CUET Syllabus: Section and Subject-wise CUET 2024 syllabus

CUET (Common University Entrance Test) is an advantage offered by the NTA (National Testing Agency) to every student in India. Central Universities are top of every student's dream destination to study and the cut-offs for them are very high to resolve this problem CUET was launched and it has resulted in the favour of students, the majority of students didn’t get college their preference or program and it was challenging for students to fall under the cut-off criteria. CUET allows students to enroll at top-ranked institutes and universities for their UG, PG, diploma, and Certification program, the main objective behind the CUET exam is to introduce the concept of ”One India, One Exam”. 

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CUET UG Syllabus

Students appearing for the May 2024 CUET exam still have plenty of time to prepare well for the exam and starting preparation before the exam assists students in scoring good marks in the exam without facing constraints. At first, students must ensure that they start early, the student must start at least 3-4 months before the exam to get familiar with the syllabus, understand the various sections of the exam, prepare well and work on the weak topics. Different tips included for preparation for CUET are time management, practicing mock question papers, going through the previous year's question paper, preparing over panic, and so on. 

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The syllabus of the CUET 2024 UG examination includes 27 subjects i.e. Anthropology, Agriculture, Art Education Sculpture, Biology, Computer Science, Business Studies, Chemistry, Engineering Graphics, Economics/Business Economics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Home Science, Legal Studies, Knowledge Tradition - Practices India, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Mass Media/ Mass Communication, Psychology, Sanskrit, Sociology, Teaching Aptitude, and Accountancy. The CUET 2024 UG examination is conducted through CBT (Computer Based Test) and is divided into four sections: languages, domain, and general test and every section has MCQ-type questions. These sections include different subjects and different criteria that are mentioned below in detail:

Section 1 Languages

The languages section in the Common University Entrance Test is the first section that is sub-divided into two parts i.e. Section 1A consists of 13 languages Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Urdu, English, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, and Malayalam. Meanwhile, Section 1B has 20 languages i.e. German 207 Italian 208 Japanese 209 Kashmiri 210 Konkani 211 Maithili 212 Manipuri 213 Nepali, Persian, Russian, Santhali, Sindhi, Spanish, Tibetan, Sanskrit, Dogri, Bodo, French, Chinese, and Arabic and language section is compromised of 50 questions and students are required to attempt 40 out of them.

Section 1 of CUET covers all the various topics in the languages to test the language skills of an individual such as:

• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Rearranging the parts
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Verbal Ability
• Choosing the correct word

Section 2 Domain Specific 

The second section of the CUET examination is Domain-specific which is considered to be the toughest part of the exam. Students under this section are required to attempt 35/40 or 45/50 questions. There are 27  specific domain subjects under this section the questions are offered in the MCQ pattern and the syllabus is based on the 12th standard curriculum. There are 27 total CUET domain-specific subjects and students can opt for up to 6 specific domains. Students can prepare for this section through NCERT books or get help from guides, mock test papers, etc. The different 27 domain-specific subjects include Anthropology, Agriculture, Art Education Sculpture, Biology, Computer Science, Business Studies, Chemistry, Engineering Graphics, Economics/Business Economics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Home Science, Legal Studies, Knowledge Tradition - Practices India, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Mass Media/ Mass Communication, Psychology, Sanskrit, Sociology, Teaching Aptitude, and Accountancy. 

Subjects	Syllabus
Accountancy	Click here to get syllabus details
Agriculture	Click here to get syllabus details
Anthropology	Click here to get syllabus details
Art Education Sculpture	Click here to get syllabus details
Biology	Click here to get syllabus details
Business Studies	Click here to get syllabus details
Chemistry	Click here to get syllabus details
Computer Science	Click here to get syllabus details
Economics/Business Economics	Click here to get syllabus details
Engineering Graphics	Click here to get syllabus details
Entrepreneurship	Click here to get syllabus details
Environmental Studies	Click here to get syllabus details
General Test	Click here to get syllabus details
Geography	Click here to get syllabus details
History	Click here to get syllabus details
Home Science	Click here to get syllabus details
Knowledge Tradition - Practices India	Click here to get syllabus details
Languages (IA & IB)	Click here to get syllabus details
Legal Studies	Click here to get syllabus details
Mass Media/ Mass Communication	Click here to get syllabus details
Mathematics	Click here to get syllabus details
Performing Arts	Click here to get syllabus details
Physical Education	Click here to get syllabus details
Physics	Click here to get syllabus details
Political Science	Click here to get syllabus details
Psychology	Click here to get syllabus details
Sanskrit	Click here to get syllabus details
Sociology	Click here to get syllabus details
Teaching Aptitude	Click here to get syllabus details

Note*- The given above is the syllabus for CUET 2023. The syllabus for CUET 2024 will be released soon.

Section 3 General Test 

The General Test section in the CUET exam is designed in such a way as to examine and analyze the general knowledge, general awareness, English Language, Mathematical skills, and Logical/Analytical reasoning skills of an individual. The major parts that are included in the general test section are mentioned below:

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

This section of the CUET UG 2024 examination consists of a total of 60 questions and students are required to attempt 50 out of them. The syllabus of this section covers a variety of subjects to analyze the logical understanding of an individual. 

Section	Subjects/ Tests	Questions to be Attempted
Section 1A languages	13 languages are available and students can choose according to their preference.	A total of 50 questions are given and students are required to attempt any 40 out of them.
Section 1B languages	20 languages are available and students can choose according to their preference.
Section 2 Domain Specific	There are 27 total CUET domain-specific subjects offered under this section and students can opt for their desired and specific domain subject applicable to their university.	35/40 Questions to be attempted out of 45/50.
Section 3 General Test	The general test is the most common test universities use for admission purposes.	A total of 60 questions are given and students are required to attempt any 50 out of them.

Marking scheme 

The marking scheme for the CUET 2024 UG examination is as follows, for every correct answer the students will be awarded 5 marks, and for every wrong answer 1 mark will be deducted, and for any unattempted question there will be 0 marks. 

Marking Scheme

+5 marks for Right answer  -1 mark for Wrong answer   0 mark for Unattempted question

CUET PG 2024 Syllabus

The NTA (National Testing Agency) has announced the date for CUET 2024 PG examination on the official website of CUET and the notice on the website has regulated, exams will be conducted in a window of 18 days i.e. 11 March to 28 March 2024. Appearing for this exam allows students to enroll in their dream university and pursue their higher education in the specific specialization they are willing to do from central universities. 

The syllabus of the CUET 2024 PG examination is mentioned below:

Pattern	Question pattern	Paper code	Subject name
1	Total no. of MCQs = 100 (divided into two parts) Part A: 25 MCQs of Hindi/English Comprehension/Verbal Ability Part B: 75 Domain MCQs of learning Aptitude, Science, Social Science, and Math	COQP03	B.Ed.
2(a)	Total no. of MCQs = 100 (divided into two parts) Part A: 25 MCQs of Hindi/English Comprehension/Verbal Ability and Analytical Skills Part B: 75 Domain Knowledge MCQs	COQP01, COQP02 COQP04 to COQP10 COQP13 to COQP22 SCQP01 to SCQP30 HUQP01 to HUQP26 MTQP01 to MTQP12	Agribusiness Management, Applied Geography and Geoinformatics B.Ed. Humanities and Social Science to Economics Library & Information Science to Hospital Management Agricultural Science ( to Animal Science (Poultry) Ancient Indian History, Culture & Architecture to Rabindra Sangit  Chemical, Polymer, and Thermal Engineering to Textile Engineering
2(b)	Total no. of MCQs = 100 (divided into two parts) Part A: 25 MCQs of Hindi/English Comprehension/Verbal Ability and Analytical Skills Part B: 75 Languages MCQs	LAQP01 to LAQP41	English to Italian
2(c)	Total no. of MCQs = 100 (divided into two parts) Part A: 25 MCQs of Hindi/English Comprehension/Verbal Ability and Analytical Skills Part B: 75 Domain Knowledge MCQs in Sanskrit	ACQP03 to ACQP26	Agama to Vyakarana and Shabdabodha System
2(d)	Total no. of MCQs = 100 (divided into two parts) Part A: 25 MCQs of Hindi/English Comprehension/Verbal Ability and Analytical Skills in Sanskrit language  Part B: 75 Domain Knowledge MCQs in Sanskrit language	ACQP01 to ACQP02	Siksha Shastri to Shiksha Acharya
3(a)	100 MCQs in Logical Reasoning (Hindi/English), Hindi/English Language Comprehension/ Verbal Ability, Mathematical/ Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	COQP12	General Paper (MBA etc.)
3(b)	100 MCQs in Logical Reasoning (Hindi/English), Hindi/English Language Comprehension/ Verbal Ability, Mathematical/ Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	COQP11	General Paper

The Pattern of the CUET 2024 PG Examination

The CUET 2024 PG examination has two major components: Part A and Part B which carry 25 and 75 marks respectively. Part A consist of 25 MCQ question related to Hindi/English Comprehension/Verbal Ability and Analytical Skills whereas, Part B has 75 domain-specific MCQ questions for more detail look at the table below:

CUET 2024 PG Examination Pattern
Components	Details
Exam name	CUET
CUET Full Form	Common Universities Entrance Test
Exam Conducted by	NTA (National Testing Agency)
Exam Level	PG
Exam Mode	CBT (Computer Based Test)
Total number of questions	100
Parts of examination	2 parts (Part A, Part B)
Names of parts	Part A - Language Comprehension/Verbal Ability Part B - Domain Specific Questions
Number of questions in each part	Part A - 25 questions Part B -  75 questions
Duration of the exam	2 hours
Exam Medium/Language	Hindi and English

CUET 2024 PG Examination Marking Scheme

The marking scheme for the CUET PG 2024 examination is as follows, every multiple choice question in the exam carries 4 marks and these marks are only awarded if the candidate has answered them correctly and for an incorrect answer, there is a negative marking of 1 mark. Simultaneously, every unanswered MCQ will have no mark, and if any technical glitch occurs in a question the candidate will be awarded full marks for that specific question, whether the candidate has attempted it or not. 

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