CUET PG Passing Marks 2026: Minimum Qualifying Marks For OBC, General & SC/ST

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CUET PG Passing Marks 2026: Minimum Qualifying Marks For OBC, General & SC/ST

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Anurag ReddyUpdated on 13 Apr 2026, 03:15 PM IST

Students appeared for the Common University Entrance Test PG exam are required to meet the minimum CUET PG 2026 passing marks to be eligible for admissions. Students will be qualified for admission based on the CUET PG 2026 exam. The CUET PG passing marks is the minimum score required for any student to qualify for the exam in the CUET PG participating universities. Candidates should check the passing marks and the cut off marks before applying for CUET PG 2026.

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CUET PG 2026 Passing Marks - Section Wise
How are CUET PG Qualifying Marks Determined?
CUET PG Previous Year’s Cutoff - Based on Universities
What are the cut off marks for CUET PG 2026?

CUET PG Passing Marks 2026

Students scoring above 290 marks in CUET PG 2026 and above will be considered as 98 to 99 percentile. The CUET PG passing marks 2026 varies depending on the programme and university opted by the candidates. Candidates will be shortlisted for the admission process based on the CUET PG 2026 passing marks. Read more to know about the CUET PG 2026 passing marks of various universities.

CUET PG Passing Marks 2026

The minimum marks required to secure by the students in the CUET PG exam 2026 to qualify for admissions in the participating universities are known as the CUET PG passing marks 2026. The CUET PG passing marks 2026 vary from one university to another based on several factors such as programmes opted by the candidates, availability of seats, reservation criteria of the institute, difficulty level of the exam, and overall performance of the students. To check CUET PG passing marks for general category, candidates are advised to check the details below.

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Passing Marks in CUET PG: Approximate Classification of Marks

Candidates can check the table given below to calculate their expected CUET PG 2026 marks based on the cut off's of previous year's. This table can help you understand the expected grades of the CUET PG 2026 result.

Grades	Approximate CUET PG Score
Excellent	290 and above/ 98-99 percentile
Good	270-280/ 90+ percentile
Average	250-270/ 80+ percentile
Low	220-250/ less than 80 percentile

CUET PG Passing Marks 2026

The participating universities announce the list of candidates in the form of merit lists, based on the CUET PG 2026 passing marks. To take admission, candidates must secure the minimum CUET PG passing marks 2026 of their desired university.

The CUET PG 2026 minimum passing marks required for admissions will be around 180 - 220. However, for top universities like Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Banaras Hindu University, the minimum passing marks will be from 270.
Aspirants should meet the minimum marks in the CUET PG 2026, to be eligible for admissions based on the CUET passing marks 2026 for PG.
In some universities, 85% of weightage is considered for CUET PG 2026 qualifying marks and the remaining 15% for personal interview which will be conducted by the universities during the admission process.

CUET PG 2026 Passing Marks - Section Wise

The NTA will conduct the CUET PG 2026 exam in three sections - section - 1, 2 and 3. The CUET PG 2026 passing marks will be varied depending on the sections. To know how many marks are required to clear CUET PG, the passing marks of CUET PG 2026 section wise are given below:

Section - I : Language

The CUET languages section will be held for a duration of 90 minutes. The CUET PG language exam will be held for a total of 300 marks consisting of 75 questions. Candidates have to score a minimum of 160 - 180 marks to qualify in the languages.

Section - II : Domain Specific Subjects

In this section, the NTA allows candidates to choose up to 3 domain subjects for the CUET PG exam 2026. The CUET PG domain subjects contain 75 questions. Students will be given 90 minutes for domain papers. The minimum passing marks required to score in this section will be around 120 with a total of 300 marks.

Section - III : General Test Exam

The general test exam will be held for a total of 75 questions. The minimum passing marks of the general test should be more than 120 marks to qualify in the CUET PG 2026.

How are CUET PG Qualifying Marks Determined?

The participating universities will determine the CUET PG passing marks or CUET PG cut-off. The colleges will release the subject-wise merit list or CUET PG qualifying marks. The list will help colleges/universities to shortlist candidates based on their CUET PG scores or percentile. Here are the factors that determine the CUET PG qualifying marks.

1. Reservation - The CUET PG cut off list varies if the candidate belongs to a reserved category like Scheduled Tribe (ST), OBC, or Scheduled Caste (SC). Reserved category cut off is lesser when compared to the CUET PG passing marks for General category and OBC.

2. Programme & Course - The cut off marks and competition level for CUET PG 2026 universities and courses offered varies. It can be higher or lesser based on the seat availability and number of applying candidates.

3. Question Paper's Difficulty Level - CUET PG 2026 passing marks or cut off is also determined by the difficulty level of the question paper. If the difficulty level is high then the CUET PG passing marks 2026 will be low. If the difficulty level is low, then the passing marks will be high.

CUET PG Previous Year’s Cutoff - Based on Universities

The participating universities will release the CUET PG 2026 cut off on their official websites. The CUET PG cut off will vary from one university to another based on various requirements of the programmes opted by the candidates. Here is a list of the previous year’s CUET PG cut off of the participating universities. Candidates are advised to check how many marks are required to clear CUET PG and its passing marks in each subject in the table below.

CUET DU PG Cut Off 2025

DU PG Cut Off Round	DU PG Cut Off Link
First Round	Click here
Second Round	Click here
Third Round	Click here
Spot Round 1	Click here
Spot Round 2	Click here
Spot Round 3	Click here

Assam University PG Cut Off 2025

Name of the Programme	Cut off download link
B.Voc.	Click here
Bengali	Click here Click here
Chemistry	Click here
Commerce	Click here
Earth Sciences	Click here
Ecology	Click here Click here

JNU CUET PG 2025 Cut Off

Subject Code	UR	SC	ST	OBC
ANCM	71	61.33 - 62.66	50.66	66
CHEM	57 - 58.33	34 - 35.33	37.33	51.66 - 53
DLSM	71.66 - 73.33	63.66	53.66	67 - 67.66
ECOM	61 - 64	40.66 - 47.66	43.66 - 47.66	51.66 - 55
EILM	60.66 - 66	38.66 - 46	38 - 43.66	51.33 - 54.66
ENGM	89.33	76.33	77.66	82
FRNM	73.33 - 76	47.66 - 53	44.66	58.66
GEOM	68.66	49 - 58	49.66	64.33 - 64.66
GERM	54	46.66	34.66	43.33
HNDM	99.33	89.33	69.33	93.33
HTLM	93.66	85.66	65.33	92
IRAM	81.66	73.66	77.33	77.33
IRWM	77 - 80.33	72.33	70.33	77
JPNM	51 - 54.33	33.66 - 36.33	36.66	49.66
KORM	59.33	42	41.66	36.33
LINM	69 - 71.33	36.66 - 42.33	57.33	58.66 - 59
MATM	62.33 - 67	57.66	38.33	63.33
MCAM	73 - 75.66	55 - 61.66	40.33 - 53.33	69.33 - 70.66
MEDM	56.66 - 67.33	61	60.66	65.66 - 66.66
MODM	54.66 - 73.66	47.66 - 55	63.33	64
PISM	84	76	71	77.33
POLM	83	75.33	70	77.33 - 77.66
RLSM	60.33 - 61.66	49.66 - 57.66	34.66	56 - 56.66
RSNM	50.33	37	33.33	-
SAAM	44.66 - 46.33	29.66	32.33	27.33
SANM	85.33 - 91.66	64.66	34.33	85.33
SESM	63 - 65	46 - 46.33	47.66	55.66
SLSM	70 - 71	52.66 - 57	43.66 - 46.66	65.33
SOCM	78.33 - 78.66	67.66 - 68.33	70	72.33 - 73
SPHM	73.66 - 84.33	74.66	76.66	80
SPNM	59.33	35.66	44.66	-
SPSM	63 - 65.33	48.66 - 49.33	39 - 43	61 - 61.33

JNU CUET PG Cut Off 2024

Subject Code	UR	SC	ST	OBC
ANCM	70.66	53.66	51.66	68.33
CHEM	67 - 70.33	50.66 - 51	39.33 - 40.66	61.33 - 62.66
DLSM	80	70 - 74.66	70	75
ECOM	83 - 84	55.66 - 59.66	59.66 - 60.66	73.33 - 74.66
EILM	86.66 - 87.33	57.33 - 71	53.66	73 - 74.33
ENGM	71	61.66 - 62	60.33	62.33
FRNM	67.66 - 68.66	44 - 48	63	56.33 - 58
GEOM	70	53.33 - 54.33	53.66	63.66
GRLM	58.33	48	41.33	40
GRTM	49	45.33 - 46.33	41.66	27.33
HNDM	92.66	82.66	69	89.33
IRAM	83.33 - 83.66	75	73.33	81 - 81.33
JAPM	67.66	66.33	47.33	66
KORM	64.33	49.66	-	-
LINM	78 - 80	65.66 - 66	65.33	71.33 - 75.33
MATM	76 - 76.33	61.66	63	74.33
MCAM	73 - 75.33	55.66 - 59	43.33 - 45.66	70.33
MEDM	69.66	42.33 - 56	47.33	62.66
MODM	73.66	61.66 - 62.66	49.66 - 55.66	66.33 - 67.66
PISM	85.33	76.33	75.33	81.66
POLM	85	76	75.66	81.33 - 81.66
RSNM	51.66	-	-	-
SAAM	56	46.66	38	46
SANM	90	70.33	33.66	84
SESM	51 - 51.33	38.33	35	46.33 - 45.66
SLSM	76 - 76.66	40.66 - 72.33	61	72.66
SOCM	97.66	88.66 - 89.66	90.33	93
SPHM	80	61.33 - 66.33	68	71.66
SPNM	70	45.33	38.66	68.33
SPSM	69 - 72	47.66 - 59.33	38 - 50.33	65 - 67.33

JNU CUET PG Cut Off 2023

Subject Code	UR	SC	ST	OBC
ANCM	65 - 67	56 - 61.33	57.66	61.66
CHEM	57.33 - 59	45.33 - 46	32.33 - 35.66	49.66 - 53
DLSM	63.33 - 63.66	53.33 - 56.66	51.33	58.66
ECOM	64 - 70.33	42.66 - 46.33	37 - 40.33	51.66 - 56.33
EILM	67.66 - 74	41.33 - 45.66	34.66 - 36.33	51.66 - 60
ENGM	72.66 - 83.33	73	68.66	76.33 - 77.33
FRNM	48 - 48.33	28 - 34.33	34	32.33
GEOM	66.66 - 68	56	53.66 - 54	61
GRLM	30 - 36.66	34.33	-	-
GRTM	48	25.66	-	43
HNDM	76.66	65.33 - 67	60.33	73
IRAM	65.66 - 67	55.66 - 56	41.66 - 50.33	60.33 - 60.66
JAPM	69.66 - 76.33	39.33 - 41	47.66	48
KORM	30.33	-	-	-
LINM	68.66 - 71.66	46.33 - 53.66	53.66 - 62.33	57.66 - 60.66
MATM	69 - 74	51.33	57	69.33
MCAM	57.66 - 62.33	25 - 39	26 - 28	56.33 - 59.33
MEDM	65	52.66 - 54	50	59.33 - 59.66
MODM	67.33 - 68.66	52.33 - 57.66	52.66	62.33 - 63.66
PISM	70.33 - 70.66	56.33 - 56.66	43.66 - 53	62 - 62.66
POLM	66.66 - 68.33	58 - 58.33	53.33 - 55.66	61 - 61.33
RSNM	40.66	29	-	-
SAAM	35.33 - 55.33	38	27.33	46.66
SANM	90 - 93	44.33 - 79	54.66 - 63	81 - 81.66
SESM	59.33 - 60	39.33 - 50.66	43	52 - 54
SLSM	76.66 - 78.33	67.33 - 68.66	59.66 - 69	34 - 73.66
SOCM	68 - 72.66	54 - 54.66	56.33	60 - 60.66
SPHM	85.33 - 85.66	72.33 - 82	44.33 - 74.33	81
SPNM	58.33 - 60.33	33.66 - 48	47.66	-
SPSM	73.66 - 75.33	56.33 - 68.33	46.66	69

JNU MA Cut off Marks 2022

Programme	Final Round Cut Off / Score / Mark	Cut off rank	Category	Defence Quota Cut off	Cut off rank
M.A. in Urdu(URDM)	50	30	UR	-	-
M.A. in Spanish(SPNM)	70.3333	3	UR	-	-
M.A. in Sociology(SOCM)	92	37	UR	86	6
M.A. in Sanskrit(SANM)	72	35	UR	-	-
M.A. in Russian(RSNM)	41.6667	4	UR	-	-
M.A. in Politics(with specialisation in International Studies)(PISM)	84.66666667	88	UR	79.66666667	9
M.A. in Political Science(POLM)	84.33333333	96	UR	34.33333333	6
M.A. in Philosophy(SPHM)	74	14	UR	69	2
M.A. in Persian(PERM)	36.6667	11	UR	-	-
M.A. in Pashto (PUSM)	38.6667	1	UR	-	-
M.A. in Modern History(MODM)	76	22	UR	41.66666667	2
M.A. in Medieval History(MEDM)	73.66666667	16	UR	65.33333333	2
M.A. in Linguistics(LINM)	65.33333333	19	UR	61.33333333	2
M.A. in Korean(KORM)	65	2	UR	-	-
M.A. in Japanese(JAPM)	77.3333	3	UR	-	-
M.A. in International Relations and Area Studies(IRAM)	83.33333333	114	UR	76.33333333	9
M.A. in Hindi(HNDM)	97.6667	16	UR	77.33333333	2
M.A. in Hindi Translation(HTLM)	94.33333333	27	UR	81.33333333	1
M.A. in German Translation/Translation & Interpretation(GRTM)	41	12	UR	-	-
M.A. in German Literature(GRLM)	43.3333	6	UR	-	-
M.A. in Geography(GEOM)	70	35	UR	62.33333333	4
M.A. in French and Francophone Studies(FRNM)	65.66666667	9	UR	64.33333333	1
M.A. in English(ENGM)	99	14	UR	77.66666667	2
M.A. in Economics(with specialisation in World Economy)(EILM)	67.33333333	52	UR	59.66666667	4
M.A. in Economics(ECOM)	68	58	UR	54.33333333	7
M.A. in Disaster Studies(DSSM)	65.3333	12	UR	54.66666667	1
M.A. in Development and Labour Studies(DLSM)	46.33333333	27	UR	34	2
M.A. in Chinese(CHNM)	52.6667	2	UR	-	-
M.A. in Arts & Aesthetics(SAAM)	56.6667	13	UR	44.66666667	2
M.A. in Arabic(ARBM)	88.3333	5	UR	-	-
M.A. in Ancient History(ANCM)	72.33333333	22	UR	37.66666667	2

JNU MSc. Programmes Cut off Marks 2022

Programmes	Final Round Cut Off / Score / Mark	Cut off rank	Category	Defence Quota Cut off	Cut off rank
M.Sc. in Physics(SPSM)	67	22	UR	64	2
M.Sc. in Mathematics (MATM)	79	8	UR	52	1
M.Sc. in Life Sciences(SLSM)	72.33333333	19	UR	68	2
M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences(SESM)	75.66666667	18	UR	71.66666667	2
M.Sc. in Chemistry(CHEM)	66.66666667	15	UR	48	1
M.Sc programme in Molecular Medicine(CMMM)	68	15	UR	66.33333333	2

JNU Cut off 2022 for PG

Courses	1st cut off	2nd cut off	3rd cut off	4th cut off
MA, M.Sc., MCA	Click here	Click here	Click here	Click here
M.Tech/MPH/PGD	Click here	Click here	Click here	Click here

CUET PG Cutoff 2019 of Central University of Jharkhand

Course	UR (Percentile)	OBC (Percentile)	SC (Percentile)	ST (Percentile)	EWS (Percentile)
MBA Master of Business Administration	30.59	33.49	30.00	80.39	32.86
MA Hindi	41.51	41.51	71.43	76.47	NA
M.Sc. Physics	30.59	34.45	33.33	53.49	60.42
M.Sc. Mathematics	31.29	32.87	69.09	51.16	38.89
M.Sc. Life Science	30.64	32.45	51.64	49.00	60.98
M.Sc. Geo-Informatics	40.54	41.05	32.26	34.48	44.44
M.Sc. Environmental Science	33.07	34.92	76.14	74.36	NA
M.Sc. Chemistry	33.07	30.30	78.57	53.70	78.05
M.Com Commerce and Financial Studies	32.01	46.96	57.14	45.45	76.47
M. A. Performing Arts (Theatre Arts)	36.73	31.58	40.00	NA	NA
M. A. Mass Communication	41.25	42.62	64.71	90.00	66.67
M. A. English Studies	30.45	32.14	62.50	36.67	61.54

CUET PG 2019 Cutoff for Mahatma Gandhi Central University

Course	UR (Percentile)	OBC (Percentile)	SC (Percentile)	ST (Percentile)	EWS (Percentile)
M.Sc. Physics	63.01	63.01	All* with 1 marks or above		31.91
M.Sc. Chemistry	60.04	60.04	36.32	36.32	All* with 1 marks or above
M.Sc. Biotechnology	75.83	75.83	45.04	45.04	43.77
M.Sc. Zoology	79.44	79.44	55.17	55.17	32.17
M.Sc. Botany	71.45	71.45	54.95	54.95	44.48
Master of Business Administration	55.98	55.98			62.16
M.A. Political Science	All* with 1 marks or above
M.A. Hindi	All* with 1 marks or above
M.A. English	All* with 1 marks or above
M.A. Economics	All* with 1 marks or above
M.A./M.Sc. Mathematics	All* with 1 marks or above
M.A. Sociology	All* with 1 marks or above
M.Com.	All* with 1 marks or above
Master of Social Work	All* with 1 marks or above				64.10

What are the cut off marks for CUET PG 2026?

Candidates have to score the minimum passing marks in CUET PG 2026 exam to qualify for admissions. The CUET PG 2026 passing marks for general students is between 220 - 230, OBC is 200 - 215, for SC is 180 - 195 and for ST is around 150 - 180 marks.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What are the total marks in CUET PG 2026?

The total marks for CUET PG exam 2026 is 300.

Q: Is 150 a good score in CUET PG?

Students scoring 150 or around 150 marks is generally considered as an average score. However, the CUET PG cut off 2026 varies based on the programme and university opted by the students.

Q: How is the CUET PG score calculated?

The NTA will calculate the CUET PG scores according to the marking scheme. The CUET PG scores will be calculated by evaluating the recorded responses of the candidates based on the CUET PG 2026 marking scheme.

Q: What is a safe score for CUET PG 2026?

Students scoring above 190 marks in CUET PG exam 2026 generally is considered as a safe score for CUET PG 2026.

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