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
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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 |
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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 UGÂ in terms of the number of questions in each section along with the duration.
Section |
Number of Questions |
Duration |
Question Types |
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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 |
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Section III- General Test |
50 Questions |
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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.
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CUET Exam Pattern 2025: Section Wise Details
Check below to know the detailed CUET 2025 exam pattern section wise.Â
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:
- Accountancy/ Book Keeping
- Agriculture
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Computer Science/ Informatics Practices
- Economics/ Business Economics
- Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting)/Commercial Arts
- Geography/Geology
- Home Science
- History
- Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics
- Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Mass Media/ Mass Communication
- Performing Arts
- 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 |
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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.Â
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Flexibility is provided to help a candidate apply for many Universities depending on their eligibility conditions. Candidates can choose a maximum of FiveCUET subjects.Â
- The examination will be held on multiple days in three shifts depending upon the number of candidates registering for CUET 2025 and subject choices.
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