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Understanding the CUET Exam Pattern and Its Administration

The exam pattern for CUET UG 2025 plays a vital role when you start preparing for the exam. Candidates must choose the appropriate sections and subjects from the given exam pattern based on the university and course requirements to ace the exam and get admission into their desired university.

NTA conducts CUET for admissions to undergraduate programs for which the exam tests their general reasoning and aptitude on all levels. This national-level exam conducted to grant admission to aspiring candidates in India's top Central & other Universities is held differently for UG candidates. To begin your preparations for CUET 2025, the candidate must be familiar with the examination pattern.

CUET Exam Pattern

Check the Exam Pattern and the Number of Questions in CUET Exam 2025

CUET seems like one test, but it includes three separate tests combined into one.

The first paper in CUET is on Language that tests proficiency in the chosen language. However, most of the CBSE schools are English medium and the natural choice for these students is to opt for English. This test evaluates students on Reading Comprehension, Grammar and Vocabulary.

The second test is based on the Domain Subject (Class XII Subjects). There are a total of 29 subjects across various streams. A student can choose the domain subjects which he may or may not have taken as class subjects in Class XII. The exam covers only the NCERT +2 syllabus. Some of the deleted chapters from NCERT have also been asked in the exam in the past.

The third test is the General Test, which has Basic Mathematics, Basic Reasoning and Mental Ability and Basic General Knowledge Questions. A candidate can choose a maximum of 6 subjects from all the three sections. Bank/PO reasoning questions. This section is mandatory for a few selective courses, the details of which can be found on the official websites of participating colleges.

Admissions to the Central universities all over India are based on the CUET exam score. Therefore, a candidate has to put in a lot of effort to crack the examination with a merit score. CUET coaching, sample papers, mock tests and question papers from previous years can help candidates score on the merit list.

Candidates should also go through the following points regarding CUET 2025 exam pattern:

Exam mode: Hybrid-In 2024, subjects having registration of more than 1 lakh students were conducted offline whereas the other subjects were conducted online.

Questions Type: The question paper includes Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), including Direct Questions, Statement Based Questions, Match the Following and Passage-based Questions.

Language : The exam includes 13 languages for the UG program.

Time Duration: The examination is conducted on multiple days in three slots per day. Usually conducted around May

Subject Choice:Candidates may choose a maximum of 06 Subjects (04 or 05 domain subjects including General Test and 01 or 02 languages).

CUET 2024 Marking Scheme

A candidate should understand the marking scheme before attempting the CUET 2025 to be confident enough. For every correct answer, candidates will be awarded 5 marks. Every wrong answer will mark the candidate a negative 1 mark, so they must be careful while attempting the answers.

The CUET 2025 exam pattern is one of the most critical pieces of information for CUET exam preparation. To know more, you can visit the official website https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/

CUET EXAM Syllabus 2024

The syllabus for the entrance examination includes different topics from the previous year's academic syllabus. The CUET exam syllabus for UG courses will consist of topics from CBSE class 12th academic study material.

Particulars

Details

Exam Name

Common University Entrance Test (CUET)

Mode of Test

Hybrid

Test Pattern

Objective Type with Multiple Choice Questions

Medium

13 Languages (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Tamil, Telgu and Urdu)

Syllabus

Language: Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages - Factual, Literary and Narrative), Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary

Domain Subject: As per Class 12 syllabus only.

General Test: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/statistics), Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Registration

Registration will be online athttps://cuet.samarth.ac.in/

  • For General Test, Candidates will have to attempt 50 Questions out of 60
  • For all other subjects including languages, 40 Questions are to be attempted out 50.
Participating Universities

Know More About CUET Participating Colleges and Universities

Aligarh Muslim University

Assam University

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Banaras Hindu University

Central Agricultural University

Central Sanskrit University

Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh

Central University of Andhra Pradesh

Central University of Gujarat

Central University of Haryana

Central University of Himachal Pradesh

Central University of Jammu

Central University of Jharkhand

Central University of Karnataka

Central University of Kashmir

Central University of Kerala

Central University of Odisha

Central University of Punjab

Central University of Rajasthan

Central University of Tamil Nadu

Delhi University

Dr. Hari Singh Gour University

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University

English and Foreign Languages University

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Indian Maritime University

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Indira Gandhi National Tribal University

Jamia Millia Islamia

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya

Mahatma Gandhi Central University

Manipur University

Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Mizoram University

Nagaland University

Nalanda University

National Sanskrit University[note 3]

National Sports University

North Eastern Hill University

Pondicherry University

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University

Rajiv Gandhi University

Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University

South Asian University

Tezpur University

Tripura University

University of Allahabad

University of Hyderabad

Visva-Bharati University