CPGET 2025: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

The Common Post Graduate Entrance Test (CPGET) is conducted by Osmania University. Through this exam, candidates can secure admission in various PG, PGD (post-graduate diploma) courses, and five-year integrated courses that are offered by Osmania University, Kakatiya University, Telangana University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Palamuru University, Satavahana University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Telangana Mahila Visvavidyalayam. The entrance exam was earlier named OUCET (Osmania University Common Entrance Test), but now it is recognized as CPGET. Candidates clearing the Common Post Graduate Entrance Exam (CPGET) can be admissions to the courses tabulated below:

The notification for CPGET 2025 will be released on the official website of the university. The notification is a comprehensive document that will detail everything about the exam. It would include the exam dates, courses offered, participating institutes, eligibility criteria, application procedure, application fee, tuition fees, exam pattern, syllabus, etc. Aspiring students can refer to it to know anything and everything about CPGET 2025. 

The CPGET entrance exams cater to many courses and thus, the eligibility criteria for each course are different. However, candidates have to obtain a minimum of 40 per cent in the qualifying examination. There is no age criteria set. The stream-wise CPGET 2025 eligibility criteria are provided in the table below. 

CPGET 2025 application form will be available online only. Once applicants are done filling the application, they will have to pay the application fee. The application fee will vary based on the category of the candidates. Students who wish to take CPGET 2025 can follow the application procedure provided below.

Step 1: CPGET Registration

The registration is complete only when the candidates enter the required primary information including the number of entrance tests to be taken and the requisite registration fee is paid. The registration fee may be paid at any T.S./ A.P. online centres or by using Credit/ Debit Cards or by Net Banking. Once the registration is completed successfully, the candidate will receive a Registration ID, which should be preserved by the candidate for logging in to fill the online application and for future use (downloading admit cards, checking results, etc.). In order to register, students will be required to enter the following information. 

Step 2: Fill up the CPGET exam 2025 application form

The candidates must log in to the website: www.osmania.ac.in, https://cpget.tsche.ac.in, www.ouadmissions.com. using their registration ID, registered mobile number and date of birth to fill out and submit the Online Application. Before submitting the online application, the candidate must view and verify the application to ensure that all the entries, including the uploaded photograph and the signature, are correct. The candidate must also take a printout of the application for future reference. The candidate will be held personally responsible for any incorrect/ inconsistent entries in the online application form. The University reserves the right to cancel the admission at any stage if the particulars furnished by the candidate are found to be incorrect.

Step 3: Uploading the Documents

Before submitting the online application, the candidates must keep ready the scanned copies of their latest passport-size coloured photograph, his/ her signature, caste certificates, EWS certificate (if applicable), latest income (If applicable), Aadhaar number and PH certificate (if applicable).  

Step 4: Pay CPGET Application Fee

The application fee for SC/ ST/ PH candidates is INR 600/- and for others, it is INR 800/-. Candidates will have to pay INR 450/- for each additional subject. The payment can be made through a Debit Card or Internet Banking. There is also a provision of a late fee of INR 500/- and INR 2000/- for those who will submit their application form after the last date.

The category-wise CPGET 2025 application fee is provided in the table below. 

CPGET Exam Centres

Exam centre cities for CPGET 2025 are listed below. Aspirants are supposed to select their preferred cities while filling the application form. The exact details of the exam centres like the name of the venue, address, etc. are provided on the CPGET admit cards. 

Successful applicants will go through the following stages before being selected for admission. 

Step 1: CPGET Admit Card 2025

The university will issue admit cards to successful applicants at least a week before the exam dates. They can download it from the university’s website. A passport-size photograph, similar to the one used in the application form, must be pasted on the admit cards. Examinees also need to self-attest their photographs on the CPGET admit card. Students who fail to produce their admit cards at the exam centres will not be allowed to take the test. 

Step 2: CPGET 2025

The test will be conducted for all the courses offered. The detailed schedule of common entrance tests will be made available on the website at least one week before. The same will also be displayed on the notice board of the Convener, CPGET – 2025, Directorate of Admissions, Osmania University. The entrance tests for all the subjects will be of 90 minutes duration. For all entrance tests, the question paper will have 100 objective (multiple choice only) type questions for 100 marks. The questions will be framed only from the syllabus of the entrance test. The questions may have more than one correct answer option. 

Note: Thumb impressions and photographs of the candidates will be taken at the time of the entrance test through a biometric system. This data in the soft form will be used at the time of admission while giving hostel admission and wherever necessary.

Step 3: CPGET 2025 Results

Once the CPGET 2025 entrance exam results are announced, a rank list will be released on a designated day. On the basis of the rank list, candidates will be called for counselling.

Step 4: CPGET 2025 Counselling

Admissions are conducted through a process of web-based counselling. Before admissions are allotted, qualified and eligible candidates have to exercise options through the web in the order of their preference. If the admitted candidates in each course are found to be less than 10 then that course will be cancelled for that academic year.

The exam pattern of CPGET (OUCET) 2025 is as follows:

• The entrance tests in all the subjects are 90 minutes long the question paper consists of 100 objective (multiple choice only) type questions for 100 marks. 
• The entrance test will consist of any 3 or 4 varieties of objective-type items such as analogies, classification, matching, comprehension of a research study/ experiment/ theoretical point of view, etc., with multiple answers besides the usual multiple-choice items. The items will be framed only from the syllabus of the entrance test.
• The pattern of Entrance Test for admission into M.Sc. Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Genetics and Microbiology are such that candidates have to appear for a common entrance test, namely BCESFSG&M comprising of Part-A (Chemistry for 40 Marks) and Part-B (One of the optional studied at B.Sc. level among the optional subjects: Physics, Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Microbiology and Biochemistry) for 60 Marks. 
• The pattern of Entrance Test for admissions into M.Sc. Bio-Technology comprising of Part-A (Chemistry for 40 marks) and part-B (Bio-Technology for 60 Marks) 

The CPGET syllabus will vary from subject to subject. The entrance test have any 3 or 4 varieties of objective type items such as analogies, classification, matching, comprehension of a research study/ experiment/ theoretical point of view, etc., with multiple answers besides the usual multiple choice questions. The items will be framed only from the syllabus of CPGET. 

Some foolproof CPGET 2025 preparation tips are listed below. 

• Candidates need to prepare a timetable and study accordingly.
• After this, candidates need to solve the question papers from previous years.
• Candidates also need to have important prep books for CPGET.
• Candidates should have a proper revision strategy for the exam.
• In between the CPGET exam preparation, candidates also need to take proper breaks so that they don't exhaust themselves.

Best Books for CPGET Preparation

Some of the best books for CPGET preparation are listed below.

The result of CPGET 2025 will be declared online on the university's official website. The results are declared in the form of a merit list. The list of selected candidates contains the application id and roll number of the candidates along with the counselling details and the dates of completion of admission formalities. Those who make it on the list will be called for counselling. 

CPGET Answer keys

The exam/ body releases the provisional answer key for CPGET 2025 on their official website (cpget.tsche.ac.in). Notably, they will also release the question papers online. Once the provisional answer key is released, candidates will be able to raise objections against the provisional answer key. After taking the objections into consideration, a final answer key will be released. Examinees can use these answer keys to evaluate their responses and calculate their possible scores. 

Based on the results, students who pass the entrance test will be called for counselling. Each candidate will be allotted time for certificate verification based on their ranks and chosen courses. Candidates must pay a counselling registration fee of INR 250/- (for Unreserved/ OBC candidates) and INR 200/- (for SC/ ST/ PH candidates). The candidates should pay the fee online before they go for certificate verification. Once the payment is made, the candidates will be allotted seats provisionally. After the payment, the candidate will be eligible for certificate verification at various centres. The decentralised certificate verification will be available at the following University centres. Check the complete CPGET counselling process here.

Documents Required During CPGET Counselling 

During CPGET counselling, candidates must produce the following documents. 

• CPGET scorecard
• CPGET admit card
• Transfer certificate
• Domicile certificate (If applicable)
• Bachelor's degree certificate
• 10th standard mark sheet
• Income certificate (If applicable)
• Community certificate (If applicable)

CPGET 2025 Seat Reservation 

The percentage of reserved seats for different categories is mentioned below. 

Reserved seats for backward category candidates - 

Some important FAQs related to CPGET 2025 are provided below.