CUET PG 2025 exam date notification brings along several changes in the examination process including an increase in the application fee, changes in domestic exam cities and an increase in international exam cities for the entrance test. Check major changes in the CUET PG exam 2025 here.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the CUET PG 2025 registration in online mode. Students who are willing to appear for the Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET PG) examination can fill the application form from exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-PG.
Recently, the CUET PG 2025 exam duration has been shortened from 105 minutes to 90 minutes and the applicants now will have to attempt all 75 questions in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. Along with that, several other changes has been implemented by the authorities this year for CUET PG examination. Students who are willing to fill the application form are provided here with the changes in CUET PG 2025. Applicants are suggested to go through the following details to have deeper understanding about the application of the Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate.
CUET PG 2025: Key Changes
Students can check the CUET PG 2025 major changes from below:
- NTA has released the CUET PG application form 2025 at exams.nta.ac.in/cuet-pg. However, last year the application form was released on pgcuet.samarth.ac.in.
- The CUET PG 2025 application fee has been increased by INR 200 compared to last year. Candidates belonging to general category have to pay INR 1,400 while OBC NCL/ EWS candidates have to pay INR 1,200 as the application pay.
- This year, the application fee to appear for additional test papers has also been increased by INR 100. Now, for each extra test paper, the students will have to pay INR 700, instead of INR 600.
- The CUET PG 2025 exam duration has been shortened from 105 minutes to 90 minutes for each test paper.
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The CUET PG 2025 exam cities have been increased. As per the 2024 result notification, the CUET PG CBT exam was held in 572 different centres in 253 domestic exam cities whereas the CUET PG 2025 exam will be held in 285 domestic exam cities. However, few media sources have reported that the domestic exam centres have been reduced for session 2025.
- The CUET PG 2025 exam cities have been expanded internationally. Last year, the examination was held in nine cities outside India whereas in 2025, the examination is scheduled to be held in 27 cities outside India.
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Q: What is the new exam pattern for CUET PG 2025?
The CUET PG 2025 exam pattern has been amended for the academic session 2025-2026. The exam duration has been reduced to 90 minutes from 105 minutes for all question papers.
CUET PG exam pattern depicts the exam format in which candidates will get to know about the types of questions asked in the CUET PG 2025 examination. Also candidates will get to know about the CUET PG negative marking scheme, time duration provided by the exam officials to attend the CUET PG exam.
CUET PG 2025 exam pattern consist of the following parts:
- Type of Questions- Multiple Choice Questions.
- Exam Duration- 90 Minutes
- Total Marks- 300 marks
- Marking Scheme
Q: What are the new changes introduced in General Paper of CUET PG 2025 exam?
NTA, National Testing Agency has released a public notice mentioning the recommendations received by the expert committee for the CUET PG 2025 examination. The exam officials have proposed the change in the exam duration, pattern, and many more.
The General Paper will be redesigned by the exam experts to cater to skill-based and certain professions based on UG knowledge acquired by the candidates so that the CUET PG 2025 participating universities can use it for programmes in those areas.
Q: Will NTA make more changes in the CUET PG 2025 exam pattern?
For the academic session 2025-2026, NTA has revised the CUET PG exam pattern, where the exam duration has been reduced to 90 minutes from 105 minutes. Also, the General Paper of MBA and LLB will be redesigned by the exam officials.
As per the latest update, NTA, in compliance with UGC, has set up an expert committee that will make amendments in the CUET PG exam after receiving feedback from the stakeholders.
Candidates can expect the change in the following CUET PG exam pattern 2025:
- Exam officials can increase the number of questions (75 MCQs at present).
- Change in the marking scheme.
- Redesigning of syllabus.
- Can add more types questions- MSQ (multiple select questions), NAT (Numerical Answer Type Questions).
- Difficulty level of questions.
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