CUET UG 2027 Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit, Qualification and Number of Attempts

CUET UG 2027 has no upper age limit set by NTA; you must have passed Class 12 or be appearing in it from a recognised board, and there is no cap on the number of times you can attempt the exam.

CUET UG 2027 is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for undergraduate admissions to central, state, and other participating universities across India. Understanding the eligibility criteria before you fill out the application form helps you plan your subject choices and avoid last-minute rejections. The criteria cover your age, academic qualification, nationality, and subject selection rules set by NTA — separate from any programme-specific conditions individual universities may impose.

• There is no upper age limit for CUET UG 2027 as set by NTA.
• You must have passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination from a recognised board, or be appearing in 2027.
• There is no minimum percentage in Class 12 required by NTA to sit for CUET UG; each university sets its own cut-off.
• You can attempt CUET UG any number of times across different years — no lifetime cap.
• You may select up to 6 subjects per attempt across languages, domain subjects, and the General Test.

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CUET UG 2027 Eligibility Criteria at a Glance

The table below summarises every key eligibility parameter for CUET UG 2027 in one place.

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Age Limit for CUET UG 2027

NTA does not prescribe any minimum or maximum age limit for CUET UG 2027. Any student who meets the academic qualification requirement may appear regardless of age. However, several participating universities — particularly for professional and specialised programmes — apply their own age conditions for admission.

• No upper age limit is mentioned in the CUET UG Information Bulletin issued by NTA.
• Some universities require students to be at least 17 years of age as on 1 October of the admission year for certain programmes.
• SC, ST, and PwD students are eligible for age relaxation of up to 5 years wherever the university’s admission rules permit.
• You must verify the age policy of each university you plan to apply to, as criteria differ across institutions and programmes.

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Educational Qualification for CUET UG 2027

You must have passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination from a recognised board, or be appearing in the Class 12 examination in 2027, to be eligible for CUET UG 2027. Students who are currently in Class 12 may apply; their admission will be provisional and conditional on passing Class 12.

• Recognised boards include CBSE, all state boards, ICSE, NIOS, IB, and any board recognised by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• NTA prescribes no minimum percentage in Class 12 to appear in CUET UG. The marks cut-off for programme admission is set independently by each university.
• For example, Delhi University requires a minimum of 45% aggregate in Class 12 for general category students for most programmes, over and above your CUET score.
• Students who passed Class 12 in 2025 or 2026, and those appearing in 2027, are all eligible.
• Students who passed Class 12 before 2025 are also generally eligible unless a specific university restricts the number of years since passing.

CUET UG eligibility (set by NTA) and programme admission eligibility (set by each university) are two separate criteria — clearing both is necessary to secure admission.

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Number of Attempts in CUET UG 2027

There is no limit on the number of times you can attempt CUET UG. NTA places no restriction on how many years a student can appear. You can use your best score from any year for admissions, subject to the score-validity window set by your target university.

• You can appear every year CUET UG is held, with no lifetime cap on attempts.
• Most participating universities accept the most recent score or the best score — confirm the policy with each university before applying.
• You can change your subject combination from one year’s attempt to the next.
• There is no score carry-forward mechanism at the NTA level; universities define how many years a CUET score remains valid for their admissions.
• Multiple attempts in the same year are not permitted — you get one attempt per exam cycle.

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Category-wise Eligibility Criteria for CUET UG 2027

The table below outlines how eligibility conditions vary for different categories of students applying through CUET UG 2027.

Category certificates must be valid and issued by the competent authority. OBC (NCL) certificates must be in the format prescribed by the Government of India and must not be more than one year old at the time of application, as required by most central universities.

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Subject Selection Rules for CUET UG 2027

CUET UG 2027 is divided into three sections and you can select up to 6 subjects in total across all sections in a single attempt. Your choice of subjects must align with the programme requirements of the university you are targeting.

• The combined total of all tests — languages, domain subjects, and General Test — cannot exceed 6 per attempt.
• Your Class 12 subjects need not match your CUET subject choices, but verify whether the target university mandates specific domain subjects for a programme.
• The General Test is required by many universities for BA, B.Com, and B.Sc. programmes where no specific domain subject is mandated.
• Once the correction window closes after application, subject selection cannot be changed — choose carefully at the time of applying.