CUET PG 2026 Question Paper Analysis All subjects: March 11 Shift 1, 2, & 3 Paper Analsysis, Exam Difficulty Level

Central University Entrance Test Postgraduate 2026 ( CUET-PG )

Updated on Mar 11, 2026 16:34 IST
CUET PG 2026 Exam Analysis for All Subject of March 11 All Shift will be available here. The candidates will get here the Political Science Analysis and difficulty Level. The candidates can anticipate the CUET PG Expected cutoff based on the previous year cutoffs and the good attempts in the paper.

The candidates can see here the CUET PG 2026 exam analysis of various subjects. The candidates can see here the CUET PG 2026 Political Science exam analysis. The candidates should note that the CUET PG 2026 exam was held till March 27, 2026.

CUET PG 2026 Exam Analysis: The candidates can see here the CUET PG 2026 Political Science exam analysis. The Political Science paper was moderate with some difficult questions. The exam analysis help the candidates to know the overall difficulty level of the paper and they can anticipate the expected cutoff. 

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  • CUET PG 2026 Exam Analysis
  • CUET PG 2026 Question Paper Analysis All Subjects
  • CUET PG 2026 Exam Difficulty Level - Subject Wise
  • CUET PG 2026 Question Paper Analysis - Good Attempts
  • CUET PG 2026 Exam Pattern
  • CUET PG 2026 Previous Year Question Papers
  • CUET PG Question Paper Analysis - Previous Year
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CUET PG 2026 Exam Analysis

The National Testing Agency conducted the CUET PG exam till March 27. The candidates can see below the CUET PG Political Science Exam analysis. The candidates should note that the CUET PG Political Science paper was moderate with some difficult questions. The candidates should expected almost similar cutoff for the Political Science.

CUET PG question paper comprises 300 marks. Candidates were required to score 250+ marks to get CUET PG rank between 1 to 5000. CUET PG marks of 250+ is good score, but to get in the 99th percentile, students have to obtain 280+ marks. Therefore, candidates were advised to focus on the exam syllabus and previous year question papers for preparation. National Testing Agency conducted the CUET PG 2026 from March 6 to 27.

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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.
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 does CUET-PG City Intimation Slip contain?
A: 

CUET PG admit card will be released three to four days prior to the commencement of the candidates' CUET PG exam date. CUET-PG 2026 Advance City Intimation Slip is expected to be released in the fourth week of February 2026. The CUET PG 2026 city intimation slip will carry details such as Application Number, Candidate Name, Father's Name, Gender, Date of Birth, Category, Person with Disability and Scribe Requirement Status, City of Exam, State of Exam, Date of Examination, Slot and Subject and Medium.

Q:   What are some strategies to manage time effectively during the CUET PG exam?
A: 

Understand exam structure, practice within time limit, prioritise and strategise challenging questions, read very carefully.

CUET PG 2026 Question Paper Analysis All Subjects

CUET PG 2026 Question Paper Analysis are prepared based on student reactions and subject experts’ viewpoints. Students are asked a series of questions such as overall difficulty level, number of good attempt questions, toughest subject, expected cutoff etc. Based on the answers to these questions, an analysis is prepared for each subject. Before analysis, students do need to understand the exam pattern for CUET PG 2026.

CUET PG 2026 March 9 Exam Analysis

The exam was conducted for the Statistics paper from 9 AM to 10: 30 AM. The paper analysis for SCQP 27 to be updated soon. The Shift 2 exam commenced at 12:30 PM. The paper scheduled for shift 2 exam was BEd Mathematics, French and Dance. The test paper scheduled for CUET PG March 9 shift 3 was Criminology and Telugu.

Candidates can check the analysis and know the exam difficulty level, high-weightage topics and good attempts.

CUET PG 2026 General Management Question Paper Analysis

General Management: The paper was of a moderate level. More questions were from Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation and Data Systems. Overall difficulty rating is around 8 to 9. The cutoff is expected to be less this year.

CUET PG 2026 Yoga Question Paper Analysis

CUET PG 2026 question paper analysis for the March 6 Shift 1 and Shift 2 is available. Yoga paper was conducted in Shift 1, and Sports (Physiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition, Biomechanics etc), Sanskrit, Urdu, and Textile Design were conducted in Shift 2. The exam duration for each shift was 90 minutes. The overall difficulty level for the CUET PG 2026 March 6 exam, including shift 1 and shift 2, is moderate. 

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CUET PG 2026 Exam Difficulty Level - Subject Wise

Exam Date Subject Difficulty Level
11-Mar-2026    
8-Mar-2026 COQP03 Moderate to Easy
8-Mar-2026 General MBA Moderate
8-Mar-2026 COQP11 Available Soon
8-Mar-2026 ACQP16 Available Soon
7-Mar-2026 Anthropology Available Soon
7-Mar-2026 Applied Geography / Geoinformatics Available Soon
7-Mar-2026 Healthcare & Hospital Management Available Soon
6-Mar-2026 Yoga Easy to Moderate
6-Mar-2026 Sports – Physiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition, Biomechanics, etc. Moderate to Difficult
6-Mar-2026 Sanskrit Easy to Moderate
6-Mar-2026 Urdu Easy to Moderate
6-Mar-2026 Textile Design Moderate
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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:   Is the section A score considered by Jawaharlal Nehru University for CUET PG merit list?
A: 

The exam pattern of CUET PG is such that, these 100 MCQ questions will be divided in two sections. Section will consist of 25 questions on Language Comprehension/Verbal Ability and Section B will consist of 75 domain-specific questions. While making the merit list of CUET PG courses by JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), they doesnot include the section A marks scored by the candidates. Therefore the final marks out which the CUET PG 2023 merist list is made are 300 marks.

 

Q:   What are the factors upon which CUET PG exam difficulty level depends?
A: 

The CUET PG exam difficulty level is depicted in the range of moderate to high. CUET PG examination is conducted into various streams and master's subjects. However, the exam difficulty level varies from subject to subject. Here are some factors upon which the CUET PG examination level depends:

First and foremost, the exam difficulty level depends on the preparation done by the appearing candidates. The level of questions asked by the exam authority during the examination. Some questions asked in the examination are highly miscellaneous, which increases the difficulty level of the question paper. Difficulty level factors also depend upon the number of seats the participating university is offering, or whether the number of applicants for the particular subjects is high. Difficulty level also depends on the demand for the course among the students across the country.

For example- MSc Mathematics course is highly popular among the BSc undergraduates; therefore, the number of applicants for the same will be high, and the cut off of MSc Maths will be high of reputed/High NIRF ranking institutes.

Q:   How to download CUET PG Advance City Intimation Slip?
A: 

Candidates have to follow the steps given below to download the CUET-PG advance city slip:

  1. Visit the official website of CUET PG  
  2.  Click on the tab indicating City Intimation for CUET PG
  3. Log in by entering the CUET PG application number and date of birth in the drop-down menu
  4. Enter Security Pin, Click on Submit, Select the exam paper code
  5. View the CUET PG Advance Examination City Slip and note the exam city

Candidates must note that this is not the admit card. But it is an advance information about the city where their exam centre will be located, so that they can plan accordingly.

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CUET PG 2026 Question Paper Analysis - Good Attempts

Based on the exam difficulty level, we decide on the good attempts. These types of questions are doable. Check the table for the CUET PG analysis paper-wise.

Exam Date Subject Good Attempts
March 8 BEd 55%
March 8 General Management 40-55%

March 8

General  
March 8 Puranetithasa  
March 7 Anthropology Available Soon
March 7 Applied Geography / Geoinformatics Available Soon
March 7 Healthcare & Hospital Management Available Soon
March 6 Yoga Upto 65%
March 6 Sports – Physiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition, Biomechanics, etc. Upto 60%
March 6 Sanskrit Upto 70%
March 6 Urdu Upto 60%
March 6 Textile Design Upto 65%

CUET PG 2026 Exam Pattern

As per CUET PG 2026 exam pattern, exam is held in computer-based mode for 157 subjects. The exam was held for admission to master’s courses such as MA, MSc, M.Com, MBA, and MTech. CUET PG 2026 exam pattern comprises total number of questions and their type, mode and medium of exam, marking scheme etc. Check the table given below for CUET PG 2026 Exam pattern highlights:

Particulars

Details

Mode of the examination

Computer-based test (CBT)/Lan-based/Online

Medium/ Language

English and Hindi

Duration of the examination

90 minutes

Frequency of exam in a year

Once a year

Type of questions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) asked from CUET PG syllabus

Total number of Questions

75

Total Marks

300

Negative marking

Yes

Marking Scheme

+4 for correct answer| -1 for an incorrect answer

Total sections in the question paper

1

Name of the section and number of questions asked from it

Section A: Scrapped

Section B: Domain Specific Questions

CUET PG 2026 Previous Year Question Papers

Students can check previous year question papers for CUET PG, which helps students to know about the exam patterna nd weightage from each topic. Check question papers for CUET PG in table given below:

Subject Question Paper
Zoology Zoology Previous Year Question Paper 
Chemistry Chemistry Previous Year Question Paper 
Domain Wise Question Paper CUET PG Previous Year Question Paper
Biochemistry Biochemistry Previous Year Question Paper
Food Science and Technology Food Science & Technology Previous Year Question Paper 
Physics Physics Previous Year Question Paper 
Botany Botany Previous Year Question Paper 
MBA MBA Previous Year Question Paper
Chemisty

CUET PG Chemistry Question Paper PDF Download

Mathematics

Mathematics Previous Year Question Paper

Plant Biotechnology Plant Biotechnology Question Paper PDF 
Horticulture Horticulture Question Paper PDF 
MSW MSW Question Paper PDF
Environmental Science Environmental Science Question Paper PDF
MEd MEd Previous Year Question Paper

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Candidates can check the previous year question paper analysis for CUET PG below.

CUET PG 2025 Question Paper Analysis

Previous year CUET PG 2025 Question Paper Analysis helps students to prepare exam in better manner. They get to know what all questions are asked from particular topic.

Botany Analysis

As per students, CUET PG 2026 Botany question paper was easy to moderate. Maximum questions were asked as per given syllabus and pattern. A good number of questions were asked from genetics and plant molecular biology. A few questions were asked from scientific name of plants such as angiosperms and Gymnosperms. 50 to 60 questions were good attempt.

Mathematics Analysis

Mathematics question paper for CUET PG 2026 was bit tough in comparison to last year. There were equal distribution of numerical and theory based questions. As per students, allotted time was not enough to solve complete 75 questions. Overall difficulty level was moderate to difficult.

Electronics and Communication Analysis

Overall difficulty level of Electronics and Communication question paper was moderate. Physics portion was difficult than maths and computer application. Around 40 percent questions were numerical based while 60 percent were theoretical.

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Pharmacy Question Analysis

As per students, questions in pharmacy paper were analytical. Those who had not prepared the subject completely, they may not be able to solve each question. Overall difficulty level was moderate to difficult. Most of the questions were theory based. Good attempt questions were 55 to 60.

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Yes, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) accepts CUET PG scores for MCA admissions starting from the 2023 cycle onward. For the 2026–27 session, MCA admissions at JMI are routed through CUET PG conducted by NTA, and candidates must apply via the university's admission portal after appearing for CUET PG. 

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With a CUET PG MCA score of 118, admission to top central universities like DU, JNU, BHU, or premier NITs/IITs is unlikely, as their MCA cutoffs generally range between 170–200+ for the General category. However, you still have realistic chances in newer central universities, state universities, and

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Sidhartha Singh

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Yes, with a B.Sc. in Chemistry & Physics, you are eligible for M.Sc. Biochemistry at most Central Universities through CUET PG, provided you meet their subject requirements.

 

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UniversityOBC Cutoff (Expected)Your Score (105)Admission Chance
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Sidhartha Singh

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The National Testing Agency will release the CUET PG 2026 final answer key soon after the declaration of CUET PG result. The candidates should note that the final answer key will be released openly under the public domain.

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The CUET PG 2026 result has been released at https://exams.nta.nic.in/cuet-pg/. The National Testing Agency released the candidates' scorecard and final answer keys with the result.

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MBA students who wish to apply for Goel Group of Institutions scholarships through CUET-PG scores will need to secure a rank of 5000 at best.

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With a CUET PG score of 110, admission to M.Sc. Mathematics at Delhi University is very unlikely. DU's CUET PG cutoffs for Science courses, including Mathematics, generally range much higher—often above 200–250 marks out of 300 for the General category. 


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