PUCET (UG) 2026: Exam Date, Registration (Ongoing), Eligibility, Syllabus, and More

The scheduled PUCET UG 2026 exam date is 10^th May 2026 and the registration portal of the entrance test is currently open so that interested students can register themselves. Also, the last date for the candidates to register for the entrance test and pay the requisite fee is 22^nd April 2026 and 24^th April 2026, respectively. Along with this, documents can be uploaded by the applicants in the online application form till 27^th April 2026.

Moreover, candidates who have not completed their form but have paid the requisite registration fee can register till 6^th May 2026 post making payment of an additional late fee of Rs. 500/-.

Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh is the conducting authority of PUCET UG exam 2026 and it is a University level exam which is conducted for granting admission to the qualified candidates in the specified Undergraduate programs.

PUCET UG 2026 exam relevant details are included in this article such as registration / application procedure, test pattern, syllabus, eligibility criteria, participating Institutions, exam centres, answer key, results, and the list continues.

The Panjab University Common Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or PUCET UG is held every year for the students who are interested in securing admission at Panjab University, Chandigarh in its B.Sc (Hons.) and B.Pharm programs.

Important highlights of the PUCET UG 2026 are as follows:

Candidates should be aware of the exam related dates which are scheduled by the conducting body so that they can conclude the required procedures prior to the specified deadlines. The PUCET UG 2026 exam schedule details are mentioned below:

The candidates who are planning to take the entrance test should be aware that in order to do the same they will have to satisfy the PUCET UG Eligibility Criteria 2026 prescribed by the respective authority.

The common requirements specified in the eligibility criteria of the PUCET UG 2026 are stated below:

Every year, the conducting body opens the online registration portal of the entrance test for the candidates who are willing to register & take the exam. Moreover, interested students can access the form of PUCET UG Registration 2026 through ‘cetug.puchd.ac.in’ (official website).

Additionally, while filling-in the exam application form, applicants will have to opt for a subject combination as per their requirements of the academic program in which they want to enroll along with a test centre. Also, the available subject combinations include PCM / PCB / M / PCMB.

Furthermore, the General and SC / ST / PwD category applicants choosing PCM / PCB / M as their subject combination will have to pay a PUCET UG 2026 registration fee of Rs. 2850/- and Rs. 1425/-, respectively. Along with this, if any candidate is willing to opt for PCMB will have to pay an additional fee of Rs. 570/- along with the prescribed registration fee.

The questions that will be asked in PUCET UG 2026 exam will be designed & framed on the basis of the curriculum prescribed for the appearing students which is why they should be familiar with the same. Candidates will have to prepare for the entrance test as per the topics & sub-topics prescribed for their chosen subject combination in the PUCET UG Syllabus 2026.

The subjects which are included in the test curriculum are listed below:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Mathematics

The exam format is every year designed by PU Chandigarh and students should go through the same in order to know in detail about number & type of questions, stipulated duration, and other essential aspects. As per the PUCET UG Exam Pattern 2026, students will get 70 minutes to complete each paper which will comprise of 60 questions and every question will be of 2 marks.

Moreover, students will have to attempt only the papers of the subject combination opted by them during the registration process which includes PCM / PCB / M / PCMB.

Furthermore, the PUCET UG 2026 will be held in English language only in offline mode at the allotted exam centres and students will have to mark the right answer in the provided OMR sheet. Also, appearing candidates should make sure to attempt the questions carefully as -0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect response.

The admit card of the PUCET UG exam 2026 will be available for download on the official website of the test for the registered candidates as per the schedule specified by the respective conducting body. Additionally, the PUCET UG Admit Card 2026 will be issued provisionally only and students should make sure to carry the same at their allotted exam centre.

Students will have to choose a test centre from the available options while filling-in the application form of entrance exam based on their preference & convenience. In addition to this, the below-listed pointers include the cities which are among the PUCET UG Exam Centres 2026:

• Chandigarh
• Ludhiana
• Muktsar
• Hoshiarpur

* The aforementioned exam centres are located in Punjab.

Appearing candidates should focus on elevating their overall preparation of the exam so that they can easily attempt the questions without facing any confusion / difficulty and one of the prominent ways to do so is relying on last few years papers. In addition, students will be able to acquire additional knowledge regarding the paper pattern, time duration, and others post solving several PUCET UG Previous Year Question Papers.

Furthermore, applicants will be able to understand about the exam environment, better strategies to allocate time wisely, and several other factors after taking the PUCET UG Mock Test 2026 as these practice exams are designed according to the similar test conditions.

PU Chandigarh (conducting body) will publish the answer keys of the entrance test on its official website and students can raise objections against any discrepancy / accuracy in the same through ‘[email protected]’ till the specified date. Post receiving objections, another PUCET UG Answer Key 2026 will be released on the same website and cross-objections will be accepted. Also, the valid objections will be taken into consideration while the evaluation of the test results.

The results of the entrance test will be made available for the candidates on the official website and those who be declared eligible in the same can apply for admission at the member educational Institution. Also, the PUCET UG Result 2026 will be published for PCM / PCB / M / PCMB subject combinations and minimum cut-off percentage is 15% (10% for SC / ST / PwD / Backward Classes) of overall marks.

Candidates can pay Rs. 10,000/- within 10 days of PUCET UG 2026 result declaration if they want to verify their result (calculation of total marks) post which they will be provided with their answer sheet’s photocopy to check the same. Along with this, the fee will be refunded & result will be updated in case any discrepancy is found in the published result. Moreover, re-checking / re-evaluation will not be entertained.

In addition, the merit list of the exam will be prepared post combining 3 components including 75% and 25% weightage of PUCET UG 2026 and 10+2 marks, respectively along with over & above weightage of NCC, NSS, etc. Also, the combined merit list of PCM and PCB will be evaluated by the conducting body independently.

After the declaration of the results of the entrance examination, the candidates who be considered as eligible will have to fill-in the form of PUCET UG Counselling Process 2026 and admission which will be made available on the official website.

In addition to this, post concluding the counselling procedure, the conducting body will commence with the PUCET UG Seat Allotment 2026 process which will be done on the basis of both marks in the entrance test & 10+2.

PUCET UG 2026 qualified applicants should know that they will be able to get admission in the specified Undergraduate programs only at the member educational Institutions. In addition, the PUCET UG Participating Colleges 2026 incorporates Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh.