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How Many Candidates Appeared in CUET UG 2026? - Total Registered & Appeared Students
NTA conducted the CUET UG 2026 between May 11 to June 7, 2026 in online mode. A total of 15,68,867 candidates have registered in the CUET UG. Out of this,11,64,098 candidates have appeared in the exam. The NTA has released a notice on the detailed CUET UG 2026 statistics on the number of candidates who appeared. This number also is varied based on category, gender, and subject.
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- How many candidates Participated in CUET UG 2026?
- Summary of CUET UG Parameters: 2025 vs. 2026
- CUET UG 2026 Category Wise Distribution
- CUET UG Gender Wise Distribution 2026
- Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Candidate Statistics
- Medium-Wise Candidate Preference
- CUET UG Subject Wise Participation & Highest NTA Scores
- Best Performance in CUET UG 2026
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The total number of male candidates who appeared are 5,78,500 and 5,85,596 are the female candidates. The CUET UG result 2026 has been released on June 23, 2026. Candidates who cleared the CUET UG can apply for central and state universities across India to pursue their undergraduation. Go through the article below to know more about how many students appeared in the CUET UG 2026.
How many candidates Participated in CUET UG 2026?
Total Registered | Total appeared |
15,68,867 | 1,64,098 |
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Summary of CUET UG Parameters: 2025 vs. 2026
The CUET UG 2026 was conducted for 37 subjects. A comparative overview highlighting changes and growth in the CUET UG exam across various metrics between the two years.
Parameters | CUET (UG) - 2025 | CUET(UG) - 2026 |
No. of registered candidates (unique) | 13,54,699 | 15,68,867 |
No. of Unique Candidates Appeared | 10,71,735 | 11,64,098 |
No. of Subject Test Administered (registered) | 58,18,608 | 67,56,327 |
No. of Subject Test Administered (appeared) | 44,75,444 | 49,05,176 |
Male (Unique Candidates) | 7,06,760 | 7,94,257 |
Female (Unique Candidates) | 6,47,934 | 7,74,607 |
Transgender (Unique Candidates) | 5 | 3 |
PwD (Unique Candidates) | 4,354 | 5,033 |
General (Unique Candidates) | 6,08,705 | 6,86,419 |
SC (Unique Candidates) | 1,44,289 | 1,71,397 |
ST (Unique Candidates) | 84,461 | 95,464 |
OBC (Unique Candidates) | 4,44,227 | 5,28,838 |
EWS (Unique Candidates) | 73,017 | 86,749 |
No. of mediums (languages) | 13 | 13 |
No. of Cities where exam conducted | 300 (15 outside India) | 321 (13 Outside India) |
No. of universities | 241 | 244 |
No. of QPs administered | 322 | 332 |
Note: The above table shows an increase of more than 15 % in the total registered candidates and 20 % increase in the number of female candidates.
CUET UG 2026 Category Wise Distribution
The registration and appearance breakdown of unique candidates across different reservation categories.
Category | Registered | Appeared |
EWS | 86,749 | 67,859 |
General | 6,86,419 | 4,98,652 |
OBC- (Non Creamy Layer) | 5,28,838 | 4,01,471 |
SC | 1,71,397 | 128,871 |
ST | 95,464 | 67,245 |
Total | 15,68,867 | 11,64,098 |
CUET UG Gender Wise Distribution 2026
The breakdown of unique candidates based on gender identity.
GENDER | Registered | Appeared |
Female | 7,74,607 | 5,85,596 |
Male | 7,94,257 | 5,78,500 |
Third Gender | 3 | 2 |
Total | 15,68,867 | 11,64,098 |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Candidate Statistics
The registration and appearance metrics for PwD/PWBD candidates.
PwD/PWBD | Registered | Appeared |
No. of candidates | 5,033 | 3,894 |
Medium-Wise Candidate Preference
The count of candidates choosing different languages as their examination medium, sorted in descending order of registration.
Medium | Registered | Appeared |
English | 13,22,441 | 9,76,177 |
Hindi | 2,18,058 | 1,70,773 |
Bengali | 11,857 | 7,989 |
Tamil | 11,169 | 6,204 |
Assamese | 2,455 | 1,166 |
Gujarati | 848 | 491 |
Malayalam | 705 | 464 |
Odia | 391 | 260 |
Telugu | 319 | 185 |
Urdu | 251 | 176 |
Marathi | 149 | 85 |
Punjabi | 115 | 70 |
Kannada | 109 | 58 |
CUET UG Subject Wise Participation & Highest NTA Scores
A subject-by-subject overview tracking total entries alongside the highest achieved individual NTA scores.
Subject code | Subject name | Total registered | Total appeared | Highest NTA Score |
101 | English | 12,64,153 | 9,14,653 | 244.04 |
306 | Chemistry | 9,51,707 | 6,77,609 | 248.68 |
501 | General Aptitude Test | 9,15,039 | 6,75,419 | 212.65 |
322 | Physics | 9,14,649 | 6,47,076 | 241.23 |
319 | Mathematics / Applied Mathematics | 5,79,990 | 4,01,527 | 242.40 |
304 | Biology/Biological Science/ Biotechnology/Biochemistry | 5,56,445 | 4,02,844 | 249.70 |
309 | Economics / Business Economics | 2,48,892 | 1,95,583 | 249.54 |
305 | Business Studies | 2,30,106 | 1,79,145 | 249.57 |
301 | Accountancy / Book Keeping | 2,11,998 | 1,66,127 | 250.00 |
323 | Political Science | 1,59,165 | 1,21,267 | 249.58 |
102 | Hindi | 1,49,370 | 1,11,616 | 232.25 |
314 | History | 1,22,847 | 97,513 | 250.00 |
308 | Computer Science / Information Practices | 99,101 | 64,879 | 243.00 |
313 | Geography / Geology | 84,635 | 66,255 | 249.45 |
321 | Physical Education (Yoga; Sports) | 72,111 | 51,362 | 238.00 |
302 | Agriculture | 40,181 | 30,414 | 232.25 |
324 | Psychology | 38,019 | 26,345 | 250.00 |
326 | Sociology | 34,718 | 24,000 | 244.25 |
312 | Fine Arts/Visual Arts/Commercial Arts | 17,506 | 12,662 | 247.00 |
315 | Home Science | 11,326 | 8,317 | 247.00 |
307 | Environmental Science | 11,146 | 5,607 | 170.00 |
111 | Tamil | 7,427 | 3,231 | 202.00 |
318 | Mass Media / Mass Communication | 6,356 | 3,892 | 186.00 |
325 | Sanskrit | 4,836 | 3,617 | 250.00 |
320 | Performing Arts (Dance; Drama; Music) | 4,427 | 3,100 | 233.00 |
104 | Bengali | 3,839 | 2,155 | 229.50 |
113 | Urdu | 3,232 | 1,532 | 232.00 |
112 | Telugu | 2,105 | 1,241 | 226.00 |
303 | Anthropology | 1,988 | 1,079 | 192.00 |
103 | Assamese | 1,960 | 883 | 211.50 |
110 | Punjabi | 1,547 | 969 | 244.00 |
109 | Odia | 1,507 | 1078 | 250.00 |
316 | Knowledge Tradition - Practices in India | 1,215 | 696 | 206.00 |
107 | Malayalam | 1,148 | 572 | 221.00 |
106 | Kannada | 948 | 528 | 184.00 |
108 | Marathi | 436 | 247 | 244.00 |
105 | Gujarati | 252 | 136 | 226.00 |
Best Performance in CUET UG 2026
One candidate has scored100 % in four out of the five opted subjects.
Total of 22 candidates have scored 100 percentile in 3 subjects
Total of 3,214 candidates have scored 100 percentile in 1 subject (out of their opted subjects
Those who cleared are requested to get in touch with the respective universities for further details.
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