The National Testing Agency is expected to release CUET UG 2026 datesheet by the last week of April. Students who have registered for the exam can download CUET UG exam dates 2026 by clicking on the link to be shared below or by visiting the official website at cuet.nta.nic.in.
The CUET UG 2026 exam will be conducted from May 11 to 31 in CBT mode. The agency will release CUET may schedule 2026 which consists of various important details such as exam date, subject code, subject name, shift timing and more. Read the entire article to learn more about CUET UG datesheet, shift timing and other important details.
The CUET UG 2026 exam dates are May 11 to 31. Students are required to appear in CUET UG 2026 in CBT mode (Computer Based Test), with a duration of 60 minutes.
The CUET UG 2026 will be held for 13 language subjects, 23 domain subjects and general aptitude test. Each paper carries 250 marks. There are negative marking of 1 mark for every incorrect answer, whereas, 5 marks will be awarded for every correct answer.
There are a total of 50 questions in CUET section I and II, which is for languages and domain subjects. The CUET UG section III has 60 questions, which consists of General Aptitude Test. All questions are mandatory in CUET UG 2026.
Students are allowed to choose upto 5 subjects in CUET UG 2026. It is advisable that students choose the most appropriate combination of CUET subjects from the 37 options so that they can apply to universities like DU, which has specified DU subject combinations 2026.
There are negative marking in CUET exam. Students will lose 1 mark for every incorrect answer in CUET UG 2026. For every correct answer, they will be rewarded with 5 marks. There are no negative marking in CUET UG for unattempted questions.
For CUET section 1 exams (language section), the medium of exam is the concerned language. For any other exam, students can choose between English and Hindi. The CUET UG 2026 will be coducted in 13 languages, English, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
The CUET exam shifts 2026 are divided into two parts, which is further divided into two parts, shift 1A from 10 am to 11 am, Shift 1B from 12.15pm to 1 pm; the Shift 2A is from 3 pm to 3.45 pm and Shift 2B from 5 pm to 6 pm. The details of the shifts and slot timing will be made available in the CUET UG 2026 date sheet.
The CUET advance city intimation slip 2026 will be released to show the allotted exam cities. Students must know that CUET city slip 2026 is only for reference and it will not be considered to enter the exam centre.
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You can check the CUET Tamil previous year question paper with answer key by clicking on the link below.
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The total marks of CUET UG for each subject is 250 marks. You can check the CUET OBC cut off marks of previous year by clicking on the link below.
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You can prepare for the CUET exam by going through the study material given below.
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