PUCAT 2025 Exam: Application Form, Dates, Admit Card, Pattern, Syllabus, Result

Aspirants must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria of the PUCAT exam 2026 before applying for the exam. Here it is:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline with minimum marks of 45% for General/OBC candidates, while 40% for SC/ST/OBC from a recognized University.
• Those candidates who had failed to secure an aggregate of 45% in their undergraduate degree but have cleared the postgraduate exam in any discipline with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/OBC) can also appear for the entrance exam of PUCAT exam.

The application form for the PUCAT exam 2026 is available in online mode on the official website. The PUCAT application form window will be closed in June 2026. Candidates can refer to the step-by-step process to fill out the PUCAT 2026 application form. 

Here is the step-by-step process to fill out the form.

• Visit the official website of the University
• Click on the ‘Admission’ tab
• Select ‘PUCAT Admission Notice 2026’
• Click on ‘PUCAT Application form’ and ‘PUCAT Information Brochure’ to download
• Print out the application form and read all the instructions given in the brochure
• Now, fill out the application form (you would need to fill in your basic details and contact details
• Make sure you enter all the details correctly
• Also, some self-attested copies of the necessary documents (as given in the brochure) and a demand draft of the application fees will be attached to the form

Send the filled form and the documents to the university at the following address:

Office of the Chairman, Admission Cell (PUCAT- 2026),
V. B. S Purvanchal University,
Jaunpur-222003, U.P.

The application fee for the General/OBC category is Rs. 500 and Rs. 250 for the SC/ ST category. The application fees should be paid via a Demand Draft drawn in favour of ‘Finance Officer, V. B. S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur- 222 003’. There is no other mode of payment available. 

The PUCAT exam will be an objective-type test carrying only multiple-choice questions. The duration of the test will be 2 hours, as per the PUCAT exam pattern. Every correct answer will get 1 mark. The questions will be related to your respective subjects in graduation.

PUCAT Exam Pattern 2026

The PUCAT exam admit card will be released a week before the exam in online mode. The same can be downloaded from the official website of the University. The conducting body will not send the admit card through post or courier to any candidate. 

It’s a must-have document to appear for the test. Candidates without the admit card will not be allowed to write the test. The document will be released on the official website, and candidates can simply log in to the website to download the admit card.

Steps to download the admit card of PUCAT 2026:

• Visit the official website of the University
• Log in with your credentials (Application No and Password)
• PUCAT 2026 admit card will be displayed

• Download and print the document

The PUCAT exam result will be displayed on the official website of the university. Candidates who appear for the test can download the result from the website.  The result will appear in the form of a rank list. Simply search for your roll number to know your result. Download it and print it out for further admission rounds. The University will publish a merit list of candidates who qualify for the exam.

All participants who have their name in the merit list will need to attend the Counselling session with the pre-mentioned documents for admission to the various courses offered by the University. The counselling schedule will be available on the official PUCAT website.

The list of documents required during Counselling has -

• PUCAT exam rank card and admit card
• Mark sheet and Passing Certificate (Class X, XII and Bachelor’s degree)
• Migration Certificate
• Caste or category certificate
• Date of Birth certificate

• Domicile Certificate

Candidates also need to carry Passport sized photographs.