CUET 2025 Exam Pattern Revised: Section-wise Pattern, Marking Scheme & No. of Questions

Common University Entrance Test 2025 ( CUET )

Shruti Garg
Updated on Jan 8, 2025 14:27 IST

By Shruti Garg, Assistant Manager- Editorial

NTA has revised the CUET UG 2025 exam pattern. UGC Chairperson Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar suggested that CUET UG will witness changes in exam duration, mode of examination and number of subjects. The exam has rolled back to CBT mode. CUET UG will have three sections. Section 1 will have 13 languages, Section 2 includes 23 domain subjects and Section 3 will be a General Test. Candidates will be permitted to take up to five subjects which has been reduced from six. Students will be eligible to opt for any CUET subject irrespective of subjects studied in class 12th. Candidates can start preparing for CUET UG along with the boards exam.

The CUET 2025 exam date will be announced soon. It is expected that the exam will be scheduled in May/June 2025. CUET UG 2025 will be divided into three parts which will carry objective-type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). The medium of the CUET question paper will be English and the languages chosen by candidates among 12 regional languages. Each question will carry five marks and for each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one mark.

What's New in CUET Exam Pattern?

UGC chairman has introduced the following changed from CUET UG 2025 onwards:

  • Students will be allowed to appear for CUET UG subjects irrespective of subject studied in class 12th
  • CUET UG will now be held in CBT mode only
  • CUET will be conducted for 37 subjects (23 subjects, 13 languages, general test) instead of 63 subjects
  • CUET subjects will have a uniform duration of 60 minutes
  • Admissions for discontinued subjects will be based on General Aptitude Test scores

Also Read: What type of questions are asked in CUET?

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CUET 2025 Exam Pattern - Highlights

CUET UG 2025 exam will be conducted in a CBT mode. The questions will be given in a multiple-choice questions (MCQ) format. The following table brings the highlights of the CUET exam pattern 2025:

Particulars

Details

Mode of the examination

Computer Based Test

Number of Slots

Three to four

Exam timing

Mentioned in NTA CUET datesheet

Type of questions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

CUET UG sections

Section 1 - Language

Section 2 - Domain Subject

Section 3 - General Aptitude Test

Total number of Questions

50 across all subjects

Negative marking

Yes

Marking Scheme

+5 for each correct answer

-1 for each incorrect answer

Medium of CUET exam

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

Number of domain subjects

23

 

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CUET 2025 Exam Pattern- Section Wise

The table below brings the broad structure of CUET UG in terms of the number of questions in each section along with the duration.

Section

Number of Questions

Duration

Question Types

Section IA- Language

50 Questions

60 minutes for all subjects

Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary and Narrative, (Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary)

Section II- Domain Specific

50 Questions

  • Input text can be used for MCQ Based Questions

  • MCQs based on NCERT Class 12 syllabus only

Section III- General Test

50 Questions

  • Input text can be used for MCQ Based Questions

  • General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/s tat taught till Grade 8), Logical and Analytical Reasoning

CUET UG Marking Scheme

The total marks of the CUET exam is 250 marks. The marking scheme as per NTA is given below.

  • Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Five marks (+5)
  • Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
  • Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0).
  • If more than one option is found to be correct then Five marks (+5) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options.
  • If all options are found to be correct then Five marks (+5) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question.
  • If none of the options is found correct or a question is found to be wrong or a question is dropped, then all candidates who have attempted the dropped question will be given five marks (+5) marks.

Also Read:

CUET Syllabus 2025 for Commerce Students

CUET Syllabus 2025 for Science Students

CUET Syllabus 2025 for Arts Students

CUET UG Student Reaction Video (Previous Year)

 

CUET Exam Pattern 2025: Section Wise Details

Check below to know the detailed CUET 2025 exam pattern section wise. 

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CUET Exam Pattern

Section 1A and 1B- languages: The languages offered under Section I of CUET 2025 are Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi, and Urdu.

Section 2- Domain Specific Subjects

Candidates, while choosing the domain-specific subjects, can choose the CUET subjects irrespective of subjects studied in class 12th. Candidates are advised to check the brochure of the University to choose the domain-specific subjects. As per CUET exam pattern 2025, domain-specific subjects are as follows:

  1. Accountancy/ Book Keeping
  2. Agriculture
  3. Anthropology
  4. Biology
  5. Business Studies
  6. Chemistry
  7. Computer Science/ Informatics Practices
  8. Economics/ Business Economics
  9. Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting)/Commercial Arts
  10. Geography/Geology
  11. Home Science
  12. History
  13. Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India
  14. Environmental Science
  15. Mathematics
  16. Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga
  17. Physics
  18. Political Science
  19. Psychology
  20. Sociology
  21. Mass Media/ Mass Communication
  22. Performing Arts
  23. Sanskrit

Section 3- General Aptitude Test

This section can be opted by candidates for discontinued subjects, Vocational/Open Eligibility/Cross Stream/any other as applicable UG courses. It is an optional section that the candidate can choose as per the requirement of the participating CUET university.

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CUET Subjects & Language Mapping: Important Guidelines

Candidates willing to appear for CUET UG, must check the important guidelines about CUET examination.

  • The medium of the CUET will be in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Refer the table below to know the language-wise exam centres:
Language Examination Centre
English All examination centres
English and Hindi All examination centres
English and Assamese Examination centres in Assam
English and Bengali Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
English and Gujarati Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
English and Kannada Examination Centres in Karnataka
English and Malayalam Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep
English and Marathi Examination Centres in Maharashtra
English and Odia Examination Centres in Odisha
English and Punjabi Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Delhi/New Delhi (including Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut, Noida/Greater Noida)
English and Tamil Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
English and Telugu Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
English and Urdu All Examination Centres in India
  • Candidates will be able to exercise the option of selecting the language while filling the application form. 
  • Flexibility is provided to help a candidate apply for many Universities depending on their eligibility conditions. Candidates can choose a maximum of FiveCUET subjects. 

  • The examination will be held on multiple days in three shifts depending upon the number of candidates registering for CUET 2025 and subject choices.

Also Read:

Stream-wise Best UG courses options through CUET: Engineering, Science, Commerce, Arts

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