Cuet

About CUET

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET (UG) – 2022) is being introduced for admission into all UG Programmes in all Central Universities for the academic session 2022-23 under the Ministry of Education, (MoE). The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from rural and other remote areas and help establish a better connection 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.

About National Testing Agency

The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self- sustained premier testing organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient, transparent, and international standardized tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admission to premier higher education institutions with a mission to improve equity and quality in education by developing and administering research-based valid, reliable, efficient, transparent, fair and international level assessments.

NTA has created a system that is promoting teaching (by teachers), learning (by students), and assessment (by parents and institutions). NTA strongly believes in the quality, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and security of assessments. To practice these values, NTA is constantly engaging with its stakeholders, viz. students, parents, teachers, experts, and partner institutions.

CUET 2022 Eligibility criteria

As per the latest announcement by the Education Ministry, admissions in all Central Universities will be done through CUET. For candidates aiming for admission in any Central University (from the 44 central universities that will be accepting admissions through CUET 2022) The first thing that you must be aware of is the CUET 2022 Eligibility Criteria. Before even applying for the entrance test, you must check if you are eligible to sit for the CUET 2022 exam expected to happen in the 3rd week of May.

CUET 2022 Application forms are expected to be released by the 3rd week of March 2022 via online mode. NTA is expected to release the admit cards only for the successfully registered candidates in the 2nd week of May.

To avoid any confusion at the later stage, it is important to check your eligibility for the CUET exam. Provided below is the detailed CUET 2022 eligibility criteria:

1. Qualification for UG Programs: Candidates should have passed the 10+2 intermediate examination from any recognised board.
2. Qualification for PG Programs: Applying candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from any recognised university.
3. Nationality: Only the citizens of India are eligible to apply for CUET 2022 examination.
4. Appearing: Candidates appearing in the respective qualifying exams can also apply for this examination but they will have to submit proof of passing the examination before the prescribed date.
5. For UG courses, the minimum requirement is 50% for the general category in class 12. (5% relaxation for SC/ST students).
6. PG applicants belonging to the general category must have scored an aggregate of 55% marks in the bachelor’s degree. (5% relaxation for SC/ST)
7. PhD applicants who have qualified CSIR UGC NET (JRF), GATE, NBHM will have to mandatorily register for the exam.

CUET 2022 Eligibility: For Reserved Categories

The following reservation break-up will be followed by each Central University established under an Act of the Parliament:

★ Some institutions might even have provisions for the Economically Weaker Sections, which can account for 10% of the total seats. These EWS seats will be carved out from the Open Category.

★ To avail of the reservation benefit based on caste (or any other category as specified), a candidate must be able to produce valid documents/certificates to support such claims.

CUET Eligibility 2022 - Course Wise

CUET 2022 Eligibility criteria are different for all universities. Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria for the particular university they are applying to before filling CUET 2022 Registration Form. Course-wise eligibility criteria are given below for students’ reference:

CUET 2022 Eligibility for Undergraduate Courses

1. Minimum of 50% marks in class 12th for General category candidates and 45% marks for SC/ST candidates.
2. Subjects required are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, And/ OR Biology depending upon the course a candidate is applying for.

CUET 2022 Eligibility for Post Graduate Course

1. Minimum marks are 55% for the General category and 50% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD category students. In some places, there is a different cut-off for the OBC candidates.
2. A candidate will be required to clear the Bachelor’s in the same field Or any associated field of the course in he/she wishes to opt for the Masters.

CUET 2022 Eligibility for Ph.D. Programme

1. If the candidate has cleared UGC-CSIR JRF, GATE, NBHM or qualified in any other National level Exams, then he/she will be exempted from appearing in the entrance test but will have to register for CUET 2022.
2. Master’s degree in any stream with a minimum of 55% marks for general candidates, 50% marks for OBC candidates, and 45% marks for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
3. Main subjects required for each course will be different depending upon the course a candidate is applying for.

CUET 2022 Exam Pattern

CUET 2022 Exam is expected to be conducted by the NTA in the 3rd week of May 2022. Candidates who have completed their 10 + 2 or undergraduate degrees are eligible to sit for the exam. Application forms for CUET 2022 are expected to be released online tentatively from the 3rd week of March 2022. Before filling in the application form for the exam, a student must go through the CUET 2022 details like eligibility criteria, syllabus, and exam pattern.

Given below is the detailed information about the CUET 2022 exam pattern:

• CUET 2022 exam pattern for the Arts stream includes only 1 test paper. The question paper will comprise 100 MCQs from the mentioned disciplines: English, Numerical Aptitude/Data Interpretation, Analytical Skills, Reasoning, General Aptitude, and General Knowledge.

• CUET exam pattern for Research Programs will be similar to UGC CSIR and other NET JRF exams. All question papers of the Ph.D. program will consist of two parts. Part A consisting of 50 questions will be based on research methodology including English and General Knowledge and Numerical ability. Part B will consist of 50 questions from the respective subject domain.
• CUET exam pattern for B.Ed. the course will be different from the other courses. The number of questions and marking scheme will however be the same. It will consist of 3 parts-

1. Part A (25 MCQs): General Awareness
2. Part B (35 MCQs): Teaching Aptitude
3. Part C (40 MCQs): It will be further divided into 4 sub-sections. Candidates to attempt any one section from them as per the eligibility.
a. Section 1: Social Sciences
b. Section 2: Language
c. Section 3: Physical Science and Mathematics
d. Section 4: Life Sciences

CUET 2022 Syllabus

Cucet is an all-India entrance exam to get into the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs offered by Central Universities. To aim for CUET 2022, it is first important to be thoroughly aware of the exam details and most importantly, CUCET 2022 Syllabus. A fine grasp on the syllabus will let students have a better lead on the exam.

For the ease of CUET 2022 aspirants who wish to get admission into the leading Central Universities in India, we are sharing below the detailed syllabus for CUET 2022.

The syllabus for CUET 2022 is divided into four major sections.

CUET 2022 Syllabus View by Subjects

CUET 2022 Syllabus Highlights

CUCET 2022 exam syllabus is divided into two parts:

CUET-UI-QP1 : Courses in Science and technology

CUET-UI-QP1 consists of two exams: a. Part A: Aptitude based [ 25 Marks] b. Part B: Subject Specific [75 Marks] Part A: includes questions from

• English
• Numerical Aptitude/data Interpretation
• Analytical Skills
• Reasoning
• General Awareness

PART B: This part is subject-specific and tests subject matter knowledge from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology ( 25 questions from each of these four subsections) **Out of the four sub-sections, candidates do have the choice to attempt only three sub-sections Or, If any students attempts all four sections, the marks of any of the three best subsections will be calculated.

CUET-UI-QP2 : Vocational or management domain courses like BA/BBA/English Honors

CUET-UI-QP2 consists of an aptitude test consisting of the following topics:

• English
• Numerical Aptitude/ Data Interpretation
• Analytical Skills
• Reasoning
• General Aptitude
• General Awareness

Detailed subject-wise CUET-UI-QP1 Syllabus 2022 for UG Courses (Science and Technology) is provided below:

CUET 2022 Physics Syllabus

Measurement, Gravitation, Electrostatics, Motion in one dimension, Oscillatory Motion, Current Electricity, Law of Motion, Motion in two dimensions, mechanics of solids and fluids, magnetic effect of current, Work, Power and Energy Heat and Thermodynamics, Magnetic in Matter, Linear Momentum & Collisions, Wave, Electromagnetic Induction, Rotation of a Rigid body about fix access, Ray optics and optical instruments, Wave Optics and Modern Physics

CUET 2022 Chemistry Syllabus

Atomic Structure, Catalysis, Thermochemistry, Chemical Bonding, Colloids, General Organic Chemistry, Redox Reactions, Colligative Properties of Solution, Reaction Intermediates, Chemical Equilibrium and Kinetic, Periodic Table, Isomerism, Acid-Base Concept, Preparation and Properties of Certain Substance, Polymers, Electrochemistry, Solid State, Carbohydrates.

CUET 2022 Mathematics Syllabus

Algebra, Probability,  Trigonometry,  Ordinate Geometry, Calculus, Vectors, Dynamics, Statics

CUET 2022 Biology Syllabus

Zoology: Origin Of Life, Applied Biology, Human Genetics and Eugenics, Organic Evolution, Mammalian Anatomy, Animal Physiology

Botany: Plant Cell, Genetics, Cell Differentiation Plant Tissue, Protoplasm, Seeds In Angiosperm Plants, Anatomy of Root, Stem and Leaf, Ecology, Fruits, Anatomy of Root, Stem and Leaf, Ecology, Fruits, Important Phylum, Ecosystem

ALL ABOUT CUET ENTRANCE EXAM 2022-23

What is official CUET website?

Candidates can find all CUET information on the official website
— cuet.samarth.ac.in. Additionally, information can also be accessed from the
NTA’s official website — nta.ac.in.

What is the deadline for registering for CUET?

The online application form for CUET 2022 will be made live on CUET’s
official website — cuet.samarth.ac.in — on April 2 and will be available till
April 30, 2022.

What all documents are required to apply for CUET?

Candidates should keep the following list of documents ready for the CUET
2022 application process.
— Class 10 and 12 marksheet
— Scanned passport size photograph
— Scanned image of the signature
— ID Proof (Aadhar card, driving license, passport etc)
— Caste certificate (if applicable)

When is the CUET 2022 exam?

While no set exam date has been announced by the National Testing Agency
(NTA) yet, it has been announced that the exam will be held in July 2022.
Once the date is finalised, NTA will notify students through the official CUET
website — cuet.samarth.ac.in.
The test, based on NCERT’s Class XII syllabus, will be broadly divided into
four sections. Under Sections IA and IB, applicants will have to sit for papers
on languages. Each of the sections will contain 50 questions of which one has
to attempt 40. The papers on languages will test a candidate’s language skills
through comprehensions based on factual, literary, and narrative passages.
Candidates will be expected to answer questions set in the MCQ format based
on their understanding of the passages.

What is the syllabus for CUET?

The questions of this entrance exam will purely be based on the syllabus
taught to students in schools in class 12. Students only need their assigned
NCERT books to prepare for CUET 2022.
Mode of exam
CUET 2022 will be conducted in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. It will
be held in held in 13 languages — namely Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,
Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English,
Hindi and Urdu. Additionally, a candidate can also pick from 19 other
languages such as French, German, Japanese, Russian, Bodo, Santhali and
many more.
Sections of test
— Section I
The CUET 2022 exam has been divided into two different language sections:
Section IA is a 45-minutes long compulsory section which is designed to test
the students’ command over the ENglish language and one Indian language
— which has to be chosen from Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu,
Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia.
Section IB will be attempted by students who are aiming to get admissions in
undergraduate programmes for foreign languages. Under this section,
students have to choose from a list of 19 languages — French, Spanish,
German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo,
Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian and Chinese.
— Section II
This section will assess a student’s understanding of the core subjects that
he/she aims to pursue in their undergraduate programmes. Candidates will be
given 45 minutes to solve 40 questions from a choice of 50.
In this section, students will be allowed to pick six out of 27 subjects, namely
Accountancy/ Book Keeping; Biology/ Biological
Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry; Business Studies; Chemistry; Computer
Science/ Informatics Practices; Economics/ Business Economics; Engineering
Graphics; Entrepreneurship; Geography/Geology; History; Home Science;
Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India; Legal Studies; Environmental
Science; Mathematics; Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga; Physics; Political
Science; Psychology; Sociology; Teaching Aptitude; Agriculture; Mass Media/
Mass Communication; Anthropology; Fine Arts/Visual Arts (Sculpture/
Painting)/Commercial Arts; Performing Arts – (i) Dance (Kathak/
Bharatnatyam/Odissi/ Kathakali/Kuchipudi/ Manipuri (ii) Drama- Theatre (iii)
Music General (Hindustani/ Carnatic/ Rabindra Sangeet/ Percussion/ Non-
Percussion); Sanskrit.
— Section III
The last section of CUET 2022 is designed to test general knowledge of a
student. However, this is not a compulsory section as this will be attempted by
students whose choice of undergraduate programme demands assessment of
general knowledge rather than simply hard-core testing of domain-centric
subjects. Students will be given an hour to attempt 60 out of 75 questions
which will be based on current affairs, general knowledge, quantitative
reasoning, application of basic mathematical concepts.

What if one does not find the desired subject among the 27 being offered?

In such cases, the NTA says that the candidate may choose the subject
closest to their choice. For example, those willing to pursue a BSc in
Biochemistry may choose Biology. “Generally, the languages/subjects chosen
should be the ones that a student has opted for in their latest Class XII Board
examination. However, if any University permits any flexibility in this regard,
the same can be exercised under CUET (UG) -2022 also. Candidates must
carefully refer to the eligibility requirements of various Central Universities in
this regard,” the NTA stated.

Can past year students apply for CUET 2022?

Yes, UGC has made it clear that if any university allows students who have
cleared class 12 exams in recent years to take admissions in 2022 session,
then they can apply for CUET 2022 too.

Can students switch streams?

CUET has not limited students from changing their streams, i.e. a student who
pursued Science stream in high school is welcome to pursue humanitiesbased
undergraduate courses. However, it is students to ensure that they
check the eligibility criteria from their desired universities, in such a case, and
make sure they choose domain and language courses accordingly.

How will universities prepare merit lists and admit students?

The CUET will not rank students. It will just provide them scores. There will be
negative marking for wrong answers. Also, marks scored in the Class 12
Board examination will not be given any weightage. However, universities
have been given the option to use the Board exam scores in one count. For
example, a particular university can say, irrespective of a candidate’s score in
the CUET, their application for admission will be considered only if they score
at least 60 per cent in the board exams. However, that will vary from university
to university and not all of them will use it as a qualifying criterion. These
aspects will have to be checked by the candidates at the level of the
universities they are applying to.

How much should a candidate have scored in her Class 12 board exam
to apply to DU? How will DU calculate an applicant’s CUET score?

A candidate should have passed her Class 12 final exam from any recognised
school board. DU has said that it will continue to honour the “best
performance” of its applicants, even as it moves to a new system. At the time
of the cut-off system, an applicant’s percentage based on the four subjects
she’s scored the best in would determine her admission to DU. Now her best
performance in domain papers of CUET will be the determining factor.
Applicants will get the option of appearing in six domain papers in CUET, as
long as these are all subjects they have studied in Class 12. Depending on the
eligibility for each programme (as stated on the
website http://www.admission.uod.ac.in, DU will consider the student’s best
performance.
For example, to enrol in the BA (Hons) programme, applicants need to appear
for one language test from Section I and at least three subjects from Section
II. However, they can choose to sit for five subjects from Section II, provided
they studied those subjects in Class 12. The final merit or CUET score will be
decided on their performance in the language test, and the top marks scored
in three domain subjects—out of the total five she took the test.

How will DU calculate CUET score for B.Sc programmes?

DU will calculate merit in this case based on the marks scored in one
language (from Section I) and three domain subjects from Section II. Scoring
a minimum of 30 per cent in the language test is compulsory. For example, to
get admission to BSc. Physics (Hons) or BSc. Chemistry (Hons), candidates
will have to take the Physics, Chemistry and Maths papers from Section II,
and also obtain 30 per cent marks in one language.
For a few BSc programmes, the entry criteria are a little complicated. For BSc.
Maths (Hons) and BSc. Computer Science (Hons), candidates will have to
appear for a language test from Section IA, a Maths test from Section II, and
another two subjects of which at least one should be from B1 (see list
mentioned in answer to Q2). Candidates have to choose their CUET domain
papers according to the eligibility criteria mentioned against each programme by DU.

What about BA programmes?

For admission to most BA programmes programme, including Political
Science, History, and Sociology, the candidate must appear for one language
paper from Section I, any two subjects from B1 and one subject from either B1
or B2. So, for BA (Honours) Economics, the applicant has to take a language
test from Section 1A, a Maths test from Section II and any two domain papers
out of which at least one should be from Section B1. For B.Com (Hons) too
the criteria are the same as for Economics, except that applicants also have
the option of appearing for Accountancy instead of Maths. For most of the the
Honours course like B.com, Eco etc General Aptitude test is not allowed but
for B.com Pass and B.A. pass general test is allowed.

What are the eligibility criteria for undergraduate language programmes?

For admission to language programmes, DU will give preference to students
who have studied the concerned language in Class 12. However, if an
applicant wants to pursue an undergraduate degree in Punjabi but hasn’t
studied it in Class 12, she can still attempt a language paper from Section 1A.
However, candidates who have studied Punjabi in school will have an edge
over those who haven’t. So to seek admission to the Punjabi programme, an
applicant who had studied it in school will have to take the Punjabi test in
CUET under Section 1A, two domain papers from B1 and another paper from
either B1 or B2. Those who haven’t studied Punjabi in school can appear for
any other language test from 1A, while the rest of the criteria remains same.

Will entrance exams for professional programmes such as BBA, BBE and BMS still continue?

No, the entrance exams for BBA, BBE, and BMS are no longer valid now.
Admissions for these courses will also be done through CUET scores. For
BBA, BBE, and BMS, candidates will have to appear for one language test
from Section 1A, the Maths paper from Section II & the general ability test.

What are the eligibility criteria for B.El.Ed.?

As per the NCTE 2014 regulations, candidates must have scored at least 50
per cent marks in Class 12 exams. In terms of CUET, candidates will have to
appear for one language from Section IA, any two subjects from the B1 list of
Section II and any one subject from either the B1 or B2 list of Section II.

Will certificates hold value for physical education and BA (Hons) Music?

For admission to physical education or music-related programmes, the
candidate will be assessed based on CUET score and also on
performance/trial/certificates. There will be equal weightage for both. For
Music, applicants will need to sit for one language test from Section 1A,
Performing Arts paper from B2 and any two subjects, of which at least one
has to be from B1. If a student has not studied Music in school, they can take
one language test from 1A + any two subjects from B1 + any one subject from
either B1 or B2. Eligibility criteria for each course are now available at the DU
admission website —admission.uod.ac.in.