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    CUET UG Qualifying Marks 2026: College-wise Expected Cutoff Marks For DU, JNU & BHU

    CUET UG Qualifying Marks 2026: College-wise Expected Cutoff Marks For DU, JNU & BHU

    Anurag ReddyUpdated on 11 May 2026, 04:16 PM IST

    Students appearing for the Common University Entrance Test must score above the CUET UG 2026 qualifying marks to be eligible for admissions. The CUET UG qualifying marks 2026 varies depending on the category of the candidates, and participating universities. Candidates are required to score above 700 marks in CUET 2026 to qualify for admissions in top programmes at top central universities like DU, BHU, JNU, and more.

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    1. CUET UG Qualifying Marks 2026
    2. Classification of CUET 2026 Qualifying Marks
    3. CUET Expected Cut Off 2026
    4. Expected CUET Cut Off 2026 for Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU)
    5. CUET Passing Marks 2026
    6. Factors Influencing CUET Qualifying Marks 2026
    CUET UG Qualifying Marks 2026: College-wise Expected Cutoff Marks For DU, JNU & BHU
    CUET UG Qualifying Marks 2026

    Candidates must meet the CUET UG qualifying marks 2026 to be eligible for admissions. Applicants should qualify in the CUET 2026 to meet the qualifying marks. Students scoring above CUET 2026 qualifying marks will be shortlisted for the admission process. Candidates can know more about CUET UG 2026 qualifying marks in this article.

    CUET UG Qualifying Marks 2026

    Students required to score to be eligible for admissions in the participating universities are known as the CUET 2026 qualifying marks. The CUET UG qualifying marks 2026 varies 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. Candidates are advised to know more about CUET UG 2026 qualifying marks for general category, candidates are advised to check the details below.

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    Classification of CUET 2026 Qualifying Marks

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

    Grades

    Approximate CUET Score

    Excellent

    700 and above/ 98-99 percentile

    Good

    500-650/ 90+ percentile

    Average

    400-600/ 80+ percentile

    Low

    200-400/ less than 80 percentile

    CUET Expected Cut Off 2026

    Students applying for admissions in participating universities are advised to go through the CUET 2026 expected cut off to get an idea about the minimum marks required for admissions in Common University Entrance Test UG. Candidates can check the CUET expected cut off 2026 of participating universities in the table given below.

    Expected CUET Cut Off 2026 for Delhi University (DU)

    Students can check the expected CUET 2026 cut off of various Delhi University colleges in the table given below.

    Name of the College

    BA Cut Off (In Percentile)

    BA (Hons) Cut Off (In Percentile)

    BSc Cut Off (In Percentile)

    BSc (Hons) Cut Off (In Percentile)

    BCom Cut Off (In Percentile)

    Kirori Mal College

    98.50-99 &

    above - BA (H) English

    99.50-100

    99-100 - BA (H) History

    99.75-100 - BA (H) Political Science

    99.75-100

    Ramjas College

    98-99

    99-100

    96-98

    99-100

    99-100

    Shri Ram College of Commerce

    -

    99 - 100

    -

    -

    99 - 100

    Zakir Hussain Delhi College

    84-86 - Arabic + Economics

    95 - 97 - English + Economics

    95 - 97 - English + Maths

    89 - 90 - Political Science

    96 - 98 - Economics + Mathematics

    Miranda House College

    99.5 - 100 - B.A. (H) Economics

    99.75 - 100 - B.A. (H) Political Science

    97.33 - 98 - B.Sc. (H) Chemistry

    98.75 - 99 - B.Sc. (H) Maths

    98.33 - 99 - B.Sc. (H) Physics

    SGTB Khalsa College

    99-100

    99-100

    99 - 100

    99 - 100

    99 - 100

    Lady Shri Ram College

    99.25-100

    98.50-99

    99.25 - 100

    98.50 - 99

    99.75-100

    Hansraj College

    99-100

    99-100

    99-100

    99-100

    99-100

    Hindu College

    99.50-100

    99-100

    97-99

    99.00-100

    99-100

    Expected CUET Cut Off 2026 for Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU)

    Candidates can check the cut off 2026 CUET UG for JNU college in the table below.

    Subject

    code

    UR Cut off Marks

    SC Cut off Marks

    ST Cut off Marks

    PWD Cut off Marks

    OBC Cut off Marks

    EWS Cut off Marks

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Persian(PERU)

    77.95289576

    64.57488889

    66.6750658

    37.50615

    74.940821

    71.59288889

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Arabic(ARBU)

    78.44610702

    65.07851111

    48.44111111

    43.83851

    74.3548889

    75.73310778

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Japanese(JAPU)

    84.34064516

    73.44355556

    70.69088889

    28.04582

    81.4886667

    80.72511111

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Korean(KORU)

    84.91945773

    75.21257784

    71.26533333

    49.52874

    78.8224444

    83.71568396

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Chinese(CHNU)

    82.026847

    67.30683398

    69.57188856

    NA

    75.1333434

    77.89340947

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in French(FRNU)

    89.78741391

    75.80313864

    72.756941

    38.67752

    83.2708889

    84.248

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Russian(RSNU)

    81.15266667

    67.89045736

    63.59036876

    NA

    76.1533333

    78.66155556

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in German(GERU)

    88.97603429

    71.50888889

    63.84133333

    48.18844

    79.5597719

    87.25293716

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Spanish(SPNU)

    86.52777778

    70.76370644

    71.31885109

    34.55242

    81.9333484

    81.55093878

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Pashto (PUSU)

    77.81524738

    66.13042964

    60.664

    59.65754

    74.0964154

    74.63533333

    Expected CUET JNU 2026 Cut off Marks for BA (Hons.)

    Subject code

    UR Cut off Marks

    SC Cut off Marks

    ST Cut off Marks

    PWD Cut off Marks

    OBC Cut off Marks

    EWS Cut off Marks

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Persian(PERU)

    87.01844444

    65.08871111

    64.10511111

    NA

    78.0231111

    75.5702222

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Arabic(ARBU)

    84.70888889

    71.36244444

    65.22420247

    NA

    78.4857778

    76.17488889

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Japanese(JAPU)

    86.29711111

    78.00155556

    79.61222222

    70.65756

    77.0364444

    84.93088889

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Korean(KORU)

    82.60559342

    75.86266667

    67.69468889

    NA

    79.4466667

    82.55131596

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Chinese(CHNU)

    87.17333333

    NA

    61.35296733

    49.37236

    77.3362388

    74.18892696

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in French(FRNU)

    87.97288889

    78.28550958

    66.36089707

    54.56778

    85.1785561

    81.70732527

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Russian(RSNU)

    82.74644444

    74.80155556

    67.99044444

    30.0837

    78.3266667

    79.4166212

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in German(GERU)

    82.21336482

    73.92485536

    63.33604444

    49.71324

    80.74

    75.94044444

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Spanish(SPNU)

    93.69326071

    82.57822222

    70.58066667

    NA

    84.8634861

    77.18858271

    B.A.(Hons.)1st year in Pashto (PUSU)

    80.52044444

    65.2892

    NA

    NA

    77.5668889

    NA

    Expected CUET Cut Off 2026 for Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

    Programme

    General Cut Off Marks

    EWS Cut Off Marks

    OBC Cut Off Marks

    SC Cut Off Marks

    ST Cut Off Marks

    B.Com (Hons)

    483.092

    451.786

    436.734

    333.47

    253.367

    B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture

    498.548

    491.275

    488.564

    407.888

    377.12

    B.Sc (Hons) Statistics

    428.342

    426.389

    388.764

    276.887

    136.778

    B.Sc (Hons) Physics

    399.311

    376.041

    375.663

    252.806

    132.322

    B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics

    479.644

    370.021

    413.561

    244.604

    139.344

    B.Sc (Hons) Geology

    412.936

    -

    393.388

    242.474

    -

    B.Sc (Hons) Chemistry

    421.878

    -

    379.643

    243.508

    157.462

    CUET Passing Marks 2026

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

    • The CUET 2026 minimum passing marks required for admissions will be around 400 - 500. However, for top universities like Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Banaras Hindu University, the minimum passing marks will be from 700.

    • Aspirants should meet the minimum marks in the CUET 2026, to be eligible for admissions based on the CUET passing marks 2026 UG.

    • In some universities, 85% of weightage is considered for CUET qualifying marks and the remaining 15% for personal interview which will be conducted by the universities during the admission process.

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    Factors Influencing CUET Qualifying Marks 2026

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

    1. Reservation - The 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 passing marks for General category and OBC.

    2. Programme & Course - The cut off marks and competition level for CUET 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 passing marks or cut off is also determined by the difficulty level of the question paper. CUET normalization process is applied by the universities and colleges to create fairness and balance the question paper's difficulty level across different courses and slots.

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