The Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) is one of the largest national-level exams in India for undergraduate courses. Every year, lakhs of students appear in the CUET UG examination to secure a seat in central and state universities for undergraduate courses, which is held every year in May-June in CBT mode. Every year, 13-14 lakh students appear in the CUET exam.
How Many students appear for CUET UG
According to the National Testing Agency, more than 13.5 lakh students registered for the CUET UG examination, and more than 10.5 lakh students appeared in this exam every year. There are a total of 37 subjects, including 13 language subjects, 23 domain subjects and 1 general aptitude test offered for the CUET examination.
| Particulars | CUET-UG 2025 |
| No. of registered candidates (unique) | 1,354,699 |
| Number of unique candidates appeared | 1,071,735 |
| Male (Unique Candidates) | 706,760 |
| Female (Unique Candidates) | 647,934 |
| Third Gender (Unique Candidates) | 5 |
| PwD (Unique Candidates) | 4,354 |
| General (Unique Candidates) | 6,087,05 |
| SC (Unique Candidates) | 144,289 |
| ST (Unique Candidates) | 84,461 |
| OBC (Unique Candidates) | 444,227 |
| EWS (Unique Candidates) | 73,017 |
| No. of mediums (languages) | 13 |
| Number of Cities where the exam was conducted | 300 (15 outside India) |
| No. of universities | 239 |
| Number of QPs administered | 322 |
Category-wise Number of candidates registered and appeared for CUET UG 2025
Every year, many students appear from different categories. More than 50 thousand students appeared in the exam from every category, which means there are high competition in every category as well for the CUET UG examination. Here we present the category-wise data.
| Category | Number of candidates registered | Number of Candidates appeared |
| General | 6,08,705 | 4,75,051 |
| EWS | 73,017 | 60,315 |
| OBC | 4,44,227 | 3,59,264 |
| SC | 1,44,289 | 1,14,751 |
| ST | 84,461 | 62,354 |
Gender-wise Numbers of Candidates Registered and Appeared in the CUET UG Exam 2025
The gender-wise distribution of the students in the CUET UG exam highlights the widespread participation of the students of different genders in India’s largest exam for admission in undergraduate courses.
| Gender | Registered Candidates | Appeared Candidates |
| Male | 7,06,760 | 5,47, 744 |
| Female | 6,47,934 | 5,23,988 |
| Third Gender | 5 | 3 |
Subject-wise Registered and Appeared Candidates for the CUET UG Exam 2025
The National Testing Agency released the subject-wise number of candidates registered and appearing in the CUET UG exam. That will help the candidates to analyze the competition level in each subject. According to the competition level students can prepare accordingly.
| Subject | Registered | Appeared |
| English | 1075452 | 814640 |
| Hindi | 154087 | 121004 |
| Assamese | 2610 | 1129 |
| Bengali | 6291 | 1796 |
| Gujarati | 141 | 61 |
| Kannada | 427 | 225 |
| Punjabi | 1187 | 66 |
| Accountancy/Bookkeeping | 180864 | 156473 |
| Agriculture | 48642 | 29316 |
| Anthropology | 2432 | 882 |
| Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry | 391605 | 313683 |
| Business Studies | 193300 | 166022 |
| Chemistry | 702,050 | 561719 |
| Environmental Studies | 16637 | 5736 |
| Computer Science/Informatics Practices | 102836 | 52648 |
| Economics/Business Economics | 214,056 | 184136 |
| Engineering Graphics | 8469 | 6184 |
| Entrepreneurship | 11,692 | 5395 |
| Fine Arts / Visual Arts (Sculpture/Painting) / Commercial Art | 17889 | 10855 |
| Geography/Geology | 83348 | 70551 |
| History | 137623 | 117807 |
| Home Science | 14128 | 7070 |
| Knowledge Tradition-Practices India | 793 | 153 |
| Legal Studies | 43837 | 30643 |
| Mass Media/Mass Communication | 6839 | 3417 |
| Mathematics/Applied Mathematics | 486559 | 389023 |
| Performing Arts | 2386 | 1381 |
| Physical Education/National Cadet Corps (NCC)/Yoga | 81855 | 63904 |
| Physics | 673038 | 530936 |
| Political Science | 161405 | 138566 |
| Psychology | 31815 | 20547 |
| Sanskrit | 3758 | 2334 |
| Sociology | 35745 | 29898 |
| Teaching Aptitude | 17359 | 8766 |
| Fashion Studies | 1617 | 640 |
| Tourism | 2623 | 901 |
| General Aptitude Test | 835878 | 659757 |
Key Highlights for CUET UG Exam
In the last two years, the highest number of students registered and appeared for the CUET UG exam. The competition level increases day by day for the CUET UG examination. NTA is responsible for conducting the exam, releasing the syllabus and result.
- Almost 239 universities participated in this exam and offer undergraduate courses in many subjects.
- The CUET exam is the second-largest exam after the NEET exam.
- NTA is conducting the CUET UG exam in 13 languages for admission in central, state, private, and deemed universities.
- The CUET UG exam syllabus is based on the NCERT class 12 book. It makes preparation easier for the students.
| DU Cutoff | CUET Exam Pattern |
| CUET UG-syllabus | CUET Cutoff |
| CUET UG Eligibility Criteria | CUET Course List |
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