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The CUET 2026 registration process is nearing the deadline of submitting the application forms. According to a report from Times of India, more than 10 lakh students have applied for the CUET registration process 2026 so far. The NTA will close the CUET UG 2026 registration process on January 30. Aspirants must fill and submit their applications before the CUET 2026 registration last date to register successfully.
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The NTA will only accept applications of students who registered before the CUET 2026 last date to apply. Candidates who have submitted their applications can pay the CUET 2026 registration fee till January 31. The CUET 2026 exam will be held from May 11 to 31 in CBT mode. Candidates can know more about the total registrations of CUET 2026 in this article.
As per the news report, the total number of CUET UG registrations 2026 have crossed more than 10 lakhs so far. The CUET 2026 last date to apply is January 30. Candidates who have registered must make the CUET 2026 registration fee payment before January 31 to register successfully. Students who have submitted their applications before the CUET registration last date 2026 will be eligible to appear for the exam. The NTA allows applicants to choose up to 5 subjects while submitting the CUET application form. Several students have opted for 4 subjects in their applications during the CUET UG registration process 2026.
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The NTA has not announced any official notification regarding the total number of CUET 2026 applications received so far. The CUET 2026 registration process will close on January 30 at cuet.nta.nic.in. Applicants who have completed the registration and fee payment can appear for the CUET 2026 exam. As of now, more than 10 lakh students have submitted their applications during CUET UG application process 2026.
The NTA recorded a total of 13,54,699 registrations in 2025. Out of which, 10,71,735 students appeared for the CUET exam. Students can check more detailed information about CUET registration gender-wise and category-wise of previous years given below.
Parameters | CUET 2024 | CUET 2025 |
No. of unique candidates registered | 13,47,820 | 13,54,699 |
No. of unique candidates appeared | 11,13,610 | 10,71,735 |
No. of subject test administered (registered) | 57,71,668 | 58,18,608 |
No. of subject Test administered (appeared) | 46,21,670 | 44,75,444 |
Male (Unique candidates) | 7,17,248 | 7,06,760 |
Female (Unique candidates) | 6,30,565 | 6,47,934 |
Transgender (Unique candidates) | 7 | 5 |
PwD (Unique candidates) | 4,461 | 4,354 |
General (Unique candidates) | 5,43,996 | 6,08,705 |
SC (Unique candidates) | 1,44,851 | 1,44,289 |
ST (Unique candidates) | 88,097 | 84,461 |
OBC (Unique candidates) | 4,82,552 | 4,44,227 |
EWS (Unique candidates) | 88,324 | 73,017 |
No. of mediums (languages) | 13 | 13 |
No. of cities where exam was conducted | 379 (26 outside India) | 300 (15 outside India) |
No. of universities | 283 | 239 |
No. of question papers administered | 99 | 322 |
Category | Registered | Appeared |
EWS | 73,017 | 60,315 |
General | 6,08,705 | 4,75,051 |
OBC- (Non Creamy Layer) | 4,44,227 | 3,59,264 |
SC | 1,44,289 | 1,14,751 |
ST | 84,461 | 62,354 |
Total | 13,54,699 | 10,71,735 |
Category | Registered | Appeared |
Female | 6,47,934 | 5,23,988 |
Male | 7,06,760 | 5,47,744 |
Third Gender | 5 | 3 |
Total | 13,54,699 | 10,71,735 |
Parameters | CUET UG 2024 |
Number of registered candidates (unique) | 1347820 |
Number of Unique Candidates Appeared | 1113610 |
Number of Subject Test Administered (Registered) | 5771668 |
Number of Subject Test Administered (Appeared) | 4621670 |
Male (Unique Candidates) | 717248 |
Female (Unique Candidates) | 630565 |
Third gender (Unique Candidates) | 7 |
PwD (Unique Candidates) | 4461 |
General (Unique Candidates) | 543996 |
SC (Unique Candidates) | 144851 |
ST (Unique Candidates) | 88097 |
OBC (Unique Candidates) | 482552 |
EWS (Unique Candidates) | 88324 |
Number of mediums (languages) | 13 |
Number of Cities where exam conducted | 379 (26 cities outside India) |
Number of Phases | 03 phases |
Number of universities | 283 |
Number of QPs administered | 99 |
The number of students who appeared most for the subjects in the CUET exam 2024 has been listed in the table given below.
Subjects | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
English | 10,07,336 | 9,72,846 | 5,95,403 |
Hindi | 2,07,839 | 2,61,966 | 2,14,908 |
Sanskrit | 8,901 | 6,370 | 9,099 |
Bengali | 9,065 | 4,784 | 6,760 |
Urdu | 6,726 | 12,800 | 3,522 |
Total registered students | 16.85 lakhs |
No. of applicants paid the CUET application fee | 13.995 lakhs |
Total number of universities | Over 240 |
Applications received from Jammu and Kashmir | 82,655 |
Applications received from foreign students | 1,000 |
Application received in the second edition of CUET-UG | 14 lakhs |
Maximum applications for CUET-UG | Uttar Pradesh, followed by Delhi and Bihar |
The highest number of CUET-UG applications received | Delhi University, followed by BHU and Allahabad University |
Particulars | Total candidates |
Total number of candidates registered | 14,90,293 |
Total number of candidates appeared | 9,68,2021 |
Total female candidates registered | 6,60,311 |
Total female candidates appeared | 4,29,228 |
Total male candidates registered | 8,29,965 |
Total male candidates appeared | 5,38,965 |
Total third gender candidates registered | 17 |
Total third gender candidates appeared | 8 |
The NTA will conduct the CUET UG 2026 exam from May 11 to 31 in Computer Based Test (CBT) format. Candidates who have registered will be eligible to appear for the CUET 2026 exam. Students must choose their desired subjects while filling the CUET application form. The NTA will issue the CUET admit card 2026 in May at cuet.nta.nic.in. Applicants must download the CUET admit card 2026 by using their login credentials. Candidates must carry their CUET 2026 admit card to the exam centre.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
According to the news report, more than 10 lakh students have applied for CUET 2026 registration so far.
The NTA has not announced any official notification regarding the number of students appearing for CUET UG 2026. However, based on the previous year’s data around 10.70 lakh students might appear for the exam.
The NTA will conduct the CUET 2026 from May 11 to 31 in CBT mode.
The CUET UG 2026 registration process will close on January 30 at cuet.nta.nic.in.
On Question asked by student community
NTA has released the CUET UG 2026 application form on January 3 at cuet.nta.nic.in. Aspirants can fill and submit the CUET UG form 2026 till January 31. The candidates must provide their academic, personal, and contact information in the CUET UG 2026 application form. Prior to submission, it is important
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