CUET PAPERS · 2026 REFERENCE
CUET UG 2026 subjects and paper codes
Find all 37 CUET UG 2026 subjects, paper codes, NTA categories and historical attendance figures with official sources.
Official 2026 reference · Checked 4 November 2026. Confirm the requirements for your examination year before choosing papers.
The complete 2026 CUET paper reference
37 papers: 13 languages, 23 domains and one General Aptitude Test. A combined title such as Mathematics / Applied Mathematics is one paper. NTA paper-choice permission does not override a university’s admission requirements.
These are national paper attendance counts. Students may take several papers and apply to different courses. The figures do not measure your chances of admission.
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| Code | Paper | NTA category | Appeared in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | EnglishDetailed syllabus | Language | 9,14,653 |
| 102 | HindiDetailed syllabus | Language | 1,11,616 |
| 103 | Assamese | Language | 883 |
| 104 | Bengali | Language | 2,155 |
| 105 | Gujarati | Language | 136 |
| 106 | Kannada | Language | 528 |
| 107 | Malayalam | Language | 572 |
| 108 | Marathi | Language | 247 |
| 109 | Odia | Language | 1,078 |
| 110 | Punjabi | Language | 969 |
| 111 | Tamil | Language | 3,231 |
| 112 | Telugu | Language | 1,241 |
| 113 | Urdu | Language | 1,532 |
| 301 | Accountancy / Book KeepingDetailed syllabus | Domain | 1,66,127 |
| 302 | AgricultureDetailed syllabus | Domain | 30,414 |
| 303 | Anthropology | Domain | 1,079 |
| 304 | Biology / Biological Science / Biotechnology / BiochemistryDetailed syllabus | Domain | 4,02,844 |
| 305 | Business StudiesDetailed syllabus | Domain | 1,79,145 |
| 306 | ChemistryDetailed syllabus | Domain | 6,77,609 |
| 307 | Environmental Science | Domain | 5,607 |
| 308 | Computer Science / Information PracticesDetailed syllabus | Domain | 64,879 |
| 309 | Economics / Business EconomicsDetailed syllabus | Domain | 1,95,583 |
| 312 | Fine Arts / Visual Arts / Commercial Arts | Domain | 12,662 |
| 313 | Geography / GeologyDetailed syllabus | Domain | 66,255 |
| 314 | HistoryDetailed syllabus | Domain | 97,513 |
| 315 | Home Science | Domain | 8,317 |
| 316 | Knowledge Tradition - Practices in India | Domain | 696 |
| 318 | Mass Media / Mass Communication | Domain | 3,892 |
| 319 | Mathematics / Applied MathematicsDetailed syllabus | Domain | 4,01,527 |
| 320 | Performing Arts (Dance, Drama, Music) | Domain | 3,100 |
| 321 | Physical Education (Yoga, Sports)Detailed syllabus | Domain | 51,362 |
| 322 | PhysicsDetailed syllabus | Domain | 6,47,076 |
| 323 | Political ScienceDetailed syllabus | Domain | 1,21,267 |
| 324 | PsychologyDetailed syllabus | Domain | 26,345 |
| 325 | Sanskrit | Domain | 3,617 |
| 326 | SociologyDetailed syllabus | Domain | 24,000 |
| 501 | General Aptitude TestDetailed syllabus | GAT | 6,75,419 |
Source: NTA 2026 bulletin, Appendix II; NTA result release, section 7(v), pp. 4–5. Checked 2026-11-04. The 49,05,176 subject appearances are separate from 11,64,098 unique appeared candidates. No participation-derived competition rating is given.
Official source references checked 2026-11-04. Cycle: 2026 unless explicitly stated. 2027 details remain unconfirmed in this check.