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    How Many Candidates Appeared in CUET PG 2026? - Check Here

    How Many Candidates Appeared in CUET PG 2026? - Check Here

    Shankha GhoshUpdated on 27 Apr 2026, 03:07 PM IST

    NTA has witnessed a total of 4,11,366 total registrations, in which, a total of 3,45,220 students appeared for CUET PG exam, making it a 83.9% attendance rate. A total number of 2,32,965 female students appeared for CUET PG 2026, whereas, the total number of male participants was 1,78,391. There were a total registration of 66,188 in General management, 59,016 registrations for general test and 39,422 registrations for computer science. Students are advised to read the entire article to get answers to many of the questions like How many candidates appeared in CUET PG 2026 and more.

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    1. How many candidates Participated in CUET PG 2026?
    2. Increase in Female Participation in CUET PG 2026
    3. How CUET PG 2026 was conducted?
    How Many Candidates Appeared in CUET PG 2026? - Check Here
    How Many Students Appeared in CUET PG 2026?

    The CUET PG result 2026 will be accepted in a total of 198 universities. Among these 198 CUET PG participating universities, there are 45 central Universities, 40 state government universities, 24 government institutions, and 89 private/Deemed universities. Read the entire article to learn more about CUET PG 2026.

    How many candidates Participated in CUET PG 2026?

    Total Registered

    Total appeared

    Attendance percentage

    4,11,366

    3,45,220

    83.9%

    Increase in Female Participation in CUET PG 2026

    NTA has observed more numbers in female candidates than male candidates (2,32,965 female candidates, 1,78,391 male candidates). With the increase in centres for CUET PG exam as compared to previous years, more female students from tier 2 and tier 3 cities are participating in CUET PG 2026.

    Gender-Wise Participation in CUET PG 2026

    Gender

    Registered (Unique)

    Appeared (Unique)

    Female

    2,32,965

    1,98,060

    Male

    1,78,391

    1,47,151

    Third Gender

    10

    9

    Total

    4,11,366

    3,45,220

    Category-Wise Participation in CUET PG 2026

    Category

    Registered

    Appeared

    General

    1,60,099

    1,31,748

    OBC (NCL)

    1,37,809

    1,18,165

    SC

    45,954

    38,518

    ST

    36,653

    29,897

    EWS

    30,851

    26,892

    Subject-Wise Highest Participation in CUET PG 2026

    Subject Name

    Registered Count

    Appeared Count

    General - Management

    66,188

    47,372

    General

    59,016

    40,643

    Computer Science / IT / AI

    39,422

    31,274

    Political Science

    37,732

    26,476

    B.Ed., B.Ed.-M.Ed. Integrated, etc.

    29,810

    21,069

    Life Science

    25,047

    20,791

    English

    26,835

    16,361

    Psychology/Applied Psychology

    19,429

    15,359

    Economics

    22,011

    15,210

    Zoology

    19,075

    15,193

    Subject-Wise Lowest Participation in CUET PG 2026

    Subject Name

    Registered

    Appeared

    Krishna Yajurveda

    4

    1

    Samveda

    5

    1

    Indo-Tibetan

    4

    1

    Gujarati

    6

    2

    Bhutia

    3

    2

    Rigveda

    15

    3

    Pashto

    9

    3

    Dharma Vijna

    4

    3

    Marathi

    35

    5

    Rabindra Sangit

    10

    6

    Most Marks Scored in CUET PG 2026

    Subject Code & Name

    Topper Name

    Marks Obtained

    COQP10-Economics

    Archita Grover

    300

    COQP22-Healthcare & Hospital Mgmt

    Mohd Amaan Mohd Aslam Merchant

    300

    HUQP16-Philosophy

    Archisha Aswal

    300

    MTQP04-Data Science/AI/Cyber Security

    Parthvi Singh

    296

    HUQP22-Sociology

    Tapesh Kumar Sahu / Muskan Choudhary

    295

    COQP11-General

    Shweta

    285

    HUQP08-Geography

    Ganesh Godara

    281

    COQP09-Disaster Studies

    Ujjawal Mandal

    280

    SCQP19-Mathematics; Applied Maths

    Yatin Sood

    280

    ACQP01-Shiksha Shastri B.Ed.

    Jyotirmayee Sahu

    273

    How CUET PG 2026 was conducted?

    Based on the data shared by NTA, the agency conducted CUET PG exam from March 6 to 30, which was spread across 50 shifts and was conducted for 157 subjects. As “measures for Smooth & Fair Conduct”, NTA adopted AI-based Video Analytics, Live CCTV Surveillance, and Jammers to prevent malpractices. There were 267 city co-ordinators and 731 observers deployed for exam duty.

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