'We know glitch caused distress': NTA gives update for students who couldn't sit for CUET-UG

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued a statement acknowledging the disruption and delay caused by a technical glitch during the CUET (UG) 2026 examination on Saturday, assuring that affected candidates will be given another opportunity to appear for the examination.

Several students were left stranded at some exam centres after the CUET-UG 2026 was delayed due to a technical glitch



In a post on X, NTA said, “We know today's unfortunate technical disruption caused distress for some CUET (UG) 2026 candidates. Candidates who did their Biometric Registration and were present at their examination centres today in Shift-I, but couldn't complete their examination due to this technical glitch, will get an opportunity for the examination.”


The agency said the issue was reported by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which is involved in conducting the examination, and added that it had been resolved.

“TCS has reported that a technical glitch at their end delayed the commencement of CUET UG 2026 at some centres on Saturday. The issue has since been resolved, and the exam is being conducted with full compensatory time so that no candidate is disadvantaged,” the agency said.

Following the disruption, the NTA revised the schedule for the afternoon session. Candidates were asked to report from 2.30 pm, while the examination was rescheduled to begin at 4.00 pm instead of the originally planned 3.00 pm.

The agency also said that candidates appearing in the morning session would be given the full duration of the examination and allowed to leave only after completing the allotted test time. It added that arrangements were made to ensure that no candidate was affected by the delay.

K Krithivasan, CEO and MD of TCS, said “A brief technical issue caused a delay of around two hours in the CUET-UG examination in the morning shift today. The issue was promptly identified and resolved by our technical teams, and the examination has since resumed without any impact on the sanctity of the exam. We regret the inconvenience,” in a post on X.

CUET-UG, introduced in 2022, is a common entrance examination for undergraduate admissions to central, state and several private universities. It is conducted by the NTA and assesses candidates on language skills, domain-specific subjects and general aptitude.