CUET PG Exam: Notification, Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Courses, Pattern, Syllabus

NTA, National Testing Agency has released a public notice mentioning the recommendations received by the expert committee for the CUET PG 2025 examination. The exam officials have proposed the change in the exam duration, pattern, and many more.

The General Paper will be redesigned by the exam experts to cater to skill-based and certain professions based on UG knowledge acquired by the candidates so that the CUET PG 2025 participating universities can use it for programmes in those areas.

Many of the top NIRF Ranking insitutes take their Masters admsission through CUET PG 2025 examination. Candidates can check out those popular insititutes and their NIRF ranking from here:

• A Central Control Room was opened to monitor and facilitate the smooth conduct of the Examination on the ground. 02 National Coordinators, 19 Regional Coordinators, 303 City Coordinators, 1083 Observers, and 162 Deputy Observers were deployed.

• Live CCTV Surveillance was planned in all examination centres to curb malpractices in the examination. The NTA also made arrangements for live viewing of remote locations of all examination centres from the Control Room located in the NTA premises of New Delhi. Recording of CCTV Systems was also done.

• The examination centres were also monitored using AI-based Video Analytics and Virtual Observers.

• In order to stop cheating using mobile networks, Jammers were installed in all the Centres.

Actually yes, faculty of Law BHU accept applicants CUET-PG scores for selection. Candidates seeking admission must a valid score in the national-level examination. 

NTA (National Testing Agency) plays a very important role in the CUET PG admission process.

• Conducts the Exam
• Application Form
• Question Paper Development
• The Admit Card
• Answer Key Release
• Result Declaration

Tata Institutes of Social Sciences (TISS) has announced its decision to discontinue the TISS NET Exam. The decision is taken into consideration as per the directions released by the Ministry of Education stating the conduct of the CUET PG 2024 exam for PG admissions. 

Here are the list of PG courses which are offered by TISS through CUET PG exam:

• Mumbai Campus: 

1. Master of Arts in Education (Elementary)
2. Master of Arts in Development Studies 
3. Master of Arts in Women's Studies 
4. Masters in International Electoral Management and Practices (MIEMP)
5. Master of Arts / Master of Science in (Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies) 
6. Master of Arts / Master of Science in Regulatory Policy and Governance
7. Master of Arts / Master of Science in (Urban Policy and Governance) 
8. Master of Arts / Master of Science in (Water Policy and Governance) 
9. Master of Hospital Administration (MHA) 
10. Master of Public Health (Health Administration)
11. Master of Public Health ( Health Policy, Economics and Finance) {MPH-HPEF} 
12. Master of Public Health ( Social Epidemiology) {MPH-SE} 
13. Master of Arts in (Social Entrepreneurship)
14. Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies
15. Master of Laws (Access to Justice) 
16. Master of Arts in Social Work (Children & Families)
17. Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practice) 
18. Master of Arts in Social Work (Criminology & Justice) 
19. Master of Arts in Social Work (Dalit & Tribal Studies and Action) 
20. Master of Arts in Social Work (Disability Studies & Action) 
21. Master of Arts in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship) 
22. Master of Arts in Social Work (Mental Health) 
23. Master of Arts in Social Work (Public Health)
24. Master of Arts in Social Work (Women-Centred Practice)

• Tuljapur Campus

1. Master of Arts in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
2. Master of Arts / Master of Science in Development Policy, Planning and Practice
3. Master of Arts / Master of Science in Sustainable Livelihoods and Natural Resources Governance 
4. Master of Arts (Social Work in Rural Development)

• Hyderabad Campus

1. Master of Arts in Education
2. Master of Arts in Cities and Governance 
3. Master of Arts in Development Studies 
4. Master of Arts in Rural Development and Governance
5. Master of Arts in Natural Resource & Governance
6. Master of Arts in Public Policy and Governance 
7. Post-Graduate Diploma: Cities and Governance 
8. Post-Graduate Diploma (Natural Resource & Governance) 
9. Post Graduate Diploma (Public Policy & Governance)
10. Master of Arts in Women's Studies

• Guwahati Campus

1. Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practices)
2. Master of Arts in Social Work (Counselling) 
3. Master of Arts in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship) 
4. Master of Arts in Social Work (Public Health) 

Note:

Apart from these PG programme, the following two programme admission will be done through CAT scores:

Delhi University will be offering 88 PG courses in various domains like MSc, MA, MTech, MFA, MPH, and other PG degrees through the CUET PG 2025 examination:

Score of 90 marks in CUET PG, considering you are under the EWS category, your admission will be based on several factors. Given below are some of the Government Universities/Colleges in Delhi you may opt for:

1. University of Delhi
Under its constituent colleges, the University of Delhi offers a large number of postgraduate programs.
CUET PG admissions in various courses are offered in different colleges and departments at DU, each differing regarding cut-offs for a particular course or department.

2. Jawaharlal Nehru University
JNU offers a wide range of postgraduate courses through its schools.
It also offers many of the programs that CUET PG was used as an entry criterion for. Cut-offs for EWS candidates may be marginally lower than those of the general category.

CUET PG 2026 examination is expected to be scheduled in the month of March, 2026. Aspirants preparing for the CUET PG exam will be able to fill the online application form in the month January 2026. While filling up the CUET PG online application form, test taker can select only one subject in one slot of the examination day. However, from the previous year academic year, they were able to choose a maximum of 20 test paper codes in all.

Before choosing the multiple subjects for the examination, candidates are advised to check the minimal education eligibility criteria for the particular course candidate has applied for. Also check the university specific subject criteria for the subject a candidate wants to appear for.

CUET PG application form 2026 is anticipated to be released in the first week of January 2026 to provide admissions to postgraduate degree programs like MA, MSc, MCom, MTech, MFA, and other professional degrees like MBA, BEd, LLB, and LLM courses.

 Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. Under no circumstances, candidates will be allowed to fill more than one Application Form. Strict action will be taken, even at a later stage, against such candidates who have filled more than one Application Form

Follow these instructions for CUET PG 2026 application:

1. Visit the official website.

2. Read the instructions and select the agreement checkbox followed by clicking on the tab Click Here to Proceed.

3. Enter personal details.

4. Choose password and security question and enter captcha.

5. Log in with the credentials to complete the application process.

6. Complete the CUET (PG) 2026 application form by entering the information related to personal details, paper selection, exam cities and educational details.

7. Upload photograph and signature.

NTA which is known as National Testing Agency is the examination conducting body of CUET PG examination. The Role of NTA is confined to registration of candidates, conduct of the test, hosting of answer key, inviting challenges, finalising Answer Keys, preparing and declaring result and hosting Score Card. Merit list will be prepared by participating Universities/ organisations. Universities may conduct their individual counselling on the basis of the score card of CUET (PG)-2023 provided by NTA. 

There are a total of 88 masters degree courses offered at University of Delhi through CUET PG examiantion across all the domains. Candidtaes can check out the complte list of courses offered from here:

Tata Institutes of Social Sciences (TISS) has announced its decision to discontinue the TISS NET Exam. The decision is taken into consideration as per the directions released by the Ministry of Education stating the conduct of the CUET PG 2024 exam for PG admissions. 

Here are the list of PG courses which are offered by TISS through CUET PG exam:

• Mumbai Campus: 

1. Master of Arts in Education (Elementary)
2. Master of Arts in Development Studies 
3. Master of Arts in Women's Studies 
4. Masters in International Electoral Management and Practices (MIEMP)
5. Master of Arts / Master of Science in (Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies) 
6. Master of Arts / Master of Science in Regulatory Policy and Governance
7. Master of Arts / Master of Science in (Urban Policy and Governance) 
8. Master of Arts / Master of Science in (Water Policy and Governance) 
9. Master of Hospital Administration (MHA) 
10. Master of Public Health (Health Administration)
11. Master of Public Health ( Health Policy, Economics and Finance) {MPH-HPEF} 
12. Master of Public Health ( Social Epidemiology) {MPH-SE} 
13. Master of Arts in (Social Entrepreneurship)
14. Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies
15. Master of Laws (Access to Justice) 
16. Master of Arts in Social Work (Children & Families)
17. Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practice) 
18. Master of Arts in Social Work (Criminology & Justice) 
19. Master of Arts in Social Work (Dalit & Tribal Studies and Action) 
20. Master of Arts in Social Work (Disability Studies & Action) 
21. Master of Arts in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship) 
22. Master of Arts in Social Work (Mental Health) 
23. Master of Arts in Social Work (Public Health)
24. Master of Arts in Social Work (Women-Centred Practice)

• Tuljapur Campus

1. Master of Arts in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
2. Master of Arts / Master of Science in Development Policy, Planning and Practice
3. Master of Arts / Master of Science in Sustainable Livelihoods and Natural Resources Governance 
4. Master of Arts (Social Work in Rural Development)

• Hyderabad Campus

1. Master of Arts in Education
2. Master of Arts in Cities and Governance 
3. Master of Arts in Development Studies 
4. Master of Arts in Rural Development and Governance
5. Master of Arts in Natural Resource & Governance
6. Master of Arts in Public Policy and Governance 
7. Post-Graduate Diploma: Cities and Governance 
8. Post-Graduate Diploma (Natural Resource & Governance) 
9. Post Graduate Diploma (Public Policy & Governance)
10. Master of Arts in Women's Studies

• Guwahati Campus

1. Master of Arts in Social Work (Community Organisation & Development Practices)
2. Master of Arts in Social Work (Counselling) 
3. Master of Arts in Social Work (Livelihoods and Social Entrepreneurship) 
4. Master of Arts in Social Work (Public Health) 

Note:

Apart from these PG programme, the following two programme admission will be done through CAT scores:

One of the important stages of filling out CUET PG 2024 application form is selection of university programme list. Candidates are advised to select their desired university and programme offered through it wisely, otherwise it may create hindrances in the CUET PG 2024 counselling process.

Step 1: After adding the exam centre city preferences, candidates will then have to select the University/Programme selection.

Step 2: In this section, candidates are required to select the university name first and then select the programme name. Likewise, candidates can select up to four universities and its allied programmes offered. After adding the university programme choices, save the details and move on to the next sections.

Step 3: In this section, candidates need to add the test details. Add the test paper subject code from the drop-down options mentioned in the window. After adding all the respective test paper codes of the university programme list which was selected in the previous step, save the details.

Candidates can check out the categerization of CUET PG 2025 participating universities/ institutes (Tentative) from below:

UET PG 2025 offers postgraduate degrees to candidates who are appearing in the CUET PG Examination. The postgraduate programmes include MSc, MA, MTech, etc courses in the central university. Here is the complete list of government colleges that participate in the CUET PG 2025 examination.

CUET PG exam is based on multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and each question will have four answer options and you have to select only one.

National Testing Agency (NTA) has not announced any changes to the CUET PG exam pattern. Therefore, it is likely that there will be no sectional time limit in CUET PG 2026. This means that candidates will have two hours to complete the entire exam, regardless of the section they are working on.

The CUET PG exam is conducted annually, and generally takes place in March or April. The specific date of the exam is provided to candidates (by the NTA, on their website) months in advance.

When the NTA issues the notification for the CUET PG examination, it will include everything candidates should know regarding the exam including exam eligibility, application details, exam format, syllabus and timetable.

Candidates should regularly check the official NTA website for any recent updates concerning the CUET PG exam.

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will be introduced for admission into UG/ PG programmes in Central and participating Universities for academic session 2025-26. The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will
provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from NorthEast and from rural and other remote areas and help to establish better connect with the Universities. 

The CUET PG 2025 examination will be conducted by the examination authority i.e., NTA (National Testing Agency) in the various CUET PG examination centres across the nation and also to short listed foreign countries. The Syllabus for the master's courses for which the examination will be conducted is set by the exam conducting authority, which is National Testing Agency here. The subject experts after taking all the probable suggestions from all the participating universities, will set the syllabus for the master's degree programmes on the basis of what students have studied in their under graduate courses.

The CUET PG Psychology syllabus covers topics that encompass a diverse range of topics in Psychology. The syllabus has the following key areas:

Introduction to Psychology
History of Psychology
Schools of Psychology
Biological bases of Behaviour
Learning, Memory
Sensation and Perception
Emotion and Motivation
Intelligence
Personality
Psychological Testing
Life-span Development
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
Statistics for Psychology

This syllabus is designed to assess the knowledge and understanding of the candidates at the postgraduate level in Psychology and it focuses on the essential concepts and principles of Psychology.

The CUET PG (Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate Programs) syllabus for the Master of Social Work (MSW) may vary slightly by university, but generally, it covers the following areas:

1. General Knowledge and Current Affairs: Current events, social issues, and awareness of the environment.

2. Social Work and Related Concepts:

   - Basic concepts of social work (definition, history, principles, and values)  - Social work practice (methods and techniques)

 - Community development and welfare

3. Sociology and Psychology:

 - Basic sociological concepts (social structure, institutions, and change)

 - Psychological theories and concepts relevant to social work

4. Research Methods:

  - Basic research methods in social sciences 

 - Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research techniques

5. Social Legislation and Policies: 

   - Knowledge of Indian social legislation and policies related to social work.

6. Human Development:

 - Theories of human development and its relevance to social work practice.

National Testing Agency (NTA) has not announced any changes to the CUET PG exam pattern. Therefore, it is likely that there will be no sectional time limit in CUET PG 2026. This means that candidates will have two hours to complete the entire exam, regardless of the section they are working on.

There are 75 questions asked in Section 2 of the CUET PG exam. This section contains domain-specific questions on the subject that you have chosen.

 Here is the list of important topics from which the question s were asked in the examination along with its weightage.

NTA, has implemented many significant changes in the CUET PG 2024 admission process. 

• CUET PG official website for the academic cycle 2024-2025 has been changed this year. Last year the official website of CUET PG exam was cuet.nta.nic.in. However, for this year, the official website is pgcuet.samarth.ac.in.
• NTA has added two more CUET PG 2024 exam centres upon the requests received from candidates for their convenience i.e., Gurugram (Haryana) and Srinagar (Uttarakhand). Exam centres in India are now 302 which was 313 centres last year. However, the number of exam centres outside India/ overseas remained same. CUET PG 2024 exam centres outside India are 24.
• CUET PG 2024 exam pattern for the academic session 2024-2025 has been amended. There will be only 75 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) about the particular course to which the candidate has applied.
•  Exam authority has reduced the exam timing, which is now 105 minutes or 1 hour 45 minutes.
• CUET PG 2024 application fees have increased from last year, when the fees for the general category was INR 1000, for the selection of up to three test papers. This year, the application fee has increased by INR 200, which is now INR 1200 for the general category for the selection of up to two subjects.

The following items or objects will not be allowed to be carried to the CUET-PG 2025 exam centres.

1. Stationery items such as test-based material (written/printed), papers, notes, Pencil box, pouches, geometry box, pen, scale/ruler, eraser, etc.
2. Electronic devices such as calculators, cameras, electronic pens, scanners, etc.
3. Accessories such as bags, belts, caps, goggles, wallets, etc.
4. Devices used for communication such as mobile phones, smart watches, Bluetooth, fitness bands, earphones, pager, etc.
5. Eatables (packed or home-cooked), thermos, etc.

Candidates are advised to immediately contact the officials and the conducting body if the candidate is not able to download their CUET-PG 2025 admit cards. The contact details will be provided on the official exam website and the information bulletin as well. At the same time, they must ensure that they had completed the application process carefully by paying the application fee. Unless they have completed the application process successfully, they will not be issued the admit card of CUET-PG 2025.

No. Candidates will have to download the CUET-PG 2025 admit card online. The admit card will not be sent to the candidate via mail, post or courier. Hence, as and when the admit card is released, candidates will have to visit the official website of the exam, log in with their registration credentials and download the document in PDF format. They must also ensure that they download the admit card immediately after release and not wait for the last moment. This may lead to a number of inconveniences such as internet connectivity or server related problems, wrong information on the CUET-PG 2025 admit card, lack of planning for exam centre commute, to name a few.

The CUET PG intimation slip is the precursor to the admit card. In this document, candidates will only be intimated about the city where their CUET PG 2025 exam centre has been allotted. The objective of this document is to help candidates prepare in advance regarding the exam day travel or commute.

The Candidates may please note that this is NOT the Admit Card for CUET (PG) - 2025. This is advance information for the allotment of the City where the Examination Centre will be located, to facilitate the candidates. The Admit Card of CUET (PG) – 2025 shall be issued later. 

Yes, test takers of CUET PG examination will get the oppurtunity to raise objection against the CUET PG provisional answer key. NTA, national testing agency has released the CUET PG 2023 provisional answer key on July13, 2023 on the official webiste of CUET PG 2023.

The provisional answer key is released for all the subjects for which the CUET PG 2023 examination was conducted. Test-takers can visit the official website of CUET PG and login to their accounts using the username and password to see the Provisional answer key and CUET PG 2023 candidate's response sheet.

The start date of raising the objection against the provisional answer key CUET PG was July 13, 2023 and the last date to do the same was July 15, 2023, till 11:00 pm. The last day to pay the online fee payment was July 15, 2023 till 11:00 PM.

Candidates will have to calculate their estimated scores based on the following method:

• For each correct answer, add four marks

• For each wrong answer, deduct one mark

• No marks will be awarded for unattempted questions

CUET PG 2025 final answer key released on May 6, 2025. CUET PG 2025 Results will be compiled based on the corrections made in the provisional answer key (also called CUET PG Final answer key). Candidates can check and download CUET PG 2025 final answer key by logging in using their enrolment ID or email ID along with the password on the official website.

CUET PG 2025 Result released on May 6, 2025. Much awaited CUET PG 2025 test takers can now visit the official website to download CUET PG 2025 results at pgcuet.samarth.ac.in. Candidates need to log in to their CUET PG 2025 registered account with the login credentials like CUET PG 2025 application and password to download the CUET PG 2025 scorecard. 

CUET PG 2025 Passing Marks are the set of marks upon which the test takers were able to get their names into the participating institutes of the CUET PG 2025 examination. If the candidate wants to know whether they have passed the CUET PG 2025 exam or not, they are required to check the cut-off marks released by the participating universities and colleges.

After the declaration of the CUET PG result, all the colleges or universities will release the course-wise passing marks or CUET UP cutoff, which will be used for shortlisting candidates for admission to PG courses.

Once the result is downloaded, candidates must preserve their CUET PG scorecard 2025 till the admission process is concluded. CUET PG 2025 result includes several important details like candidate’s name, programme name, category, gender, qualification and eligibility.

Each participating university will publish their CUET 2025 PG merit list on their official website. CUET PG merit list 2025 contains the names of the candidates who are selected based on the marks obtained in the entrance exam and who meet the admission criteria of the universities.

Around 4 Lacs candidates appeared for CUET PG 2025 examinations to get admissions in the 157 subjects offered in master's degree and professional degree courses. As per the student reactions observed from YouTube and the Shiksha poll survey, this year the CUET PG 2025 exam difficulty level was higher than tha previous year. Candidates can expect a lower CUETPG 2025 cutoff than the previous year.

Overall the following CUET PG 2025 expected cut off can be a good score for the candidates to get admissions:

• General Category: 190-210
• OBC Category: 180-200
• SC Category: 170-185
• ST Category: 165-175

Since there is a change in the exam pattern of the CUET PG 2024 exam. Now the total marks for which the exam will be conducted have been reduced from 400 to 300 marks as the total number of questions has also been reduced from 100 to 75.

So the CUET PG cutoff will be prepared out of a total of 300 marks depending on the no of applicants, the difficulty level of the exam and their respective categories.  

It mainly depend on the difficulty level of the exam, number of seats available, the total number of test takers, NIRF rankings and the category of the student.

The counselling process for CUET PG 2025 will be held separately for different participating universities under the CUET PG 2025 Examination. Therefore, the CUET PG 2025 Counselling Rounds are not specific to any number. Depending on the availability of vacant seats at that particular university of any course, the CUET PG 2025 counselling rounds will vary.

But as per the previous year trend, candidates can expect at least two rounds of counselling for any course at one of the participating universities.

Although NTA, National Testing Agency is the CUET PG 2025 examination conducting body but the CUET PG 2025 Counselling process is not conducted by NTA. As per the previous year trend, candidates can expect the counselling process for CUET PG 2025 will be held separately for different participating universities under CUET PG 2025 Examination. It is expected for this year's counselling process that there will not be any combined counselling process.

Also Read: CUET PG Participating Universities 2025: Check Complete List Of Colleges

From the academic year 2024-24, admission to all programs of University of Delhi is through Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate)- 2024 (CUET (PG)-2024) only. For admissions, you must:

1. Read the PG Bulletin of Information carefully to familiarise yourself with all the policies.
2. Ascertain you fulfil the Program-Specific eligibility for the program/s in which you wish to take admission.
3. Apply and appear the Common University Entrance Test-Postgraduate 2023 (CUET (PG) 2024) in the Test paper (s) as per the Program Specific Eligibility of University of Delhi.
4. Apply to Common Seat Allocation System – Postgraduate 2024 (CSAS (PG)-2024) of the University of Delhi.

The counselling process for CUET PG 2025 will be held separately for different participating universities under the CUET PG 2025 Examination. Therefore, the CUET PG 2025 Counselling Rounds are not specific to any number. Depending on the availability of vacant seats at that particular university of any course, the CUET PG 2025 counselling rounds will vary.

But as per the previous year trend, candidates can expect at least two rounds of counselling for any course at one of the participating universities.

It mainly depend on the difficulty level of the exam, number of seats available, the total number of test takers, NIRF rankings and the category of the student.

No, NTA is yet to release the CUET PG 2026 syllabus. 

Every year, the CUET PG Syllabus is released subject-wise and uploaded in the PDF format on the CUET PG official website. Test takers, with the help of the subject code of the course applied, can check and download the CUET PG syllabus 2026 from the official website.

CUET PG 2026 aspirants can also prepare from the CUET PG 2026 syllabus or previous years syllabus, as the frequency of change in the CUET PG syllabus is negligible. 

The CUET PG 2025 exam pattern has been amended for the academic session 2025-2026. The exam duration has been reduced to 90 minutes from 105 minutes for all question papers. 

CUET PG exam pattern depicts the exam format in which candidates will get to know about the types of questions asked in the CUET PG 2025 examination. Also candidates will get to know about the CUET PG negative marking scheme, time duration provided by the exam officials to attend the CUET PG exam.

CUET PG 2025 exam pattern consist of the following parts:

• Type of Questions- Multiple Choice Questions.
• Exam Duration- 90 Minutes
• Total Marks- 300 marks
• Marking Scheme

To apply to universities for admission based on your CUET PG 2024 scores, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Check the eligibility criteria for the universities and courses you are interested in. Each university will have its own eligibility criteria, so it is important to check this carefully before applying.
2. Visit the website of each university and register for the admission process. This will typically involve creating an account and filling out an application form.
3. Upload your CUET PG scorecard and other required documents. The required documents may vary from university to university, so be sure to check the specific requirements for each university you are applying to.
4. Pay the application fee. The application fee will also vary from university to university.
5. Submit your application. Once you have completed all of the steps above, you can submit your application.

NTA will generate the Score Card only. After that the admission exercise (including counselling) shall be handled by the participating Universities/Institutions officials only. Scores and candidate data would be shared with all the participating Universities. The CUET PG 2024 Merit list or Cut off will be made after all the process of counselling is being conducted by the participating universities of CUET PG 2024.

Here is the list of courses which are offered by Delhi University for Postgraduate Admissions and their expected cut offs below:

Here is the list of canididates who had appeared and registered in the CUET PG 2023 examination (Subject-wise):

For the Academic Session 2023-24, CUET (PG) – 2023 was conducted in bilingual mode i.e., English and Hindi in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode between 05 June 2023 and 06 July 2023 as per the details given below:

Candidates can view the CUET PG 2023 Statistics about the appeared candidates of various categories here: