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The CUET PG 2023 examination, which commenced on June 6, will end on June 17. CUET PG 2023 Chemistry Exam was conducted successfully in the second slot of June 6, 2023. Here is the CUET PG Chemistry Question Paper based on candidates' memory and expert reviews. The official CUET PG 2023 Chemistry question paper will be released by the NTA later.

The CUET PG 2023 examination, which commenced on June 6, will end on June 17. CUET PG 2023 Chemistry Exam was conducted successfully in the second slot of June 6, 2023. Here is the CUET PG Chemistry Question Paper based on candidates' memory and expert reviews. The official CUET PG 2023 Chemistry question paper will be released by the NTA later this year.

CUET PG 2023 Chemistry Question Paper Analysis

The CUET PG 2023 examination is undergoing for admissions to PG courses in Universities (central, state, deemed, private) across the country. CUET PG 2023 examination commenced on June 5, 2023, and will conclude on June 17, 2023. CUET PG 2023 Chemistry paper was scheduled on June 6, 2023. Pursing a master's degree in Chemistry subject is highly desired by BSc students. MSc Chemistry offers scientific and professional entry-level competency along with advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in specialized fields.

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The CUET PG Chemistry exam was scheduled in the second slot of the second day of CUET PG 2023 Examination (June 6, 2023). According to the student reactions and the expert reviews, the difficulty level of the CUET PG Chemistry Question paper was moderately tough.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   When will the CUET PG 2026 students' response sheet be released?
A: 

The National Testing Agency released the CUET PG 2026 response sheet on its official website on April 11. NTA also released the CUET UG provisional answer key along with the response sheet for students to calculate their estimated NTA CUET PG scores.

Q:   How many questions are asked in section A of CUET PG examination?
A: 

As per the previous exam pattern of the CUET PG exam, there were 25 questions in Section A. As per the latest or the revised CUET PG pattern, there is only one section, carrying 75 questions. The Section A or the General section has been removed since CUET PG 2025. 

Q:   How many questions are asked in Section B of the CUET PG exam?
A: 

As per the CUET PG 2026 exam pattern, there is only one section, carrying 75 questions in total. Hence, the Section B will not be there. 

Q:   What are the important topics from which questions were asked in Maths paper of CUET PG examination?
A: 

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

TopicsNumber of Questions Asked
Real Analysis12-14
Complex Analysis9
Vector Calculus11
Integral Calculus9
Group Theory5
Ring Theory1
Linear Programming6
Algebra10
Ordinary Differential Equation8
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As NTA will release the official CUET 2023 Chemistry question paper later this year, here in this Shiksha Article, we bring to you the CUET 2023 Chemistry questions based on candidate memory and expert reviews.

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Table of contents
  • CUET PG 2023 Chemistry Test Pattern and Structure
  • CUET PG 2023 Chemistry Test Analysis
  • CUET 2023 Chemistry Question Paper (Memory-based)
  • CUET PG Chemistry Question Paper PDF

CUET PG 2023 Chemistry Test Pattern and Structure

The following table brings the CUET exam pattern and structure for the Chemistry Test.

Part

Sections/Subjects

Number of Questions

A

Language Comprehension/Verbal Ability, General Test (GK, QA, Analytical Skills)

25

B

Domain knowledge

75

Candidates must note that the Language Comprehension/Verbal Ability section is compulsory. The General Test also has to be taken by candidates opting for all test papers except Education (PGQP01).

CUET PG 2023 Chemistry Test Analysis

Here is the analysis given for both Sections A and B of the CUET PG 2023 Chemistry Test which was conducted on June 6, 2023. 

Section A 

The section 1 of the examination was general paper was found to be easy to moderate to solve. The main topics from which questions in Section A asked were:

Subjects Topics
English/ Hindi Comprehension Unseen passage, Direct/ Indirect Speech, Parts of speech, Omission, Antonyms, Synonyms
Reasoning & Aptitude Basic Maths Numericals (profit and loss, percentage, time and distance, Algebra), Blood relation, Alphabet and picture, odd one out, Verbal reasoning
General Knowledge & Current Affairs History, Geography, Polity, Sports, Science

The students who has mathematics in their graduation has found section A more easier than the students who has Biology subjects in their UG courses. The following table shows the distribution of marks or the weightage of the questions which came from different domains Section A

Topics Number of Questions
English/ Hindi Comprehension 8
Reasoning and Aptitude 8-9
GK and Current Affiars 7-8

Section B

Coming to Section B analysis of the chemistry paper, as per the student's review the CUET PG 2023 Chemistry exam was found to be moderately difficult. Candidates can expect a lower cut-off as compared to last year's cut-off. Questions were asked from physical chemistry, organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry. Many of the questions that were asked in the examination had the analytical approach to answer the questions. Very few questions were direct from the organic and inorganic chemistry like finding out the angular momentum, naming reactions or acidic, and the basic nature of the chemical compounds. Here is the list of important topics from organic, inorganic or physical chemistry, from which the questions were asked.

Organic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Physical Chemistry
  • Carbon Mechanism
  • Stereochemistry ( Geometrical isomerism: cis–trans and, syn-anti isomerism E/Z notations with C.I.P rules. Optical Isomerism: Optical Activity, Specific Rotation, Chirality /Asymmetry, Enantiomers, Molecules with two or more chiral centres, Distereoisomers, meso structures)
  • Vant's hoff factor numerical
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers and Epoxides (relative reactivity of 1°, 2°, 3° alcohols, BouvaeltBlanc Reduction)
  •  Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Basic Principles of UV and IR Spectroscopy
  • Coordination and its Compounds
  • Atomic structure (Quantum numbers, s, p, d orbitals, . Radial, angular momentum and angular wave functions for hydrogen atom)
  • Periodicity of elements (ionic, covalent radii, electronegativity, electron gain enthalpy)
  • Diagrammatic problems on Ionic, covalent radii.
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Oders of reflection
  • Acidic and Basic nature
  • Thermodynamics
  • Chemical equilibria
  • Degree of hydrolysis
  • Bragg's Law
  • Laws of thermodynamics
  • Free Energy Functions (Numerical on Gibbs free energy)
  • Numercals on Colligative Properties

CUET 2023 Chemistry Question Paper (Memory-based)

  •  Find the angular momentum 4s orbital
  • Finding the order of reaction when 2-bromo 2-methyl propane reacts with C2H50¯
  • Which is more basic in Pyrol and Pyridine
  • Find the Vant's hoff factor for the following:

         a. KCL

         b. NaCl

         c. K2SO4

  • Structure of C2B5H7 and its vertices
  • Which of the following is non-radioactive

          a. Internal Conversion

          b. Intersystem crossing

          c. fluorescence

          d. Phosphorescence

  • What will be A and B in the following reaction- XeF4 + H2O → A + B + HF + O2
  • Find X in the following reactions

         a. Al4C3 + H2O →  X

         b. Be2C + H2O → X

  • Metalloprotein and Metal present in Arthropoda and Mollusca
  • Cyclohexane stability

Source: Memory-based questions shared by candidates and experts on social media platforms.

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Also Read: CUET PG 2023 Question Paper 

CUET PG Chemistry Question Paper PDF

CUET PG 2023 examination is conducted online or in computer mode from June 6 to June 17, 2023. Due to this reason candidates were not given the CUET 2023 question papers to get carried out from the exam centre. NTA is yet to upload the CUET 2023question papers. We will provide the last year's CUET PG question paper PDFs here on this page as and when it would be released. Students can also download the question papers of CUET at the NTA website. Candidates planning to appear for the exam can download the previous years' CUET question papers (named as CUCET) here on this page.

Download Last Year's CUET PG Chemistry Question Paper PDF here

The CUET PG 2023 examination is proposed to be held in 37 shifts in total. There are three shifts each day for a duration of two hours at each slot. The CUET 2023 exam centres are located in over 245 cities across India and abroad for phase 1 for CUET PG 2023 examination. CUET PG 2023 is scheduled to be held from June 5, 2023 to June 17, 2023 for admissions to various PG courses in the participating universities across the nation. NTA has rescheduled CUET PG 2023 examination for 60 courses to another shift and day. 

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