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The CUET 2026 will be held in May and June 2026. Candidates willing to appear for the CUET 2026 Environmental Studies exam can check the CUET Environmental Studies Syllabus here. It will help students get an idea about the topics from which the questions are asked in the exam. Read on to learn about the CUET Environmental Studies Syllabus.

CUET Environmental Studies Syllabus

CUET Environmental Studies Syllabus: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon release the CUET 2026 Environmental Studies Syllabus. The exam conducting authority will release the the CUET Environmental Studies Syllabus 2026 on its official website at https://cuet.nta.nic.in/syllabus/. The candidates who are preparing for the CUET Environmental Studies exam can download the CUET 2026 Performing Arts Syllabus also on this page. To secure good marks in the paper, the students must cover the entire topic included in it. NTA will conduct the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) to offer admission to various UG-level courses in all the central/private/deemed/state universities and other participating institutes in India. CUET 2026 exams are likely to be held in May and June 2026 in CBT mode.

The exam conducting authority will soon come up with an official CUET date sheet. The candidates can choose the Environmental Studies paper date as per their choice. For better preparation for the CUET UG Environmental Studies exam, candidates should also refer to the previous years’ Environmental Studies question papers as it will help them know the total marks, chapter-wise weightage, topics, and type of questions asked in the exam.

CUET UG offers a total of 37 domain subjects. On this page, the candidates can find the complete CUET UG Environmental Studies syllabus. The CUET UG syllabus for all subjects are released along with the CUET 2026 information brochure.

Download the Official CUET UG Environmental Studies Syllabus PDF

Also Read: CUET Eligibility 2026

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  • CUET Environmental Science Syllabus 2026
  • CUET Exam Pattern 2026
  • Download the CUET Domain Wise Question Paper and Syllabus

CUET Environmental Science Syllabus 2026

In the Environmental Studies Subject, there are a total of four sections, which are Dance, Drama-Theatre, and Music. Candidates can check the detailed CUET Environmental Studies Syllabus 2026 in the table below:

Unit

Chapter

Topics

Unit-1

Human Beings and Nature

Modern schools of ecological thought.

(ii) Deep ecology (Gary Snyder, Earth First) vs. shallow ecology.

(iii) Stewardship of land (e.g. Wendell Berry).

(iv) Social ecology [Marxist environmentalism and socialist ecology (Barry Commoner)].

(v) Feminism.

(vi) Green Politics (e.g. Germany and England).

(vii) Sustainable Development.

Modern schools of ecological thought; definition and basic understanding of DeepEcology as opposed to Shallow Ecology; Stewardship, Social Ecology - Marxist environmentalism and Socialist Ecology, Ecofeminism, Green political movements of Germany and England, and Sustainable Development (basic concepts).

World Wide Fund for Nature – organization, mission, strategy for conservation.

Greenpeace – organization, mission statement, core values, objectives, and strategy

Unit-2

Population and Conservation Ecology

((i) Population dynamics: factors causing population change (birth, death, immigration, and emigration); the relation between the factors; age structure and its significance; population pyramids; survivorship curves; three general shapes r and K strategies.

Factors causing population change (birth, death, immigration, and emigration); the relation between the factors; Age structure and its significance; Population Pyramids –interpretation and implications. Rate of change of population – the three general shapes of  Survivorship Curves, r and K strategies, and differences between the two.

(ii) Human populations (Malthusian model and demographic transition).

Definition of Carrying Capacity; Malthusian view: the concept of ‘over-population’ and shortage of resources; Questioning Malthus. Population Growth vs. Disparate Consumption of resources within and amongst nations.

Definition and understanding of Demographic Transition; Factors influencing demographic transition.

Population Regulation: growth without regulation (exponential); simple population regulation (logistic growth curve); factors regulating population size (space, food and water, territories, predators, weather and climate, parasites and diseases, disasters and self-regulation). Basic understanding of the Exponential growth curve (J –-shaped) and Logistic growth curve (S - shaped); Factors regulating population size (space, food and water, territories, predators, weather and climate, parasite and diseases, disasters and self-regulation).

Human population control: family planning; education; economic growth; status of women.

Strategies for human population control with emphasis on women’s empowerment. (Details of methods of family planning not required.)

(iii) Threats to the ecosystem: habitat destruction; genetic erosion; loss of diversity; expanding agriculture; impound water; waste from human societies; increasing humanconsumption.

Only a brief understanding of the causes and consequences of threats to provisioning and regulatory functions of the ecosystem with suitable examples.

(iv) Conservation: importance; the critical state of Indian forests; conflicts surrounding forested areas - populations and tribals and their rights- tourism - poaching - roads - development projects - dams; scientific forestry and its limitations; social forestry; the role of the forest department; NGOs; joint forestry management; wildlife - sanctuaries, conservation and management in India; Project Tiger as a case study in conservation.

Definition of: Conservation, in situ and ex situ conservation. Importance of Conservation.

In-situ conservation: Wildlife sanctuaries, National parks, Biosphere reserves (definition, objectives, features, advantages and disadvantages).

Ex-situ conservation: zoos, aquaria, plant collection (objectives, features, advantages and disadvantages).

Conflicts in managing and conserving Forests: India’s forest cover, issues concerning people living in and around forests with particular reference to tribal rights; threats to forests: poaching, developmental projects like roads and dams, over exploitation of forest resources (direct and indirect).

The role of the forest department and NGOs in managing forests.

Some management measures: are scientific forestry, social forestry (various types of social forestry), Joint Forestry Management (JFM), and ecotourism.

Definition, scope, advantages and disadvantages of each of the above.

Project Tiger as a case study in conservation: Origin, aims, and objectives, successes, failures.

3

Monitoring Pollution

Pollution monitoring.

Primary and secondary pollutants.Importance of monitoring air pollution including Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (gaseous and particulate). Concept of carbon credits and carbon trading in regulating emissions. Causes for excessive vehicular pollution and various steps taken to regulate pollution-emission standards for new vehicles, implementation of CNG program, inspection & maintenance program for in-use vehicles, phasing out of old commercial vehicles, and promotion of public transport.

(ii) Monitoring the atmosphere: techniques.

Monitoring at emission source and of ambient air quality, criteria for monitoring stations, types of stations, number of stations, frequency of data collection, characteristics of ambient air sampling, and basic consideration for sampling (to be dealt with in brief). Classification of techniques- manual and instrumental. ManualPassive samplers, High Volume Samplers and Bubbler Systems. Instrumental-photometric techniquesNDIR, Chemiluminescence - principle and use.

(iii) International and national air quality standards.

National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (NAAQM); the main functions of the Central Pollution Board and the State Pollution Control Board, objectives of air quality standards, New name of NAAQM, National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP)objectives of the NAMP.

Definition of air quality standards and importance; National air quality standards for gases/particulate matter covered under WHO guidelines.

(iv) Water testing: indicators of water quality.

Indicators (electrical conductivity, turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen, fecal waste, temperature, hardness, nitrates, and sulfates) the significance of each and their interpretations. B.O.D. and C.O.D., theoretical concept only (lab work for better understanding and not for testing)

(v) Soil testing: indicators of soil type and quality and laboratory work.

Soil indicators- the characteristics of a good soil indicator, the three basic types of soil indicators- biological, physical, and chemical, are two examples of each. The information provided by each of these types of indicators. Definitions, effects, and experiments to find out soil respiration, soil pH, soil aggregate, infiltration rate, and simple methods of controlling each of these.

4

Third World Development

(i) Urban-rural divide: urbanisation - push and pull factors; consequences on rural and urban sectors; future trends and projections.

Causes of migration - push and pull factors, consequences on rural and urban areas, and ways to reduce migration. Future trends and projections.

(ii) A critical appraisal of the conventional paradigm of development from the viewpoints of sustainability, environmental impact and equity.

Definition of Development.

An understanding that development has become synonymous with growth. This approach has the following impacts on the environment: (a) Ignoring negative environmental impacts; (b) Changing patterns of resource use due to market pressures;

(c) Overuse and exploitation of resources;

(d) Diversion of scarce resources to luxury goods; (e) Disparate access to resources;

(f) Increasing waste and pollution.

The above is to be explained with suitable examples.

(iii) A case study of the Gandhian approach in terms of its aims and processes.

Local self-governance – basic principles behind village policy, Antoday, Sarvoday, Panchayati Raj;

local self-sufficiency, local markets, and environmental sustainability. Village as the basis of

development; promotion of cottage industries and

intermediate technologies;

focus on employment.

The above to be contrasted with today’s paradigm of growth.

(iv) Urban environmental planning and management: problems of sanitation; water management; transport;

energy; air quality; housing; constraints (economic, political) in tackling the problems; inapplicability of

solutions that have worked in the First World, and the need for an indigenous approach to the environment.

A basic understanding of the following urban environmental problems: problems of sanitation, water

management, transport, energy; air quality, and housing.

Awareness of some indigenous solutions: Rainwater harvesting, garbage segregation, composting, energy

from solid and liquid wastes, sewage management (dry toilets, Decentralized Water Management systems (DEWATS) Features of new urbanism, and goals of smart growth. The following examples of urban planning and management from the third world to be studied:

·       Bogota – Bolivia (Traffic Management);

·       Cuba (Urban agriculture using organic methods);

·       Curitiba – Brazil (Traffic planning and urban renewal using innovative measures);

·       Cochabamba – (Water management and protests against privatization of water supply).

5

Sustainable Agriculture

(i) Traditional Agriculture in India: irrigation systems; crop varieties; techniques for maintaining soil fertility; impact of colonialism; Indian agriculture at independence - food scarcity - food import - need for increasing production - the need for land reform; green revolution - HYVs - fertilizers - pesticides – large irrigation projects (dams); critical appraisal of the green revolution from the viewpoints of agro-bio diversity; soil health; ecological impact of pesticides; energy (petroleum and petrochemicals); ability to reach the poorer sections of the rural communities; sustainability - need for sustainable agriculture – characteristics for sustainable agriculture; techniques of water soil and pest management.

Definition of the following terms: traditional agriculture, natural farming, organic agriculture, modern agriculture (use of hybrid seeds, high-yielding varieties, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides), gene revolution (genetically modified seeds), and sustainable agriculture.

Irrigation systems: Macro vs micro irrigation systems - canal irrigation/dam as compared to sprinkler/ drip/ trickle drip/dug wells. Basic features, advantages, and disadvantages of each kind. Traditional rainwater harvesting- tankas, khadins, ahar, pynes, zings, johads, and eris (suitability of each type in the particular region).

Features of pre-colonial agriculture in India: growing for sustenance rather than market; multi-cropping, management of soil health, diversity in seed.

Colonial influence: punitive taxation, commercial crops for export and British industry, devaluation of sustainable traditional practices. Bengal famine. Comparative study of pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial agriculture and their impact.

Green Revolution: Origin (food scarcity - food import - need for increasing production).

Basic principles of Green Revolution- Development of High Yielding Varieties (HYV); introduction of fertilizers and pesticides; mono-cropping.

Environmental, social, and economic impacts -advantages and disadvantages (from the viewpoints of agrobio diversity; soil health; ecological impact of pesticides; energy use; input costs; benefits to small and medium farmers, community level and household level food security).

Land reform – need, advantages, failures, and successes.

Elements of sustainable agriculture: Mixed farming, mixed cropping, inter-cropping, crop rotation, use of sustainable practices of water soil and pest management for improving soil fertility (organic fertilizers, biofertilizers, green manure, with two examples) and pest control (biopesticides). Integrated Pest Management (IPM); eating local foods

Management of agricultural produce: Storage; Food preservation-different methods like use of low temperatures, high temperatures, drying, canning, preservation by salt and sugar. Transportation of Food.

Food processing - Definition, food preservation, packaging, grading.

Food adulteration and Food additives-definitions; types of adulteration, harmful effects of adulteration.

Quality Marks - ISI (Indian Standard Institute); AGMARK (Agricultural Marketing); FPO(Fruit Product Order) - a brief explanation only.

(ii) Food: the twin problems of production and access; food situation in the world; integrated and sustainable approach to food security for the Third World. Food Security.

Meaning of Food Security, need for food security. The problems in attaining food security - those of production, storage, and access. An integrated and sustainable approach to food security for the Third World including working for environmental sustainability and social and economic sustainability through land reform, credit support to farmers, market support to farmers, inadequacies in the present marketing system, ways to improve marketing system, improving access to food, ownership of seeds.

An understanding that national-level food security may not translate into household and community-level food security or long-term environmental sustainability unless the above factors are addressed. Main features of the Food Security Law 2013.

6

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

(i) Definition: resources; scarcity and growth; natural resource accounting.

Classification of natural resources - on the basis of origin (abiotic and biotic), on the basis of renewability (renewable and non-renewable), on the basis of development(potential and actual), on the basis of distribution (ubiquitous and localized); scarcity and growth, natural resource accounting.

Classification of resources as renewable and non-renewable.

Definition, basic principles, advantages and disadvantages of Physical accounting.

(ii) GNP vs. other forms of measuring income. GDP, GNP – definitions, advantages, and disadvantages of using them as tools for measuring growth.

(iii) Economic status and welfare (net economic welfare, nature capital, ecological capital, etc.)

A broad overview of the purpose of environmental economics.

Definition and classification: Defensive expenditure (its classification); natural/ ecological capital.

(iv) Externalities: cost-benefit analysis (social, ecological).

Externalities – definition, kinds (positive and negative), impacts.

Cost Benefit Analysis - Definition, the process in brief, advantages and disadvantages. EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) -definition, examples, advantages.

(v) Natural capital regeneration. What is natural capital? Kinds of natural capital; classification of ecosystem services, causes of degradation (acid deposition, air pollution, deforestation, loss of biodiversity and emission of carbon dioxide), ecological footprint and man’s disproportionate use of natural resources, the importance of preserving and regenerating natural capital.

7

International Relations and the Environment

(i) Trans-national characteristics of environmental issues using a case study of Amazonia, Trade in Wild Life, and Ozone Depletion.

Case study of Amazonia - causes for exploitation of forests, reasons for acceleration of deforestation, effects of government policies, the ecological value of rainforests, and possible solutions to the problem.

Case study of ivory trade in Africa - reasons for flourishing trade of ivory in the past, steps taken to curb the trade, and the consequences of the ban in trade.

Case study of ozone depletion - what is meant by ozone layer and how does it get depleted, (Chapman’s cycle), potential effects of ozone depletion, common ozone-depleting substances (halons, carbon tetrachloride, CFCs, methyl chloroform, methyl bromide, and HCFCs) and their life span in the atmosphere; Ozone hole; steps taken to control ozone depletion.

(ii) Impact of international politics, national sovereignty, and interest.

(iii) International trade: a theoretical perspective; free trade vs. protectionism; import barriers; domestic industry vs.

free trade; transnational companies - a historical perspective (colonialism and its lasting impact today); trade between the first and the third world - characteristics - terms of trade; India's international trade – characteristics - major imports and exports - foreign exchange crises

- the export imperative and its impact on the environment; the case study of aquaculture in India; diversion of scarce resources from the production of subsistence needs to commercial products; toxic waste trade - extent and impact; Globalisation - trade regimes (WTO, GATT, IPR) and their impact on the third world.

Definition, advantages, and disadvantages of globalization, free trade, and protectionism.

Transnational Companies (TNCs) – definition; TNCs and the environment – conflict of interest.

History of third world countries’ trade with the developed countries (with special reference to India) with regards to composition and terms of trade (export of primary goods and import of finished goods at higher cost tapping of primary goods leading to environment degradation- open cast mining, agriculture, aquaculture, etc.).

Case study of aquaculture in India to understand the impact of free trade.

Economic allocation of scarce resources and its impact on the environment.

Toxic waste trade – definition, origin, factors sustaining, impact on third world countries(example – health and environmental impacts), and steps to mitigate it (Bamako and Basel Conventions).

GATT – the organization and its metamorphosis into WTO.

Principles and functions of WTO: creating a level playing field for international trade through MFN (Most Favoured Nation), NT(National Treatment), and reduction of import barriers - tariff and non-tariff barriers and trading to comparative advantages.

Full forms of and areas addressed in the WTOGATT, TRIPS, TRIMS, and Agreement on Agriculture (AOA). A brief understanding of how these agreements impacted India’s trade, food security, economic well-being, and environmental sustainability.

Definition of IPR and its categories: copyrights, patents, trademarks, industrial design rights, geographical indicators, and trade secrets.

A brief understanding of each of the above categories.

(iv) International aid: agencies; advantages; limitations; need for re-orienting aid; aid vs. self-reliance.

International aid – advantages and disadvantages; Types of Aid: Tied and Untied Aid - advantages and limitations of each.

CUET Exam Pattern 2026

For better preparation of the CUET exam 2026, the candidates are advised to check the CUET exam pattern. It will give them an overall idea about how the exams are conducted. Candidates can check the detailed CUET 2026 exam pattern below.

Section

Number of Questions

Question Types

Section IA (Language)

40 questions to be attempted out of 50

Reading Comprehension based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary, and Narrative, (Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary)

Section IB

Section II (Domain Subject)

35/40 Questions to be attempted out of 45/50

Input text can be used for MCQ Based Questions

MCQs based on the NCERT Class 12 syllabus only

Section III (General Test)

50 Questions to be attempted out of 60

Input text can be used for MCQ Based Questions

General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/s tat taught till Grade 8), Logical and Analytical Reasoning

CUET Environmental Studies Mapping for Courses

Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BPA), Bachelor in Environmental Studies in Music Production (B.P.A.)

Download the CUET Domain Wise Question Paper and Syllabus

Download the CUET syllabus 2026 and the previous year's question papers for all the subjects from the table below:

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Chemistry CUET Chemistry Syllabus CUET Chemistry Question Paper
Computer Science/ Informatics Practices CUET Computer Science Syllabus CUET Computer Science Question Paper
Economics/ Business Economics CUET Economics Syllabus CUET Economics Question Paper
Engineering Graphics CUET Engineering Graphics Syllabus CUET Engineering Graphics Question Paper
Entrepreneurship (Scrapped) CUET Entrepreneurship Syllabus CUET Entrepreneurship Question Paper
Fashion Design CUET Fashion Design Syllabus CUET Fashion Design Question Paper
Geography/Geology CUET Geography Syllabus CUET Geography Question Paper
Home Science CUET Home Science Syllabus CUET Home Science Question Paper
Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India CUET Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India Syllabus CUET Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India Question Paper
Legal Studies (Scrapped) CUET Legal Studies Syllabus CUET Legal Studies Question Paper
Environmental Science CUET Environmental Science Syllabus CUET Environmental Science Question Paper
Mathematics CUET Mathematics Syllabus CUET Mathematics Question Paper
Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga CUET Physical Education Syllabus CUET Physical Education Paper
Physics CUET Physics Syllabus CUET Physics Question Paper
Political Science CUET Political Science Syllabus CUET Political Science Question Paper
Psychology CUET Psychology Syllabus CUET Psychology Question Paper
Sociology CUET Sociology Syllabus CUET Sociology Question Paper
Tourism CUET Tourism Syllabus CUET Tourism Question Paper
Teaching Aptitude (Scrapped) CUET Teaching Aptitude Syllabus CUET Teaching Aptitude Question Paper
Agriculture CUET Agriculture Syllabus CUET Agriculture Question Paper
Mass Media/ Mass Communication CUET Mass Media/ Mass Communication Syllabus CUET Mass Media/ Mass Communication Question Paper
Anthropology CUET Anthropology Syllabus CUET Anthropology Question Paper
Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting)/Commercial Arts CUET Fine Arts Syllabus CUET Fine Arts Question Paper
Performing Arts CUET Performing Arts Syllabus CUET Performing Arts Question Paper
History CUET History Syllabus CUET History Question Paper
General Test CUET General Test Syllabus CUET General Test Question Paper

 Also Read: CUET question papers 2025

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