The Common University Entrance Test (CUET), formerly Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) is a

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in India conducted by the

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at various levels for admission to

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and

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programmes in Central Universities and other participating institutes. It is also accepted by number of other State Universities and

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in India.

History

CUCET was first conducted to admission for seven central universities for 1,500 seats in 41 undergraduate, postgraduate and integrated courses from 2010. The application form was filled up through ''CUCET-2010'' which held on 19 and 20 June 2010 in about 30 examination centers spread across the country. From its inception in 2010 till 2020, the CUCET was conducted by the Central University of Rajasthan for 12 Central Universities. The

took over the conduct of these exams in 2021. In 2024, as a part of National Education Policy 2020, CUET is introduced as revamped version of CUCET making it compulsory for all 45 central universities and other universities to adopt it.

Exam pattern and structure

All Question Papers are MCQ based organized into different parts.

For UG Programmes

Starting 2024, the CUET exam pattern have three sections which are Section IA – 13 Language, Section IB – 20 Language, Section II – 27 Domain-specific Subjects, and Section III – General Test. The CUET-UG consist of Language Test, Domain-Specific papers, and the General Test. Candidates can opt for combination of at most 2 languages and 6 domain-specific subject or 3 languages and 5 domain-specific tests. CUET entrance test 2024 will now be conducted in two slots. The duration of first slot is 45 to 195 minutes and the duration of the second slot is 45 to 225 minutes.CUET-UG 2023 conducted in 3 slots of 3 hours each. Marking scheme includes 5 marks for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong response.

For PG Programmes

CUET PG will have more 72 test papers for various courses. The complete mapping of test paper code versus course and university is provided by NTA in the information brochure.

Negative marking

Negative marking scheme is followed with a deduction of 1 mark for each wrong answer.

Application fees

Only online applications are accepted for CUCET-2024 and application fees for various categories are listed below. For CUET-UG: (According to Data of CUET-UG 2024) For CUET (UG) – 2024, fees will be charged based on the number of subjects chosen by the candidates. The following fee structure is applicable for CUET (UG) - 2024: For CUET-PG: (According to Data of CUET-PG 2024) For CUET (PG) – 2024, fees will be charged based on the number of subjects chosen by the candidates. The following fee structure is applicable for CUET (PG) - 2024:

Participating universities

CUET-UG

Admission in the following universities is done through CUET-UG in 2024 (only undergraduate and integrated master's degrees)-

CUET-PG

Admission in the following universities is done through CUET-PG in 2024 (only master's degrees and post graduate diplomas)-

References

External links

* Central Universities Common Entrance Test -
Official website
* National Testing Agency (NTA)
Official website
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