AUAT Pattern 2025: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Aliah University Admission Test 2025 ( AUAT )

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Aayushi Madavi
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 16:06 IST

By Aayushi Madavi, Associate Senior Executive

AUAT 2025 Pattern - Aliah University prescribes the exam pattern and marking scheme for AUAT. It is important that the aspirants get familiar with the AUAT 2025 pattern well before appearing and preparing for the test. Doing so will give them clarity and help them prepare better. Same goes for AUAT 2025 syllabus. According to the AUAT 2025 pattern, the entrance test will be conducted offline (pen & paper based test). There will be a total of 100 multiple choice questions in the AUAT 2025 paper. Examinees will be given 2 hours to take all the questions. Learn more about AUAT pattern in the table below. 

Q:   What is AUAT marking scheme?

A: 

The AUAT marking scheme is as such that for every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded. There is no negative marking. The marking scheme is as mentioned below:

SectionsNumber of QuestionsNumber of Marks
Part A2525
Part B7575
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Q:   What is Aliah University Admission Test (AUAT) exam?

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The Aliah University Admission Test is held by the Aliah University, Kolkata to provide admission to candidates into various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses offered by the university. AUAT is conducted in offline mode (pen and paper test) and the duration of the entrance exam is 2 hours. Candidates have to register themselves online on the official website of Aliah University to fill out the AUAT application forms.

To prepare for the AUAT exam, candidates need to know and understand the exam pattern, marking scheme, and syllabus well enough to ace the entrance exam. The entrance exam is divided into two parts, Part A and Part B. Part A is based on general knowledge and testing of the English skills which is of 25 marks while Part B is based on the course opted for, which carries 75 marks.

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Q:   Can I pursue a nursing course at Aliah University?

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Yes. The Aliah University offers candidates Nursing courses at the university. There are number of courses offered at Aliah University through AUAT. Some of the popular courses are BA in various subjects, BTech / Integrated 5 -years, BSc / Integrated 5 years, BSc (Nursing) (4 years), BBA, Integrated 5 years – BA/MA in English, MCA.

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Table of content
  • AUAT Exam 2025 Highlights
  • AUAT Exam Pattern 2025
  • AUAT Marking Scheme 2025
  • FAQs on AUAT Pattern
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AUAT Exam 2025 Highlights

Some key details about the AUAT pattern are provided in the table below. 

Particulars

Details

Exam Name

Aliah University Admission Test (AUAT)

Conducting Body

Aliah University

Programmes Offered

UG (Undergraduate)

PG (Postgraduate)

Exam Mode

Offline (Pen and Paper Test)

Exam Duration

2 hours

Exam Medium

English except for language subjects

AUAT Total Marks

100

AUAT Pattern

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Official Website

https://aliah.ac.in

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Q:   What are the courses offered at Aliah University?

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AUAT, the University level Common entrance exam is held to provide admission to B.Tech, BA, B.Sc Nursing, B.Ed, BCA, B.Sc, Integrated BBA-MBA, MA, M.Sc, MA in Education, MCA, M.Tech, LLM, Lateral Entry to B.Tech courses. The duration and eligibility criteria for each course is different. Candidates can get detail information about each course by refering tot the official website of the exam.

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Q:   What is the eligibility criteria for BA and BTech/Integrated 5-years?

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In order to pursue BA at Aliah University, candidates should have secured a minimum of 45% in 10+2 and should have the relevant subjects and for BA and BTech / Integrated 5 -years candidates should have done 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and should have secured a minimum of 60%.

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Q:   What are the eligibility criteria for BSc / Integrated 5 years, BSc (Nursing) (4 years) and BBA?

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In order to pursue BSc / Integrated 5 years, candidate should have the relevant subjects and should have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 60%. For BSc (Nursing) (4 years) course, candidate should have secured a minimum 45% in 10+2 and should have Physics, Chemistry and Biology as the subjects taken in 10+2 and for BBA, candidates should done 10+2 with the relevant subjects and should have secured a minimum of 60% in 10+2.

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AUAT Exam Pattern 2025

The question papers of AUAT-2025 will carry 100 marks. The test will be 2 hour long. There will be 100 objective type or multiple-choice questions (MCQ) for each course except for B.A.(Hons.)/ M.A. in English, Arabic, Bengali and M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication. For these courses, there will be 84 objective types or multiple-choice questions (MCQ) (84 marks) and rest (16 marks) will be allotted to descriptive type questions.

All questions of AUAT- 2025 (UG and PG) will be 20% on General knowledge, General English and Islamic Culture, and 80% from the relevant subject. The AUAT question paper will be divided into two parts which is Part A and Part B.

  • Part A – Questions asked will be on general knowledge and testing English skills.
  • Part B – Questions asked in Part B will be based on the course opted by the candidate.
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AUAT Marking Scheme 2025

The AUAT marking scheme is as such that for every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded. There is no negative marking. The marking scheme is as mentioned below:

Sections

Number of Questions

Number of Marks

Part A

25

25

Part B

75

75

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FAQs on AUAT Pattern

Candidates can check the space below to know about the FAQs related to AUAT exam pattern.

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Commonly asked questions

Q:   Is the AUAT only in MCQs?

A: 

The question papers of AUAT are answered in MCQ (multiple choice questions) format exept for BA (Hons) / MA in English, Arabic, Bengali and MA in Journalism and Mass Communication. Candidates can check the below mentioned AUAT exam pattern for more details:

Exam ModeOffline (Pen and Paper Test)
Exam Duration2 hours
Exam MediumEnglish except for language subjects
AUAT Total Marks100
AUAT PatternMultiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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Q:   What is the eligibility criteria for BA and BTech/Integrated 5-years?

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In order to pursue BA at Aliah University, candidates should have secured a minimum of 45% in 10+2 and should have the relevant subjects and for BA and BTech / Integrated 5 -years candidates should have done 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and should have secured a minimum of 60%.

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Q:   How can I check the AUAT result?

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Candidates who have appeared for the AUAT exam, were supposed to check their results by visiting the official websites of the exam. AUAT result was declared in the form of merit lists. Candidates who have qualified the AUAT exam are supposed to particiapte in the counselling process. Candidates are supposed to check the AUAT 2023 results through the following steps:

  • The candidate has to visit the official website of Alaih University to check the result.
  • On visiting the homepage of Alaih University, the candidate will have to click on the ‘AUAT 2023’ link which will be present at the top of the page.
  • On clicking the link, the candidate will be directed to a new page on the browser, where they will have to click on the link ‘AUAT 2023 Results’.
  • A list will be published on the website where the candidate can identify the course applied for and check the result. For PG and BEd results, the candidate will have to select the course applied for to check the merit list.
  • The candidate has to select the course and click on view.
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Q:   Is the application available in offline mode?

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Aliah University released the AUAT 2024 application form in online mode. Eligible and interested candidates were required to download the AUAT application form by visiting the official website of Aliah University. Candidates were supposed to either download the application form from the official website of Aliah University or they were supposed purchase the application form from the university.

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Q:   What are the eligibility criteria for BSc / Integrated 5 years, BSc (Nursing) (4 years) and BBA?

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In order to pursue BSc / Integrated 5 years, candidate should have the relevant subjects and should have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 60%. For BSc (Nursing) (4 years) course, candidate should have secured a minimum 45% in 10+2 and should have Physics, Chemistry and Biology as the subjects taken in 10+2 and for BBA, candidates should done 10+2 with the relevant subjects and should have secured a minimum of 60% in 10+2.

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Answered 2 months ago

To apply for AUAT to get admission to a BSc course, the candidate should have the relevant subjects and should have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 60%.

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Rashmi Singh

Beginner-Level 4

Answered 2 months ago

If you are unable to download your AUAT admit card, you must contact the university and check about the same. It may be possible that your application must not have processed successfully.

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Anushree Rastogi

Beginner-Level 4

Answered 2 months ago

No, reserved category candidates do not get a concession on the application fee of AUAT. However, the AUAT application fee differ for men and women. Male candidates have to pay INR 500 and females have to pay INR 300 for a single course. While for every additional course they have to pay INR 250 and

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Nishtha Chatterjee

Beginner-Level 4

Answered 2 months ago

Once the applicants have filled and submitted the AUAT application form online, they must take a printout of it and send it to the university along with photocopies of the following documents. 

  • Application Confirmation sheet
  • Mark sheets
  • Age proof
  • Residential Proof
  • Proof for quota (if required)

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Aayushi Madavi

Contributor-Level 8

Answered 2 months ago

The application fee for AUAT is provided in the table below. 

Course Applied for

Application Fee

 

Male Candidates

Female Candidates

Single Course

INR 500

INR 300

Each additional course

INR 250

INR 150

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Rashmi Shukla

Beginner-Level 3

3 Institutes accepting AUAT

Aliah University, New Town

24 Parganas (South), Kolkata Public

Aliah Univ
    • 8,800
    • 3 years
    • |
    • Full Time
    • 8,800
    • 3 years
    • |
    • Full Time

    Aliah University -Old Campus (Taltala)

    Taltala, Kolkata Public

    Aliah Univ
      • 3,600
      • 3 years
      • |
      • Full Time

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