CUET 2023 Notification
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the CUET 2023 notification on its official website on 9th February. Candidates who have passed/appearing in the 12th Board exams can apply for the CUET exam before the last date which is 12th March to appear for the CUET UG exam. Candidates who have passed class 12th or equivalent can appear for the entrance exam. You must note that there is no age limit to appear for CUET (UG) exam.
The CUET exam date has already been released which is from 21 May to 31 May while the reserved date is from 1 June to 7 June. In addition to this, the exam pattern shall remain the same as the previous year. You can download CUET notification PDF by clicking on the link that is mentioned below here for your reference. We shall soon update the CUET notification 2023 PDF link here once it is released by NTA.
CUET Notification 2023 PDF
As per the previous year statistics, more than 15 lakh took the exam for taking admissions in B.Sc, BA,B. Com, etc. courses across 90 participating institutes such as BHU, Delhi University, Assam University, Jamia Milia, Islamia, etc. Thus, the number of test-takers for CUET 2023 is likely to increase. For further information on the CUET exam, you may go through the following given post.
CUET Exam Latest Updates:
- 24th February 2023: CUET 2023 Examination Help Centres To Be Set Up for Creating Awareness
- 21st February 2023: Jamia Millia Islamia will conduct its own entrance test for the UG and PG courses.
- 17th February 2023: NTA Disables Result Mode Field in Application Form for Tamil Nadu Candidates
- 16th February 2023: CUET 2023 will be conducted in 24 countries. Check the list of exam centres.
- 9th February 2023: CUET 2023 Registration has been started on CUET website.
What is CUET Full Form?
CUET full form is Common Universities Entrance Test. This is a national-level entrance exam that is held annually by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The purpose of CUET is to take admission in undergraduate courses in participating universities/institutes across the country. The exam is held in online mode where all the questions are objective in nature. A scorecard is released along with the result that is used to take admission in the CUET participating universities.
CUET UG exam was started in the year 2022 by NTA to provide a common platform and equal opportunities to all candidates across the country. The CUET exam is held in 13 languages i.e. Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
CUET 2023 Exam Date
Candidates who will be taking the CUET 2023 exam should be aware of the form release date, exam date and other important dates. The CUET exam shall take place from 21st May to 31st May 2023. Go through the following table to know the important dates related to the CUET exam.
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CUET 2023 Exam Event |
Dates |
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CUET Application Form 2023 release date |
February 9 to March 12, 2023 |
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CUET form last date |
12th March 2023 |
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CUET Form correction date |
15th March to 18th March 2023, till 11:50 P.M |
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CUET admit card release date |
2nd week of May 2023 |
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CUET exam date |
21st May to 31st May 2023 |
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CUET 2023 reserve date |
1st June to 7th June 2023 |
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Provisional CUET answer key releases on |
To be notified |
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Date to raise objections against answer key |
To be notified |
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CUET final answer key releases on |
To be notified |
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CUET Result 2023 date |
3rd week of June 2023 |
CUET 2023 Highlights
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Particulars |
Details |
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Exam Name |
Central University Entrance Test (CUET) |
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Exam Conducting Body |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
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Exam Frequency |
Once a year |
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Exam Mode |
Online (Computer-Based Mode) |
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Courses Offered Through CUET Exam |
BSc, BA, B.Agri, BA LLB, BBA, BCom |
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Marking Scheme |
+5 marks for each correct answer -1 mark for each incorrect answer |
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Medium of Exam |
13 languages - English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu |
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Exam Centre Cities |
500 cities in India and 14 cities abroad |
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Accepting Colleges |
86 Central, Private and Deemed to be Universities |
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Official Website |
cuet.samarth.ac.in |
CUET 2023 Exam Timing
CUET exam shall be held in two slots. Given below is the reporting time and gate closing time for CUET 2023 exam.
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CUET Exam Slot |
Exam Timing |
Reporting Timing |
Gate Closing Time |
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Slot 1 |
9 AM to 12.15 PM |
8 AM |
8.30 AM |
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Slot 2 |
3 PM to 6.45 PM |
1:20 PM |
2:30 PM |
CUET Form 2023
NTA will release the CUET form 2023 has been released on 9th February 2023 on its official website which is cuet.samarth.ac.in. All the candidates have to first register themselves on the website and then complete the application procedure to successfully submit the CUET application form for UG courses in over 90 participating universities.
How to Fill CUET 2023 Application Form?
Here are the steps that you must follow to fill the CUET 2023 application form.
Step 1 - Visit the cuet.samarth.ac.in to register for CUET 2023 exam.
Step 2 - Fill out the details in CUET registration form 2023 by entering your basic details.
Step 3: Once you have registered for CUET exam, you will have to enter your login credentials that you have received on your mail id and mobile number.
Step 4: Fill up all the details in the application form.
Step 5: Upload the scanned copy of your recent photograph and signature.
Step 6: Pay the required amount of application fee.
Step 7: Lastly, take a print out of the CEUT 2023 application form.
CUET Application Fee
The application fee for CUET 2023 exam has been given below. It is important for you to pay the application fee for the form to be accepted.
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Category |
CUET Application Fee |
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General |
Rs. 650/- |
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OBC-NCL, EWS |
Rs. 600/- |
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SC/ ST/PwD/Transgender |
Rs. 550/- |
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Outside India |
Rs. 3,000/- |
CUET 2023 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by NTA in order to apply and appear for CUET 2023. The eligibility parameters are as follows:
Candidates who apply for the CUET 2023 exam must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria. The educational qualification, age limit has been given below
- A candidate must have either passed class 12 or must be appearing for class 12 exam to fill out CUET form.
- Candidates must have secured the minimum marks in class 12 board exam as per their category. General category candidate should have secured at least 50%, SC/ST must have secured at least 45% in class 12.
- Candidates who are willing to take admission for B.Tech course must have secured at least 45% and 40% for General and reserved category respectively.
CUET 2023 Exam Pattern
CUET exam pattern is notified by the NTA in the notification PDF. The CUET exam is held in online mode for two slots. We have provided you with the detailed paper pattern for CUET 2023 slot 1 and slot 2 below.
CUET Slot 1 Exam Pattern
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Sr No. |
Subjects |
No. of questions to be attempted |
Marks per question |
Total marks |
Duration |
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1 |
Language (any one of the 13 languages opted in Section IA) |
40 out of 50 |
5 |
200 |
45 minutes per language |
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2 |
Domain Specific Subjects (Max. 2 subjects) |
40 out of 50 |
5 |
200 |
45 minutes per subject (Max. duration can go upto 90 minutes for 2 subjects) |
|
3 |
General Test |
60 out of 75 |
5 |
300 |
60 minutes |
CUET Slot 2 Exam Pattern
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Sr No. |
Subjects |
No. of questions to be attempted |
Marks per question |
Total marks |
Duration |
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1 |
Language (any one of the remaining 12 languages opted in Section IA (if one already taken in slot 1) and 1 from Section IB as applicable) |
40 out of 50 |
5 |
200 |
45 minutes per language |
|
2 |
Domain Specific Subjects (Max. 4 subjects) |
40 out of 50 |
5 |
200 |
45 minutes per subject (Max. duration can go upto 3 hours for 4 subjects) |
CUET Syllabus
CUET 2023 syllabus is released by the NTA along with the official notification. The subjects that are covered in the CUET syllabus are English, Analytical Skills, General Aptitude, Numerical Aptitude/Data Interpretation, Reasoning and General Knowledge. Subject wise or domain-specific subject must be read by the candidates while preparing the CUET syllabus
CUET 2023 Admit Card
NTA will release the CUET 2023 admit card 10 days prior to the exam date. All the candidates who have successfully registered for CUET 2023 exam must ensure that they have downloaded the call letter to appear for the online test. We shall update the direct link to download CUET call letter once it is made available on CUET website.
CUET 2023 Answer Key
NTA will release the CUET provisional answer key in a few days after the completion of the exam. With the help of the answer key, candidates will be able to check the correct answers for all the questions as well as raise an objection against the incorrect ones.
After a few days NTA releases the final answer key after it has verified the answer key. The final CUET answer key will be used to determine the scores achieved by the candidates.
CUET 2023 Result
NTA shall release the CUET result 2023 in the third week of June 2023. All the candidates taking the exam will be able to download the result and know their qualifying status by visiting CUET website. The result consists of the marks obtained by the candidates in the CUET online test that will be used to take admission in CUET participating universities and courses.
CUET Scorecard
CUET Scorecard will be released by NTA in online mode on the CUET website. The scorecard gives you proper information about the marks that have been scored by you in the online exam. You will be able to view the normalized score as well as the raw score of CUET exam. The scorecard will be used by you to take admission to UG course in the CUET 2023 participating institutes.
CUET 2023 Normalization Process
CUET exam is held across India on multiple dates and slots. Therefore, in order to ensure transparency in creating the result, NTA shall be using the normalization process known as “Normalization procedure based on Percentile Score”
The Percentile score is the Normalized Score for the CUET examination (instead of the raw marks of the candidate) and is used to prepare the merit list. The CUET Percentile score of a Candidate is calculated as follows:
>> 100 X Number of candidates appeared in the ‘Session’ with raw score EQUAL TO OR LESS than the candidate.
CUET 2023 Participating Institutes
For the CUET 2023 exam, State, Central as well private universities can participate in it too. The following is the list of some of the universities that will take admission through the CUET scorecard 2023.
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University Name |
State |
Website |
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Jawaharlal Nehru University |
New Delhi |
jnu.ac.in |
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Mahatma Gandhi Central University |
Bihar |
mgcub.ac.in |
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University of Hyderabad |
Telangana |
uohyd.ac.in |
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University of Delhi |
New Delhi |
du.ac.in |
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Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
Uttarakhand |
hnbgu.ac.in |
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Visva-Bharati University |
West Bengal |
visvabharati.ac.in |
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University of Allahabad |
Uttar Pradesh |
allduniv.ac.in |
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Rajiv Gandhi University |
Arunachal Pradesh |
rguhs.ac.in |
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Tezpur University |
Assam |
tezu.ernet.in |
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Nagaland University |
Nagaland |
nagalanduniversity.ac.in |
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Central University of Odisha |
Odisha |
cuo.ac.in |
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Pondicherry University |
Puducherry |
pondiuni.edu.in |
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English and Foreign Languages University |
Telangana |
efluniversity.ac.in |
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Maulana Azad National Urdu University |
Telangana |
manuu.edu.in |
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Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University |
Uttar Pradesh |
bbau.ac.in |
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Tripura University |
Tripura |
tripurauniv.ac.in |
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Banaras Hindu University |
Uttar Pradesh |
bhu.ac.in |
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Mizoram University |
Mizoram |
mzu.edu.in |
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The National Sanskrit University |
Andhra Pradesh |
nsktu.ac.in |
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North Eastern Hill University |
Meghalaya |
nehu.ac.in |
|
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, |
Chattisgarh |
ggu.ac.in |
|
Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
ctuap.ac.in |
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The Central Sanskrit University |
New Delhi |
sanskrit.nic.in |
|
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |
New Delhi |
slbsrsv.ac.in |
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Sikkim University |
Sikkim |
cus.ac.in |
|
Manipur University |
Manipur |
manipuruniv.ac.in |
|
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya |
Madhya Pradesh |
dhsgsu.ac.in |
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Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya |
Maharashtra |
hindivishwa.org |
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The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University |
Madhya Pradesh |
igntu.ac.in |
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Central University of Himachal Pradesh |
Himachal Pradesh |
cuhimachal.ac.in |
|
Central University of Kashmir |
Jammu and Kashmir |
cukashmir.ac.in |
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Central Agricultural University |
Manipur |
cau.ac.in |
|
Central University of Jammu |
Jammu and Kashmir |
cujammu.ac.in |
|
Central University of Haryana |
Haryana |
cuh.ac.in |
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Central University of South Bihar |
Bihar |
cusb.ac.in |
|
Central University of Karnataka |
Karnataka |
cuk.ac.in |
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Central University of Rajasthan |
Rajasthan |
curaj.ac.in |
|
Central University of Jharkhand |
Jharkhand |
cuj.ac.in |
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Central University of Kerala |
Kerala |
cukerala.ac.in |
|
Central University of Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh |
cuap.ac.in |
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Assam University, Silchar |
Assam |
aus.ac.in |
|
Central University of Gujarat |
Gujarat |
cug.ac.in |
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Aligarh Muslim University |
New Delhi |
amu.ac.in |
|
Central University of Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Nadu |
cutn.ac.in |
FAQs on CUET Exam
What is CUET exam?
CUET exam is a national level entrance exam that is held for admissions into undergraduate courses in various participating universities and institutions across the country. Any class 12th appearing/passed candidate is eligible to apply for CUET exam.
What is CUET exam date 2023?
As per the latest notice released by NTA, CUET exam date is from 21 May to 31 May 2023 in two slots on each day. Apart from this, the reserved date is from 1 June to 7 June. In case the CUET exam is cancelled for any of the days, then the exam shall be held within the reserved time period as specified by NTA.
What is CUET 2023 Notification release date?
CUET 2023 Notification release date is on 9th February 2023. The notification has details on the CUET eligibility, selection process, syllabus, and other important information related to the exam.
What is CUET full form?
CUET full form is Central Universities Entrance Test. CUET exam is held once a year by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the purpose of admissions into undergraduate courses in the participating universities and institutes of the country. CUET UG tests began in the year 2021 to bring uniformity in the admission procedure.
How many CUET 2023 participating universities/institutions are there?
CUET 2023 participating universities/institutions are those that accept the CUET scorecard for undergraduate admissions. A total of 90 universities out of which 43 Central Universities, 13 State Universities, 12 Deemed Universities and 18 Private Universities of India participated in CUET 2022 exam. Thus, you may expect the number of CUET 2023 participating institutes to increase.
How many times is the CUET exam held?
CUET exam is conducted once a year. The exam is held in two slots over a period of 10 days. However, the exam days can be increased due to uncertain circumstances.
What is CUET 2023 registration date?
CUET 2023 registration date is from 9th February to 12th March 2023. Interested and eligible candidates must ensure that they fill out the application form before the last date.
Who are eligible to apply for CUET 2023 exam?
Candidates who have passed or are appearing in class 12 can apply for CUET 2023 exam. There is no age limit specified by NTA for the CUET exam.