CUET PG 2025 Application Form last date extended from February 2, 2025, to February 8, 2025, by NTA. Candidates who are yet to fill out the registration form can visit the official website and create a registered account and complete the form. The last date for CUET PG 2025 registration fee also extended till February 9, 2025, up to 11:50 PM.
The CUET PG 2025 exam will provide admissions to postgraduate degree courses like MA, MSc, MTech, MCom, MFA and professional degree courses like MBA, LLB, BEd, MEd and LLM degrees. Before filling out the CUET PG application form 2025, candidates must check out the eligibility criteria.
The CUET PG 2025 exam will be conducted from March 13, 2025 to March 31, 2025 at 312 exam centres. NTA has introduced changes in CUET PG exam for this session, like exam duration has been reduced to 90 minutes from 105 minutes, new topics added in MCA syllabus, application fees increased, and exam city choices increased to four.
CUET PG 2025 will provide admissions to the various postgraduate programmes to more than 190 CUET PG participating universities. The university may decide the weightage of the score for admission to specialized courses CUET PG pattern 2025 for general paper will undergo changes with a negative marking scheme for all subject courses. The expert team will set the CUET 2025 PG question paper from the defined syllabus as it was for CUET PG 2024 syllabus.
Latest Updates:
New Changes in CUET PG 2025 Exam
Recently NTA, in compilance with UGC, Union Grant Commission, has introduced recommendations for the CUET PG exam for the academic session 2025. An expert committee has been constituted to review the conduct of the exam. The committee has examined various aspects of the test, such as its structure, number of papers, duration of test papers, syllabus, and operational logistics.
CUET PG exam is highly competitive for admissions to the masters degree programmes. Last year, a total number of 4 lakh, 62 thousand candidates participated who were administered 7,68,414 tests. Candidates can check out the latest changes introduced by NTA from here:
- Duration: 90 minutes per subject per paper
- Language: Bilingual
- Difficulty Level: Similar to CUET PG 2024
- CUET PG General Question Paper: Redesigned to assess skill-based knowledge relevant to specific professions and UG programmes.
Admission Process:
- Admission Criteria: Based on CUET PG scores and UGC guidelines.
- Specialized Courses: Universities may assign specific weightage to CUET PG scores for admission to specialized programmes.
NTA has increased the CUET PG registration fee 2025 for candidates enrolling for the application form and also increased the CUET PG 225 exam city preference choices. Earlier candidates could only select 2 exam city centres but now can select upto 4.
General Category: ₹1,400 for up to two test papers within India; ₹700 for each additional paper.
OBC-NCL/GenEWS: ₹1,200 for two papers; ₹600 for each extra paper.
PwBD Candidates: ₹1,000 for two papers; ₹600 for each extra paper.
SC/ST/Third Gender: ₹1,100 for two papers; ₹600 for each extra paper.
International Applicants: ₹7,000 for up to two papers; ₹3,500 for each extra paper.
What is CUET PG?
The Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate), or NTA CUET PG, is an all-India-level entrance exam that is being introduced for admission into PG programmes in Central and participating Universities. The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from the North East and rural and other remote areas, and help to establish better connections with the universities. A single examination will enable the candidates to cover a wide outreach and be part of the admissions process to various Central Universities.
NTA has implemented some major changes in the CUET PG admission process 2024 for this academic cycle like changes in exam pattern, exam duration, registration fee and many other events. Candidates can read the complete insight information about these changes here: Check List of Major Changes in CUET PG Introduced by NTA.
For queries related to CUET PG 2025 admission process at different stages, like the application form, exam pattern, exam day, admit card, and others, candidates can read the related CUET PG FAQs here.
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CUET PG Highlights 2025
The following table brings the important features or highlights of the NTA CUET PG 2025 exam.
Particulars |
Details |
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Exam Name |
Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate) |
Conducting Body |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Exam Level |
Postgraduate |
Exam Frequency |
Once a year |
Exam Mode |
Online (Computer-Based Mode) |
Total No. of Test Takers |
Around 8 lakh |
Courses Offered Through CUET PG |
Masters Degree- MA, MSc, MCom, MTech, MCA, MFA Professional Degree- LLB, LLM, BEd, MEd, MBA |
Exam Fees |
INR 1,200 (General) INR 1000 (OBC-NCL, EWS) INR 900 (SC, ST and Transgender) INR 800 (PwD) INR 6,000 (International centres) |
Exam Duration |
90 Minutes |
Total Marks |
300 Marks |
Total Number of Questions |
75 Questions |
Marking Scheme |
+4 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer |
Language of Exam |
English and Hindi |
Exam Centre Cities |
300 cities in India and 24 cities abroad |
Accepting Colleges |
190+ institutions |
Official Website |
Available Soon |
Contact Details |
18004253800 |
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CUET PG Admission Process 2025
CUET PG 2025 Application Form
CUET PG registration 2025 form was released on January 2, 2025. The last date for filling out the application form will be February 8, 2025 till 11:50 PM. Students must fill in the CUET PG registration form 2025 by visiting the official website in online mode. The first step for candidates is to fill in the basic details like name, address and contact details after registering themselves.
Once the login credential is generated, candidates must log in with the registration credentials. Students need to fill CUET PG application form 2025 with their personal and academic details, programme and exam city preference, and upload documents. After filling in all the details in the form, candidates need to submit the CUET PG registration fee via debit/credit card, Net Banking, Paytm, and UPI online. The application fees for CUET PG 2025 is increased from last year.
Category | Application Fee (in INR) (For upto two test papers) |
Application Fee Outside India (in INR) (For upto three test papers) |
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General | 1400 | 7,000 |
Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL |
1200 | |
SC / ST / Third Gender |
1100 | |
PwD | 1000 |
CUET PG 2025 Eligibility Criteria
CUET PG Eligibility Criteria 2025 stipulates the basic requirements like age, educational qualification, nationality etc, which a candidate needs to satisfy in order to appear and get admission through the CUET PG 2025 examination. Following the NTA CUET PG 2025 information brochure there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the bachelor's degree/equivalent examination or appearing in 2025 irrespective of their age, can appear in master’s degree programmes in the Central Universities through CUET PG 2025 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfill the age criteria of the University to which they are desirous of taking admission.
Before applying for CUET PG 2025 examination candidates must check out the
- CUET PG 2025 University- Wise Degree Requirement & Qualification Eligibility Criteria.
- CUET PG 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Science Stream: Check Subject Wise Eligibility Here
CUET PG 2025 Reservation Criteria
Providing Reservation relaxation to the weaker categories of CUET PG aspirants helps them to avail themselves of the reservation, including comparatively lower application fees, cutoff marks, and course/admission fees. Indian Nationals belonging to certain categories are admitted under the seats reserved for them in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Government of India. Candidates must note that the benefit of reservation will be given to them subject to verification of documents. If it is discovered at any stage that a candidate has used a false/fake /incorrect document, or has furnished false, incorrect, or incomplete information, in order to avail the benefit of reservation, then such a candidate shall be excluded from all admission processes. In case such a candidate has already been given admission, the admission shall stand cancelled.
CUET PG 2025 Category-wise Seat Relaxation
The categories and the extent of reservation are as follows:
Category | Reservation (per cent) |
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General Economically Weaker Section (Gen- EWS) | 10 |
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 27 |
Scheduled Caste | 15 |
Scheduled Tribes | 7.5 |
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) | 5 |
Note-
- Candidates with at least 40 per cent impairment irrespective of the type of disability shall be eligible for the benefits of the PwD category.
- Leprosy-cured candidates who are otherwise fit to pursue the courses are also included in this category.
- Candidates with less than 40 per cent disability, but difficulty in writing, as prescribed by the Competent Authority, are also included in this category.
Documents Required For Claiming CUET PG 2025 Reservation Relaxation
Below is the list of important documents which are required to be present at the time of the application process and counselling process for various categories, so that the aspirants can avail the category relaxation at various stages in the CUET PG 2025 Admission process:
For Candidates claiming to the GEN-EWS category
GEN-EWS certificate needs to upload in the Online Application Form of CUET (PG) 2025 which should be issued on or after dates mentioned in the brochure in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India. If any GEN-EWS candidate fails to submit the GEN-EWS certificate (dates mentioned in the information brochure) at the time of online registration, the candidate needs to upload a declaration [Declaration in Lieu of Gen-EWS Certificate at Annexure-IB of the CUET PG 2025 Brochure] to that effect.
For Candidates claiming to the OBC-NCL category
OBC-NCL certificate (Annexure-IIA of the information brochure of CUET PG 2025) needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of CUET (PG) 2025 which should have been issued on or after dates mentioned in the information brochure, in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India.
For Candidates claiming to the SC or ST category
Caste (for SC) or tribe (for ST) certificate (Annexure III of the CUET PG 2025 Information brochure) needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of CUET (PG) 2025, as per the latest guidelines of the Government of India.
CUET PG Courses List 2025
CUET PG 2025 offers postgraduate degrees to candidates who are appearing in the CUET PG Examination. The postgraduate programmes include MSc, MA, MTech, etc courses in the participating universities. Here is the list of some courses offered by participating universities and colleges via the CUET PG 2025 exam;
Domain | PG Programmes Offered |
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Common | Courses like BEd, BEd-MEd. Integrated, BEd, BEd, BEd, Lifelong Learning & Extension offered in education branch. Others like General, LLB, Bachelor of Library & Information Science(One Year), Defence and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir Studies, Hindu Studies, Women Studies, Anthropology, Digital Society, Finance & Taxation, Physical Education, Textile Design, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Gender Studies etc. |
Languages | Some courses offered in the language domain are General, LLB, Bachelor of Library & Information Science(One Year), Defence and Strategic Studies, Jammu & Kashmir Studies, Hindu Studies, Women Studies, Anthropology, Digital Society, Finance & Taxation, Physical Education, Textile Design, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Gender Studies etc. |
Sciences | MSc degree- Agricultural Science- Agricultural Economics; Agricultural Science- Agricultural Economics, Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Botany, Bioinformatics, Molecular Medicine, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, etc. |
Humanities | MA degree- Ancient Indian History, Culture & Arch, Archaeology Heritage Management, Conservation Preservation and Heritage Management etc., Home Science & Nutrition, Nutrition and Health, Human Development & Childhood Studies, Fabric & Apparel Science etc. |
MTech/ Higher Sciences | Chemical Thermal & Polymer Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Civil, Structural & Transport Engg., Dairy Technology, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security & Computer Science, Computer Sciences & Engineering/Technology, Information Technology etc. |
Acharya | Shiksha Shastri B.Ed., Shiksha Acharya M.Ed., Agama, Baudha Darshan / Buddhist Studies (Bilingual - Hindi/English), Dharma Shastra, Vastu, Paurohitya and Veda, Dharma Vijnan, Dharmashastra (BHU), Hindu Studies (Bilingual - Hindi/English)), Indian Knowledge System, Jain Darshan (BHU), Jyotish -Falit (BHU), Jyotish -Ganit (BHU), Krishna Yajurveda (BHU), Nyaya Vaisheshika, etc,. |
Candidates can check out the stream-wise courses list, subject code list, and university-wise CUET PG courses list 2025 from here:
University | Courses |
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CUET PG Stream Wise Courses | CUET PG 2025 Course List; Check Stream Wise Masters Subject Here |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences | TISS CUET PG 2025: Courses Offered, Eligibility Criteria & Subject Code |
University of Delhi | Delhi University PG Courses 2025: Check List of Courses Offered and Eligibility Through CUET PG |
Banaras Hindu University | BHU CUET PG 2025 Courses Offered: Check Eligibility Criteria and Subject Code |
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CUET-PG Notifications
195 Institutes accepting CUET-PG
Varanasi • Public
North Campus, Delhi • Public
- ₹ 480
- 2 years
- |
- Full Time
Hindu College, University of Delhi
North Campus, Delhi • Public
Hansraj College, University of Delhi
Malka Ganj, Delhi • Public