Aspirants should meet the eligibility criteria decided by NTA to apply and appear for CUET 2023. The eligibility parameters are as follows:
● They should have passed Class 12 from a recognised board in Science or a relevant stream to be admitted to bachelor’s degree programmes in the Central Universities.
● They in Class 12 who are yet to appear for the Board exam are also eligible to apply.
● There is no age limit for appearing in the CUET UG 2023 exam.
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CUET 2023 exam
Dates |
Upcoming Exam Dates |
1 Apr '23 - 3 Apr '23 |
CUET UG 2023 Application Correction (ongoing) |
30 Apr '23 |
Advance Intimation Slip for Exam City |
May '23 |
CUET 2023 Admit Card Release (tentative) |
21 May '23 - 31 May '23 |
CUET 2023 Exam |
1 Jun '23 - 7 Jun '23 |
CUET UG 2023 Reserved Exam Dates |
Dates |
Past Exam Dates |
10 Feb '23 - 30 Mar '23 |
CUET 2023 Application Process |
Aspirants applying for CUET UG 2023 must note the below points:
● They can apply to as many universities as they wish.
● They can opt for a maximum of 10 subjects. The application fee would vary according to the number of subjects opted for.
● The application form of a candidate would not be accepted by exam authorities till the CUET test fee was paid successfully.
● An email and SMS were sent to the candidate's registered email ID and phone number on successful CUET online application form submission and fee payment.
Aspirants can apply for CUET via online mode on the official website of the exam as per the steps mentioned below:
Step 1: Registration
a. Applicants have to register first for the CUET 2023 by visiting the official website of the exam.
b. Then they have to click on the 'New Registration' tab and read the instructions carefully before proceeding.
c. Next they have to fill in their personal details- contact, address and choose a password and security question. Upon entering the security pin, their registration process would be complete. Applicants will receive the username and password on their registered email and SMS. The mandatory fields that had be filled in the CUET 2023 registration form are as follows:
● Candidate Name
● Father’s Name
● Mother’s Name
● Guardian’s Name
● Date of Birth from drop-down box
● Gender
● Nationality
● Identity Type (Select a valid Photo Identity Card type)
● Identity Card Number
● Present and Permanent Address
● Email ID
● Mobile Number and Alternate Contact Number
● Choose Password (8-13 characters with one special character, one uppercase character, one lowercase character and one numeric character)
● Select a Security Question and Answer
● Enter Security Pin
● Verify the submitted details
● Enter OTP sent on Mobile Number
Step 2: Application Process
These are the details that applicants need to fill in the CUET application form are as follows:
Personal Details: This section fetches information from the registration form and the additional details required are as follows:
● Confirmation of PwBD category
● Parent’s Qualification
● Parent’s Occupation
● Annual Family Income
● Confirmation of Being a Twin
● Domicile State
● Confirmation of Being a Diabetic
● Place of Residence
● Mode of Preparation
● Medium of Studying in Qualifying Education
● Other Quota & Category Information and Confirmation such as BPL, Kashmiri Migrant, Ward of Defence Personnel/Ex-Serviceman, Claim for NCC Quota, Claim for Sports Quota, Ward of University Employee
Education Details: Here candidates have to enter their qualifying exam details such as the name of the board/college, passing year, marks obtained, and percentage scored. The fields to be filled are as follows:
Class 10 and Class 12 or Equivalent Education Details
The details that had to be filled in this section are as follows:
● Result Status
● Passing Year
● Qualifying Examination
● Place of Schooling
● Type of School/College
● Qualifying Examination Country, State and District
● Board Name
● School/College Name, Address and Pincode
● Roll Number
● Result Mode
Step 3: Examination Centre Selection: applicants can choose two examination states and city in the preferential order where they would like to sit for the exam.
Step 4: University/Programme Selection: applicants had to apply for one or more universities and programmes from the dropdown menu and click on the Add button. They can change the selected universities/programmes by clicking on the ‘Update’ tab.
Step 5: Test Paper/Subject Selection: aspirants have to select a minimum of three and a maximum of 10 subjects or papers, along with the medium or language of the question paper they wish to opt for. If they select less than 10 subjects, they need to select NA: Not Applicable option for the rest of the subject fields.
Step 6: Upload Photograph and Signature
At the end aspirants have to upload their scanned photograph and signature as per the prescribed specifications. The following table brings the details of the documents to be uploaded.
Document Type |
File Format |
File Size |
Photograph |
JPG/JPEG |
10 KB – 200 KB |
Signature |
4 KB – 30 KB |
|
Category of PwBD Certificate |
|
50 KB – 300 KB |
Step 7: Application Fee Payment
Aspirants can pay the CUET 2023 application fee online (net banking/ credit card/ debit card/ UPI/ Wallet).
Number of Subjects |
Candidate Category |
Application Fee (in INR) |
Up to 3 Subjects |
General (UR) |
750 |
OBC-NCL (EWS) |
700 |
|
SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender |
650 |
|
Centres Outside India |
3,750 |
|
Up to 7 Subjects |
General (UR) |
1,500 |
OBC-NCL (EWS) |
1,400 |
|
SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender |
1,300 |
|
Centres Outside India |
7,500 |
|
Up to 10 Subjects |
General (UR) |
1,750 |
OBC-NCL (EWS) |
1,650 |
|
SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender |
1,550 |
|
Centres Outside India |
11,000 |
The detailed breakup of the application fee amount was given on the screen along with the payment windows, which are:
● State Bank of India
● Canara Bank
● ICICI Bank
● Paytm
Aspirants are advised to avoid the following mistakes:
● Do not upload a blurred image of signature
● Use plain white paper as the background while scanning the images
● Make sure to upload the qualification certificates as demanded
applicants must preserve the following information after applying:
● CUET 2023 Application Confirmation Page printout and soft copy
● CUET UG 2023 Credentials (Registration/Application Number and Password)
● Documents uploaded in the CUET 2023 application form
● Verify the details entered and make a list of corrections/changes to be done during the CUET 2023 Application Correction window.
If an applicant forgets the CUET UG 2023 application password, he/she can retrieve the same by following the below procedure:
● Visit the CUET UG 2023 website
● Click on the Login tab
● Click on the Forgot Password
● Enter the Security Question Answer
● The password will be sent to the registered email id
In case they want to reset the password, candidates will have to follow the steps given below:
● Visit the CUET UG 2023 website
● Click on the Log in tab
● Click on ‘Reset/Change Password’ tab
● A link will be mailed to the registered email id
● Click on the link and change/reset the password
The CUET UG 2023 Help Centres are located in Rajasthan, Assam, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh. The list is given in the table below.
CUET UG 2023 Help Centre Name |
Address |
India International School |
Kshipra Path, Opp. V.T. Road, Mansarovar, Jaipur-302020, Rajasthan |
Modern English School |
Kahilipara, Assam |
DAV International School |
By-Pass Road, Verka Chowk, Amritsar Verka Chowk, Amritsar Ma Resort And Verka Milk Plant, Amritsar, Punjab |
Lawrence And Mayo Public School |
Sector A, Shrinathpuram, Near New Fire Station, Kota, Rajasthan |
Cambridge International School For Girls |
Cambridge Innovative School Urban Estate Phase-Ii Jalandhar Punjab |
Rajhans Vidyalaya |
Rajhans Vidyalaya, Munshi Nagar, Near Bhavans College, D N Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai- 400058, Maharashtra |
Pragati Academy Perumbavoor |
Pragati Academy, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala |
Saraswathi Vidyalaya |
Arappura, Vattiyoorkavu, Trivandrum Saraswathi Vidyalaya, Arappura, Vattiyoorkavu, Trivandrum 695013 Arappura, Ganapathy Temple, Kerala |
Delhi Public School Risali |
Delhi Public School Bhilai Risali Sector Bhilai Distt- Durg Chhattisgarh |
The Mother's Institute of Integral Education |
Unit-I Near Indoor Hall Behind State Bank Main Branch, Khurda, Odisha |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram |
No.6, Kilpauk Garden Road, Kilpauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
JSS Public School |
No. 31, 15th Main, 22nd Cross , Bengaluru, Karnataka |
Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women's University) |
Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Padmavathi Nagar, M.R.Palli, Tirupati, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh |
Senior Secondary Adarsh Vidhya Mandir Janta Colony |
Senior Secondary Adarsh Vidhya Mandir Behind Pink Square Mall Janta Colony Govind Marg Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Lucknow Memorial Public School |
Gopalpuri V I P Road Alambagh Lucknow Near Pakri Ka Pul, 226005, Uttar Pradesh |
Government Polytechnic Ambikapur |
Near Gandhi Chowk, Namnakala, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh |
H S DAV Public School |
Narkatiaganj H S Dav Public School Near Pakri Dhala, Narkatiaganj West Champaran, 845455 Bihar Narkatiaganj Bihar, Pakri Dhala Narkatiaganj West Champaran Bihar |
HRIT Group Of Institutions |
7 Km Stone, Delhi-Meerut Road, Morta, Ghaziabad Ghaziabad Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Global Academy For Learning School |
Global Academy For Learning School No 40, Chowdeshwari Farm Near Global(V), Pattanagere Main Rd Rajarajeswari Nagar Bangalore Karnataka |
MLR Institute Of Technology |
Laxman Reddy Avenue, Dundigal Police Station Road, Dundigal Dundigal Laxman Reddy Avenue, Medchal Malkajgiri, Telangana |
SDR (EM) High School |
Sdr Em High School Udumalapuram (Amalapuram) (V), Nandyal(M), Nandyal Dist., Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh |
GAV Public School |
Near Municipality Committee Ground, Opposite Vishal Mega Mart, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
Paladugu Parvathi Devi College of Engineering and Technology |
Beside Polavaram Canal, Surampalli via Nunna Gannavaram Mandal Vijayawada Rural Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh |
Aspirants need to follow the steps given below to make changes to the CUET 2023 application form:
● Visit the official website of CUET 2023 – cuet.samarth.ac.in
● Click on the ‘Sign In’ tab on the top right side of the page
● Enter your application number, password and security pin
● Click on the tab indicating application correction
● Enter the OTP sent to the registered mobile number and email address
● Make the necessary changes
● Verify the details before final submission
They will be able to make changes in any one of the following fields of the CUET 2023 application form:
● Candidate Name or
● Father Name or
● Mother Name or
● Photograph - Image Upload or
● Signature – Image Upload
● Date of birth
● Gender
● Category
● PwBD
● Class 10 or equivalent details
● Class 12 or equivalent details
● Exam centre city selection (all four preferences)
● Medium of question paper
● Subject/Test Paper Code
● University and Programme selection
These are the fields which cannot be edited:
● Mobile number
● Email address
● Permanent and correspondence address
Last year, there was a total registration of 14,90,293 candidates in CUET UG out of which 9,68,201 candidates appeared for the exam. The gender-wise total number of CUET registrations vis-a-vis the number of candidates who appeared for the exam is provided below.
Gender |
Total Registrations |
Total Appearing Candidates |
Female |
6,60,311 |
4,29,228 |
Male |
8,29,965 |
5,38,965 |
Third Gender |
17 |
8 |
Total |
14,90,293 |
9,68,201 |
Q: When can I make corrections in the CUET UG 2023 application form?
A: The CUET UG 2023 application correction window is open from April 1 to April 3, 11.50 PM. Originally, the application correction window was scheduled from March 15 to March 18. NTA postponed the dates of the application form submission and correction.
Q. Is there any fee required for making CUET 2023 application correction?
A. There is no specific fee levied for making CUET 2023 application correction. However, in case of changing category, the application fee will be revised and candidates have to pay the excess fee as applicable.
Q: When has the CUET UG 2023 application process begun?
A: CUET UG 2023 application process begun on February 10. The last date to submit the application form ended on March 30. Earlier, it was extended from March 12, 9 PM to March 30, 9.50 PM. The application fee had to be paid by 11.50 PM of March 30.
Q: How much is the CUET exam fee? Is it different if I apply for more courses or universities?
A: CUET exam fee was INR 750 for General, INR 700 for OBC-NCL and EWS category candidates and INR 650 for SC, ST, PwD Third Gender candidates for three subjects. Those who wanted to opt for a centre located outside India had to pay INR 3,750. The CUET application fee was increased from that of last year. The fee amount varied for the number of subjects opted for.
Q: How will I know that my application has reached the exam authorities?
A: On successful submission of the CUET online application form along with the exam fee, an automated email and SMS were sent to the registered email ID and mobile number of candidates.
Q: Can I fill the application form offline?
A: No, CUET application forms had to be filled in online mode on the official website of the exam only. Candidates had to visit the official website of NTA CUET UG and register first, which generated the credentials, or the username and password. After that, they had to log in and complete the application process by filling out the mandatory fields and paying the requisite application fee online.
Q: What can I do if I face any problem in filling the online application form or if do not receive automated email and SMS?
A: In case candidates faced any difficulty in filling the application form or did not receive the automated response through email and SMS within 24 hours of submitting the form, they should have contacted exam authorities through email or call. It may be noted that at the time of contacting exam authorities, candidates should have been ready with the following information: registration number, email ID, mobile number, operating system Windows XP SP2 or Linux (with Version number), browser with its version number, whether javascript is enabled, and copy of Exact Text of error message encountered.
Q: Is it mandatory to fill the CUET application form in one go?
A: No, candidates could fill the CUET application form partially and then log in again to complete it later. However, they must have ensured that each stage of the application form was saved properly, otherwise, they would have to repeat the entire exercise once again.
Q. Can I fill and submit the application form on the day it is released?
A. Yes. Candidates could fill the form from the first day of release till the last day of submission. Candidates were not allowed to apply once the application process was over.
Q. Does the passport-sized photograph have to be coloured or black and white?
A. Candidates were advised to upload a scanned copy of their passport-size photograph which should be either coloured or black and white. The photograph should be in white background and 80 percent face (without mask) should be visible. The image file should have been in JPG or JPEG format and within 10 KB to 200 KB dimension.
Q: What is the duration to fill and submit the CUET 2023 application form?
A: Candidates filling the CUET 2023 application form had to submit it within 30 minutes of logging into the registered account. Also, they had to keep saving each section of the application form to avoid filling it again if the session expired. To ensure completing the form in under 30 minutes, applicants must have kept all the information and soft copy of files/documents to be uploaded handy.
Q. Is the application fee for CUET supposed to be paid before filling the application form or after it?
A. On submission of online application successfully, applicants could make the online payment for their selected programme. This means that the application fee needed to be paid after submitting the application form.
Q. How many options could an applicant fill for the programmes in the application form of CUET?
A. An applicant could choose a maximum of 10 programmes of each university for the Common Entrance Test.
Q. What are the major reasons which can lead to the cancellation of the candidature of an application?
A. The major reasons that can result in the cancellation of a candidate's candidature are: if the minimum eligibility requirement is not fulfilled or false documentation has been done or facts have been suppressed.
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