NTA Says No Score Normalisation Was Used for CUET PG 2026 Re-Exam Candidates

The National Testing Agency has responded to criticism on social media over the evaluation process of CUET PG 2026 making it clear that no score normalisation was used for any candidate including those who appeared for the rescheduled exam conducted in March 2026. The agency said all results were prepared only on the basis of the actual marks scored by candidates and that the same evaluation method was followed for every candidate. This clarification comes after questions were raised online about how marks were calculated for students who took the re-examination. Read the article to know more details.

NTA has seen queries on social media about some CUET (PG) 2026 subjects being held on more than one date, and about normalization not being applied.

In order to avoid speculation, the following is being clarified.

In March 2026, due to the law-and-order disruption at Tura…

— National Testing Agency (@NTA_Exams) June 13, 2026

Why was the CUET PG Re-Exam Conducted?

According to the NTA, 565 candidates were unable to appear for their scheduled CUET PG 2026 exams in March because of situations beyond their control. These included law and order problems in the Tura region of Meghalaya and security concerns at some overseas test centres. To ensure that these students did not lose their chance unfairly as the agency organised a separate re-examination on March 29 and 30. The NTA said this step was taken purely in the interest of affected candidates and not as a change in the larger exam process.

NTA Explains Evaluation Method

The agency stated that CUET PG has always followed a system in which candidates are awarded the actual marks they obtain in the exam. It said there has never been any rule for score normalisation in the examination process. Because of this there was no question of exempting any candidate from normalisation as such a provision does not exist at all. The NTA stressed that the same policy was used for both the main examination and the re-examination.

Why Normalisation Was Not Applied

The NTA also pointed to the large difference in the number of students who appeared in the main exam compared to the re-exam. In English, nearly 16,000 candidates appeared in the main test while only 120 took the re-test. In Political Science, the numbers of candidates were around 26,000 and 100, while in History they were about 13,600 and 80. The agency said applying normalisation to such a small re-exam group against thousands of main exam candidates would not be statistically suitable.

Fairness and Transparency in the Process

To address concerns about fairness National Testing Agency said the re-exam question papers were prepared in advance by subject experts. These experts certified that the difficulty level of the re-exam papers matched that of the main examination. The agency added that the entire CUET PG 2026 result process was handled in a uniform and transparent way. It also repeated its commitment to a fair student-focused examination system and said it will continue issuing clarifications whenever needed to prevent confusion.