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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