COMMON ENTRANCE TEST (May 2025)
CUET 2025: BREIF GUIDE
Common University Entrance Test also known as CUET, is a national-level entrance exam. CUET provides a common platform and equal opportunities for all aspirants across India. NTA conducts this entrance exam for admission to UG courses offered in all the central universities and other participating universities in India. CUET UG is conducted across more than 300 cities in India in 13 mediums. The exam is conducted in online mode. The duration of the CUET exam is dependent upon the subjects chosen by the candidate.
WINNING FEATURES
HOW MANY UNIVERSITIES ARE PARTICIPATING?
Why to appear for CUET?
It is a common entrance test for UG admissions into Central/State/deemed/Private Universities and their affiliated colleges. (47 central universities and 250+ universities in total across the country)
BASIC DETAILS
ELIGIBILITY
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Section |
Number of Questions |
Duration |
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Section IA – 13 Languages |
40 questions to be attempted out of 50 in each language |
45 minutes for each language
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Section IB - 20 Languages |
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Section II - Domain Subject |
35/40 Questions to be attempted out of 45/50 |
45 Minutes for each Domain-Specific Subject |
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Section III - General Test |
50 Questions to be attempted out of 60 |
60 minutes |
EXAM PATTERN
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Section |
CUET Syllabus or Question Types |
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Section I – Language 1A-13 Languages + 1B-20 Languages |
Reading Comprehension - based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary and Narrative, Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary |
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Section II – Domain Subject |
Class 12 Board Exam Syllabus of the Subject (NCERT) |
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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/stat taught till Grade 8), Logical and Analytical Reasoning |
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SECTION 1A – 13 LANGUAGES |
SECTION 1B– 20 LANGUAGES |
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English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Urdu |
Chinese, German, French, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, Nepali, Russian, Spanish, Tibetan, Dogri, Bodo, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili Mainpuri, Santhali, Sindhi |
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SECTION II – DOMAIN SUBJECT – 27 Total |
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One Candidate can select Maximum of 6 Accountancy, Agriculture, Anthropology, Biology/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Science/ Informatics Practices, Economics/ Business Economics, Engineering Graphics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts/ Visual Arts, Geography/ Geology, History, Home Science, Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India, Legal Studies, Mass Media/ Mass Communication, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Dance (Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri), Drama - Theatre, Music General-(Hindustani, Carnatic, Rabindra Sangeet, Percussion, Non-Percussion),Physical education/ NCC/ Yoga, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sanskrit, Sociology, Teaching Aptitude. |
Important Note
Number of Student Appeared