CUET Common University Entrance Test.pdf

General Awaresness regarding CUET

1. CUET for Undergraduate
Programmes in Central Universities

2. OBJECTIVE
The Common University Entrance Test
(CUET) has being introduced for admission
into all undergraduate programmes in different
programmes of the participating:
•Central Universities,
•State Universities,
•Autonomous Institutions,
•Private Universities,
•Deemed Universities across the country.
EXECUTING AGENCY

3. ➢There is no age limit for the candidates.
➢The candidates must have passed the Class 12 /
equivalent examination from a recognized Board for
admission to Bachelor's degree program in different
Universities.
➢Class 12 students who have not yet appeared in the
board exams or are appearing in current year are also
eligible to apply, irrespective of their age.
➢However, the candidates will be required to fulfill the
age criteria (if any) of the University in which they are
desirous of taking admission .
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

4. Broad features of CUET
TEST PATTERN
MEDIUM
SYLLABUS
MODE OF THE
TEST

5. Computer Based Test (CBT) mode
TEST PATTERN
Medium of the Question
Papers:
English, Hindi,
Assamese, Bengali,
Gujarati, Kannada,
Malayalam,
Marathi, Odia,
Punjabi, Tamil,
Telugu and Urdu
MEDIUM
Objective type
Multiple ChoiceQuestions (MCQs)
MODE OF THE TEST

6. 3 Sections in the paper
Section 1 : Languages
1A and 1B
Section II : Domain Subject
Section III : General Test

7. SYLLABUS
LANGUAGES DOMAIN SUBJECT

GENERAL TEST
Language to be tested through:
•Reading Comprehension
(based on different types of
passages–Factual, Literary and
Narrative)
•Literary Aptitude and
•Vocabulary
As per the Syllabus of
Class XII
•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

8. Section Subjects / Tests
Questions to be
Attempted
Time
Duration
Section 1A - Languages
There are 13 Languages.
Any of these languages may be chosen
40 questions to be
attempted out of 50 in
each language
45 minutes
Section 1B - Languages
There are 20 Languages.
Any of these languages may be chosen
Section 2 –
Domain Subjects
There are 27 Domains specific subjects being offered
under this section.
A candidate may choose any subject as desired by the
applicable University/ Universities.
35/40 Questions to be
attempted out of 45/50.
45 minutes
Section 3 -General Test
For any such undergraduate programme/programmes
being offered by Universities where a General Test is
being used for admission
50 Questions to be
attempted out of 60
60 minutes
Note:
1. From the above subjects / languages, the candidate can choose maximum of 10 subjects from all three Sections.
2. Examination will be conducted on multiple days in three shifts, depending on the number of Candidates and Subject
choices
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

9. SELECTION OF LANGUAGE
SECTION IA – 13 LANGUAGES
French, Spanish, German,
Persian, Italian, Arabic,
Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit,
Kashmiri, Bodo, Kankani,
Dogri, Maithili, Santhali,
Manipuri, Tibetan,
Japanese, Russian, Chinese
SECTION IB – 20 LANGUAGES
Hindi, English,
Tamil, Kannada,
Malayalam, Telegu,
Marathi, Gujarati,
Odiya, Bengali,
Assamese, Punjabi,
Urdu
Note : A candidate can choose a maximum of any 3
languages from Section IA and Section IB taken together.

10. MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION
S.No Language Examination Centres
1 English All Examination Centres
2 English and Hindi All Examination Centres in India
3 English and Assamese Examination Centres in Assam
4 English and Bengali Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
5 English and Gujarati Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman & Diu,Dadra & Nagar Haveli
6 English and Kannada Examination Centres in Karnataka
7 English and Malayalam Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep
8 English and Marathi Examination Centres in Maharashtra
9 English and Odia Examination Centres in Odisha
10 English and Punjabi
Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Delhi/New Delhi (including Faridabad,
Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut, Noida/Greater Noida)
11 English and Tamil Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
12 English and Telugu Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
13 English and Urdu All Examination Centres in India
•The option of language for Question Paper should be exercised while filling up the Application Form online and it
cannot be changed at a later stage.
•For the correctness of the questions in all the question papers, the English version will be taken as the final.

11. Section II – 27 Domain Specific Subjects:
➢Twenty Seven (27) Domain Specific Subjects are being offered under this section.
➢A candidate may choose a maximum of Six (6) Domain.
1.Sanskrit
2.Mathematics
3.Physics
4.Chemistry
5.Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
6.Computer Science/ Informatics Practices
7.Engineering Graphics
8.Environmental Science
Contd…

12. Section II – 27 Domain Specific Subjects:
➢Twenty Seven (27) Domain Specific Subjects are being offered under this section.
➢A candidate may choose a maximum of Six (6) Domain.
9.Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga
10.Psychology
11.Sociology
12.Political Science
13.Legal Studies
14.Geography/Geology
15.History
16.Home Science
17.Anthropology
Contd…

13. Section II – 27 Domain Specific Subjects:
➢Twenty Seven (27) Domain Specific Subjects are being offered under this section.
➢A candidate may choose a maximum of Six (6) Domain.
18.Accountancy/Book Keeping
19.Business Studies
20.Economics/ Business Economics
21.Entrepreneurship
22.Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India
23.Teaching Aptitude
24.Agriculture
25.Mass Media/Mass Communication
Contd…

14. Section II – 27 Domain Specific Subjects:
➢Twenty Seven (27) Domain Specific Subjects are being offered under this section.
➢A candidate may choose a maximum of Six (6) Domain.
26.Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting)/Commercial Arts,
27.Performing Arts :–
a)Dance (Kathak/ Bharatnatyam/ Oddisi/ Kathakali/
Kuchipudi/ Manipuri)
b)Drama - Theatre
c)Music General (Hindustani/ Carnatic/ Rabindra Sangeet/
Percussion/ Non-Percussion)

15. Section III – 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.

16. ➢A candidate can choose a maximum of any 3 languages from Section IA and Section
IB taken together. However, the third language chosen needs to be in lieu of 6
th

domain specific Subject chosen by the candidate – as applicable.
➢The maximum number of tests to be taken remain 9 only i.e.:
❖2 Languages + 6 Domain Specific Subjects + 1 General Test
Or
❖3 Languages + 5 Domain Specific Subjects + 1 General Test
➢Note: Flexibility is provided to help a candidate apply for many Universities
depending on their eligibility conditions. Candidates canchoose a maximum of 10
subjects.
➢Examination will be conducted on multiple days in three shifts, depending on the
number of Candidates and Subject choices
General Guidelines

17. General Guidelines
➢There are45 Central, 37 State, 32 Deemed, 133 Private, and 3 other
Universitiesunder CUET offering admission to UG courses through
CUET entrance examination.
➢Candidates can check the CUET colleges list and courses before applying
for the Common University Entrance Test.
➢The link for getting list of all participating institutions are given below:
https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/index.php/app/info/universities#CU

18. ➢While filling up the Online Application Form, candidates should select any two
Convenient Cities from the given list as their Choice of Cities for the exam Centre in
order of their priority.
➢For convenience, the candidates may select their own city or neighboring cities in their
State of Residence only and not for far away cities in other States.
➢In case, the number of candidates opting for a city as centre with a regional language is
less than a certain minimum, candidates may be allotted Centre in another city
irrespective of the city opted by the candidates for appearing in the examination.
CHOICE OF CITIES

19. ➢Merely appearing in CUET does not confer any right to the candidate for admission to the
desirous University.
➢The selection and admission are subject to fulfilling the admission criteria, eligibility, rank in
the merit list, medical fitness, verification of original documents, and such other criteria as
may be prescribed by the University.
➢Admissions are handled at the level of each of the Central Universities (CUs) for their
respective programs. After the declaration of the CUET result by NTA, the respective CUs
will declare the counselling/ admission schedule and merit list based on the CUET score and
the other criteria of the respective University.
➢For all admission related procedures/queries, the candidates are advised to refer to the
website of the applied University.
NTA does not have any role in preparation of Merit List
ADMISSIONS

20. Slides By : Archana Dubey