UGC reopens application window for CUET-UG, deadline now April 11

The University Grants Commission has announced that it will be reopening the application window for the CUET-UG, following requests from students.

"Following requests from several students, we have decided to re-open the application portal for CUET-UG on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday and it will close at 11.59 pm on Tuesday (11 April 2023). Students are requested to visit cuet.samarth.ac.in for more details," UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said.

The move comes after several students were confused regarding the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, which left them in confusion about its impact on the exams.


"The notified syllabus will remain the same as the exam is not just for students from a particular board. Not all boards have rationalised the content," a senior National Testing Agency (NTA) official told PTI.

Nearly 14 lakh students have applied for CUET-UG, up by 41% since last year.

CUET-UG remains the second-largest entrance exam in the country in terms of applicants. In the debut edition of CUET-UG, 12.50 lakh students registered themselves and 9.9 lakh of them submitted their applications.

The last date for applications for CUET-UG was March 30 and the exam is scheduled to be conducted from May 21-31. In a deviation from the usual pattern, the exam will be conducted in three shifts this year.