Everything you need to know about

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2024 is an entrance test for admission into UG/PG programs in Central and participation Universities. The CUET provides a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates nationwide. Many State Universities, Deemed Universities, Private Universities, and Other Universities also participate in the CUET college allotment process

For appearing in the CUET UG and PG, there is no age limit for the candidates. However, the candidates will be required to fulfill the age criteria (if any) of the University / Institution / Organization to which they are desirous of taking admission.

For UG level, the candidates must have passed class 12th or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university. For CUET PG level, candidates must have passed the bachelor’s degree/equivalent examination. However, candidates must keep in mind the different eligibility parameters set by the universities to which they wish to apply for admission.

The CUET UG and PG will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only. The CUET (UG) will be conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. The CUET (PG) will be conducted in English and Hindi (Bilingual) except for language and Sahitya papers.

In CUET UG, the question paper is divided into three sections, Section 1 Languages (1A and 1B), Section 2 Domain, and Section 3 General Test. In Section 1, 40 questions are to be attempted out of 50 in each language. In Section 2, 35/40 questions are to be attempted out of 45/50. In Section 3, 50 questions are to be attempted out of 60.

For CUET UG, every correct answer will be awarded +5 marks, wrong answers with -1 mark, and not attempted questions with 0 marks. On the other hand, for CUET PG, every correct answer will be awarded +4 marks, wrong answers with -1 mark, and not attempted questions with 0 marks.

For CUET UG, the examination will be conducted on multiple days in three shifts, depending on the number of candidates and Subject choices. Similarly, for CUET PG, the exam is divided into 2 slots of 2 hours each.

For CUET UG, seats are reserved for GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PwD categories. For more details, kindly check the information bulletin uploaded by NTA. While, for PG, 10% of the seats in every course are reserved for the general category belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (GEN-EWS). 27% of the seats in every course are reserved for Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL). 15% and 7.5% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) in every course respectively. 5% of the seats are reserved for People with Disabilities (PwD) in each of the GENERAL, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST category seats.

After receiving the exam result, one needs to register for the universities on the official website which they have selected while filing out the CUET entrance exam form. A minimum charge is required for registration which may vary from university to university. Then, the candidate has to select the college and course combination based on their preference. After being eligible for the selected college and course, one needs to apply for admission into the college and pay the required fees for admission confirmation.