission is sought and go through their relevant guidelines in this regard and be guided accordingly.

Yes, Gen-EWS/SC/ ST/OBC (NCL)/ PwBD aspirants must upload original certificates as per prescribed formats issued by the authority of their respective states. If candidates do not have the certificate readily available, they can upload the self-undertaking (see the format in the Information Bulletin).

In this regard, aspirants need to follow the rules of the relevant admitting Institutions.

Scribe will be provided by the National Testing Agency (NTA), if requested. Candidate has to choose the option of bringing his/her own Scribe or NTA will provide a Scribe during the filling of online Application Form of CUET (UG) – 2023.

Teaching Aptitude Test will have 50 Questions in total. Candidates need to attempt 40 questions out of 50.

Computer Science / Informatics Test will have two parts:

There will be one Question Paper which will contain Two Sections i.e. Section A and Section B [B1 and B2].

Section A will have 15 questions covering both i.e. Computer Science/Information Practices which will be compulsory for all candidates

Section B1 will have 35 questions from Computer Science out of which 25 questions need to be attempted.

Section B2 will have 35 questions purely from Informatics Practices out of which 25 question will be attempted.

Mathematics / Applied Mathematics Test will have two parts:

There will be one Question Paper which will contain Two Sections i.e. Section A and Section B [B1 and B2].

Section A will have 15 questions covering both i.e. Mathematics/Applied Mathematics which will be compulsory for all candidates

Section B1 will have 35 questions from Mathematics out of which 25 questions need to be attempted.

Section B2 will have 35 questions purely from Applied Mathematics out of which 25 question will be attempted.

This paper shall have two parts: Part I is compulsory for all which will have 20 Questions.

Part II shall have four sections- A, B, C, D. Each Section will have 25 Questions. Candidates are required to attempt any 20 Questions out of given 25. Candidates are required to choose any one section according to their choice.

Section A- Vocal & Instrumental Melodic Hindustani & Karnataka Music

Section B-Dance

Section C- Percussion Music Hindustani & Karnataka

Section D- Drama/Theatre

In order to support the candidates, a provision has been given in the Application Form to add/remove/replace more subject / Course / University even after the successful submission of online Application Form of CUET (UG) – 2023.

However, additional fee (if applicable) for selecting more subjects will be paid by the candidate.

CUET (UG) – 2023 will also be conducted in 24 cities outside India i.e. Bagmati / Kathmandu (Nepal), Bangkok (Thailand), Brasilia (Brazil), Cape Town (South Africa), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Doha (Qatar), Dubai (UAE), Hanoi (Vietnam), Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Lagos / Abuja (Nigeria), Manama (Bahrain), Moscow (Russia), Muscat (Oman), Ottawa (Canada), Reduit / Port Louis (Mauritius), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Singapore (Singapore), Sydney (Australia), Sharjah (UAE), Vienna (Austria), and Washington D.C. (USA)

Yes, foreign candidates, NRI, OCI candidates can also apply for CUET (UG) – 2023 and they can also appear in any of the cities outside India

However, for eligibility to any particular course, NRI/OCI and Foreign candidates are advised to visit the website of the concerned University / Institution / Organization where the admission is being sought.

Role of NTA is limited to conduct the CUET (UG) – 2023 and handing over the result to the participating University /Organization /Institution.

For reservation etc. queries, candidates are advised to contact the concerned University / Institution / Organization where the admission is being sought.