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CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern, Top Central and State Universities, Important Updates

CUET UG 2024 exam is going to have four sections. Candidates have to choose their language and domain specific subject. Check detailed CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern here.
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CUET UG Exam Pattern For Central and State Universities

CUET UG 2024 exam is going to be conducted by NTA between May 15 to 31, 2024. NTA will soon release the complete schedule of CUET UG 2024 exam at their official website i.e., cuet.samarth.ac.in . The exam will be conducted in online mode and the question paper will have 4 sections i.e., Section IA, Section IB, Section II, General Test, or Section III.

Check: CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern

CUET UG 2024 is conducted for admission into 44 central universities, state institutions, private universities, deemed universities, and other participating institutions. CUET Application Form 2024 is expected to be released in the 1st week of February 2024.

CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern

CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern includes 4 sections - Section IA and IB which are language-based, Section II is a domain-specific test, and Section II is a General test.

CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern Section IA & IB

Section IA and IB of CUET exam include 13 and 20 languages respectively. Candidates have to choose any 1 language from both the sections. Candidates need to attempt 40 questions out of 50 in both sections.
Section IA (13 languages) Section IB (20 languages)
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi, and Urdu French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian, and Chinese
Check : CUET 2024 Exam Centers

CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern Section II

Section II of CUET exam includes 27 domain-specific subjects. Appearing candidates have to choose one of those 27 subjects. Candidates will have to answer 35 or 40 questions out of 45 or 50, respectively. The subjects are given below
  • Accountancy/BookKeeping
  • 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- Theater (iii) Music General (Hindustani/ Carnatic/ Rabindra Sangeet/ Percussion/ Non-Percussion)
  • Sanskrit
Check: CUET UG 2024 Syllabus

CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern Section III or General Test

This section of CUET exam is included based on the domain-specific subject and the participating CUET universities. This section includes questions from General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, and Quantitative Reasoning. Candidates will have to attempt 50 questions out of 60 questions in this section.
Particulars Details
Exam Mode Online (Computer Based Test)
Exam Duration Slot 1: 3 Hours 15 Minutes Slot 2: 3 Hours 45 Minutes (May vary as per the choice of sections)
Number of Sections 4 Sections (Section IA, IB, II, and III)
Marking Scheme Wrong Answer: - 1 Unanswered questions: 0
Level of Exam Class 12th
Medium of Language 13 Languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu)
Maximum Number of Tests 9 Tests (2 Languages, 6 Domain Specific Subjects, 1 General Test OR 3 Languages, 5 Domain Specific Subjects, 1 General Test)

Also Check : CUET Cutoff 2023

CUET UG 2024 Top Central and State Participating Universities

Candidates can check the list of top central and state participating universities. The institute name with score and rank is given in the below table.
Institute City State Score Rank
Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi Delhi 68.92 2
Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi Delhi 67.73 3
Jadavpur University Kolkata West Bengal 66.07 4
Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 65.85 5
Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 63.88 9
University of Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana 62.09 10
University of Delhi Delhi Delhi 61.45 11
Calcutta University Kolkata West Bengal 61.14 12
Anna University Chennai Tamil Nadu 60.48 14
Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai Maharashtra 59.31 17
Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune Maharashtra 58.31 19
Bharathiar University Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 57.82 21
Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai Maharashtra 57.06 23
Kerala University Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 55.50 24
Panjab University Chandigarh Chandigarh 54.86 25

Check : CUET 2024 Participating Universities

CUET UG 2024 Exam Pattern : FAQs

Q1. Will CUET be conducted in 2024?

Ans. CUET 2024 is scheduled to be held from May 15 to May 31, 2024. National Testing Agency has announced the official exam date for CUTE UG and CUET PG.

Q2. How do I start preparing for CUET 2024?

Ans. With regular practice, you can identify your areas of strength and weakness and work on improving them. Solving mock tests will also help you build confidence and reduce exam anxiety. So, solve as many sample papers and take as many mock tests as possible to prepare well for the CUET 2024 exam.

Q3. Can a dropper give CUET 2024?

Ans. Taking drop for CUET 2024, as we know that competition in 2023 for CUET exams is very high and many students don't able to clear cut off as a result they did not get any college. so if you are the one who take a drop for CUET 2024 and having an aim to clear in this year.
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