CUET Tourism Syllabus 2025: Important Topics, Pattern and Books to Prepare

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CUET 2025 Tourism exam will be held in third week of May 2025 in hybrid mode. Students preparing for CUET 2025 Tourism exam must check the syllabus and exam pattern. Know the CUET Tourism syllabus and important topics to prepare from. Also check the best books for CUET UG Tourism exam, marking scheme and previous year question paper here.

CUET UG Tourism Syllabus

CUET UG Tourism Syllabus

CUET Tourism Syllabus 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) prescribes the CUET Tourism syllabus. Candidates seeking admission to UG courses through CUET scores must check the CUET 2025 syllabus. Candidates aspiring to pursue courses in BA or BBA in tourism management must select CUET tourism as a domain subject while filling the CUET application form 2025. Candidates are advised to check the CUET 2025 subject mapping criteria for various courses offered by accepting universities.

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CUET Tourism syllabus includes topics like travel and tour operation business, operations of travel agencies, transport network, itinerary planning and similar topics. The CUET Tourism syllabus is divided into eight units. Candidates preparing for CUET Torusim exam must be thorough with the complete syllabus prescribed. NTA will announce the CUET Tourism exam date 2025. Candidates will be able to check the complete CUET 2025 date sheet once released. NTA will conduct the CUET 2025 exam in third week of May in hybrid mode. The mode of examination for CUET Tourism will be updated on the release of datesheet.

Q:   How many CUET exam centres can I choose?

A:

Candidates can choose upto two exam cities of their choice while filling the CUET application form. NTA will make the best efforts to allot the city of examination to the candidates in the order of preference opted by them in their CUET 2025 application form. However, due to administrative/logistic reasons, a different city can be allotted to the candidates. Choice of CUET 2025 centre city will be limited to the State of Permanent Address or State of Present Address only. In case, there are very few candidates from a particular CUET exam centre city, the NTA reserves the right to merge one, two, or more cities.

Candidates will have the oppurtunity to choose the exam city while filling the CUET application form 2025. Candidates must carefully choose the exam cities. No request for change in exam centre will be entertained once the admit cards are issued.

Q:   Are NCERT books enough to cover CUET syllabus?

A:

Since the CUET syllabus is in line with the Class 12 Board exam syllabus, it can be safely assumed that the NCERT books are enough to cover the syllabus of the exam. Candidates must note that, CUET exam tests students' understanding of the concepts and ability to apply them in various situations.

Therefore, to prepare well and get a good score, it is advised that students refer to other study materials and books designed for national level competitive entrance exams. The CUET UG syllabus is in tune with the Class 12 Board exam syllabus. The chapters and topics are similar to Class 12 syllabus. Unlike other UG entrance exams, CUET UG syllabus does not include Class 11 syllabus.

Q:   is it enough to learn from NCERT textbooks to clear CUET?

A:

Since the CUET UG 2025 syllabus is in line with the Class 12 Board exam syllabus, it can be safely assumed that the NCERT books are enough to clear CUET UG 2025 exam. Candidates must note that, CUET exam tests students' understanding of the concepts and ability to apply them in various situations. Therefore, to prepare well and get a good score, it is advised that students refer to other study materials and books designed for national level competitive entrance exams. The CUET UG syllabus is in tune with the Class 12 Board exam syllabus. The chapters and topics are similar to Class 12 syllabus. Unlike other UG entrance exams, CUET UG syllabus does not include Class 11 syllabus.

Also Read: Check Complete CUET UG Course List

CUET Tourism Syllabus 2025

CUET Tourism question paper will consist of 50 questions out of which candidates will have to attempt 40 questions. Refer to the table below to learn detailed CUET 2025 tourism syllabus:

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Units

Topics

Unit 1: Introduction to Travel & Tour Operations Business

  • Evolution of Travel Business
  • Type and Organizational Structure of TA & TO
  • Difference between Travel Agencies and Tour Operators
  • Market Trends & Travel
  • Agency Business Scenario
  • Business Integration

Unit 2: Operations of Travel Agency

  • Agent
  • Origins of Travel Agency
  • Operations of Travel Agency
  • Organization of Travel Agency
  • Commissions
  • Travel Agencies in the 21st Century

Unit 3: Transport Network

  • Transportation
  • Tourism & Transport
  • Air Transport
  • Rail Transport
  • Road Transport
  • Cruise Liner
  • Mass Transportation

Unit 4: Itinerary Planning

  • Itinerary Planning, What is Itinerary, Components of Itinerary

Unit 5: Tour Packaging and Programming

  • Meaning and Classifications of Tour Packages
  • Components of Tour Package
  • Customized or Tailor-Made Package and Group Inclusive Tours

Unit 6: Package Tour Costing

  • Meaning of type of cost
  • Concept of Tour Costing
  • Components of Tour Cost

Unit 7: Government and Professional Bodies

  • Integration between Government and Professional Bodies
  • Rules for setting up Travel Agency and Tour Operators
  • Department of Tourism (DoT) Different Schemes and Policies
  • Professional Bodies and their Activities

Unit 8: Global Distribution System

  • Global Distribution System, What is GDS, What is CRS.
  • Importance and uses of GDS

CUET Tourism Syllabus PDF Download

Candidates can download the CUET 2025 tourism syllabus PDF. NTA has released the CUET 2025 syllabus for all subjects and languages. Refer the link below to download the CUET Tourism Syllabus PDF:

CUET Tourism Syllabus PDF

Download CUET UG Syllabus and Question Papers

Students preparing for CUET UG 2025 can now download the CUET syllabus and CUET question papers for other subjects and languages from the table below:

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CUET Tourism Exam Pattern

NTA has prescribed the CUET 2025 exam pattern. To begin with the CUET tourism preparation, candidates must stay updated with the CUET Toursim exam pattern as mentioned in the table below:

Particulars

Details

Status of CUET Tourism Syllabus

Released

CUET Exam Conducting Body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Medium of Exam

13 languages - English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam

Number of questions

40 out of 50 questions to be attempted

Type of questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Marking Scheme

+5 for each correct answer

-1 for each incorrect answer

 

CUET Tourism Mapping for Courses

B.Voc. in Hospitality & Tourism Management

BBA In Tourism Management

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Best Books for CUET Tourism 2025

Choosing the right books for CUET exam preparation is one of the crucial steps to ace the exam. Candidates preparing for CUET 2025 Tourism exam must check the best books for CUET tourism.

  • NCERT Books for Tourism
  • Tourism Operation and Management by Sunetra Roday
  • Toursim: Concepts, Theory and Practice by M.R Dileep
  • Tourism Development by AK Bhatia

Candidates must also practice through CUET mock tests and CUET previous year question paper to become familiar with the exam pattern and difficulty level of the exam. Candidates can download the CUET previous year question papers and know the type of questions asked. NTA releases the official CUET question papers online.

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