CUET 2026 Answer Key (Tentative Dates), Results and How to Download CUET Results?

CUET Result 2026

Students hoping to gain admission to esteemed central and participating universities throughout India eagerly await the CUET UG Result 2026. The National Testing Agency (NTA) administers the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG 2026 to improve the transparency of undergraduate admissions for several subjects, including science, commerce, the humanities, and vocational streams.

The tentative date for the CUET UG 2026 exam is May 2026, and the results should be posted on the official website, cuet.samarth.ac.in, during the final week of June 2026. The result date, ways to confirm the CUET UG scorecard, tie-breaking requirements, and next steps in the admissions process are all covered in detail in this article.

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How to Check CUET 2026 Result

CUET exam 2026  will be conducted over multiple days and shifts in an online CBT mode. Students must visit the official website of NTA CUET and log in to their dashboard to view and download their results (when released).

Steps to download the CUET UG results & scorecard:

• Visit the official website of CUET
• The next step is to fill in the credentials (application no. & password).
• Click the "login" button on the screen.
• Once students enter their dashboard, click on “view result”, and they will be able to see their CUET 2026 results
• Make sure to download the CUET results/scorecard and save it for future reference

Download CUET 2026 Results

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When Will the CUET Results be Declared

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the CUET UG results 2026 in the last week of June 2026. All the candidates must visit the official NTA CUET website to view and download their CUET results once they are released. After downloading, students must thoroughly review all the details mentioned on it to check for any errors and discrepancies. If found, it should be reported to the NTA at the earliest.

CUET Scorecard Details

Follow the table below to gain insights into the details that are mentioned on the CUET scorecard. This is the most crucial document for the UG admission of students.

Details mentioned on the CUET scorecard

Universities will consider the percentile score of the candidates for UG admission purposes. Please note that the CUET scorecard is the sole gateway for admission to all the participating universities (217).

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CUET 2026 Result & Cut-off

Once students register for the respective universities' counselling process, the universities will begin the course and college preference filling window, where students must fill out and submit their choices (after the results are released)

Students must fulfil the course-wise CUET cut-off marks and any other additional eligibility criteria to seek admission to any of the participating universities and their constituent colleges. Many universities are expected to announce multiple cut-off lists depending on the intake capacity. If students fail to get in through the first chance, they must keep an eye out for the subsequent cut-off announcement.

Students must go through the detailed eligibility guidelines of their desired course in each of the universities/colleges they are applying to and check their CUET UG results to make wise choices.

CUET 2026 cut-off for various participating universities might depend on the following factors:

• The difficulty level of the exam
• The number of applicants for CUET 2026
• Availability of seats in different universities & their constituent colleges
• Category-wise seat distribution & CUET applicants

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CUET Answer Key 2026

NTA will release the CUET 2026 answer key in a step-wise manner. First, the NTA will release the CUET provisional answer key, which students can challenge by paying a nominal fee. Once all the challenges are received, NTA experts will analyze and release the CUET final answer key.

Students must note that the CUET results 2026 will be based on the final answer key. They can visit the official website to view and download the same (after it is released), following the steps mentioned below.

Steps to download the CUET Answer key 2026:

• Visit the official website of the NTA CUET
• Click on the direct link to download the CUET 2026 answer keys
• Click on the link to submit the required details (application no. & password)
• Download the CUET answer key and your response sheet

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How to Challenge the CUET 2026 Answer Key

Following the release of the CUET provisional answer keys, NTA will open a short window to accept challenges. Students had the opportunity to challenge the provisional answer key by paying a nominal fee. The entire process of challenging the CUET UG answer key will be online.

Steps to challenge the CUET provisional answer key:

• Visit the official website
• Log in with the application number and password
• Click on the ‘View/Challenge Answer Key’ button.
• The option(s) next to the question ID under the column ‘correct option(s)’ stand for the most appropriate answer key to be used by NTA
• If students wish to challenge this option, they may use any one or more of the Options given in the next five columns by clicking the check box
• Students may upload supporting documents by selecting ‘Choose File’ and uploading (all documents will be in a single PDF file
• After clicking on the desired option(s) ID for the challenge, scroll down, click submit and review claims, and move to the next screen. Students must select all the required options(s) before moving further
• Students will see all the question IDs and options they have challenged. They may still modify their selection by clicking on ‘modify claim’. Once all the Option(s) ID for the challenge have been selected, click ‘save claim and pay fee’
• No modification will be allowed after payment

Students must note that they must pay a nominal fee of 200 rupees for every answer they decide to challenge. Any challenges without successful payment will not be considered by the NTA.

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CUET DU Cut-off & Tiebreaker Rule

The University of Delhi (DU) alone offers one-third of the total UG seats (70,000 out of 3 lakh - approximately. When students register for the DU CSAS portal, there is always a possibility that multiple students may have the same CUET score and opt for the same college and course. What happens in such a scenario for DU admission, and who gets the seat?

In such a scenario, the University of Delhi (DU) considers a special tiebreaker rule. DU has declared that if the CUET score of the students is a tie, it will consider the class 12th marks of the student (best of 3, 4, and 5, respectively), and as the last criterion, the candidate's age will be considered. The seat will be awarded to the older student.

Therefore, students need to remember that apart from the CUET results, they must have an equally outstanding score on their boards. It might be equally crucial to decide their UG admission fate.

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CUET Universities & Course List

A total of 217 universities are participating in the CUET (UG) 2026. Students must check the complete list of participating universities in CUET 2026. We have mentioned below a few for reference:

• Banaras Hindu University
• University of Delhi
• Aligarh Muslim University
• Jawaharlal Nehru University
• University of Allahabad
• Manipur University
• Assam University
• Central University of South Bihar
• Central Agricultural University
• The Nalanda University
• Central University of Andhra Pradesh

Check the detailed participating CUET university list and the various UG CUET course list along with their detailed eligibility criteria to wisely choose the universities to register for the counselling and admission process.

Stay tuned to our page to get timely updates about all the significant updates regarding the CUET results 2026, CUET answer key, how to check the CUET UG result 2026, and the CUET Cut-off.