About Us
The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG is being introduced for admission into all UG Programmes in various Central Universities for Academic session 2024-25 under the Ministry of Education, (MoE). The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG 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 connections with the Universities. A single Examination will enable the Candidates to cover a wide outreach and be part of the admissions process to various Central Universities.
Central Universities or Union Universities in India are established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education. In general, Universities in India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
The Role of NTA is confined to the registration of candidates, the conduct of the test, hosting of answer keys, inviting challenges, finalizing answer keys, preparing and declaring results, and hosting Score Card.
Eligibility Criteria
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For appearing in the CUET (UG) - 2024, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12 /equivalent examination or are appearing in 2024 irrespective of their age can appear in the CUET (UG) - 2024 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfil the age criteria (if any) of the University / Institution / Organization in which they are desirous of taking admission.
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For the year of appearance in the Class 12 / equivalent examination, relevant conditions of Universities / Institutions (as applicable) will be applied. The candidate must ensure his eligibility from the website of respective Universities / Institutions.
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Each University has it’s own eligibility criteria for each course, kindly cross check their respective website(s) once.
Exam Pattern
CUET (UG) paper is mainly divided into 3 Sections –
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SECTION 1 – Languages
> 1A : Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu & Urdu.
> 1B : Arabic, Bodo, Chinese, Dogri, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Nepali, Persian, Russian, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindi, Spanish & Tibetian. -
SECTION 2 – Domain Specific (Subjects that you have studied in Class 12)
> List B1 : Accountancy, Anthropology, Biology/ Biological Studies / Biotechnology/ Biochemistry, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Science/ Informatics Practices, Economics/ Business Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography/ Geology, History, Home Science, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sanskrit & Sociology.
> List B2 : Agriculture, Engineering Graphics, Entrepreneurship, Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painity/ Commercial Arts), Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India, Mass Media/ Mass Communication, Performing Arts, Physical Education/ NCC/ Yoga & Teaching Aptitude. -
SECTION 3 – General Test
General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts Arithmetic / Algebra / Geometry / Mensuration / Statistics), Logical and Analytical Reasoning.
NOTE – Each course in each University has it’s own Exam Pattern, kindly cross check once before applying.
How to Apply
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STEP 1 – Register Online on their website.
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STEP 2 – Pay their Registration Fees.
Click here to know more -
https://exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG/images/cuet-ug-ib.pdf
Important Dates
EVENT |
DATE |
Online Application Form - OPEN |
27 Feb 2024 |
Online Application Form - CLOSE |
26 Mar 2024 (Up to 11:50 PM) |
Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit / Debit Card / Net-Banking / UPI |
26 Mar 2024 |
Correction in Particulars |
28 Mar - 29 Mar 2024 |
Announcement of the City of Examination |
30 Apr 2024 onwards* |
Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website |
The second week of May 2024* |
Date of Examination |
Between 15 May & 31 May 2024* |
Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys |
To be announced later on the website |
Declaration of Result on the NTA website |
30 June 2024* |
NOTE - *The date(s) may vary depending on the National Election Schedule.