Bhubaneswar: The higher education department on Thursday declared the results of the Common Postgraduate Entrance Test (CPET) 2026 for admission to PG programmes for the 2026–27 academic session.Candidates, who appeared for the entrance exam, can access their results through the student academic management system (SAMS) portal.According to the department, a total of 58,613 candidates had registered for CPET 2026, of whom 53,901 appeared for the exam. The entrance test was conducted for admission to 50 postgraduate programmes offered by higher education institutions across the state.The department said 32,309 postgraduate seats are available in 132 higher education institutions under its administrative control for the 2026–27 academic session. Admissions to the programmes will be carried out strictly on the basis of merit secured by candidates in the entrance test.The admission schedule, including counselling and seat allotment, will be notified on the SAMS portal shortly.
