What is CUET?

The National Testing Agency, NTA an independent, autonomous and self-sustained chief testing organization has been established by The Ministry of Education, Indian Government under the Societies Registration Act (1860).

This organization has been established to conduct efficient, transfer and international standards tests in order to analyze the competency of candidates for admission to premier higher education institutions

The NTA is responsible for conducting the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) for Post graduation (PG) programmes for 2022.

Central University Entrance Test (CUET) is introduced by NTA for admission into undergraduate(UG) Programs in all Central universities for academic sessions 2022-23 under the ministry of education.

This test is going to provide a common platform and equal options to the candidates across the nation, especially those from rural and other remote areas and help to initiate a better connection with the universities

By this single examination students will be able to expand their application range for admission to various central universities.

Prior to CUET, this exam to was known as CUCET, it was introduced in 2010 for admission to UG and Integrated Postgraduate and diploma/ certificate courses at seven central universities

CUET is not exactly a new examination. Earlier known as CUCET, the exam was introduced in 2010 for admission to undergraduate, integrated postgraduate and diploma/certificate courses at seven central universities. The CUCET was not mandatory.

However, the Union Government has now made it compulsory for admission to Central universities, including institutes like Delhi University and Visva –Bharti University.

Eligibility Criteria

• The eligibility criteria will depend upon the courses and university to which the student is willing to take admission. Nevertheless, there are some common criteria for admission to UG, PG and PhD programs
• They are as follows:
• For the general category student candidates must have a minimum of 50% marks in Class XII or equivalent exam
• The candidates of scheduled Caste (SC) and scheduled Tribe (ST) must have Minimum 45% marks in Class XII or equivalent exam.
• Nationality: Indian National citizens will be eligible to apply.
• According to the CUCET UG eligibility age limit, there is no age limit to apply for the entrance exam.

**However, the candidate will have to fulfill the age criteria (if any) of the particular university to which the candidate is desiring to apply.

How to Apply for CUET?

• The NTA authority will release CUET 2023 application form separately for UG & PG level courses.
• The application form for both UG & PG level courses will be released via online mode. No other mode will be entertained to fill out the form.
• The forms will be released from the first week of April till the last week of May 2023 for UG level courses.
• Candidates will be able to submit the application form for PG courses from the second week of May till the third week of June 2023.

Steps to fill out the CUET application form online:

• Open the NTA CUET website.
• Click on “Registration”.
• Read the instructions carefully and select the checkbox “I have downloaded the Information Bulletin, read and understood all the instructions”.
• Proceed to apply online by clicking on “Click here to Proceed”.
• Fill out the Registration Form, Enter your Security Pin and Submit the form.
• Note down the system-generated Application Number.
• Complete the Application Form.
• Upload the scanned images of the Photograph and Signature incorrect specification.
• Pay the Application fee and take a printout of the confirmation page after successful remittance of the fee.

Application Fee:

Candidates will have to submit their forms fee via online mode.

The mode of payment includes credit card, debit card or net banking or UPI payment mode.

The application fee will be non-refundable in any case.

Given below is the application fee for CUET:

Slot: Timing of Examination	No. of Tests/ Subjects	UG/UI and Part-time Programmes
		Centers in India			Centers Outside India
		General (Unreserved)	OBC (NCL) / EWS	SC/ST/ Third gender / PwBD
Slot-1 : 09.00 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. (IST)	Upto 4	₹ 650/-	₹ 600/-	₹ 550/-	₹ 3000/-
Slot-2 : 03.00 p.m. to 06.45 p.m. (IST)	Upto 5	₹ 650/-	₹ 600/-	₹ 550/-	₹ 3000/-

* Candidates can choose Slot I or Slot II or both the Slots as per their requirements. Choice of the Slots in CUET depends on the tests that you should take which in turn depends on the requirements for the desired course in the desired University/ies/ Participating Institutions.

The required documents are

• Scanned clear photographs in JPG/JPEG format (size between 10 kb–200 kb).
• Scanned clear signature in JPG/JPEG format (size between 4 kb–30 kb).
• Category certificate if applicable (SC/ST/OBC/EWS etc.) in PDF format (size between 50 kb–300 kb).
• Aadhar Card OR other ID proof OR Qualifying examination admit card with photograph.
• Class 10 and 12 or equivalent Mark Sheets to fill in education details.
• Credit card, Debit card or Net banking details for online fee payment.

Exam pattern:

• The examination mode will be online as Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
• Question paper will consist of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type questions.
• There will be 13 languages for the UG level course.
• For Slot I, candidates will be given 3 hours 15 minutes & for Slot II 3 hours 45 minutes will be given.
• CUET UG will include 4 sections as Section IA, Section IB, Section II and Section III.
• There will be  100 questions asked in the question paper.
• 5 marks will be credited for each correct answer while 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Languages:

• 13 different languages – Punjabi, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, English, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, & Urdu
• 20 different languages – Dogri, Italian, Santhali, Tibetan, Arabic, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Persian, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Bodo, Russian, Chinese, Nepali.

*A Candidate can choose a maximum of any 3 languages from Section IA and Section IB taken together. (One of the languages chosen needs to be in lieu of Domain specific subjects)

Colleges participating in CUET in 2024.

• 88 Universities are supposed to take part in the NTA CUET,2023. These 88 universities will provide  an equal and will open common windows for the students, who are seeking admission to the following Universities across the Country

List of Central Universities taking part in  the NTA CUET 2023:

Name of the University	State	Location	Established in Year
Aligarh Muslim University	Uttar Pradesh	Aligarh	1920
Assam University	Assam	Silchar	1994
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	1996
Banaras Hindu University	Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	1916
Central University of Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh	Anantapur	2019
Central University of South Bihar	Bihar	Gaya	2009
Central University of Gujarat	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	2009
Central University of Haryana	Haryana	Mahendragarh	2009
Central University of Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Pradesh	Dharamsala	2009
Central University of Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu	2011
Central University of Jharkhand	Jharkhand	Ranchi	2009
Central University of Karnataka	Karnataka	Kalaburagi	2009
Central University of Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar	2009
Central University of Kerala	Kerala	Kasaragod	2009
Central University of Odisha	Odisha	Koraput	2009
Central University of Punjab	Punjab	Bathinda	2009
Central University of Rajasthan	Rajasthan	Ajmer	2009
Central University of Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu	Tiruvarur	2009
Dr. Harisingh Gaur Vishwa Vidyalaya	Madhya Pradesh	Sagar	1946
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur	1983 (2009)
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University	Uttrakhand	Srinagar	1973
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University	Madhya Pradesh	Amarkantak	2007
Jamia Millia Islamia	Delhi	New Delhi	1920 (1988)
Jawaharlal Nehru University	Delhi	New Delhi	1969
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya	Maharashtra	Wardha	1997
Manipur University	Manipur	Imphal	1980 (2005)
Maulana Azad National Urdu University	Telangana	Hyderabad	1998
Mizoram University	Mizoram	Aizawl	2000
Nagaland University	Nagaland	Lumami	1994
North Eastern Hill University	Meghalaya	Shillong	1973
Pondicherry University	Puducherry	Pondicherry	1985
Rajiv Gandhi University	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	1985 (2007)
Sikkim University	Sikkim	Gangtok	2007
Tezpur University	Assam	Tezpur	1994
The English and Foreign Languages University	Telangana	Hyderabad	1958
Tripura University	Tripura	Agartala	1987
University of Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh	Prayagraj	1887 (2005)
University of Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	1922
University of Hyderabad	Telangana	Hyderabad	1974
Visva Bharati University	West Bengal	Bolpur	1921
Mahatma Gandhi Central University	Bihar	Motihari	2016
Central Sanskrit University, Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	1970
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University	Delhi	New Delhi	1962 (2020)
National Sanskrit University	Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati	1961

• After the NTA will declare the result of CUET 2023. These universities will declare the counseling/ admission schedule and merit list independently based on the CUET 2023 score and other eligibility criteria of the respective CUET.
• The admission counseling for the Universities participating in CUET 2023 will be done in online /offline mode.

Cuet Syllabus

Biology
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
General Test
Language Syllabus