CUET PG Registration Form 2025 (Soon): Application Process, Fees, Important Documents & City Preference

The CUET PG exam officials, NTA are yet to release the CUET PG notification and registration dates for the academic session 2025-2026 for candidates who wish to seek admission to the master's degree programmes offered by CUET PG participating Universities. The CUET PG registration dates for 2025 provided here are based on the previous year's reference. Candidates can go through the tentative CUET PG dates from here:

CUET PG 2025 Application Form Start Date

CUET PG 2025 application process will start by NTA on the CUET PG official website in the first week of January 2025, tentatively. The registration process will be completely online right from creating the candidate's registered account, filling in personal, and educational details, selecting academic programmes, and exam city preferences. Candidates will be given a period of a month or so to fill out the CUET PG registration form 2025.

CUET PG 2025 Application Form Last Date

CUET PG application portal 2025 will remain open for around 45 days or so and candidates are required to fill in all the relevant information asked by the officials in the CUET PG 2025 registration form. The last date to fill out the CUET PG application form 2025 will be the first week of March 2025, tentatively. 

CUET PG 2025 Application Fee last date

CUET PG 2025 application form will only be successfully submitted by the candidates when they pay the CUET PG registration fee 2025. The application fee amount will be different as per category/ number of subjects applied by the candidates. CUET PG 2025 application fee will be paid by the candidates once the application portal is opened by the exam officials. The last date for the CUET PG 2025 application fee will be the first week of February 2025, tentatively. 

CUET PG 2025 exam notification is yet to be released by the exam conducting body. For the changes which have been implemented in CUET PG exam so far, candidates can check out from here:

NTA, had implemented many significant changes in the CUET PG 2024 admission process. The information brochure for CUET PG stipulates the major changes that have been introduced in the CUET PG 2024 exam pattern, application fee, choice of selecting a master's degree programme list, examination centres, exam duration, and other minor details. 

CUET PG 2024 Official Website

CUET PG official website for the academic cycle 2024-2025 was changed this year. Earlier, the official website of CUET PG exam was cuet.nta.nic.in. However, for this year, the official website is pgcuet.samarth.ac.in. Knowing the official website for the examination is a very important piece of information, as the official website serves all the queries of CUET PG 2024 aspirants. Candidates need this official website to register in the CUET PG 2024 application form, download the information brochure, and get updates on the latest updates released by NTA.

CUET PG 2024 Exam Centres

The number of exam centres in India for CUET PG 2023 was reduced. The exam centres in India were 300, which was 313 centres last year. However, the number of exam centres outside India/ overseas remained the same. CUET PG 2024 exam centres outside India were 24.

CUET PG Application Fees 2024 Increased

CUET PG 2024 application fees were increased from last year, when the fees for the general category were INR 1000, for the selection of up to three test papers. In 2024, the application fee was increased by INR 200, which was INR 1200 for the general category for the selection of up to two subjects. Also, the application fee outside India had increased by INR 1000, which was then INR 6000 for the selection of up to two subjects. The complete details of the application fee for the CUET PG 2024 application form are given below:

The below table shows the CUET PG 2024 application fee:

CUET PG 2024: Number of Subject Choices Decreased

Until 2023, candidates could choose a maximum of 20 test paper codes in all. But in this academic session cycle, while filling out the CUET PG 2024 registration process, candidates were able to choose only 4 courses in total.

Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by the Central Universities in order to apply and appear for CUET PG 2025. The expected eligibility criteria for CUET PG 2025 are as follows:

• For PG: For appearing in the CUET (PG) 2025, there is no age limit for the candidates. Candidates who have passed the bachelor degree/equivalent examination or appearing in 2025 irrespective of their age can appear in CUET (PG) 2025 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfill the age criteria of the University in which they are desirous of taking admission.

  Note-

• For admission in Universities through CUET (PG)-2025, the existing policies regarding quota, category, relaxation, reservations, qualification, subject combinations, preferences etc. of the
  respective University shall be applicable.
•  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.
• Candidates are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess the eligibility criteria laid down by the University they are applying to.
• Mere appearance in the Entrance Test or securing pass marks at the test does not entitle a candidate to be considered for admission to the Programme unless he/she fulfils the Programme
  wise eligibility conditions of the University they are applying to.
• For PhD: Candidates applying for a PhD programme must have a master’s degree from a recognised university or institute to apply for admission in research programmes. 

Also Read: CUET PG 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Science Stream: Check Subject Wise Eligibility Here 

Many important details like the Name of the candidate, educational qualification, courses applied, university selection, and exam centre preferences need to be filled correctly by the candidates as they are the determining factors to get admissions. In order to ace the CUET PG exam candidates must prepare according to the CUET PG syllabus 2024 thoroughly for the applied course and also check the CUET PG 2024 exam pattern for the new changes introduced.

Candidates have to follow the steps given below to apply for CUET PG 2025 registration form:

Step 1: Registration Form (Creation of Candidate's Registered Account)

Register for the Online Application Form and note down the system-generated Application Number. The candidate should supply the required details while filling the Online Application Form and is also required to create PASSWORD and choose Security Question and enter his/her Answer. After successful submission of the personal details, an Application number will be generated and it will be used to complete the remaining Steps of the Application Form and will also be required for all future reference/correspondence.

On sucessful registration, Candidates must enter the following details to complete the CUET PG application form:

• Candidate Name

• Father’s Name

• Mother’s Name

• Guardian’s Name

• Date of Birth from the drop-down box

• Gender

• Nationality

• Identity Type (Select a valid Photo Identity Card type)

• Identity Card Number

• Present and Permanent Address

• Email ID

• Mobile Number and Alternate Contact Number

• Choose Password (8-13 characters with one special character, one uppercase character, one lowercase character and one numeric character)

• Select a Security Question and Answer

• Enter Security Pin

• Verify the submitted details

• Enter OTP sent on Mobile Number

This application number will also be used/ referred for both Sessions of CUET (PG) 2023. For subsequent logins, the candidate will be able to login directly with the respective system-generated Application Number and created Password. 

Step 2: CUET PG 2025 Application Form Fill Up

The Candidates can log in with the system-generated Application Number and pre-created Password for completing the Application Form including filling up of personal details, applying for the Paper, choosing the Examination Cities, providing the details of Educational Qualifications, and uploading the images and documents (if any).

Below are the personal details to be filled in the application form:

• Confirmation of PwBD category

• Selecting reserved categories

• Parent’s Qualification

• Parent’s Occupation

• Annual Family Income

• Domicile State

• Place of Residence

• Medium of Studying in Qualifying Education- Calss 10, 12, Graduation (School/ College name, passing marks, board name, year of passing, percentile/percentage)

• Other Quota & Category Information and Confirmation such as BPL, Kashmiri Migrant, Ward of Defence Personnel/Ex-Serviceman, Claim for NCC Quota, Claim for Sports Quota, Ward of University Employee

Upload Scanned Images of Candidate‟s Photograph and Signature.
i. The recent photograph should be either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against a white background.
ii. Scanned photograph and signature should be in JPG/JPEG format (clearly legible).
iii. The size of the scanned photograph should be between 10 kb to 200 kb (clearly legible).
iv. The size of the scanned signature should be between 4 kb to 30 kb (clearly legible)
[Note: The Candidate has to upload only his/her own photograph and signature as mentioned above (and not of anybody else) in a correct/proper manner.]

Step 3: Fee Payment

After completing Step 1 and Step 2, the candidates have to pay the requisite examination fee. The fee can be submitted only online through Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, UPI Services. Processing charges and GST as applicable are chargeable to the candidate (in addition to the examination fee) by the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway Integrator.
The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be generated only after successful payment by the Candidate. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee, then the candidate may have to approach the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway (in the helpline number and e-mail given in the Information Bulletin) for ensuring the successful payment or for obtaining the refund of duplicate / multiple payments.
 Download, save and print a copy of the Confirmation Page of the Application Form (which would be
downloadable only after successful remittance of fee) for future reference.
 All 3 Steps can be done together or at separate timings. 

For reference, candidates can check out the following video in order to get better idea of filling up the CUET PG 2024 Application form.

Candidates can apply for three papers and the application fees are given in the following table:

The below table shows the CUET PG 2025 application fee:

For each additional paper, candidates will have to pay the following application fees.

Before paying the CUET PG 2025 registration fee, the most important step in the CUET PG application form 2025 is uploading the CUET PG 2025 documents that are being requested by the exam authority on the web portal. The exam authority will not ask for any graduation or category certificates to be uploaded. However, candidates are required to upload the following documents:

• Candidate's Photograph
• Candidate's Signature

CUET PG 2025: Application Form Document Specification

Candidates are requested to upload scanned images of candidate Photograph and Signature in the below-specified format:
i. The recent photograph should be either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against a white background.
ii. The scanned photograph and signature should be in JPG/JPEG format (clearly legible).
iii. The size of the scanned photograph should be between 10 kb to 200 kb (clearly legible).
iv. The size of the scanned signature should be between 4 kb to 30 kb (clearly legible)
[Note: The Candidate has to upload only his/her own photograph and signature as mentioned above (and not of anybody else) in a correct/proper manner.]

In case, it is found at any time in the future that the Candidate has used/uploaded the photograph and signature of someone else in his/her Application Form/Admit Card, or he/she has tampered his/her Admit Card/Result/Score Card, these acts of the candidate shall be treated as Unfair Means (UFM) Practices and he/she shall be subject to actions as contemplated under the provisions of the Information Bulletin relating to Unfair Means Practices.

One of the important stages of filling out CUET PG 2025 application form is selection of university programme list. Candidates are advised to select their desired university and programme offered through it wisely, otherwise it may create hindrances in the CUET PG 2025 counselling process.

Step 1: After adding the exam centre city preferences, candidates will then have to select the University/Programme selection.

Step 2: In this section, candidates are required to select the university name first and then select the programme name. Likewise, candidates can select up to four universities and its allied programmes offered. After adding the university programme choices, save the details and move on to the next sections.

Step 3: In this section, candidates need to add the test details. Add the test paper subject code from the drop-down options mentioned in the window. After adding all the respective test paper codes of the university programme list which was selected in the previous step, save the details.

Also Read: TISS CUET PG 2025: Courses Offered, Eligibility Criteria & Subject Code

CUET PG 2025 aspirants after filling out the application form and also paying the online registration fee will be able to check the final status as "Submitted" of the CUET PG 2025 application form. For candidates who had filled out the CUET PG 2025 application form except paying the CUET PG registration fee, the status of the application form will show as "Not Submitted". If the candidates have not completed all the steps of the CUET PG 2025 application form and want to pay the registration fee, they will not be able to pay the registration fee. Paying the CUET PG 2025 registration fee is the last step in the CUET PG application form 2025. 

Candidates can check the below image which represents how the web page will look like after doing the final submission (after paying the registration fee) of the CUET PG 2025 application form:

After submitting the CUET PG 2025 application form, students are advised to save the application form in the form of a PDF or print out the application form for future use. The CUET PG application form will have the candidate's details such as the CUET PG application number, which is needed at the time of downloading the CUET PG Admit card.

Candidates are also instructed to save the login credentials details of the account they have created on the CUET PG 2025 log-in portal. These login credentials will be needed at every further stage including the release of the admit card, provisional answer key, response sheet, and result of the candidate. All these events will be published in the candidate's registered account. 

CUET PG 2025 Application process is yet to start, therefore the applicant's data is not provided here for the session 2024-2025. For reference, candidates can check the 2024 data below:

Candidates can view the CUET PG 2024 Statistics about the appeared candidates of various categories here:

Only those candidates who have submitted the application form and paid the requisite application fee will be eligible to make the changes in the application form. 

If candidates made any mistake in CUET PG 2025 registration forms, they can correct it in the correction window. Here we have provided steps to correct the application form:

• Visit the website of CUET PG 2025 official website- Link will be provided soon

• Click on "Sign In" tab or application form correction link.

• Then click on the login button & enter user id and password.

•  After login you can change specific details in CUET PG 2025 Application form.

•  Save the changes and take the printout of the form for future uses.

Editable and Non Editable fields in CUET PG 2025 Application Form

Candidates can go through CUET PG 2025 Application form FAQs from here: