Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate)
63
Universities accept it
31
States covered
₹2 K – ₹2 L/yr
Annual fee range
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Cutoffs on record
CUET-PG is the common entrance test for master's programmes at central and participating universities, covering a wide spread of subject-specific papers from sciences and humanities to management and law.
A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or in the final year of one.
A single subject-specific paper of 75 to 100 questions, typically 105 minutes, with negative marking.
These are the usual months, not this year's dates. Always confirm on the official notification.
Registration
December – January
Exam
March – April
Result
April – May
Counselling
May – July
₹10 K – ₹1.5 L/yr
The University of Delhi is a collegiate central university with over 90 constituent and affiliated colleges spread across North and South Campus.
New Delhi, Delhi
Central University · Estd. 1969
₹2 K – ₹60 K/yr
Jawaharlal Nehru University is a central university in New Delhi renowned for social sciences, international studies, languages and life sciences.
New Delhi, Delhi
Central University · Estd. 1920
₹8 K – ₹1.6 L/yr
Jamia Millia Islamia is a central university in South Delhi founded in 1920 during the freedom movement.
Hyderabad, Telangana
Central University · Estd. 1974
₹5 K – ₹60 K/yr
The University of Hyderabad is a research-focused central university and Institution of Eminence on a 2,300-acre campus in Gachibowli.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Central University · Estd. 1916
₹5 K – ₹1.2 L/yr
Banaras Hindu University, founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1916, is Asia's largest residential university with a 1,300-acre main campus on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi.
₹8 K – ₹1.2 L/yr
Panjab University, Chandigarh is an inter-state body corporate funded by the Centre and Punjab, with a beautiful Le Corbusier-era campus.
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
State Govt University · Estd. 1937
₹3 K – ₹40 K/yr
The University of Kerala, established in 1937 as the University of Travancore, is the oldest university in Kerala and among the top state universities in the country.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Central University · Estd. 1996
₹6 K – ₹50 K/yr
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University is a central university in Lucknow established in 1996 with a strong social-justice mandate: 50% of seats are reserved for SC/ST students.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Deemed University (Govt Aided) · Estd. 1936
₹30 K – ₹1.5 L/yr
Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Deonar, Mumbai is Asia's oldest school of social work and a deemed university with campuses in Tuljapur, Hyderabad and Guwahati.
Kurukshetra, Haryana
State Govt University · Estd. 1956
₹6 K – ₹90 K/yr
Kurukshetra University is Haryana's oldest state university, with a 473-acre campus near the Brahma Sarovar.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
State Govt University · Estd. 1857
₹3 K – ₹50 K/yr
The University of Madras, established in 1857, is one of the three oldest modern universities in India.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
State Govt University · Estd. 1857
₹5 K – ₹2 L/yr
The University of Mumbai, one of the three oldest universities in India, affiliates 800+ colleges and has an enrolment exceeding half a million students.
63 universities on ShikshaSphere accept CUET-PG. The full list on this page is ordered by the ShikshaSphere Score and can be filtered by state, fees and accreditation.
Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate) is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). It is computer-based test, once a year.
A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or in the final year of one.
A single subject-specific paper of 75 to 100 questions, typically 105 minutes, with negative marking.
Annual tuition across these universities runs from ₹2 K – ₹2 L/yr. Fees on this page are indicative seed data for the prototype — check the university's own prospectus before applying.
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