Name of Exam

Calicut University Common Admissions Test (CUCAT) 

Conducting Body

University of Calicut

Programmes Offered

Undergraduate (UG) Courses

Exam Mode

Offline (Pen and Paper Test)

Exam Format

MCQ & Objective Type Questions

Exam Duration

2 Hours

Exam Medium

Malayalam & English

Application Mode

Online

Official Website

http://cuonline.ac.in/ug/

BSc

The candidate should have done Class 12 from Kerala State Board or a recognised board in the Science stream and should have secured a minimum of 45% aggregate.

BA

The candidate should have done Class 12 from Kerala State Board or a recognised board in the Humanities stream and should have secured a minimum of 45% aggregate.

BA Theatre Arts/ BA Music

The candidate should have done Class 12 from Kerala State Board or a recognised board in any stream and should have secured a minimum of 45% aggregate.

BTech

The candidate should have done Class 12 from Kerala State Board or a recognised board in Science stream with Mathematics and Physics and should have secured a minimum of 45% aggregate.

BCom

The candidate should have done Class 12 from the Kerala State Board or a recognised board in the Commerce stream and should have secured a minimum of 45% aggregate.

BHM (Bachelor of Hotel Management)

The candidate should have done Class 12 from Kerala State Board or a recognised board in any stream and should have secured a minimum of 45% aggregate.

BPEd

The candidate should have done their Class 12 from Kerala State Board or any recognised board in any stream with Physical Education as a subject and should have secured a minimum of 45% aggregate.

MA English and Literature

Candidates must have a BA English Language & Literature/ BA English & History/ BA Functional English/ BA English with Islamic History or BA/ BSc (excluding alternative pattern) Degree with English as Common Course (Part I), of this Calicut University or an equivalent degree, with at least 45% aggregate marks or equivalent overall CGPA.

Integrated MA in English and Media Studies

Candidates who have passed the HSE of the Kerala State Board of Higher Secondary Examination or any other examination recognised as equivalent thereto are eligible for admission to the undergraduate section of Integrated Course in English and Media Studies.

MA History

Candidates can have any UG Degree (10+2+3 or more years pattern including Professional degrees), of this University or a recognised degree, with at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent Overall CGPA.

MSc Biochemistry

Candidates need to have a B.Sc Biochemistry degree of this University or an equivalent/ recognised degree from other Universities/ Institutes (with Biochemistry as Core/ Main; with more than 40 credits for Biochemistry component), with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks or equivalent overall CGPA.

MSc Clinical Psychology

Candidates who had passed BA/B.Sc Psychology of University of Calicut or equivalent with Psychology as the main subject of Part III.

MSc Geology

Those students who possess B.Sc Geology degree of University of Calicut or a B.Sc Degree with Geology Main/ Core recognized by this University, with any two of the complementary courses Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Remote Sensing & GIS, with a minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA in Part III (Core and Complementary put together) are eligible for admission to this programme.

B.P.Ed

General Awareness of national and international sports, the Olympics, elements of different games, the structure and function of the human body, sports events, significant dates, sports terminology, etc.

English

Basic Reasoning

BPEd Integrated (BPE)

General Awareness of national and international sports, the Olympics, elements of different games, the structure and function of the human body, sports events, significant dates, sports terminology, etc.

English,

Basic Reasoning,

Some Math (ratios, weight, load, etc.).

Integrated MA in Development Studies 

Indian History, concepts of Economics, history and terminology of Economics, government policies, notable dates and personalities related to Economics, General Awareness of World Economics, some geography and polity, census reports, and mathematics (ratios, percentages, probability, etc.).

Integrated MSc Bioscience 

Botany, Zoology, Chemistry and Physics of the undergrad level

Integrated MSc Physics/ Chemistry

Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of the BSc Physics/ Chemistry level

LLM with Double Specialisation

English,

Reasoning, 

General Awareness, 

IPC sections, 

Famous law authors, personalities,

Other curriculum of the LLB level.

MA Arabic Language and Literature 

Arabic grammar, passages, famous literary personalities, etc.

MA Comparative Literature 

Famous authors, literary themes, history of literature, different literary periods, literary devices, translation (English to Malayalam/ Hindi), short essays x 4

MA Economics and MA Financial Economics

Economics of the BA level 

MA English Language & Literature

Significant poets and authors, famous literary pieces, literary awards and awardees, plays and playwrights, different literary periods and styles, literary terminology, dates and years of famous publications, etc. 

MA Folklore 

Folk plays, folk dances, folk music and instruments, terminology, famous writers, writers who coined folk terminology, popular rites and rituals, notable places where various folk activities took/ take place 

(most questions are based on the folklore of Kerala and other parts of South India) 

MA Hindi Language & Literature and MA Functional Hindi and Translation 

Hindi grammar, famous authors and their works, history of the language, important years, passage writing, questions that require you to comment on certain literary topics (Bihari, Premchand, Personification in Chhayavaad, etc.).

MA History 

Indian History, some European History, terminologies 

MA Journalism & Mass Communication 

Malayalam and Kerala-centric media GA, journalism and mass media acronyms, English (error detection, fill in the blanks with the correct option, synonyms, acronyms, substitutions), current affairs, translation into Malayalam.

MA Malayalam Language & Literature

Malayalam grammar, passages, famous literary personalities, etc.

MA Philosophy 

Passage-based questions, short notes on different philosophical topics, short essays, and discipline-specific topics as studied in the undergraduate programme (mostly descriptive)

MA Political Science 

Indian and World Polity 

MA Sanskrit Language & Literature 

Sanskrit grammar, translation into regional language or English, short notes on various authors and Sanskrit literary works 

MA Sociology

Terminology related to sociology, notable personalities and theories/ concepts given by them, Acts and legislations relevant to sociology, the scope of sociology (schools of sociology), defining concepts and short essays

MA Urdu 

Urdu grammar, descriptive questions (short essays, descriptions, etc.), notable works and authors 

MA Women’s Studies 

Relevant authors and their works, acts and legislations related to women’s issues, dates of such policies and acts, theories, definitions of different concepts, first and important female figureheads, long-form descriptive questions on relevant topics 

M.Com

Syllabus of the B.Com level 

M.Lib.I.Sc

General awareness, films and directors, famous books and authors, some geography, English (fill in the blanks, tenses, active and passive voice), some polity, awards and awardees, book terminology (bibliography, ISBN), library terminology (cataloguing, classification, metadata), knowledge about national and state libraries, some computer science and tech, etc.

M.P.Ed. 

General Awareness of national and international sports, the Olympics, elements of different games, the structure and function of the human body, sports events, significant dates, sports terminology, etc.

English

Basic Reasoning

MSc Biotechnology

Chemistry, Mathematics (algebra, progressions, probability, etc.), Botany, Zoology

MSc Environmental Studies 

EVS of the bachelor’s degree level

MSc Forensic Science 

Forensic Science syllabus of the undergraduate level (relevant science and tech, cadaver science, biology, IPC sections, etc.)

MSc Applied Chemistry & MSc Chemistry (Nanoscience)

Chemistry of the undergraduate level

MSc Applied Geology

Earth System Science, Geochemistry, Mineral Science, Structural Geology, Plate Systems, different periods of evolution, etc. 

MSc Applied Plant Science 

Botany, Plant Genetics, Biochemistry, Some Zoology, Plant Structure, Cellular Structure, etc.

MSc Applied Psychology 

Psychology of the undergraduate level, situational questions, notable personalities and theories and concepts given by them.

MSc Applied Zoology

Zoology of the undergraduate level.

MSc Biochemistry

Biochemistry of the undergraduate level.

MSc Health & Yoga Therapy 

Body functions, endocrine functions, human body processes, Yogic texts, terminology, questions on yoga positions, facts and history of yoga, sports and related current events, food and nutrition, etc. 

MSc Human Physiology 

Endocrinology, human cell structure, neurology, reflexes and brain activity, heart and vascular system, respiratory function, kidney function, reproductive system, etc. 

MSc Mathematics 

Mathematics of the bachelor’s degree level.

MSc Microbiology 

Bacteria, Viruses, Human cellular functions, some haematology, diseases caused by microorganisms, antigens and antibodies, etc. 

MSc Physics, MSc Radiation Physics & MSc Physics (Nanoscience) 

Physics of the bachelor’s degree level.

Master of Computer Application (MCA)

Computer applications, computer awareness, numerical ability and English 

MSc Computer Science 

Computer applications, computer awareness, numerical ability and English 

Master of Social Works (MSW)

English (fill in the blanks based on articles and conjunctions, passive and active voice, synonyms and antonyms, substituting phrases with appropriate words, etc.), General awareness relevant to social work, schemes and policies, important dates pertinent to social reforms, relevant parts and articles of the Indian Constitution, notable places, some quantitative aptitude (simple algebra, speed and distance, probability, simple permutation and combination, area and perimeter, series, etc.), reasoning ability.

Master of Theatre Arts (MTA)

Books and authors, notable theatre practitioners and personalities, their theories and works, famous plays and playwrights, folk plays, traditional instruments pertaining to theatre and stage performances, famous forms and styles of theatre, questions related to the visuals (make-up, costumes, props, lighting, etc.), parts of a play, some history and terminology. 

Statistics (PG Integrated/ PG Entrance Examination)

Statistics of the undergraduate level.