The rescheduled Common University Entrance Test–Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026 was conducted smoothly on Sunday across multiple centres in India and abroad after certain examinations scheduled for May 28 were postponed due to Eid al-Adha.
“The examination was conducted smoothly,” a National Testing Agency (NTA) source told news agency PTI, adding that the exam was held in two shifts at centres across the country and overseas.
In Shift-I, the examination was conducted at 334 centres for 70,266 candidates. One foreign centre was operational, with two overseas candidates appearing for the test. No Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates were registered in this shift, the source said.
In Shift-II, the exam was held at 358 centres for 80,872 candidates. This shift included three PwD candidates, while two foreign centres accommodated 30 overseas candidates. A total of 54,882 candidates appeared in Shift-II, resulting in an attendance rate of 67.9 per cent, the source told PTI.
Earlier, the National Testing Agency (NTA) had revised the CUET-UG 2026 schedule after postponing certain examinations scheduled for May 28 due to Eid al-Adha. The affected exams were rescheduled for May 31, June 6 and June 7, with admit cards for the May 31 exam already released, while those for the remaining dates will be issued separately.
The smooth conduct of the exam comes a day after a technical glitch at some centres delayed the start of Shift-I of CUET-UG 2026. The NTA had also announced a re-examination for 3,765 affected candidates.
“We understand that 3,765 candidates who were present and had completed biometric registration chose to leave before the exam could restart. For these candidates, NTA will hold a rescheduled examination as a one-time measure,” the agency said, adding that the new date will be announced separately.
CUET-UG, introduced in 2022, is conducted to standardise undergraduate admissions across central, state and select private universities in India, providing a common assessment platform for language skills, domain subjects and general aptitude in line with NEP 2020.
(With inputs from PTI)