CUET Exam Pattern 2025 (Revised): Changes in Exam Structure, Negative Marking and Exam Mode
CUET exam pattern 2025 has undergone some major changes from this year onwards according to the UGC Chief, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar. The changes have been made to promote the efficiency of the admission exam for lakhs of undergraduate students who take admission. Some of the key changes in CUET UG 2025 include change of mode examination, reduced number of subjects, uniformity of duration of exam, and format & number of questions. Read this post to get further information on the latest CUET UG exam pattern on this page.
CUET Exam Pattern 2025
The UGC Chief, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar has announced several changes in CUET 2025 exam pattern. As per the Chief of UGC, the number of subjects will be reduced from 63 to 37 and admissions for programmes in dropped subjects will be based on the General Aptitude Test (GAT) scores. Other than this, the exam shall be held in CBT mode, i.e. online mode.
CUET Question Paper 2025 will be divided into three sections Section i.e., Section IA and IB, Section II, and Section III or General Test.
The CUET exam consists of three sections overall, i.e. Section 1A, Section 1B, domain-specific subjects and General Test. Section 1A is the language paper, section 2 is the domain-specific apper while the third section is the general test. Candidates going to appear for the CUET exam must check out the latest CUET exam pattern with the marking scheme that has been explained below in this post.
CUET 2025 Exam Pattern - Highlights
We have shared the expected exam pattern of CUET UG exam in the table below.
| CUET exam Particulars | Details |
| Name of the exam | CUET 2025 exam for undergraduate courses |
| Common University Entrance Test | |
| Mode of exam | Online (Computer Based Test) |
| Number of questions | Section 1A & 1B- 40 (out of 50 questions to be attempted) Section 2 – 40 (out of 50 questions to be attempted) Section 3 – 50 (out of 60 questions to be attempted) |
| Total marks of CUET exam | 800 marks |
| Marking Scheme | +5 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer |
| Level of Exam | Class 12th |
| Medium of Language | 13 Languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu) |
CUET Exam Pattern 2025 Changes
Check below to know the changes intoruded in the CUET UG Exam Pattern 2024.
- The students can now choose any subject for CUET exam, irrespective of their subjects in Class 12.
- The CUET exam shall be held in CBT mode only.
- The number of test papers has decreased to 37 from 63.
- The exam shall be held for 1 hour.
- The NTA will do away with optional CUET questions.
- The students can now choose a maximum of 5 test subjects.
Changes in CUET UG Exam Pattern 2024: A Quick Summary
Given below is the key comparison table of the changes introduced in the CUET UG Exam 2025.
| Features | CUET UG Then | CUET UG Now |
|---|---|---|
| Mode of Examination | Hybrid (Pen and Per and Computer Based Test) | Computer Based Test |
| Number of Subjects | 63 subjects | 37 subjects |
| Duration of Exam | 45 minutes to 60 minutes | 60 minutes for all subjects |
| Number of Domain Subjects | 29 | 23 |
| Number of Languages | 33 | 13 |
| CUET Subject Choice | Six | Five |
| Eligibility | Subject choice as per class 12th subjects | Flexibility to choose any subject irrespective of class 12th subjects |
| Number of Questions | 40 to be attempted out of 50 questions | 50 questions for all subjects |
| Question Format | Optional | All questions compulsory |
| Total Marks |
| 250 for all |
CUET Exam Pattern UG
The CUET exam is composed of three sections. The first section is the language paper. The second paper is the domain-specific paper while the third and the last paper is the general test. Check the table below to know about the number of questions asked, exam duration, etc.
| CUET Exam Pattern 2025 | |||
| Sections | Subjects/ Tests | Total No. of Questions | Duration |
| Section IA | 13 Languages | 50 | 1 Hour |
| Section IB | 20 Languages | ||
| Section II | 27 Domain-specific Subjects | 45/50 | 1 Hour |
| Section III | General Test | 60 | 1 Hour |
CUET Exam Pattern UG: Section Wise
Now that you are aware of the basic CUET exam pattern, you can check the details of the section-wise papers that will be asked in the exam. The questions will be based on Factual, Literary and Narrative, Literary Aptitude, Vocabulary, etc.
CUET Section 1A and 1B subjects
The section 1A and 1B of the CUET exam are the language papers. It aims to check the candidate’s language efficiency. The languages that are included in CUET sections 1A and 1B as as follows:
Section 1A: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi, and Urdu.
Section 1B: French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian, and Chinese.
Section 2: A total of 27 languages are there in the CUET section 2 of the exam. This will be domain specific where candidates can select any one language out of 27 languages. The domain-specific subjects are listed below.
- Accountancy
- 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 - Practices in India
- Legal Studies
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics
- Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Teaching Aptitude
- Agriculture
- Mass Media/ Mass Communication
- Anthropology
- Art Education Sculpture
- Environmental Studies
- Performing Arts
Section 3: This section is the General Test where a General Test is used to test the candidate’s knowledge on General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration taught till Grade 8), Logical and Analytical Reasoning.
Medium of Language in CUET Exam
The medium of language for the CUET exam will be as per the table that is given below.
| Language for CUET Exam | Examination Centre |
| English | All examination centres |
| English and Hindi | All examination centres |
| English and Assamese | Examination centres in Assam |
| English and Bengali | Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| English and Gujarati | Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| English and Kannada | Examination Centres in Karnataka |
| English and Malayalam | Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep |
| English and Marathi | Examination Centres in Maharashtra |
| English and Odia | Examination Centres in Odisha |
| English and Punjabi | Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Delhi/New Delhi (including Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut, Noida/Greater Noida) |
| English and Tamil | Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| English and Telugu | Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| English and Urdu | All Examination Centres in India |
CUET 2025 Exam Pattern: Points to Note
The CUET exam shall have only multiple choice questions in all the sections. The important points to note for the CUET exam are as follows:
| Mode of the Test | Details |
| Test Pattern | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Medium of exam | 13 languages ( Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu) |
Syllabus | Section IA & IB: Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary and Narrative [Literary Aptitude & Vocabulary] |
| Section II : As per NCERT model syllabus as applicable to Class XII only | |
| Section III : General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/stat taught till Grade 8), Logical and Analytical Reasoning |
CUET Marking Scheme 2025
The CUET marking scheme is the same for all the slots of the exam. Candidates must be familiar with the marking scheme to ace the exam. Check the paper wise marking scheme below.
| Particulars | Details |
| Correct Answer | 5 marks will be awarded to students |
| Incorrect Answer | One mark will be deducted, i.e. - 1 |
| No Answer | 0 marks will be awarded |
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- Is the CUET UG official answer key 2024 released?+No, the CUET UG official answer key 2024 has not been released yet. However, it is expected that the answer key will be released soon on CUET Samarth website.
- What is the mode of CUET UG exam?+The CUET UG exam will be held in hybrid mode, i.e. pen and paper mode as well as in online mode.
- What is the CUET UG apply online date?+CUET UG 2024 apply online date is active from 27th February to 26th March 2024. The candidates can apply for the exam within the given time period.
- What is CUET Exam?+CUET UG 2024 is a national level exam for admission to UG courses in the participating State and Central universities of India. Candidates who get a valid CUET score can take admission to B.Sc, BA, B.Tech, BBA, B.Com, B.Ed courses in the participating universities.
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