About CUET

Common University Entrance Test (CUET)), for admission to different programmes of the participating Central Universities, will provide a single window opportunity to the students to seek admission in these participating Universities / Institute(s) across the country.

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is being introduced for admission into UG/PG programmes in Central and Participating Universities for Academic Session 2024-25 under the Ministry of Education (MoE). The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will provide a common platform and equal opportunity to candidates across the country, especially those from rural and other remote areas and help establish better connect with the Universities. A single application form will enable the Candidates to cover a wide outreach and be part of the admission process to various Central and participating Universities/Institutions. NTA has been assigned the responsibility of conducting the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2024 for admission to Post-graduate (PG) Programmes of participating Universities for the Academic Session 2024-25. This is a National level test.

FAQs

  • CUET (UG) - 2024 stands for Common University Entrance Test (UG) 2024.
  • CUET (UG) - 2024 will provide a single window opportunity to students to seek admission in any of the Central Universities (CUs), and other participating universities (State Universities, Autonomous Institution, Private University, deemed University) across the country, for the academic session 2024-25.
  • CUET (UG) - 2024 will provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from rural and other remote areas and help establish better connect with the Universities.
  • It is a single entrance test for admission to Central Universities and other participating universities (State Universities, Autonomous Institution, Private University, deemed University) which will be admitting the candidates to their UG courses for the academic year 2024-25 based on the NTA Score secured by them in this test.

The Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG) - 2024 will be helpful to a student in the following ways: -

  • In the past, students used to be under stress to secure more than 95% marks in Class 12 Board Examination to get admission in the University of their Choice. With the introduction of CUET (UG) - 2024, the stress on them for securing very high marks in the one and only Board Examination stands reduced.
  • Marks given by different Boards vary widely because of the typology of questions and the scoring pattern. These things will now be standardised under CUET (UG) - 2024.
  • The question paper pattern in CUET (UG) - 2024 will be objective type comprising Multiple Choice Questions and hence evaluation will be objective. In this manner, subjectivity in evaluation of the descriptive type of papers in the traditional Class 12 exams of different Boards will not handicap the candidates in getting admission to the University of their Choice.
  • CUET (UG) - 2024 will be held in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode where result processing will be done through technology with no human intervention.
  • CUET (UG) - 2024 will be based on Class 12 syllabus and hence candidates of Class 12 need not prepare for it separately.
  • In CUET (UG) - 2024, students have a wide range of options-i.e. 27 subjects, 33 Languages and General Test to choose from. They can select the Subject/Language/General Test of their choice, as per the requirements of the University where admission is sought. Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the CUET (UG) - 2024 will be conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu

  • The Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG) - 2024 will provide a common platform and equal opportunity across the country especially to those students coming from rural and urban areas including candidates from the three National Boards CBSE, ICSE and NIOS.
  • In CUET (UG) - 2024, students have a wide range of options-i.e. 27 subjects, 33 Languages and General Test to choose from. They can select the Subject/Language/General Test of their choice, as per the requirements of the University where admission is sought. They can also choose any of the 13 languages specified therein as medium of their test.

  • In the past, candidates had this grievance that though they scored 99% in Class 12, they could not get admission in the Universities of their choice. This was basically because of varied typology of questions and scoring pattern across different Boards in the country.
  • These things will now get standardized with the introduction of CUET (UG) - 2024
  • The question paper pattern in CUET (UG) - 2024 will be objective type comprising Multiple Choice Questions and hence evaluation will be objective. In this manner, subjectivity in evaluation of the descriptive type of papers in the traditional Class 12 exams of different Boards will not handicap the candidates in getting admission to the University of their choice.

  • The syllabus for the subject / domain tests of CUET (UG) - 2024 will be based on Class 12 so that there is no pressure on the candidates to prepare for both the exams.
  • The effort that would be required to do well at CUET (UG) - 2024 will also help candidates to prepare well for their Board Examinations. Thereby, it would strengthen their learning.

  • In CUET (UG) - 2024, a candidate may take a maximum of 10 subjects from all three sections.

  • The Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG) - 2024 will provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from North-East and from rural and other remote areas and help establish better connect with the Universities. It will test conceptual understanding and the ability to apply knowledge and shall aim to eliminate the need for taking coaching for these exams

  • It will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.

The test will be objective type. The question paper will comprise Multiple Choice questions.

Section IA & IB: Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages- Factual, Literary and Narrative), Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary.

Section II: As given on NTA website cuet.samarth.ac.in

Section III: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/stat), Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Note -This paper shall have two parts:

Part I is compulsory for all which will have 20 Questions.

Part II shall have four sections- A, B, C, D. Each Section will have 25 Questions. Candidates are required to attempt any 20 Questions out of given 25.

Candidates are required to choose any one section according to their choice

 

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