CUET 2022 Dates likely to be announced soon, check practice centres, paper pattern, syllabus
Common University Entrance Test 2026 ( CUET )
Registration - 3 Jan '26 - 30 Jan '26
With an aim to help students practice and get comfortable with the Computer Based Test (CBT), NTA has announced that it will provide the applicants with test practice centres. Read further to know more.
CUET 2022 Dates likely to be announced soon, check practice centres, paper pattern, syllabus
CUET 2022: The Common University Entrance Exam (CUET) application process is currently underway. CUET 2022 registration process began on April 6 and will continue until May 6. All those candidates looking forward to taking admission to undergraduate courses in central universities across the country must fill the CUET UG 2022 application form before the last date. Candidates can apply online at cuet.samarth.ac.in. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the CUET 2022 date anytime soon.
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- CUET Registration 2022: How to apply
- NTA Practice Centres
- What's New in CUET 2022
- CUET 2022 Scheme
CUET Registration 2022: How to apply
All those candidates who have not filled for the CUET 2022 application form yet, can do so by following the instructions given below:
- Go to the CUET website; cuet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the CUET registration 2022 link
- Register by typing in credentials such as name, phone number and email ID
- Log in using the new registration ID and password that is sent to the registered mobile or email
- Pay the application fee
- Click on submit button.
NTA Practice Centres
With an aim to help students practice and get comfortable with the Computer Based Test (CBT), NTA has announced that it will provide the applicants with test practice centres. In order to avail the service, candidates have to register online (on the NTA website) where they are provided a convenient TPC near their location to practice on a given computer mode. This facilitates the process of being able to take a Computer Based Test (CBT), the CUET 2022 information brochure said.
Yes. There is a negative marking in the CUET exam. For each wrong answer, one mark is deducted. Negative marking will not be applicable in case of unattempted questions. The marking scheme as per NTA is given below.
i. Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Five marks (+5)
ii. Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
iii. Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0).
iv. If more than one option is found to be correct then Five marks (+5) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options.
v. If all options are found to be correct then Five marks (+5) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question.
vi. If none of the options is found correct or a question is found to be wrong or a question is dropped, then all candidates who have attempted the dropped question will be given five marks (+5) marks.
CUET normalisation procss refers to a process of adjusting scores inbterms difficulty between different sessions of CUET exam. The normalization process does not reduce marks for students. It aims to adjust scores. CUET Normalization might involve scaling scores, adjusting grade, or applying techniques to make sure that difficulty level of the assessment doesn't disadvantage any particular group of students.
What's New in CUET 2022
The following points indicate the changes introduced in CUET 2022:
- The exam name has been changed from Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) to Central University Entrance Test (CUET)
- CUET 2022 will be conducted in 13 languages
- The question paper of CUET 2022 will include a compulsory language test, two domain-specific tests, and a general test.
- CUET 2022 scores will be accepted by 53 Central Universities and Private Universities instead of 12 Central Universities, which were the participating institutes last year.
- The application fee has been changed. Till last year, there was no application fee for PwD category candidates, but this year, they have to pay the application fee meant for reserved category candidates.
- The exam will be conducted in 13 international cities
CUET 2022 Scheme
NTA will conduct the CUET 2022 exam pattern in two or more slots on different days depending on the subjects/ test taken by the candidates.
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Slot 1:
In Slot 1 which will be held in morning shift a candidate may take upto four tests only (One Language from Section 1A, maximum of two domain specific Subjects from Section 2 and One General Test from Section 3)
Slot 2:
In Slot 2 which will be held in the afternoon shift a candidate can take upto five tests -- One Language from Section 1A and 1B and maximum of four domain specific Subjects from Section 2, Two Languages from Section 1A and 1B and maximum of three domain specific Subjects from Section 2
Note: Combining Slot 1 and Slot 2 together, a candidate may take maximum nine tests
CUET 2022 Syllabus
The CUET 2022 syllabus has been released by the NTA along with the official notification. The syllabus of CUET will be of the same level as that of the NCERT Class 12 syllabus. The common subjects across the different courses of the CUET syllabus are English, General Aptitude, Numerical Aptitude/Data Interpretation, Analytical Skills, Reasoning and General Knowledge. NTA has released subject-wise syllabus which students must refer to while preparing for the exam.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 17 hours ago
No, CUET is not mandatory for Jindal School of Languages and Literature admissions. While the institute does accept CUET scores, students can alternatively submit other exam scores as well. The other accepted exams include JSAT / SAT / ACT / UGAT / LSAT-India.
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Contributor-Level 10
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No, CUET scores are not compulsory for admissions into the BA course at Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability. The college accepts other online entrance tests/ national or international level entrance tests, such as JSAT/ SAT/ ACT. Thus, CUET is one of the accepted entrance tests for enrol
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
To prepare for CUET Mathematics exam effectively, students must ideally give two to three hours practice. Students must focus on previous year qiuestion papers and mock tests to prepare well for exam. Daily practice and consistency will help candidate score 250 marks in exam.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
Yes, NCERT is sufficient for conceptual clarity while preparing for CUET exam, but MCQ practice and CUET mock tests are important for scoring high. Students must not only focus on preparation books, they must solve CUET previous year question papers for Mathematics to know important topics or repeat
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
No, a valid CUET score is accepted for admissions to both BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts & Humanities and the BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics & Economics at JSLAH.
In the previous year admissions, CUET was only listed as an accepted exam for the BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts & Humanities admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
No, candidates who wish receive the Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities BA (Hons) scholarships must provide a valid score in the JSAT. Those candidates who appeared for the CUET during BA (Hons) admissions can still appear for the JSAT after getting admitted into the Jindal School of Libera
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
For admission to Delhi University, candidate must have passed or appeared for class 12 examination. There are no minimum marks requirement in class 12 for DU admission through CUET UG. DU may use the class 12 marks or percentage for tie breaking criteria.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
Class 12 marks are important for fulfilling the admission criteria and tie breaking criteria (if any) during admissions. Admission to Central Universities are conducted through CUET scores, however, candidates must fulfil the minimum marks requirement for admissions.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
The minimum marks for CUET class 12th is prescribed differently for accepting universities. CUET universities like DU and Allahabad University does not prescribe the minimum marks in class 12 for CUET UG. However, universities like Banaras Hindu University, BBAU has prescribed the minimum percentage
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Answered 4 days ago
There are a total of 157 subjects in the CUET PG exam. The subjects are segregated into six streams. The table below shows the number of papers in each stream.
| Stream | Number of Subjects or Papers |
|---|---|
| Science | 30 |
| MTech | 12 |
| Language | 41 |
| Humanities | 26 |
| Common | 22 |
| Acharya | 26 |
The CUET PG exam pattern is the same for each paper. The language of the CUET PG question papers is English and Hindi. For the Language paper
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NTA prescribes the CUET UG marking scheme. Check below to know the CUET UG marking scheme 2026: