CUET (UG) Examination Notification 2025

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Name of Post: CUET (UG) Examination Notification 2025

Short Information : Inviting Online Application Forms for the Common University Entrance Test [CUET (UG) - 2025] for Admission to Undergraduate Programmes into Central Universities and Other Participating Universities / Institutions / Organizations / Autonomous Colleges – reg.

CUET (UG) Examination Notification 2025

The National Testing Agency has been mandated by the Ministry of Education and UGC to conduct the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission into Undergraduate Programmes in Central Universities under the Ministry of Education, and other participating Universities / Institutions / Organizations / Autonomous Colleges.

Application Fee

Category Up to 03 Subjects For each Additional Subject
General (UR) ₹ 1000/- ₹ 400/- (each)
OBC (NCL) / EWS ₹ 900/- ₹ 375/- (each)
SC/ST/PwBD/Third gender ₹ 800/- ₹ 350/- (each)
Centres outside India ₹ 4500/- ₹ 1800/- (each)

Pay the Examination Fee Through Online Fee Mode Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, Mobile Banking, E Wallet, Cash Card, IMPS and E Challan Fee Mode.

Event Date
Online Submission of Application Form 01 March 2025 to 22 March 2025 (upto 11.50 PM)
Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit/Debit Card/Net-Banking/UPI 23 March 2025 (upto 11.50 PM)
Correction in Particulars 24 March 2025 to 26 March 2025 (upto 11.50 PM)
Announcement of the City of Examination To be announced later on the website
Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website To be announced later on the website
Date of Examination Between 08 May and 01 June 2025 (Tentative)
Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys To be announced later on the website
Website(s) https://cuet.nta.nic.in
Declaration of Result on the NTA website To be announced later on the website

The CUET (UG) - 2025 will be conducted in 13 languages i.e. English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Broad features of CUET (UG) - 2025 are as follows:

Parameter Details
Registration Online at https://cuet.nta.nic.in
Total subjects 37 (13 languages + 23 domain-specific subjects + 01 General Aptitude Test)
Medium 13 Indian languages (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu)
Syllabus Language Subjects: Language tested through Reading Comprehension, Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary
Domain Subjects: As per NCERT syllabus
General Aptitude Test: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning, Logical and Analytical Reasoning
Choice of Test Paper Maximum of five (05) subjects including languages and General Aptitude Test irrespective of subjects opted in class XII
Marking Scheme Correct Answer: 05 marks
Negative marking: 01 mark for each incorrect answer
Mode of the Exam Computer Based Test (CBT) mode
Total Questions 50 questions for each test paper (All compulsory)
Duration 60 minutes for each test paper
Shift Multiple shifts, depending on number of Candidates and Subject choices

*Candidates may select the subjects based on the eligibility criteria for a programme of a desired university

Eligibility

  1. For appearing in the CUET (UG) - 2025, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12 /equivalent examination or are appearing in 2025 can appear in the CUET (UG) - 2025 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfill the age criteria (if any) of the University / Institution / Organization in which they are desirous of taking admission.

  2. Candidate(s) who appears in subject(s) different than the one which s(he) passed in 12th standard will not be considered for counselling / admission and will stand rejected.

  3. The candidates must attempt only those subjects (at least 3 subjects) in the examination as per the choice given in the Application Form. Therefore, they must exercise the choice of subjects very carefully. Attempting subjects different than choices given in the application form will invite disqualification from counselling / admission process.

  4. Many admitting universities have special conditions (like upper age limit, mandatory subject eligibility for a specific program, gender specific preference, etc.) for admission as per respective university statute. It will be the responsibility of the candidate(s) to inquire about such special conditions from University of his/her interest before filling up the online application form for CUET (UG) 2025.

  5. For further details related to qualification/eligibility criteria, please refer to Information Bulletin for CUET (UG) 2025.

How to Fill CUET (UG) 2025 Online Form:

  1. The fee can be submitted only online through Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI. Processing charges and GST as applicable are chargeable from the candidate (in addition to the examination fee) by the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway Integrator.

  2. The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be generated only after the successful payment of the fee by the Candidate.

  3. Register for the Online Application Form and note down the system- generated Application Number. The candidate should supply the required details while filling the Online Application Form and is also required to create a PASSWORD choose Security Question and enter his/her Answer.

  4. After successful submission of the personal details, an Application number will be generated and it will be used to complete the remaining Steps of the Application Form and will also be required for all future reference/correspondence. For subsequent logins, the candidate will be able to login directly with the respective system generated Application Number and created Password.

  5. The Candidates can log in with the system-generated Application Number and pre-created Password for completing the Application Form including filling up personal details, providing the details of educational qualification,university/ programme selection, test paper details, choosing the Examination Cities, and uploading the images and documents (if any).

  6. The Candidates can log in with the system-generated Application Number and pre-created Password for completing the Application Form including filling up personal details, providing the details of educational qualification,university/ programme selection, test paper details, choosing the Examination Cities, and uploading the images and documents (if any) Upload Scanned Images of the Candidate’s Photograph and Signature.

  • i. The recent photograph should be either in colour or black and white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against a white background.
  • ii. The scanned photograph and signature should be in JPG/JPEG format (clearly legible).
  • iii. The size of the scanned photograph should be between 10 kb to 200 kb (clearly visible).
  • iv. The size of the scanned signature should be between 04 kb to 30 kb (clearly legible).
  • v. PwD Certificate.
  1. Please check your photograph and signature before submission of the Application Form.

  2. After completing Step 1 and Step 2, the candidates have to pay the requisite examination fee. The fee can be submitted only online through Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, or UPI. Processing charges and GST as applicable are chargeable to the candidate (in addition to the examination fee) by the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway Integrator.

  3. The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be generated only after successful payment by the Candidate. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of the fee, then the candidate may have to approach the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway (in the helpline number and e-mail given in the Information Bulletin) to ensure the successful payment or to obtain the refund of duplicate/multiple payments].

  4. Download, save, and print a copy of the Confirmation Page of the Application Form (which would be downloadable only after the successful remittance of the fee) for future reference.

  5. All 3 Steps can be done together or at separate timings. The submission of the Application of a candidate could be considered as successful and his/her candidature would be confirmed only on the successful transaction/receipt of the prescribed application fee from him/her.