CUET UG 2026: Last date for registration has been extended till 4th February; check the complete schedule

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has given an announcement that they are going to allow the candidates an extended time for the registration of the Common University Entrance Test, Undergraduate (CUET UG) 2026 till 4th February, 2026 (Wednesday). It was kept as a secret from the public that the deadline would be extended until the very day of the announcement i.e. 30th January 2026 while at the time, registration was supposed to be closed on this day.

"National Testing Agency will take the Common University Entrance Test [CUET (UG)], 2026 from 11, 31 May 2026 (tentative) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode at different centres located in various cities throughout the country and 15 cities outside India, which provides a single window opportunity to students seeking admission in any of the Central Universities/ Participating Universities (State/Deemed/Private) across the country, " NTA informed through an official notice.

Online application for the exam mentioned above is being accepted at https://cuet.nta.nic.in from 03 January 2026 onwards.

Referring to the Public Notice dated 03 January 2026 for the submission of the online application forms for CUET (UG) 2026, and considering the requests made by the candidates through various means for extension of the last date for submission of online application forms, NTA got a decision to allow an extension for the last date for submission of online application forms for CUET (UG), 2026. This is in order to permit the potential candidate(s) to register for the said exam.

To the candidates' convenience, the revised schedule has provision for the application form corrections window being opened online for the candidates from the 9th to the 11th (up to 11:50 pm) of February.

Step 1: Open the official CUET portal cuet.nta.nic.in in your browser.

Step 2: On the homepage, under the "Candidate Activity" section, you will notice the registration link. Click on it.

Step 3: After you have been a registered candidate, use your registration ID and password to log into the portal.

Step 4: Correctly fill in the application form with truthful details.

Step 5: Also, upload your properly scanned documents, which must comply with the given specifications.

Step 6: You can use any online payment mode to pay the application fee.

Step 7: After the submission, take a print of the confirmation page and keep it safe.

Candidates should note that the language and General Aptitude Test are included in the subjects. So, they can select a maximum of five (05) subjects only.