CUET PG Exam 2024: Details, Dates, Pattern, Registration, Centres, and more

What is the CUET Exam?

There are thousands of universities across India in which millions of students are enrolled in different programmes. The Ministry of Education along with the Government of India established the NTA (National Testing Agency) which is an independent and autonomous testing organisation. NTA is assigned with the task of conducting CUET (Central University Entrance Test) for both graduate and postgraduate programmes for students to take admissions in different programmes in central universities.

Purpose of the CUET-PG Exam

The presence of CUET as a testing platform has set a uniform standard to assess the competency of different candidates that apply for admissions in postgraduate programmes to premier higher education, central universities. It serves as a common portal for students who wish to be part of esteemed postgraduate programmes in the top universities of the country. Let’s say you have 3 institutions as your top choices in mind that you would like to apply for in case of pursuing a postgraduate degree in your desired field. So now, with CUET-PG, rather than applying individually for each institution, you can just apply for all the institutions at once if they are enrolled under CUET-PG. Your score will determine your rank which will further show your competency and eligibility for any university.

Highlights & Exam Pattern of the CUET

Name of the Exam	CUET  (Central University Entrance Test) 2024
Conducting Body	Department of Higher Education- NTA
Exam Level	Postgraduate
Exam Frequency	Once Every Year
Date	March 11-28, 2024
Mode of Exam	Computer Based Test
Sections	– Hindi / English Language Comprehension/Verbal Ability- 25 questions – Domain-Specific- 75 questions
Types of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Marking Scheme	4 marks for each correct answer -1 mark for each wrong answer
Exam Duration	2 hours
Total Questions	100
Total Marks	400
Medium of Exam	English and Hindi
Official Website	https://cuet.nta.nic.in/

Eligibility Criteria

If you are interested in pursuing any postgraduate exam and wish to take the CUET for the same, here is the detailed eligibility criteria.

• One must have scored at least 50% (45% for reserved categories) in any of the disciplinary fields during their graduation degree from a UGC-recognised university.

CUET Exam Date 2023

Event	Dates
Registration Process Start Date	26 December 2023
Registration Process Ending Date	24 January 2024
City Intimation Date	4 March 2023
Admit Card Release Date	To be announced
Exam Date	11-28 March, 2024
Provisional Answer Key Publishing Date	4 April 2024
Announcement of the Result	Mid-April possibly

Registration Process & Fee

To register for the CUET-PG exam, follow the below-mentioned steps:

• Visit the official website of CUET PG and click on the registration link.
• Fill in the requisite details and register yourself at the portal.
• After this, log in using your user id and password.
• Fill the detailed application form and upload the photograph, signature and category certificate in the prescribed format.
• Pay the fee and keep a printed copy of the form for validation.

Application Fee

The category-wise registration fee for the CUET exam is as follows:

Category	Registration Fee
General	INR 1,000
SC/ST/Third Gender	INR 750
OBC-NCL/Gen-EWS	INR 800
PwBD	INR 700

A candidate has two options to make the payment of the registration fee- PayU and CCAvenue. You can pay with your credit card, debit card, net banking, UPI or through the Scan & Pay option.

CUET Admit Card

The admit card for the CUET will be released in about a week after the city intimation date, March 4. One can download the admit card from the official website of the CUET.

CUET 2023 Exam Centres

Agartala	Cuttack	Khammam	Puttaparthi
Agra	Darbhanga	Khandwa	Puttur
Ahmedabad	Dausa	Kohima	Raigad
Ahmednagar	Davangere	Kolar	Raigad
Aizawl	Dehradun	Kolhapur	Raipur
Ajmer	Dhanbad	Kolkata	Rajahmundry
Akola	Dharwad	Kolkata	Rajkot
Alappuzha / Chengannur	Dhule	Kollam	Rampur
Aligarh	Dibrugarh	Kota	Ranchi
Allahabad / Prayagraj	Dimapur	Kothagudem	Ratnagiri
Almora	Dindigul	Kottayam	Rayagada
Alwar	Durgapur	Kozhikode / Calicut	Roorkee
Amalapuram	Eluru	Krishnagiri	Rourkela
Ambala	Ernakulam / Muvattupuzha	Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)	Sagar
Ambedkar Nagar	Erode	Kurnool	Saharanpur
Ambikapur	Faizabad	Lakhimpur	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Amravati	Faridabad	Latur	Salem
Amritsar	Firozabad	Leh	Samba
Anand	Gandhinagar	Lucknow	Sambalpur
Anantapur	Gaya	Ludhiana	Sangli
Anantnag	Ghaziabad	Machilipatnam	Satara
Angamaly	Ghazipur	Madanapalle	Satna
Arrah	Gondia	Madurai	Shimla
Asansol	Gooty	Mahbubnagar	Shivamoga(Shimoga)
Aurangabad(Maharashtra)	Gorakhpur	Malappuram	Siddipet
Azamgarh	Gudlavalleru	Mandi	Sikar
Bagalkot	Gudur	Mandya	Silchar(
Balaghat	Gulbarga / Kalaburagi	Mangaluru(Mangalore)	Siliguri
Balasore (Baleswar)	Guntur	Mapusa	Siliguri
Ballari	Guwahati	Markapur	Sindhudurg
Ballia	Gwalior	Mathura	Sitapur
Bankura	Haldwani	Mau	Sivaganga
Baramulla	Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)	Meerut	Solan
Bareilly	Hanumangarh	Mehsana	Solapur
Bargarh	Hassan	Moga	Sriganganagar
Baripada (Mayurbhanj)	Hazaribagh	Moradabad	Srikakulam
Basti	Himatnagar	Muzaffarnagar	Srinagar (J & K)
Beed	Hisar	Muzaffarpur	Sultanpur
Belagavi(Belgaum)	Hooghly	Mysuru(Mysore)	Surampalem
Bengaluru	Howrah	Nagapattinam	Surat
Bengaluru- Urban	Hubli	Nagpur	Suryapet
Berhampur / Ganjam	Hyderabad / Secunderabad	Nalgonda	Tadpatri
Bhadrak	Idukki	Namakkal	Tezpur
Bhagalpur	Imphal	Nanded	Thane
Bhandara	Indore	Nandurbar	Thanjavur
Bhatinda	Itanagar / Naharlagun	Nandyal	Thiruvananthapuram
Bhawanipatna (Kalahandi)	Jabalpur	Narasaraopet	Thoothukudi
Bhilai Nagar / Durg	Jagatsinghpur	Nashik	Thrissur
Bhilwara	Jagdalpur	Nashik	Tiruchirappalli
Bhimavaram	Jaipur	Nellore	Tirunelveli
Bhopal	Jalandhar	New Delhi	Tirupathi
Bhubaneshwar (Khordha)	Jalgaon	Nizamabad	Tiruppur
Bijnor	Jammu	Noida / Greater Noida	Tiruvannamalai
Bikaner	Jamnagar	Nuapada	Tiruvuru
Bilaspur	Jamshedpur	Ongole	Tumakuru
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)	Jeypore (Odisha)	Palakkad	Tura
Bobbili	Jhansi	Panaji	Udaipur
Bokaro	Jharsuguda	Papum Pare	Udupi / Manipal
Budgam	Jodhpur	Paralakhemundi (Gajapati)	Ujjain
Bulandshahr	Jorhat	Parbhani	Ukhrul
Buldhana	Kadapa	Pathanamthitta	UNA
Burdwan (Bardhaman)	Kakinada	Pathankot	Vadodara
Chandauli	Kallakurichi	Patiala / Fatehgarh Sahib	Valsad / Vapi
Chandigarh	Kalyani	Patna	Varanasi
Chandigarh	Kalyani	Pauri Garhwal	Vellore
Chandrapur	Kanchipuram	Phulbani (Kandhamal)	Vijayawada
Chennai	Kangra	Port Blair	Viluppuram
Chikkaballapur	Kannur	Pratapgarh	Virudhunagar
Chikmagalur	Kanpur	Proddatur	Visakhapatnam
Chirala	Kargil	Puducherry	Vizianagaram
Chittoor	Karimnagar	Pudukkottai	Warangal
Coimbatore	Kasaragod	Pulwama	Wardha
Coonoor	Kavaratti	Pune	Wayanad
Cuddalore	Kendrapara	Puri	Yavatmal

CUET Syllabus

You can check the stream-wise syllabus for CUET by visiting: CUET Exam Syllabus

CUET 2024: Expected Exam Cut-off

The cut-off of the CAT exam is calculated taking into consideration a number of factors. These are:

• Previous years’ cut-off
• Difficulty level of the exam
• Number of students appearing for the exam
• Total number of seats

 The cut-off will differ from college to college and subject to subject as there are different subjects that students pursue post-graduation in.

Colleges that Accept CUET Scores

• Banaras Hindu University
• University of Delhi
• Central University of Himachal Pradesh
• Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur
• The ICFAI University, Sikkim
• Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Central University of Haryana
• Central University of Punjab
• SRM University, AP
• IIMT University, Meerut

& Many More.

CUET Important Exam Guidelines

There are certain things that you must keep a note of while appearing for the exam. These are:

• Carry your Admit Card and a Photo ID Proof, Self Declaration Form and a Passport-Size Photograph to the examination centre.
• You must sit at your allocated seat only.
• You will be provided with a rough sheet for the rough work. Hand over the rough sheet to the invigilator after the completion of the exam.
• All electronic gadgets are strictly prohibited inside the examination centre. Do not carry them with yourself.
• No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall before the completion of the examination.
• No printed or other textual material is allowed inside the examination hall.

CUET Preparation Tips

• Find out the pattern, the syllabus and what changes have been made for the current year in the examination. Go Through the syllabus and previous years’ question papers to familiarise yourself with the format of the exam.
• Once you are aware of the syllabus, prepare a timetable for yourself. Divide each section into short goals and assign a deadline for finishing each of these goals.
• Go online and look offline for all the mock tests that you may find. This will prepare you in terms of time management and you will also get an idea of the pattern being followed in the exam.
• Prepare and focus a lot on your domain-specific subjects as they carry more weight.
• Be calm during the exam. Choose what section you wish to go for first and then calmly attempt the questions. Skip the questions that you are finding at the moment and come back to them later if you have some time left to attempt them again.
• Maintain an active lifestyle. Make sure to take proper meals, and breaks between study sessions and keep yourself motivated.