CUET (CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE TEST)

Exam Info

What is CUET ?

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is an entrance examination conducted to provide admission to candidates into various undergraduate courses in more than 44 central universities, 44 state universities, 32 deemed universities, 134 private universities and 3 other universities across India in 2024-25.  Has been started for.

After  twelfth class a student can gave this exam.

This exam is conducted to get admission in the best colleges of India, which is conducted every year by National testing agency.  Through this exam, students can take admission in the course of their choice.  Admission to this exam is done on the basis of merit.

Mode of exam ?

According to the latest update, this exam will be conducted in hybrid mode in 2024.  According to this, it will be done in both pen and paper mode and computer base mode.This is first time .

Who is eligible for CUET?

• Students who have passed twelfth class with minimum 50% marks. 
• There is no age limit for appearing in this exam.
• criteria may vary depending on the university you choose.
• A candidate can appear for the CUET exam as many times as he wants until he/ her is selected.

Fee for appearing in CUET entrance exam :

• Gen/obc -650 /-
• Sc -600/-
• St -550/-
• Student from foreign wants to get registered in this exam -3000/-

Advantage of CUET exam :- 

1. Because of cuet students get equal opportunity to take admission in the best colleges of India.
2. CUET gave a chance to students to prove himself/herself in front of their parents. 
3. skill and knowledge in particular subject and domain emerges of candidates because of ug entrance exam.
4. Cuet gave a chance to students to study at prestigious institution.
5. Cuet is a common entrance exam to get admission in central universities because of it steps to get admission have also reduced.

Question Paper

Syllabus

CUET 2024 Exam Pattern :-

Exam Mode :- Online (Computer Based Test)

Exam Duration :- Slot I - 9:00 am to 11:00 am

                                Slot II - 12:30 pm to 2 pm

                                Slot III - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Number of Sections :- 4 Sections (Sections IA, IB, II, and III)
Number of questions :-Section IA & IB- 40 (out of  50 questions to be attempted 
Section II – 40 (out of 5o questions to be attempted)
Section III – 50 (out of 60 questions to be attempted)

Total marks of CUET exam :- 800 marks

Marking Scheme :-

• +5 for each correct answer 
• -1 for each incorrect answer

Level of Exam :-  Class 12th

Medium of Language :-

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

Maximum Number of Tests :-  6 Tests

CUET syllabus:-

Syllabus of this exam released by National testing agency (NTA)  on its official website.  12th class syllabus is main syllabus of this exam.

The candidate who prepares for this exam can check its syllabus, by visiting the official site of NTA.

Cuet exam conducts in three sections in first section language test in second section domain specific subject which you choose at the time of form filling and in third section general test conducts. 

In section first you have choice to choose language among selected language .

Syllabus of commerce students :-

Topic :- Accountancy

• Unit I: Accounting Not-for-Profit Organisation
• Unit II: Accounting for Partnership
• Unit III: Reconstitution of Partnership
• Unit IV: Dissolution of Partnership Firm
• Unit V: Accounting for Share and Debenture Capital
• Unit VI: Analysis of Financial Statements
• Unit VII: Statement of Changes in Financial Position Computerized Accounting system 
• Unit I: Overview of Computerised Accounting System
• Unit II: Using Computerised Accounting System
• Unit III: Accounting Using Database Management System (DBMS)
• Unit IV: Accounting Applications of Electronic Spreadsheet

Topic :- Business studies

• Unit I: Nature and Significance of Management
• Unit II: Principles of Management
• Unit III: Business Environment
• Unit IV: Planning
• Unit V: Organising
• Unit VI: Staffing
• Unit VII: Directing
• Unit VIII: Controlling
• Unit IX: Business Finance
• Unit X: Financial Markets
• Unit XI: Marketing
• Unit XII: Consumer Protection
• Unit XIII: Entrepreneurship Development

Topic :- Economics 

• Book 1  - Microeconomics 
• Book  2 - Microeconomics 
• Book 3 - Indian Economics Development 

Topic :- Entrepreneurship 

• Unit 1: Entrepreneurial Opportunity
• Unit 2: Entrepreneurial Planning
• Unit 3: Enterprise Marketing
• Unit 4: Enterprise Growth Strategies
• Unit 5: Business Arithmetic
• Unit 6: Resource Mobilization

Syllabus of science subjects :-

Topic :- Physics 

• Unit I: Electrostatics
• Unit II: Current Electricity
• Unit III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
• Unit IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
• Unit V: Electromagnetic Waves
• Unit VI: Optics
• Unit VII: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
• Unit VIII: Atoms and Nuclei
• Unit IX: Electronic Devices
• Unit X: Communication Systems

Topic :- Chemistry 

• Unit I:Solid State
• Unit II: Solutions
• Unit III: Electrochemistry
• Unit IV: Chemical Kinetics
• Unit V: Surface Chemistry
• Unit VI: General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
• Unit VII: p-Block Elements
• Unit VIII: d and f Block Elements
• Unit IX: Coordination Compounds
• Unit X: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
• Unit XI: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
• Unit XII: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids
• Unit XIII: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
• Unit XIV: Biomolecules
• Unit XVI: Chemistry in Everyday Life

Topic :- Biology 

• Unit I: Reproduction
• Unit II: Genetics and Evolution
• Unit III: Biology and Human Welfare
• Unit IV: Biotechnology and Its Applications
• Unit V: Ecology and Environment

Topic :- Mathematics 

Section A (Compulsory For all)

1. Algebra
2. Calculus
3. Integration and its Applications
4. Differential Equations
5. Probability Distributions
6. Linear Programming

Section B1: Mathematics

• UNIT I: RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
• UNIT II: ALGEBRA
• UNIT III: CALCULUS
• UNIT IV: VECTORS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY
• Unit V: Linear Programming
• Unit VI: Probability

Section B1: Applied Mathematics

• Unit I: Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Applications
• UNIT II: ALGEBRA
• UNIT III: CALCULUS
• UNIT IV: PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
• UNIT V: INDEX NUMBERS AND TIME-BASED DATA
• UNIT VI: INDEX NUMBERS AND TIME BASED DATA
• UNIT VIII: FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
• UNIT IX: LINEAR PROGRAMMING

Preparation Tips

Cut Off

Results

Participating Colleges

The CUET best colleges are as follows:- 

Best colleges in which one can take admission after passing CUET :-

• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) - NIRF Ranking (2)
• Jamia Millia Islamia- NIRF Ranking (3)
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU) - NIRF Ranking (6)
• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) - NIRF Ranking (11)
• Delhi University (DU) - NIRF Ranking (13)

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