How Many Students Appear for CUET UG? Check Category-Wise Number of Candidates

Central University Entrance Test 2025 ( CUET )

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National Testing Agency releases the number of students who applied and appeared for the CUET UG exam. The number of students who registered/appeared for CUET UG 2024 was released along with the declaration of results. Aspirants can check how many students appear for CUET year wise here.

CUET UG Statistics

CUET UG Statistics

How Many Students Appear for CUET? National Testing Agency releases data for how many students registered for CUET UG?. Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is a national-level entrance test conducted by National Testing Agency for admission to Undergraduate (UG) courses offered by participating universities. It is one of the biggest UG entrance examinations which records nearly 14 lakh unique registrations. CUET UG 2025 exam will be held in MAy/June 2025 in hybrid mode expecting the registrations to be the same as in the previous year. 

CUET UG is a crucial step for students aiming for undergraduate programs. But just how many students appear for CUET UG each year? For CUET, the number of students registered were reduced by 1.5 lakh compared last year. The maximum number of registrations were received for CUET English subject. Nearly 75% of applicants appeared for English test. Read this complete article by Shiksha to know how many students appear for CUET UG?

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CUET UG 2025 Exam Overview

Refer to the table below to know in brief about the CUET UG exam:

Features

Details

Name of the exam

Common University Entrance Test for UG (CUET UG)

Conducting body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Level of examination

National level

CUET UG 2025 Exam Date

To be announced

Declaration of CUET UG 2025 Result

To be announced

CUET UG Statistics: How Many Students Appear for CUET?

NTA has released information about the number of students who have registered for CUET UG 2024. The number of students registered has reduced by a marginal number this year. Candidates can know the number of students who appeared for the exam on the release of the CUET UG 2024 results.

Q:   How do I select the domain subjects for CUET UG?

A:

Before selecting the test or domain subjects, candidates are advised to visit the official website of university/organaisation they wish to apply for. Candidates must check the courses offered and eligibility test that they should appear in for admission to desired course. The choice of language/domain subject and General test will depend upon the course and university. Candidates will be able to opt for one or more tests as per the requirement of the course and university fro  the following sections:

  • Section IA - 13 Languages
  • Section IB - 20 Languages
  • Section II - 27 Domain Specific Subjects
  • Section III - General Test

It is not mandatory to choose any one or more of the tests stated above. The choice of tests would depend on the course/s opted by the candidate and the University / Organization / Institution where admission is sought. 

Q:   Can I opt for several subjects in section II of CUET to apply for various courses?

A:

Yes, an CUET applicant can opt for one or more combinations of the following:

  • Section IA and I B: Language Test
  • Section II: Domain subject test
  • Section III: General Test

Candidates will be able to opt up to a maximum of six subjects in order to apply to different applicable courses that require these subjects for being eligible for admissions. Candidates must ensure that they have studied these subjects in 12th grade or as prescribed by a particular University under their eligibility conditions for a particular programme.

Q:   Does CUET require OBC certificate?

A:

Yes, OBC candidates applying for CUET must upload the OBC-NCL certificate in online CUET application form. The OBC-NCL certificate must be issued in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India. If candidate fail to upload the OBC-NCL certificate (issued on or after 01 April, 2024) at the time of CUET 2025 registration, then in such case they will have to upload a declaration in lieu of OBC-NCl certificate to that effect. 

Candidates belonging to reserved categories are admitted under the seats reserved for them in accordance with the rules prescribed by Government of India. However, in the case of central universities admission, the reservation criteria of the respective university shall be applicable.

CUET Result 2024: Highlights

Parameters CUET (UG) - 2024
Number of registered candidates (unique) 1347820
Number of Unique Candidates Appeared 1113610
Number of Subject Test Administered (Registered) 5771668
Number of Subject Test Administered (Appeared) 4621670
Male (Unique Candidates) 717248
Female (Unique Candidates) 630565
Third gender (Unique Candidates) 7
PwD (Unique Candidates) 4461
General (Unique Candidates) 543996
SC (Unique Candidates) 144851
ST (Unique Candidates) 88097
OBC (Unique Candidates) 482552
EWS (Unique Candidates) 88324
Number of mediums (languages) 13
Number of Cities where exam conducted
379 (26 cities outside India)
Number of Phases 03 phases
Number of universities 283
Number of QPs administered 99

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CUET UG 2024 Registrations

CUET UG Registration Statistics Over Years

CUET UG Registration Statistics Over Years

Number of Candidates Appeared for CUET UG 2024: Category, Gender 

Check the number of candidates who registered and appeared for CUET UG 2024 exam in the table below:

Category

Registered

Appeared

EWS

88324

74980

General/Unreserved

543996

448908

OBC-NCL

482552

399945

SC

144851

119164

ST

88097

70613

Total

1347820

1113610

Gender-wise Number of Candidates Registered and Appeared for CUET (UG) – 2024

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Registered

Appeared

Female

630565

519283

Male

717248

594324

Third Gender

7

3

Total

1347820

1113610

Number of PwD Candidates Registered and Appeared for CUET (UG) – 2024:

PWD

Registered

Appeared

Yes

4461

3733

Number of Candidates Appeared for CUET UG 2024: Subject Wise Details

Check CUET subject wise CUET 2024 details in the table below:

Subject Name Total Registered Total Appeared
English 1007645 822518
General Test 834873 709066
Chemistry 702050 561719
Physics 673038 530936
Mathematics/Applied Mathematics 486559 389023
Biology/Biological
Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
391605 313683
Economics/Business Economics 214056 184136
Business Studies 193300 166022
Hindi 207880 164549
Accountancy/Book Keeping 180864 156473
Political Science 161405 138566
History 137623 117807
Geography/Geology 83348 70551
Physical Education/National Cadet
Crops(NCC)/Yoga
81855 63904
Computer Science/Informatics
Practices
102836 52648
Legal Studies 43837 30643
Sociology 35745 29898
Agriculture 48642 29316
Psychology 31815 20547
Fine Arts / Visual Arts
(Sculpture/Painting) / Commercial Art
17889 10855
Teaching Aptitude 17359 8766
Home Science 14128 7070
Engineering Graphics 8469 6184
Environmental Studies 16637 5736
Entrepreneurship 11692 5395
Bengali 9065 4131
Mass Media/Mass Communication 6839 3417
Urdu 6729 3220
Sanskrit 5145 2773
Sanskrit 3758 2334
Performing Arts 2386 1381
Assamese 4219 1271
Tamil 5816 1041
Tourism 2623 901
Anthropology 2432 882
Fashion Studies 1617 640
Punjabi 2027 635
Telugu 2629 506
Arabic 812 343
Odia 1336 338
French 828 294
Malayalam 2568 243
Manipuri 574 171
Knowledge Tradition-Practices
India
793 153
Persian 314 148
German 420 135
Kannada 869 121
Marathi 785 114
Spanish 217 90
Santhali 317 71
Kashmiri 129 62
Japanese 183 54
Gujarati 359 34
Nepali 183 32
Russian 86 23
Dogri 77 20
Chinese 93 19
Italian 51 17
Tibetan 41 16
Maithili 50 15
Bodo 131 10
Konkani 9 2
Sindhi 8 2

CUET Registration Statistics: Top Subjects, Languages & States

NTA releases the number of registrations for each CUET subjects and languages every year. This year also, English and General Test was mapped by maximum number of candidates for CUET UG 2024. Uttar Pradesh remains the top state from maximum applicants have been received. Refer below to know more.

CUET UG 2024

CUET UG 2024

CUET UG 2024: Top 10 Domain Subjects

CUET Subjects

2024

2023

2022

General Test

8,34,207

8,08,597

5,24,277

Chemistry

7,01,750

6,58,358

2,79,869

Physics

6,72,773

6,34,078

2,58,211

Maths/Applied Mathematics

4,86,365

4,87,609

2,68,752

Biology

3,91,409

4,02,224

1,61,840

Econimics/Business Economics

2,13,996

2,28,125

1,50,646

Business Studies

1,93,252

2,03,613

1,37,023

Accounts

1,80,795

1,86,848

1,22,497

Political Science

1,61,333

2,03,508

1,28,470

History

1,37,568

1,88,949

1,22,139

CUET 2024: Top 5 languages

Subjects

2024

2023

2022

English

10,07,336

9,72,846

5,95,403

Hindi

2,07,839

2,61,966

2,14,908

Sanskrit

8,901

6,,370

9,099

Bengali 

9,065

4,784

6,750

Urdu

6,726

12,800

3,522

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Number of Students Appeared in CUET 2023

The previous year, NTA recorded a 41% increase in the number of registrations for CUET UG 2023. Out of 16.85 lakh registered candidates, 13.995 lakh candidates submitted the application form along with the payment of the application form. CUET UG 2023 saw an increase of 4 lakh candidates. Refer to the table below to know the CUET UG 2023 number of unique registrations and number of candidates who appeared for the exam, both gender and category-wise.

Q:   How do I apply for a college which requires CUET percentage even though am yet to give CUET?

A:

Candidates can apply for CUET score accepting colleges through CUET UG 2024 application form. While filling the application form, candidates will be required to enter the name of the preffered universities and courses in order of preference. On declaration of the CUET results, the scores will be shared with the unoversities for which candidate has applied. Basis on the score obtained candidate will be shortlisted for the applied course.

Q:   What if I get compartment, then will I be able to appear for the CUET and get admission in college?

A:

Yes, it is possible to appear for compartment exams and still appear for CUET and secure college admission within the same academic year.

Educational boards conduct compartment exams for students who performed poorly in one or two subjects during their board exams. These compartment exams are typically held a few months after the regular board exams and offer students an opportunity to reattempt any subjects they failed, thereby improving their overall pass percentage.

In situations where a student does not meet the admission requirements for college due to failing one or more subjects in their board exams, they can opt to take compartment exams with the aim of enhancing their grades. Once the results of the compartment exams are published, students can utilize their improved scores to fulfill the CUET college admission criteria.

It's essential to keep in mind that the admission procedures for each college and university can differ, and some institutions may have specific additional requirements or application deadlines for students intending to take compartment exams. Therefore, it is advisable to inquire about the admission policies regarding compartment exams at the respective college or university.

 

Q:   What is the criteria for admission via CUET exam?

A:

For admission in Universities through CUET (UG) - 2025, the existing policies regarding quota, category, relaxation, reservations, qualification, subject combinations, preferences etc.. of the respective University / Institution shall be applicable. For appearing in CUET exam there is no age limit, however, candidates will be required to follow the age criteria (if any) prescribed the university in which candidate is desirous of taking admission. As the eligibility criteria for admission may be unique for every University, the candidates are advised to visit the University website to which they are applying for their respective programs.

Mere appearance in the CUET exam will not guarantee admission to the programme untill the candidates has:

  • Studied subject (s) in major
  • Fulfilled the subject combination criteria

Q:   Who can avail the scribe facility for CUET UG?

A:

PwD candidates who are visually impaired or have disability in the upper limb or have lost hands/fingers which prevents them from operating the CUET UG computer based test will be able to avail the scribe facility.

Such candidates can take the help of scribe for reading the questions or keying the answers as per the direction of candidate. The scribe will not be allowed to explain or suggest the answer. To avail the service of scribe, PwD candidates must opt for it while filling the CUET 2025 application form.  The scribe will be provided by CUET 2024 conducting body National Testing Agency (NTA) only.

Q:   What is programme specific eligibility criteria in CUET?

A:

For admission to the desirous University/Institution, the candidates must appear in CUET 2025 in the Languages and Domain Specific subjects as per the Program-Specific Eligibility for which s (he) is desirous to take admission. For instance if candidate wishes to apply for B.Com (Hons.) programe in Delhi University he/she will be required to make the subject combination as :

Combination I: Any one Language from List A + Mathematics/Applied Mathematics + Any two subjects out of which at least one should be from List B1
OR
Combination II: Any one Language from List A + Accountancy/Book Keeping + Any two subjects out of which at least one should be from List B1

Candidates are advised to check CUET programme specific eligibility criteria before filling the application form, failing which they will not qualify for further admission process. 

Parameters

Details

Number of unique registrations

14,99,790

No. of unique candidates appeared

11,16,011

No. of Subject Tests Administered

64,35,144

No. of unique combinations of subjects

48,779

No. of mediums (languages)

13

No. of Phases

09

Number of participating universities

249

CUET 2023: Distribution of Candidates by Category

CUET UG 2023 witnessed a maximum number of registrations from the General category. Refer the table below to know the Number of candidates who registered and appeared for CUET UG 2023 category wise.

Category

Registered

Appeared

General/Unreserved

6,78,478

5,13,155

OBC-NCL

4,99,126

4,99,126

SC

1,50,699

1,15,215

ST

1,06,287

53,645

EWS

65,206

53,219

Total

14,99,796

11,16,018

CUET UG Statistics 2023: Category-Wise

CUET UG Statistics 2023: Category-Wise

CUET 2023: Distribution of Candidates by Gender

In CUET UG 2023, Male candidates dominated the number of registrations and attendance for entrance exam. Refer the table below to know gender wise CUET 2023 statistics:

Gender

Registered

Appeared

Female

6,96,134

5,13,978

Male

8,03,647

6,02,028

Third Gender

15

12

CUET UG Statistics 2023: Gender-Wise

CUET UG Statistics 2023: Gender-Wise

Number of Students Appeared for CUET 2022

In the debut year of CUET UG 2022, NTA recorded 12.50 registrations out of which 9.9 lakh candidates submitted the application form along with the payment of CUET application fee. NTA has released information about how many students appeared for CUET 2022. Refer to the table below to know the Highlights about number of students who appeared for CUET 202:

Parameters

Details

Number of candidates registered for CUET UG 2022

14,90,293

Number of candidates who appeared for CUET 2022

9,68,201

Number of Mediums

13

Number of test centres

490 per shift (Approx.)

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CUET 2022: Distribution of Candidates by Gender

In CUET UG 2022, a maximum number of registrations were received from male candidates. Refer the table below to know the complete details.

Gender

Registered

Appeared

Female

6,60,311

4,29,228

Male

8,29,965

5,38,965

Third Gender

17

8

Total

14,90,293

9,68,201

How Many Students Appear for CUET UG: Top Universities

Since the debut of CUET UG exam, University of Delhi tops the number of registrations through CUET UG for its UG courses. Candidates can check the table below to know the top universities which receive maximum registrations through CUET UG.

Universities

2024 (Approx.)

2023 (Approx.)

2022 (Approx.)

University of Delhi

26 Lakh

28 Lakh

6.63 Lakh

Banaras Hindu University

8.4 Lakh

8.8 Lakh

4.34 Lakh

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

5.1 Lakh

4.1 Lakh

1.8 Lakh

University of Allahabad

4.8 Lakh

31 Lakh

2.62 Lakh

Jamia Millia Islamia

2.6 Lakh

2.6 Lakh

1.44 Lakh

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How Many Students Appear for CUET UG Subject Wise?

Check the list of top CUET domain subjects for which candidates have appeared. The table below mentions the list of top 10 CUET subjects with maximum number of registrations and attendance.

Subject

Number of Students Appeared in 2022

Number of Students Appeared in 2023

English

4,85,894

7,19,878

General Test

4,50,635

6,71,574

Chemistry

2,31,970

5,04,496

Physics

2,20,014

4,82,239

Mathematics / Applied Mathematics

2,29,793

3,79,027

Biology/ Biological Studies/ Biotechnology

-

2,94,206

Hindi

-

2,01,439

Economics / Business Economics

-

1,86,855

Business Studies

-

1,68,052

Accountancy / Bookkeeping

-

1,55,347

CUET UG Result 2024

National Testing Agency will announce the CUET UG 2024 results tentatively by June 30, 2024 at cuetug.ntaonline.in. Candidates who will appear for the exam will be able to check their scores online by entering the login credentials.

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FAQs on How Many Students Appear for CUET UG?

Q. How many applicants are there for CUET UG?

Ans. More than 14 lakh candidates appear for CUET UG exam. In 2023, 14,99,790 number of candidates registered for exam along with the payment of application fee. The number of applicants for CUET UG 2024 is expected to increase from last year.

Q. What is the capacity of CUET seats?

Ans. More than 3 lakh seats are offered by CUET participating universities. More than 200 universities are accepting scores through CUET UG 2024 for admission to its undergraduate courses.

Q. How many colleges can I select in CUET?

Ans. Candidates can apply for any number of universities and courses while filling the CUET application form.

Q. Is it easy to clear CUET exam?

Ans. The difficulty level of the CUET exam is moderate to easy. Candidates prepared well for the exam will be able to clear the exam. However, considering how many students will appear for CUET exam the cutoffs are expected to go high.

Q. Can I fill for two courses in same university?

Ans. Yes, candidates can apply for two or more courses from same university. Candidates must ensure to fulfill the CUET course eligibility to qualify for admission process.

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