CUET (UG) 2026 notice, explained

The main rules of the official notice in plain words. Each point gives the page or para, so you can check it in the notice yourself.

In short

Age	No age limit
Education	Class 12 pass
Final-year students	Can apply (p.16, para 3.1)
Last date to apply	30-01-2026

Important dates

CUET (UG) 2026 · verified 12-11-2026 · All exams in the tracker

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Who can apply

Age: No age limit

Education

• all: Passed Class 12 / equivalent or appearing in 2026 (10+2 boards, NIOS with 5 subjects, HSC Vocational, 3-year AICTE/state diploma, GCE A-level, IB etc.); programme-wise eligibility is set by each university (p.16, para 3.1-3.2)

Final-year students: can apply, if the qualification is complete by the date the notice sets (p.16, para 3.1)

Other conditions

• Class 12 from outside India or an unlisted board needs a UGC equivalence certificate; each university's own subject/qualification conditions apply for admission (p.16, para 3.2 (x); p.17, para 3.3)

Syllabus

• Section: Languages (13): English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu (p.7, para 4; p.37, Appendix-II)
• Section: General Aptitude Test: General Aptitude Test (p.7, para 4; p.37, Appendix-II)

Every topic, with a tick list

Documents

To upload with the form

• Live photograph captured at the time of filling the form (p.9, item 1(i))
• Passport-size photograph (colour, 80% face, white background), JPG 10-200 KB (p.9, item 1)
• Signature, JPG 10-50 KB (p.9, item 2)
• Disability/UDID certificate (if applicable), PDF 50-300 KB (p.9, item 3)
• Identity proof (if not verifying through Aadhaar/DigiLocker), JPG 10-200 KB (p.9, item 3)

Photo and signature sizes, with resizers

Source: CUET (UG) 2026 Information Bulletin, National Testing Agency (03.01.2026). Always confirm in the current notice.

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