The minimum educational qualification required for this position is 12th Pass or Appearing (refer to the official notification for the exact discipline, stream or trade required). Candidates appearing in the final year of their qualifying examination may apply provisionally, provided they can produce the marksheet at the document verification stage.
Nationality requirement: the candidate must be a citizen of India (or hold the eligibility documents specified by the recruiting body). This is an All-India recruitment, so eligible candidates from any state of India may apply.
Applications are now open for the NTA CUET UG 2026 Answer Key Out – Download Now answer key announced by National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates can verify their responses against the official answer key — released on 09 Jun 2026. The objection window (if any) is detailed in the notification.
Always confirm the final details in the official notification — it is the binding source for eligibility, dates, and fees.
Applications must be submitted online through the official portal. The process involves registering with mobile and email, filling the form, uploading photo + signature + supporting documents in the prescribed format, paying the fee, and downloading the confirmation page. Take the steps below one at a time — many fields are locked after the final submission.
The Answer Key Released for this application is 09 Jun 2026. We strongly recommend completing the application at least 2-3 days before the deadline — the official portal usually sees heavy load on the last day, and payment-gateway timeouts in the final hours can cause submissions to fail.
The application fee varies by category and is listed in the Application Fee section below. Payment can be made online using debit card, credit card, net banking, UPI, or any accepted digital wallet. Save the payment receipt — you will need it if the system requires manual verification.
The selection process is conducted in 4 stages: Computer-Based Test (CBT) – CUET UG 2026, Answer Key Release & Objection Window, Final Answer Key & Score Calculation and University-wise Merit List & Seat Allocation. Candidates must clear each stage to be eligible for the next, and the final merit list is prepared on the combined performance across all stages. Detailed marking schemes, qualifying cut-offs, and any tie-breaker rules are listed in the official notification linked above.
The NTA CUET UG 2026 Answer Key was officially released on 09 Jun 2026, shortly after the rescheduled exam concluded on 07 Jun 2026.
You can download the answer key by logging in to the official NTA candidate portal at examinationservices.nic.in using your Application Number and Date of Birth or Password.
The main CBT exam was conducted from 11 May to 31 May 2026, and rescheduled exams took place on 06–07 Jun 2026.
NTA has not prescribed any age limit for appearing in CUET UG 2026. However, individual universities may have their own age criteria for specific programmes, which you should verify directly with those institutions.
Candidates who have passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination, or those who are appearing in the 2026 board exams, are eligible to appear in CUET UG 2026.
For up to 3 subjects, the fee is ₹1,000 for General, ₹900 for OBC/EWS, and ₹800 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender candidates. An additional ₹400 (General), ₹375 (OBC/EWS), or ₹350 (SC/ST/PwD/Transgender) is charged per subject beyond the first three.
Yes, candidates can challenge any answer in the key through the official objection window on the NTA portal. Check the portal for the exact deadline and fee for raising challenges.
Over 45 Central Universities — including Delhi University, JNU, BHU, Jamia Millia Islamia, AMU, and University of Hyderabad — along with many state and deemed universities accept CUET UG 2026 scores for undergraduate admissions.
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