CUET PG 2025 Botany Exam Analysis: Check Difficulty Level, Question Paper & Expected Marks vs Rank

Central University Entrance Test Postgraduate 2026 ( CUET-PG )

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Manisha Kumari
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Updated on Mar 13, 2025 13:54 IST
CUET PG 2025 Botany exam was conducted successfully on March 13, 2025 from 9 to 10:30 AM. The overall exam difficulty level was found to be moderate, and questions required more analytical and practical skills to answer the questions. Read this Shiksha article to know the CUET PG 2025 Botany Question Paper analysis, Difficulty Level and expected ma

CUET PG 2025 Botany exam was conducted successfully on March 13, 2025 from 9 to 10:30 AM. The overall exam difficulty level was found to be moderate, and questions required more analytical and practical skills to answer the questions. Read this Shiksha article to know the CUET PG 2025 Botany Question Paper analysis, Difficulty Level and expected marks vs rank here.

CUET PG 2025 Botany Question Paper Analysis

CUET PG 2025 Botany Question Paper Analysis

NTA has sucessfully conducted CUET PG Botany 2025 exam on March 13, 2025 in shift 1 from 9 AM  to 10:30 PM. This national level exam will provide admissions to the MSc Boatny courses in more than 190 CUET PG participating universities like national, state level, deemed and private in nature. This makes the  CUET PG 2025 exam highly competitive and as per last year candidates statistics, around  12000 candidates appeared for the CUET PG Botany exam
CUET PG 2025 Exam Analysis provides the exam difficulty level, high weightage, memory-based questions, and good scores based on the candidates reactions. As per  CUET PG 2025 Day 1 feedbacks taken by test takers, the overall exam difficulty level is  moderate. As compared to the previous year, the question difficulty level is slightly high in  Statistics and Botany subjects papers. Check out the detailed CUET PG 2025 BOtany Question Paper Analysis, memory based questions and marks vs rank score here:
Table of contents
  • CUET PG 2025 Botany Topic Wise Weightage Distribution
  • CUET PG Botany Exam Difficulty Level: Year Wise Comparison
  • CUET PG 2025 Botany Question Paper Analysis
  • CUET PG Botany 2025 Marks vs Rank
  • CUET PG Botany 2025 Cut Off: University Wise

CUET PG 2025 Botany Topic Wise Weightage Distribution

Candidtaes who will be giving CUET PG 2025 Botany exam, can check out the expected topic wise marks distribution list here:

Topics

Weightage
Biomolecules and Cell Biology 7-8%
Economic Botany 3-4%
Genetics 12-115%
Molecular Biology 10-12%
Plant Metabolism 5-6%
Plant Physiology 7-8%
Plant Biotechnology 5-7%
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the difficulty level of MSc Microbiology entrance exam?
A: 

The MSc Microbiology entrance exam difficulty can be described in the range of moderate to high. For instance, the CUET PG examination is conducted in numerous streams and master's subjects; therefore, it is tricky to determine the difficulty of the examination subject-wise. The difficulty level of the exam differs widely across various subjects and slots. As compared to other national-level entrance exams like CUET PG, IIT JAM, ISI Admission Test, GAT-B, IISER Entrance exam, JEST, NEST examination, Candidates can expect a moderate to tough exam in comparison to state-level entrance examinations like GNDU, UPCATET, SHIATS, MCAER-CET, RUASAT, and OUAT.

Q:   What is maximum marks to prepare CUET PG cutoff?
A: 

Since there is a change in the exam pattern of the CUET PG exam. Now the total marks for which the exam will be conducted has 300 marks as the total number of questions will be 75. 

Q:   What are the top NIRF ranking CUET PG partcipating institutes?
A: 

Many of the top NIRF Ranking insitutes conduct their Master's degree admissions through CUET PG scores. Candidates can check out those popular insititutes and their NIRF ranking from here:

University NameNIRF Ranking
University of Delhi5
Jawaharlal Nehru University2
Banaras Hindu University6
University of Hyderabad19
Delhi Technical University42
Jamia Milia Islamia4
Tata Institute of Social Sciences72
Lovely Professional University31
Amity University22
University of Jammu51

 

Q:   What is a good score in CUET PG exam?
A: 

CUET PG Good Score will also enable candidates to strategically allocate time and resources for different subjects based on their difficulty level and weightage. Many of the top NIRF Ranking institutes like JNU, University of Delhi, BHU, TISS, and Central University of Hyderabad will require a score higher than the average score in CUET PG, due to the high competition level for these universities. On average, 180-195 will be considered to be a good score in the CUET PG exam. 

  • General- 180-190
  • OBC- 170-180
  • SC/ST- 155-170

CUET PG Botany Exam Difficulty Level: Year Wise Comparison

Candidates can go through the year wise comparison of CUET PG Botany exam difficulty level of each section:

Section Name Difficulty Level 2025 Difficulty Level 2024 Difficulty Level 2023
Maths Domain Knowledge Questions (75) Moderate Easy Easy to moderate

Also Read: CUET PG Exam Difficulty Level: Check Subject Wise Difficulty & Expected CutOff 

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CUET PG 2025 Botany Question Paper Analysis

CUET PG 2025 Botany Question Paper Analysis will be provided soon.

CUET PG 2025 Botany Exam: Student Reaction

The overall difficulty level of CUET PG 2025 Botany exam was easy to moderate. Questions were more asked from genetics, plant molecular biology. The exam officials also asked a few questions on scientifc names of some plants (angiosperms and gymnosperms). There were few questions which were one liners and to answer other questions, conceptual and practical domain knowledge was required.

Good Attempt: 55-60 questions.

Also Read: CUET PG 2025 Question Paper Analysis All Subjects: Check Exam Difficulty and Good Attempt Here 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How to Crack CUET PG Examination?
A: 

Here are the few tips:

  • Students should go through exam pattern and structure of the test.
  • Create monthly timetable.
  • students should get hold of some of the best books for CUET PG preparation.
  • After completing the syllabus, they should take regular mock tests and analyse their performance. Solving previous years’ question papers will also expose them to the topics and question types to expect in the actual exam.

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CUET PG Botany 2025 Marks vs Rank

Test takers must note that CUET PG Botany exam 2025 is held for 300 marks. This table is being prepared by seeing the ranks and the number of students who appeared in the exam last year. Check the expected CUET PG Botany 2025 Marks vs Rank below.

Marks Scored (out of 300) Expected Rank
200-220 1-10
190- 200 11-25
190-180 26-60
180-150 70-120
150-130 120-350
130-100 350-800
100-70 900-1500

CUET PG Botany 2025 Cut Off: University Wise

Candidates can check out the CUET PG 2025 Botany expected cut off from here:

cUniversity Name Expected Cut off
University of Delhi 190+
JNU 200+
BHU 185+
Delhi Technical University 180+
Tripura University 150+
University of Jammu 130+
Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar 160+
Sikkim University  120+
Mizoram University 120+

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