CUEE Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

No, there is no negative marking in CUEE. The candidates will not lose any marks for wrong or unattempted questions. Every correct answer will be given 1 mark. 

No, there is no negative marking in CUEE. Students will not lose any marks for unattempted questions. So,  candidates need not worry about being penalised for wrong or unanswered questions. Candidates can skip questions they are not sure about. 

Candidates will have to study Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry for CUEE 2026. The subjects and units which the candidates will have to study for the entrance examination constitute the CUEE syllabus 2026. Candidates should check the topics mentioned in the CUEE syllabus and accordingly prepare for the entrance examination. By checking the syllabus of CUEE 2026 beforehand, the candidates will be able to understand what has to be studied to secure higher scores in the entrance examination. 

CUEE exam is for 3 hours. Candidates must improve time management skills to ensure they complete entrance examination within given time. Once examination ends, candidates must submit papers.

The candidates will not be given any break between the exam. CUEE will be conducted as an online, remote proctored test. CUEE test duration is 3 hours. 

CUEE is only conducted as an online, remotely proctored exam. Candidates can find all the updates about the exam on the official website as well as on this page.

No, candidates need not attempt all questions. CUEE is online exam, and each question has fixed time limit to complete. If candidate spends too much time single question, they will not get enough time to complete the question paper.

Candidates will have to study Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry for CUEE 2026. The subjects and units which the candidates will have to study for the entrance examination constitute the CUEE syllabus 2026. Candidates should check the topics mentioned in the CUEE syllabus and accordingly prepare for the entrance examination. By checking the syllabus of CUEE 2026 beforehand, the candidates will be able to understand what has to be studied to secure higher scores in the entrance examination. 

The syllabus for CUEE is based on the standard curriculum of classes 11 and 12. It primarily covers topics from:

BTech Candidates:

Physics

Gravitation
Properties of Bulk Matter
Work, Energy & Power
The Motion of System of Particles & Rigid Body
Practical Oriented questions
Thermodynamics
The behaviour of Perfect Gas
Kinetic Theory of gases
Oscillations & Waves
Physical World & Measurement
Kinematics
Laws of Motion

Chemistry

Redox Reactions
Hydrogen
S-Block Elements
Some p-Block Elements
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Hydrocarbons
Environmental Chemistry
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Structure of Atom
Classification of Elements
Periodicity in Properties
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
States of Matter: Gases and Liquids
Thermodynamics
Equilibrium
Practical Oriented Questions

Mathematics

Binomial Theorem
Sequence and Series
Conic Section
Introduction to Three-Dimensional Geometry
Principle of Mathematical Induction
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
Linear Inequalities
Permutations and Combinations
Straight Lines
Limits and Derivatives
Matrices
Determinants
Continuity and Differentiability
Applications of Derivatives
Integrals
Applications of the Integrals
Differential Equations
Vectors
Three Dimensional Geometry
Probability
Definition of proposition and problems
Logical connectives and Compound proposition
Problems, Quantifiers, negation, consequences of implication-contrapositive and
Converse, problems, proving a statement by the method of contradiction by giving the
Statistics
Probability
Relations and Functions
Inverse Trigonometric Functions