CUET-UG: One candidate scores 100 percentile in 4 of 5 subjects

One candidate achieved 100 percentile in four out of five opted subjects in the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026, results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday.

A total of 22 candidates scored 100 percentile in three of their opted subjects, while 180 candidates secured 100 percentile in two subjects, the agency said. As many as 3,214 candidates scored 100 percentile in one subject, it added. “One candidate achieved a 100-percentile score in four out of the five subjects opted for in CUET-UG 2026, recording the best performance in the examination,” the NTA said in a statement. The testing agency also released the gender-wise list of the top 10 candidates securing the highest NTA score in five subjects.

The top female candidate scored 1232.19, marginally higher than the top male score of 1230.82. The second and third highest scores among female candidates were 1203.78 and 1202.15, respectively, while the corresponding male scores stood at 1207.21 and 1205.96, respectively. According to the NTA, a total of 15,68,867 unique candidates registered for the exam, of whom 11,64,098 appeared. Among those registered this year, 7,94,257 were male, 7,74,607 female, and three third-gender candidates. Among those who appeared, 5,78,500 were male, 5,85,596 were female, and two were third-gender candidates.

The category-wise data showed 6,86,419 General category candidates, 5,28,838 OBC (Non creamy layer) candidates, 1,71,397 Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates, 95,464 Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates, and 86,749 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates had registered for the exam.