The total number of male candidates that appeared was approximately 4.4% more than female candidates. | Photo: ANI
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced the results for Common Entrance University Test – (Under Graduate 2025). According to the NTA, one candidate scored 100 percentile in four out of five subjects. As many as 17 candidates scored 100 percentile in three subjects. A merit list will be prepared by participating Universities and organisations. Universities will decide about their counselling based on the scorecard of CUET (UG) – 2025 provided by the NTA.
The NTA prepared to host the CUET (UG) – 2025 in computer-based test (CBT) mode for 13,54,699 unique registered candidates. The exam was conducted between May 13, 2025 to June 4, 2025, and a total of 10,71,735 candidates appeared.
Category-wise number of candidates
The General category recorded the highest participation, with around 6.1 lakh registrations, out of which roughly 4.75 lakh candidates appeared. This was followed by the OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) category, with approximately 4.4 lakh registered and about 3.6 lakh appearing candidates.
The SC category had nearly 1.4 lakh registrations, with around 1.15 lakh appearances, while the ST category saw close to 84,000 registered and 62,000 appearing. The EWS category had roughly 73,000 candidates registered, with about 60,000 taking the exam.
Gender-wise number of candidates
Around 7.1 lakh male candidates registered, with nearly 5.5 lakh appearing. Approximately 6.5 lakh female candidates registered, and around 5.2 lakh appeared. Only about five individuals identifying as third gender registered, with three of them appearing for the examination.
Approximately 22.5% of registered male candidates did not appear, compared to approximately 19.1 % female candidates who did not appear for the exam. The total number of male candidates that appeared was approximately 4.4% more than female candidates.
Subjects and language medium
In total, 37 subjects, which included 13 languages, 23 domain-specific subjects, and one General Aptitude Test, were offered to the candidates. Candidates could choose up to a maximum of five subjects, including languages and the General Aptitude Test. About 322 unique question papers and 1059 total question papers, including 13 languages — A total of 57,940 questions were administered over 19 days in 35 shifts.
The medium of the question paper was in 13 following languages – English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
The CUET (UG) provided a single window opportunity to students seeking admission in any of the Central Universities (CUs) or other participating organisations, including the State Universities, Deemed and Private Universities across the Country.
Published – July 04, 2025 04:26 pm IST
