NTA Releases Full CUET PG 2026 Exam Schedule; Complete Official Timetable with Shift Timings Details Here

NTA Releases Full CUET PG 2026 Exam Schedule; Complete Official Timetable with Shift Timings Details Here

The NTA conducts CUET PG in CBT (Computer-Based Test) mode. The exam is spread across 157 subjects, and all of them are conducted in 3 shifts over a 15-day period. Each individual test paper has a 90-minute duration.

The National Testing Agency has finally released the comprehensive exam schedule of CUET PG 2026 examinations. The Common University Entrance Test (PG) (CUET) will begin on March 6 and end on March 27. Moreover, for the CUET PG, more than 4.11 lakh registered candidates have registered this year for 157 subjects.

CUET PG 2026 Exam Schedule

Below is the officially released CUET PG 2026 timetable with shift-wise timings. 

We have also provided the tabular list of CUET PG exams below:

Exam Date Shift 1 (9:00 AM – 10:30 AM) Shift 2 (12:30 PM – 2:00 PM) Shift 3 (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM)
March 6, 2026 COQP21 – Yoga COQP23 – Sports – Physiology; Biochemistry; Nutrition; Biomechanics, etc.
March 7, 2026 HUQP02 – Anthropology / Textile Design COQP20 – Sanskrit COQP22 – Healthcare & Hospital Management; LAQP03 – Urdu
March 8, 2026 COQP18 – B.Ed. (Hindi), M.Ed. Integrated; B.Ed. (Other) COQP21 – General – Management; COQP11 – General COQP18 – B.Ed. (Hindi), M.Ed. Integrated etc.; COQP16 – Pranayama etc.
March 9, 2026 SCQP27 – Statistics LAQP08 – French; LAQP36 – Telugu Studies HUQP08 – Mathematics
March 10, 2026 MTQP04 – Data Science; Artificial Intelligence; Cyber Security; Computer Science / Engineering / Technology COQP15 – MA Education; LAQP39 – Disaster Studies; HUQP11 – Home Science; COQP09 – Dance; HUQP07 – Fine Arts SCQP11 – Animal Science (Poultry); SCQP13 – Forensic Science; SCQP09 – Computer Science / Information Technology / Artificial Intelligence
March 11, 2026 HUQP18 – Political Science SCQP28 – MPT (Master in Respiratory Therapy) COQP08 – Commerce; SCQP29 – Animal Science (Poultry); LAQP19 – Khadi; LAQP33 – Punjabi; ACQP15 – Shalakya; ACQP19 – Music – Percussion; HUQP25 – Music – Percussion; HUQP53 – Fine Arts; ACQP19 – Agama; LAQP21 – Kashmiri; ACQP19 – Nyaaya Vaisheshika; LAQP22 – Limbu; LAQP23 – Prakrit
March 12, 2026 COQP19 – Agricultural Science; COQP19 – Economics; LAQP01 – English; HUQP29 – Humanities and Social Sciences; LAQP01 – Hindi; ACQP02 – Vedanta; COQP19 – Pottery and Ceramics; LAQP20 – Urdu Journalism Hindi; MTQP19 – Textile Engineering; ACQP04 – Vedanta; Manusmriti; Nyaya etc.; MTQP01 – Water Engineering and Management; MTQP01 – Chemical Thermal & Polymer Engineering
March 13, 2026 COQP13 – Library & Information Science MTQP09 – Nanoscience / Material Science SCQP17 – Life Sciences; ACQP08 – Hindi Studies (Bilingual); ACQP08 – Psychology / Applied Psychology
March 16, 2026 COQP06 – B.Ed. Languages COQP14 – L.L.M. HUQP81 – Museology
March 17, 2026 SCQP16 – Horticulture; MTQP06 – Food Engineering and Technology; HUQP01 – Culture and History; Microbiology SCQP15 – Civil and Structural Engineering LAQP05 – Arabic; MTQP05 – Electronics Communication Engineering
March 18, 2026 SCQP12 – Food Science and Technology; SCQP19 – Mathematics; Applied Mathematics; Electronics COQP07 – Botany; SCQP14 – Architecture / Applied Geology; HUQP10 – History of Art; HUQP06 – Development and Labour Studies; HUQP24 – Geology / Applied Geology; HUQP22 – Sociology; COQP17 – Hindustani Music; COQP04 – Theatre; MTQP07 – Mechanical Engineering; COQP22 – Nanoscience / Integrative Biosciences; HUQP29 – Public Health; SCQP27 – Atmospheric Science; LAQP27 – Odia; MTQP13 – Dairy Technology; ACQP25 – Vrakaran; LAQP15 – Japanese; LAQP04 – Italian
March 19, 2026 ACQP05 – Dharma Shastra; Vastu & Paurohitya; HUQP15 – Plastic Arts LAQP04 – Russian; HUQP05 – Plastic Arts; LAQP04 – Sanskrit; LAQP28 – Rabindra Sangeet; LAQP04 – Russian; ACQP26 – Jyotish – Ganita; ACQP13 – Krishna Yajurveda; LAQP04 – Italian; ACQP26 – Dharma Vijnaan; ACQP13 – Gujarati
March 24, 2026 SCQP11 – Environmental Sciences / Studies; COQP04 – B.Ed. Art and Aesthetics SCQP24 – Physics HUQP21 – Social Work; COQP04 – Agri-Business Management etc.; HUQP65 – Philosophy; SCQP20 – Medical Laboratory Technology; COQP04 – Linguistics; HUQP16 – Biochemistry
March 25, 2026 ACQP09 – Indian Knowledge System; ACQP09 – Painting MTQP10 – Electrical, Power, and Energy Engineering HUQP60 – Painting; ACQP15 – Handi/Sanskrit (English)
March 27, 2026 COQP15 – M.Ed. Master in Education; COQP18 – Physical Education; LAQP02 – Hindi; SCQP02 – Agro-forestry; SCQP25 – Plant Biotechnology; MTQP08 – Nano Science / Nano Technology; LAQP09 – Chinese; LAQP09 – Hispanic; SCQP18 – Material Science; SCQP06 – Assamese; LAQP06 – Jyotish – Falit; ACQP11 – Persian – Falit; LAQP30 – Persian; LAQP09 – Bengali Arts; HUQP03 – Applied Arts; ACQP24 – Rigveda; ACQP17 – Manipuri; LAQP02 – Nepali; ACQP22 – Veda etc.; LAQP26 – Malayalam; LAQP35 – Tamil; LAQP11 – Kannada; LAQP16 – Garo; LAQP25 – Marathi; LAQP21 – Lepcha

CUET PG Exam Structure 2026

The NTA conducts CUET PG in CBT (Computer-Based Test) mode. The exam is spread across 157 subjects, and all of them are conducted in 3 shifts over a 15-day period. Each individual test paper has a 90-minute duration. Also, the majority of subjects are offered in a bilingual English and Hindi format, apart from linguistic subjects. Also, some technical subjects like M.Tech are conducted in English.

CUET PG 2026 Shift Timings

The NTA has divided the examination into 3 shifts to accommodate 157 subjects in a 15-day window. Shift 1 is scheduled from 9:00 am to 10:30 am, this is followed by Shift 2 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. There is the last shift, Shift 3, which is from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Every session lasts for exactly 90 minutes. Candidates should verify and reverify their subject codes to avoid any confusion or conflicts.

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