- Follow invigilator instructions at every stage.
- The CBT interface is locked for the full 60 minutes once the slot starts.
- Negative marking of 0.25 per wrong answer on objective questions (verify for your specific subjects — general-test slots typically have no negative marking).
- You can flag questions for review within the slot; submit only when the timer ends.
CUET UG admit card — city intimation vs admit card
NTA releases two documents before the exam (NTA CUET UG Bulletin, 2026):
- City intimation slip (~3 weeks before): only the city, not the centre address.
- Admit card (~4–5 days before): full centre address, room, time, subjects.
The city slip helps you plan travel; the admit card is the entry document. Both are on cuetug.ntaonline.in.
What to do if the CUET UG admit card doesn't download
- Check that you're using the correct application number (CUET UG ≠ CUET PG — different portals).
- Use a desktop browser (Chrome / Edge); some mobile browsers fail at the PDF download step.
- Disable pop-up blockers for the portal domain.
- If still failing, email [email protected] with a screenshot of the error — NTA usually replies within 24 hours during the admit card window.
Resources & next steps
For the official admit card, city intimation slip, and post-exam result, go to cuetug.ntaonline.in. CUET UG scores feed admissions to 40+ central universities (DU, BHU, JNU, AMU, AMU, etc.) and many state / private universities — each university runs its own counselling after the CUET UG result is declared.
CUET UG subject combinations and university mapping
CUET UG is a subject-based entrance — you choose up to 5 subjects from the domain, language, and general-test baskets, and your CUET UG score feeds admissions to ~250 universities that participate in the central admission test (NTA CUET UG Bulletin, 2026). Common subject combinations include:
| Target programme | Common CUET UG subject mix |
|---|
| B.A. (Economics) | English + Economics + Maths + General Test |
| B.Com (Hons) | English + Accountancy + Business Studies + Economics |
| B.Sc (Physics) | English + Physics + Chemistry + Maths |
| B.A. (English Hons) | English + any 2 domain + General Test |
| BBA | English + Maths + General Test + 2 domain |
Each participating university sets its own subject-weight and minimum CUET UG cut-off — DU, BHU, JNU, AMU have published programme-wise cut-offs on their admissions portals (NTA CUET UG Bulletin, 2026). The CUET UG score is normalised per slot — multiple slot papers are normalised to a common scale for fair comparison across universities and programmes.
Verify current admit-card dates, slot times, and exam-day rules on the official source: cuetug.ntaonline.in (NTA, 2026).
Quick reference — official India exam portals
For all the India exams covered in this guide, the official portal is the single authoritative source for current dates, fee revisions, eligibility clarifications, and answer-key challenges (NTA / NBE / SSC / UPSC / CBSE / GATE / IIM Consortium of NLUs / RRB / CAT, 2026). The official portals publish:
- Notification PDF — post-wise / paper-wise eligibility, fee, reservation rules
- Application correction window — limited-field edits after submission
- Admit card / hall ticket — exam centre, room, slot time
- Answer key + result — provisional key, challenge window, final key, merit list
- Cut-off / score card — category-wise thresholds, percentile or rank
Bookmark the relevant portal during the application window — NTA portals often re-host the notification PDF with date revisions without changing the URL. Use Ctrl+F on the page to find the active notification; ignore the navigation-bar entries that point to past cycles.
For prep, the standard textbook + past 5 years papers combination covers ~85% of the syllabus for every exam in this guide. Mock tests on the official portal (where available) and Testbook / Gradeup / Oliveboard are the highest-ROI prep method for Tier-2 / Tier-3 timeframes. Most qualifying candidates take 30+ mocks before the exam and do a post-mortem on each to identify weak topics — this single habit separates 99th percentile from 90th percentile.
For YMYL-sensitive posts (medical, legal, financial), follow the official body + the latest Gazette / press release verbatim — no third-party paraphrasing. Reservation / fee / age-relaxation rules change frequently via Supreme Court orders and ministry notifications; recheck the eligibility at the time of application, not at the time of admission.
This guide is based on official 2026 notifications as of the data-last-verified date above; recheck the official portal before applying or appearing.
Fazlur Rahman
