The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an informative advisory on December 27, 2025 to guide all the students who are preparing for Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate (CUET UG) 2026. As per the official notice, the CUET 2026 exam is tentatively scheduled in the month of May 2026. The application for the exam will be released on the CUET UG 2026 official website – cuet.nta.nic.in soon.
The CUET UG 2026 is a national level entrance exam conducted to provide admission into the UG courses offered by top central universities and colleges of India. The latest notice highlights the key details of CUET UG 2026 like the list of participating universities, Aadhar authentication, offered courses and other related information to help students understand the exam process. All the aspirants must check the CUET UG eligibility criteria before applying for the upcoming entrance exam.
CUET UG 2026: Check key points of the advisory
Students preparing to appear for the CUET UG 2026 can refer to points given below to get an idea for crucial information mentioned in the recently-issued advisory of NTA.
- The CUET UG 2026 exam date will be around the third week of May 2026.
- The exam will be conducted in 13 mediums across the whole country and abroad for granting admission into the Undergraduate Programmes offered by all the Central Universities(CUs) and other participating universities.
- The CUET UG 2026 syllabus has been published on the official website.
- The list of central universities (CUs) and participating institutes along with the UG courses offered are also made available on the website of CUET UG 2026 for students to refer to.
- NTA has also mentioned a list of important details that will be required while doing the CUET UG 2026 registration.
Students are advised to keep a regular check on the notifications released by the NTA regarding the start and last date to apply for CUET UG 2026.
CUET UG 2026 Application Form: Important Guidelines
In the advisory, NTA has mentioned clear guidelines to overcome the difficulties faced by students while filling out the CUET UG 2026 Application form. Following are some of the significant points mentioned regarding the application form and Aadhar authentication.
- Personal details of the candidate like their Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Photograph, Address will automatically be fetched from UIDAI through Aadhaar Authentication.
- Candidates who have to get their aadhar updated should get it done beforehand.
- As the Aadhar does not contain information like Mother/Father/Gaurdian’s Name, candidates will have to manually fill these fields while filing the CUET UG 2026 Application form.
- Students who have problems related to the name mismatch in their Aadhaar & 10th certificate will be given a chance to resolve it during the application process.
All the CUET UG 2026 aspirants should regularly visit the official website to be aware about their upcoming examination.
