CUET Exam Syllabus | Check Section-wise Syllabus for CUET

CUET (formerly known as CUCET) exam is a national-level entrance for candidates seeking admission to undergraduate (UG), Integrated, Post-graduate (PG), Diploma, and Research Programs in participating universities in India. CUCET was administered by the Central University of Rajasthan for 12 Central universities from the year 2010 to 2020.

This guide will give you brief information about CUET exam syllabus. Here it is provided you with a general overview of the topics that are typically covered in CUET for UG courses.

CUET Exam Highlights

In this Article, You can refer Exam Mode, Exam Duration, number of Sections, Marking Scheme, level of Exam, Medium of Language, and Maximum Number of Tests. Understanding the CUET exam pattern is a crucial step in your preparation for undergraduate admissions.

Name of Exam	Common University Entrance Test (CUET)
Exam Mode	Online (CBT – Computer Based Test)
Number of Sections	4 Sections (Section IA, IB, II, and III)
Exam Duration	The exam will be divided into slots and shifts
Marking Scheme	For every correct answer: Plus 5 Marks. For every incorrect answer: Minus 1 Mark… 0 for unattempted question
Number of Questions	Section IA and IB: Languages (40 of 50 questions must be marked) Division II: Domain-Specific (40 questions out of 50 to be graded) Section III: General Test (50 of 60 questions must be marked).
Exam Language	13 Languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu)

CUET EXAM SYLLABUS

You can check the below section for CUET exam syllabus.

SECTIONS	TYPES	DETAILS
Section IA & IB	Language	Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary and Narrative [Literary Aptitude & Vocabulary]
Section II	Domain Subjects	As per NCERT model syllabus as applicable to Class XII only
Section III	General Test	General Knowledge & Current affairs, General Mental ability, Numerical ability, Quantitative reasoning, Logical & Analytical Reasoning

Here, you can get brief information about sectional syllabus of CUET exam.

Section IA & IB (LANGUAGE TEST):-

There majorly two section for CUET exam, Section IA & Section IB. The Language is tested through Reading Comprehension (Factual, Literary and Narrative, Literary Aptitude, and Vocabulary is checked through different types of passages).

Section IA:- 13 Languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu).

Any of the languages may be chosen from 13 different languages.

Section IB:- Chinese, German, French, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, Nepali, Russian, Spanish, Tibetan, Dogri, Bodo, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, and Sindhi.

Any of the languages may be chosen from 20 different languages.

Section II (DOMAIN-SPECIFIC SUBJECTS):-

1.Accountancy	14. Environmental Science
2.Biology	15. Mathematics
3. Business Studies	16. Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga
4. Chemistry	17. Physics
5.Computer Science/ Informatics Practices	18. Political Science
6. Economics/ Business Economics	19. Psychology
7. Engineering Graphics	20. Sociology
8. Entrepreneurship	21. Teaching Aptitude
9. Geography/Geology	22. Agriculture
10. History	23. Mass Media/ Mass Communication
11. Home Science	24. Anthropology
12. Knowledge Tradition – Practices in India	25. Art Education Sculpture
13. Legal Studies	26. Environmental Studies
	27. Performing Arts

A candidate can choose any subject from 27 domains specific subjects (as specified by the applicable University/ Universities).

Section III (General Test):-

General Knowledge & Current affairs
General Mental ability
Numerical ability
Quantitative reasoning
Logical & Analytical Reasoning

CUET EXAM PATTERN

SECTIONS	SUBJECTS/TESTS	No. OF QUESTIONS	QUESTIONS TO BE MARKED	DURATION
SECTION IA	13 languages	50	40 (in each language)	45 minutes for each language
SECTION 1B	20 languages	50	40 (in each language)	45 minutes for each language
SECTION II	27 Domain- Specific Subjects	50	35/40	45 minutes for each language
SECTION III	General Test	75	50	60 minutes

For every correct answer : Plus 5 Marks.
For every incorrect answer : Minus 1 Mark.
Medium of language : 13 Languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu).
Exam Duration: According to slots
- SLOT 1: 120 minutes
- SLOT 2: 120 minutes.
- SLOT 3: 180 minutes.

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