The full form of CUET is the Common University Entrance Test which is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It is an annually conducted all India level entrance exam that is held for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in India. Separate exams are held for CUET UG and CUET PG courses. The marks secured by the candidate in the CUET exam is accepted by around 250 central, state, private and deemed universities across India. The CUET exam is conducted in online mode in more than 300 Indian cities in 13 languages. Gather more details about the CUET exam in this article.
The official website of the CUET exam is cuetsamarth.co.in. All the latest updates and information regarding the CUET exam can be found by visiting this website. The official CUET notification
PDF shall be released on the CUET website only. The notification has information regarding the exam such as eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, etc.
The CUET eligibility criteria is released by the NTA along with the CUET notification to the candidates who are willing to appear for the exam. The basic eligibility criteria for the CUET exam are as follows:
The CUET exam pattern consists of a total of three sections. Candidates must check the CUET syllabus to know about the important topics that one needs to study for this exam. Check the table below to know about the CUET exam pattern.
CUET Exam Pattern | ||
Section | Number of Questions | Duration of exam |
Section IA (Language) | 40 questions to be attempted out of 50 in each language | 45 minutes for each Language |
Section IB | ||
Section II (Domain Subject) | 35/40 Questions to be attempted out of 45/50 | 45 minutes for each domain subject [Note: In subjects i.e., Accountancy, Economics, Physics, Computer Science / Informatics Practices, Chemistry, and Mathematics /Applied Mathematics the duration of the test will be 60 minutes] |
Section III (General Test) | 50 Questions to be attempted out of 60 | 60 minutes |
The CUET marks are accepted by some of the leading Central and State universities in India. Each university releases the CUET Cut Off marks subject wise for admission of students. We have shared the list of the top colleges in India that accept CUET scores below.
No | Names of University | State |
1 | Bihar | |
2 | Telangana | |
3 | New Delhi | |
4 | New Delhi | |
5 | Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi |
6 | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University | Uttarakhand |
7 | West Bengal | |
8 | University of Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
9 | Rajiv Gandhi University | Arunachal Pradesh |
10 | Tezpur University | Assam |
11 | Nagaland University | Nagaland |
12 | Central University of Odisha | Odisha |
13 | Pondicherry University | Puducherry |
14 | Maulana Azad National Urdu University | Telangana |
15 | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | Uttar Pradesh |
16 | Tripura University | Tripura |
17 | Uttar Pradesh | |
18 | Mizoram University | Mizoram |
19 | Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, | Chattisgarh |
20 | Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh |
21 | The National Sanskrit University | Andhra Pradesh |
22 | The Central Sanskrit University | New Delhi |
23 | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University | New Delhi |
24 | Sikkim University | Sikkim |
25 | Manipur University | Manipur |
26 | Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya | Madhya Pradesh |
27 | Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya | Maharashtra |
28 | The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University | Madhya Pradesh |
29 | Central University of Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh |
30 | Central University of Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir |
31 | Central Agricultural University | Manipur |
32 | Central University of Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir |
33 | Central University of Haryana | Haryana |
34 | Central University of South Bihar | Bihar |
35 | Central University of Karnataka | Karnataka |
36 | Central University of Rajasthan | Rajasthan |
37 | Central University of Jharkhand | Jharkhand |
38 | Central University of Kerala | Kerala |
39 | Central University of Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh |
40 | Assam University, Silchar | Assam |
41 | Central University of Gujarat | Gujarat |
42 | Central University of Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu |
43 | Uttar Pradesh | |
44 | North Eastern Hill University | Meghalaya |