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

Osmania University conducts the Common Post Graduate Entrance Test (CPGET). Through CPGET, candidates can secure admission in various PG, PGD (post-graduate diploma) courses, and five-year integrated courses that Osmania University offers, and other participating institutes, namely, Kakatiya University, Telangana University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Palamuru University, Satavahana University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Telangana Mahila Visvavidyalayam. Earlier, the entrance exam was called OUCET (Osmania University Common Entrance Test), but now it is recognized as CPGET. Courses offered through CPGET are listed in the table below.

The notification for CPGET 2025 will be released on the university's official website. 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 learn about CPGET 2025 in detail. 

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 CPGET eligibility criteria are different for the various programmes offered across streams. Generally, candidates must have scored a minimum of 40 per cent in the qualifying examination. Age is no bar. The stream-wise CPGET 2025 eligibility criteria are provided in the table below. 

The CPGET 2025 application form will only be available online. Once applicants are done filling out 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 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 out 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 out 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. 

The exam pattern of CPGET (OUCET) 2025 is detailed below:

• 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 subjects studied at B.Sc. level among the: Physics, Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Microbiology and Biochemistry) for 60 Marks. 
• The pattern of Entrance Tests for admissions into M.Sc. Bio-Technology comprises of Part-A (Chemistry for 40 marks) and part-B (Bio-Technology for 60 Marks) 

The CPGET syllabus varies from subject to subject. The entrance test has 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.