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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has responded to concerns circulating on social media regarding certain CUET PG 2026 examinations being conducted on multiple dates and the lack of score normalisation.

According to the agency, the issue involves a limited number of candidates whose examinations had to be rescheduled due to unavoidable circumstances. NTA explained that 565 candidates across 28 subjects were unable to take their exams on the scheduled dates in March 2026 because of law-and-order issues in Tura, Meghalaya, and security-related challenges at some international examination centres.

To ensure these students were not deprived of the opportunity to appear for the examination, the agency arranged a special test session on March 29 and 30, 2026. NTA stated that this step was taken purely in the interest of the affected candidates and did not alter the evaluation process.

No Score Normalisation Applied in CUET PG 2026

The testing agency reiterated that CUET PG follows an absolute-marking system for all subjects and candidates.

NTA clarified that every candidate’s score is reported based on the actual marks obtained in the examination. This approach was applied uniformly to candidates who appeared in the main examination as well as those who took the rescheduled tests. As a result, no normalisation process was introduced for any candidate.

Why NTA Did Not Use Normalisation

Explaining its decision, NTA noted that the significant difference in the size of the two candidate groups made statistical normalisation impractical.

For example, approximately 16,000 candidates appeared for the English examination during the main session, while only around 120 candidates took the rescheduled test. Similarly, nearly 26,000 students appeared for Political Science in the primary examination compared to about 100 in the special session. In History, more than 13,000 candidates participated in the main exam, whereas fewer than 80 candidates appeared in the rescheduled round.

Given these large disparities, NTA stated that applying statistical normalisation between such uneven groups would not produce reliable results.

Equivalent Difficulty Level Maintained

The agency also addressed concerns regarding question paper standards. NTA stated that the rescheduled examinations used question papers that had already been prepared and approved by subject experts.

According to the agency, experts reviewed and confirmed that the difficulty level of the rescheduled papers was comparable to that of the question papers used during the main examination.

NTA emphasized that the rescheduling of exams did not affect the evaluation methodology. All CUET PG 2026 candidates were assessed under the same absolute-marking framework, ensuring consistency in score calculation across both the regular and rescheduled examination sessions.

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