CUET PG Psychology Syllabus 2027: Topic Wise Syllabus, Eligibility & Accepting Colleges List

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Are you planning to pursue a master's degree in psychology? Appear for the CUET PG 2027 exam to get admission to the popular colleges offering MA/ MSc Psychology and its allied domains. CUET PG Psychology syllabus 2027 will be released by NTA. Read this Shiksha article to learn about the CUET PG Psychology syllabus 2027 and eligibility criteria.

The National Testing Agency will soon release the Psychology CUET PG syllabus. Students can check the NTA CUET PG syllabus to know what the important topics are for preparation. Check the article to know about the CUET PG 2027 Psychology syllabus.

CUET PG Psychology Syllabus

CUET PG Psychology Syllabus (HUQP20)

The CUET PG Psychology syllabus 2027 will be released online on the NTA CUET PG official website. Once released, students will be able to check and download the Psychology syllabus PDF for CUET 2027 on this page. The exam syllabus consists of important topics for exam preparation. The topics covered in the Psychology syllabus are Introduction to Psychology, Intelligence, Personality, Psychological Testing and more. Students can plan CUET PG preparation according to the exam syllabus.

CUET PG Psychology questions will be based on the exam syllabus. Students can get the CUET PG 2027 syllabus for all domains online. National Testing Agency will conduct the CUET PG exam 2027 in March 2027. Check the Psychology CUET PG detailed syllabus in this article.

Table of contents
  • CUET PG Psychology Syllabus 2027
  • CUET PG Psychology Syllabus 2027 PDF Download
  • CUET PG 2027 Psychology Exam Pattern
  • CUET PG Syllabus and Question Paper: All Subjects
  • CUET PG 2027 Question Paper: All Papers
  • CUET PG Psychology: List of Accepting Courses

CUET PG Psychology Syllabus 2027

Preparing through the CUET PG MA/ MSc Psychology syllabus 2027 can help you to develop a deeper understanding and to better prepare for the exam. Aspirants preparing for the CUET PG Psychology should start their preparation according to the syllabus mentioned below:

Chapters Topics
Introduction to Psychology What is psychology? Perspectives on behaviour; Methods of psychology; Subfields of psychology; Psychology in modern India
History of Psychology Need for study of History in Psychology; Problems in Historiography; Philosophical Issues: Mind-Body Problem, Free Will vs. Determinism. Schools: Structuralism- Contributions of Wundt and Titchener, Methodology and Tenets; Functionalism-Antecedents, Pioneers, Methodology and Tenets.
Schools of Psychology A Universal Quest for Understanding Consciousness Indian Perspective: Yoga and Vedant: Western Perspective /issues of content and methodology with reference to classical schools. Emergence of modern psychology: Questions from Western view; Debates: Free Will and Determinism, Empiricism and Rationality Positivist Orientation: Developments in Behaviourism (Watson), Neo-behaviouristic traditions (Skinner), Cognitive revolution- A Paradigm Shift).
Biological Bases of Behaviour Nature and scope; Methods and ethics in biopsychology; Divisions of biopsychology. The Functioning brain: Structure and functions of neurons; Neural conduction and synaptic
transmission. Organization of the Nervous system: CNS & PNS: Structure and functions. Functional abnormalities of neurotransmitters: dopamine and serotonin hypothesis. Neuroplasticity of Brain (neural degeneration,
neural regeneration, and neural reorganisation). Neuroendocrine system: Structure, functions and abnormalities of major glands: Thyroid, Adrenal, Gonads, Pituitary, Pancreas and Pineal.
Learning, Memory Models of memory: Levels of processing, Parallel distributed processing, Information processing; Reconstructive nature of memory; Forgetting; Improving memory.
Sensation and Perception Perception: Perceptual processing, Role of attention in perception, Perceptual organisation, Perceptual sets, Perceptual constancies, Depth perception, Illusions.
Emotion and Motivation Nature of emotion; autonomic, expressive and cognitive components. Theories of emotion: James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schachter-Singer and Lazarus. Motivation: Nature and types; need hierarchy model.
Intelligence Concept of intelligence: Psychometric and cognitive approaches to intelligence; Gardner’s multiple intelligences; Emotional Intelligence, Heredity, environment and intelligence; Group differences in intelligence; Extremes of intelligence.
Personality Nature of personality; Biological foundations of personality; Culture, gender and personality; Perspectives on personality: Psychodynamic, Phenomenological, humanistic and social cognitive.
Psychological Testing Characteristics of a test: standardisation, reliability, validity, norms, applications & issues
Life-span Development To equip the learner with an understanding of the concept and process of human development across the life span. To impart an understanding of the various domains of human development and to inculcate sensitivity to the sociocultural context of human development
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology Unit 1: Biological etiology-explanations and interventions for Mood disorders and Schizophrenia: Application in the case of mood disorders and schizophrenia
Unit 2: Insight-oriented explanations and interventions: Psychoanalytic perspective – Conversion disorder, OCD, Dissociative disorder; Humanistic and Existential perspective – Application in the case of crises intervention.
Unit 3: Behavioural and Cognitive Explanations and interventions: Application in case of any two from phobias/panic disorder, depression/eating disorders
Unit 4: Going beyond the Individual and Singular Approaches: Family therapy and group therapies, Efforts towards integration of approaches.
Statistics for Psychology Introduction: Psychological Research; Relevance of Statistics in Psychological Research; Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Variables and Constants; Scales of Measurement. Frequency Distributions, Percentiles, and Percentile Ranks: Organising Quantitative Data; Constructing a Grouped Frequency Distribution, a Relative Frequency Distribution and a Cumulative, Frequency Distribution; Computation of Percentiles and Percentile Ranks. Graphic Representation of Data: Basic procedures; The Histogram; The Frequency Polygon; The Bar Diagram; The Pie Chart; The Cumulative Frequency Graph; Factors Affecting the Shape of Graphs.
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Q:   What is the eligibility criteria for the MSc courses offered by Banaras Hindu University?
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Course NameEligibility Criteria
MSc ChemistryBSc (Hons)/ BSc under 10 2 3 pattern securing a minimum of 50 percent marks in the aggregate in Science subjects (considering all the three years of BSc Course). The subject in which admission is sought must be Hons subject at BSc (Hons) level/a subject studied in all the three years at Graduate level.
MSc Computer ScienceBSc (Hons)/ BSc under 10 2 3 pattern securing a minimum of 50 percent marks in the aggregate in Science subjects (considering all the three years of BSc Course). The subject in which admission is sought must be Honos subject at BSc (Hons) level/a subject studied in all the three years at Graduate level.
MSc MathematicsBSc (Hons)/B A (Hons)/BSc/B A under 10 2 3 pattern securing a minimum of 50 percent marks in the aggregate considering all the three years of BSc/B A Courses). The candidate must have studied Mathematics Hons. or studied subject Mathematics in the all the three years at Graduate level. For BSc (Hons)/BSc only Science subjects and for BA (Hons)/B A all subjects except those subjects where only pass marks are required and which do not contribute to the total in the final (degree) mark sheet.
MSc PhysicsBSc (Hons)/ BSc under 10 2 3 pattern securing a minimum of 50 percent marks in the aggregate in Science subjects (considering all the three years of BSc Course). The subject in which admission is sought must be Hons subject at BSc (Hons) level/a subject studied in all the three years at Graduate level.
MSc Environmental SciencesA minimum of 50 percent marks (equivalent GPA) in BSc (Hons)/BSc (10 2 3) as well as at 10 & 10 2 examinations.
MSc BotanyBSc (Hons) Botany
MSc ZoologyBSc (Hons) Zoology
Q:   What factors determine the CUET PG Cut off?
A: 

CUET PG cutoff mainly depends on the following -

  • difficulty level
  • number of seats available
  • total number of test takers
  • NIRF rankings
  • category of student

Hope this helped your query! All the best!

Q:   How many subjects can candidates choose for the CUET PG exam?
A: 

Students can choose up to four subjects in the CUET PG exam. The choice of subjects would depend on the course studied in graduation and the universities opted for. 

Q:   How to select courses and university in the CUET PG exam?
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Check out the steps to selct the university programme selection in CUET PG application process:

Step 1: After adding the exam centre city preferences, candidates will then have to select the University/Programme selection.

Step 2: In this section, candidates are required to select the university name first and then select the programme name. Likewise, candidates can select up to four universities and its allied programmes offered. After adding the university programme choices, save the details and move on to the next sections.

Step 3: In this section, candidates need to add the test details. Add the test paper subject code from the drop-down options mentioned in the window. After adding all the respective test paper codes of the university programme list which was selected in the previous step, save the details.

CUET PG Psychology Syllabus 2027 PDF Download

Until CUET PG 2027 syllabus is released, candidates can download the previous year's CUET PG Psychology Syllabus from below:

CUET PG Psychology Syllabus

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CUET PG 2027 Psychology Exam Pattern

NTA releases the CUET PG Psychology exam pattern. Students must refer to the CUET PG information bulletin for the exam pattern. Psychology CUET PG exam duration is 90 minutes. The mode of the exam is a computer-based test. The domain-specific questions will now be there to test the candidate's analytical and cognitive approach towards the applied course in the CUET PG 2027 examination. The question paper will comprise 75 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Each question carries 4 marks. Negative marking is applied.

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Q:   What is the age limit to apply for CUET PG examination?
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For CUET PG there is no age limit for candidates.

Candidates who have passed the UG degree or are appearing in 2026 irrespective of their age can appear in CUET (PG) 2026.

But candidates need to fulfill age criteria of the university.

Candidates care suggested to visit the website of college for more information on age limit.

Hope this helped your query! All the best!

 

Q:   What is the total marks in the CUET PG exam?
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Total marks of the CUET PG exam is 300. The number of questions in the exam is 75. Each question carries four marks. One mark is removed for each wrong answer. There is a single section. All questions are asked from the subject or paper opted for.

Q:   When will CUET PG cutoff marks be out?
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CUET PG cutoff marks are not declared by single authority, but the universities set their own cutoff for specific courses right after the results are declared.

Q:   How many candidates appear for CUET PG?
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As per the statistics shared by the exam conducting authority, National Testing Agency, approximately four Lacs candidates appear for the CUET PG every year. Science, Humanities and Linguistics have the highest number of candidates. 

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CUET PG Syllabus and Question Paper: All Subjects

Students who are appearing for the entrance test can find the syllabus link for the specific subject here.

CUET PG 2027 Syllabus: All Subjects

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Zoology CUET PG 2027 Zoology Syllabus PDF
Biochemistry CUET PG 2027 Biochemistry Syllabus PDF
Chemistry CUET PG 2027 Chemistry Syllabus PDF
Life Sciences CUET PG 2027 Life Science Syllabus PDF
Mathematics CUET PG 2027 Mathematics Syllabus PDF
Data Science CUET PG 2027 Data Science Syllabus PDF
Food Technology CUET PG 2027 Food Technology Syllabus PDF
Plant Biotechnology CUET PG 2027 Plant Biotechnology Syllabus PDF
LLM CUET PG LLM Syllabus 2027
Botany CUET PG Botany Syllabus 2027
Environmental Science CUET PG Environmental Science Syllabus 2027
Horticulture CUET PG Horticulture Syllabus 2027
Forensic Science and Criminology CUET PG Forensic Science & Criminology Syllabus 2027 PDF
History CUET PG History Syllabus 2027 PDF
MA Social Work CUET PG MSW Syllabus 2027 PDF
MBA CUET PG MBA Syllabus 2027 PDF
MA CUET PG MA Syllabus 2027 PDF
MTech CUET PG MTech Syllabus 2027 PDF
MCA CUET PG MCA Syllabus 2027 PDF
Languages CUET PG Languages Syllabus 2027 PDF
BEd Courses CUET BEd Syllabus 2027
LLB CUET LLB Syllabus 2027
Political Science CUET PG Political Science Syllabus 2027
Geography CUET PG Geography Syllabus 2027

CUET PG 2027 Question Paper: All Papers

Candidates can download the CUET PG question paper for all domains here. The link is provided 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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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How can I apply to universities for admission based on my CUET PG scores?
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To apply to universities for admission based on your CUET PG scores, you need to follow the process given below.

  • Check the eligibility criteria for the universities and courses you are interested in. 
  • Visit the university website and register for the admission process. 
  • Upload your CUET PG scorecard and other required documents. 
  • Pay the application fee. 

In case the students are shortlisted for admission, they have to visit the campus to verify their documents and pay the admission fee. The participating universities conduct the admission process separately. Students also need to apply separately for each course, even for the same university. After the declaration of the CUET PG result, students should check the university websites separately to track the counselling dates and events.

Q:   What are the age limit criteria for PU CET (UG) exam?
A: 

Age limit criteria for PU CET UG exam is as follows:

  •  Candidates must be at least 17 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission.
  • There is no upper age limit for the exam.
Q:   What miscellaneous information about eligibility criteria that CUET PG aspirants should be aware of?
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For admission in Universities through CUET (PG)-2026, the existing policies regarding quota, category, relaxation, reservations, qualification, subject combinations, preferences etc. of the respective University shall be applicable.

As the eligibility criteria for admission may be unique for every University, the candidates are advised to visit the University website to which they are applying for their respective programs. Candidates are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess the eligibility criteria laid down by the University they are applying to.
Mere appearance in the Entrance Test or securing pass marks at the test does not entitle a candidate to be considered for admission to the Programme unless he/she fulfils the Programme wise eligibility conditions of the University they are applying to.

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CUET PG Psychology: List of Accepting Courses

Candidates can check out the list of participating institutes that accept CUET PG Psychology Courses from here:

College/ University Name Courses Offered
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development MSc Applied Psychology
Central University Andhra Pradesh MSc Applied Psychology
Central University of Haryana MA Psychology
University of Hyderabad MSc Health Psychology
Central University of Karnataka MSc Psychology
Central University of Punjab MA Psychology
Central University of Rajasthan MA/ MSc Sports Psychology
Central University of South Bihar MA/MSc Psychology
Central University of Tamil Nadu MSc Applied Psychology
Tripura University MA Psychology
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar MA Psychology
Manipur University MA/MSc Psychology
Pondicherry University MSc Applied Psychology
Central University of Haryana P.G. Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology (PGDRP), Advance Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling
(ADCGC),
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwa Vidyalaya MA/ MSc Psychology
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak MA/ MSc Psychology
Banaras Hindu University MA/ MSc Psychology
Apex University MA Psychology
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies MA Applied Psychology
Mody University, Rajasthan MA Psychology
Galgotias University, U.P. MA Applied Psychology
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar University, Delhi MA Psychology
IIMT University, Meerut MA Psychology
G D Goenka University MA Psychology, MA Counselling Psychology, Advanced Diploma in Counselling Psychology
Jagannath University, Bahadurgarh MA Psychology
ASBM University MA Applied Psychology
University of Delhi MA Psychology, MA Applied Psychology
Barkatullah University MA Psychology, MA Clinical Psychology
Sanskriti University MA Psychology
Central University of Odisha MA Applied Psychology
Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur MA Psychology
Rajiv Gandhi University (A.P) MA Psychology
University of Jammu MA Psychology
Chanakya University MSc Psychology
Mizoram University MSc Psychology, MSc Clinical Psychology
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University MA Psychology
Graphic Era University MA Applied Psychology (Dual Specialization)
Shri Khushal Das University Hanumangarh MA Psychology
Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences MA/MSc Psychology/ Clinical Psychology

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The process of downloading the CUET PG MBA 2027 admit card is provided below:

  • Go to the official NTA website.

  • Click on the tab indicating CUET PG MBA 2027 admit card download.

  • Enter your login details, and the admit card will appear. 

  • Download and print it. 

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Shobha pant

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Answered 2 weeks ago

To score well in the CUET PG MBA 2027 exam, students need to prepare well for the examination. It is advised that students practice using the notified syllabus, previous year question papers, mock tests and more. 

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Shobha pant

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The exam is of 300 marks with 75 questions required to be completed in 90 minutes. +4 marks are awarded for each correct answer and -1 for each incorrect answer. 

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Shobha pant

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Answered 2 weeks ago

CUET PG MBA exam 2027 is a Common University Entrance Test for postgraduate programs conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). 

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Shobha pant

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Lucknow University does not accept CUET-PG scores for admission to its MCA program.

Key details regarding admissions for MCA at Lucknow University include:

Admission Process: Lucknow University conducts its own entrance test, the Lucknow University Post Graduate Entrance Test (LUPGET), for admission t

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Deepak Tiwari

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Answered a month ago

No, CUET is not required for admission in MA programme of IIHS (Institution Deemed to be) University. Applicants are given admission based on their performance in entrance exam, essay and personal interview.

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Raj Priya

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Answered a month ago

After the challenge submission process is over, NTA will set up a panel of subject experts who will examine each and every challenge or objection and come up with the final answer keys. The CUET PG result will also be computed based on this.

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Shiksha Vimal

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Answered a month ago

The payment of the processing fee for the CUET PG answer key challenge will have to be made through Debit card/Credit Card/Net Banking/Paytm/UPI. No challenge will be accepted without receipt of the processing fee. The Answer Key challenges will not be accepted through any other medium, i.e., fax, e

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Yatendra Singh

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Answered a month ago

Registration fee for CUET PG varies for each category. For General students, the registration fee is INR 1400, while for OBC, the fee is 1200. SC/ST category students have to pay INR 1100 as the application fee. This fee is for choosing a maximum of two test papers. In case the CUET PG 2027 form fee

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Shailja Singh

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Answered a month ago

The CUET PG application form confirmation page will be generated after the registration fee payment has been made successfully. In case the confirmation page is not generated, candidates have to check with their payment gateway for any technical error.

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