CUET 2026 Physical Education Syllabus: Important Topics, Pattern and Books to Prepare Physical Education for CUET

Unit 1: Health Status and Programmes in India: Major Diseases and Health Policies Present Health Status

1. National Health Policies
2. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
3. Nutritional Status- Hypo-nutrition, Hyper-nutrition
4. School Health Services and Midday Meal Programme
5. Adolescence Education Programme
6. Inclusive Physical Education:
   1. Advantages of Physical Activities for Children with Special Needs
   2. Strategies to Make Physical Activities accessible for children with special needs
7. Major diseases:
   1. Communicable- Typhoid, Influenza, Malaria, Dengue, HIV Infection
   2. Non-Communicable: Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity, and Arthritis 

Unit 2: Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Physical Education and Sports Psychological Aspects

Psychological Aspects

• Role of Psychology in Games and Sports
• Motivation, its types and techniques in Sports
• Personality- Theories of Personality (CG Jung, Sheldon, Big Five Factor Theory)
• Role of Sports in Managing Emotion, Anxiety and Aggression

Sociological Aspects

• Development of leadership qualities through games and sports
• Role of physical education in promoting national integration

Unit 3: Theoretical Aspect of Games, Sports, and Yogic Practice

Basics of Games and Sports: Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Kabbadi, Kho-Kho, Volleyball, Swimming, Table Tennis, and Wrestling

Handball: 

• Specifications of play fields/ arena of games/ sports
• General rules
• Fundamental skills

Unit 4: Yoga Basics of Yogic Practices

• Suryanamaskar/ Sun Salutation
• Standing Asanas:
  • Vrikshasana
  • Trikonasana
  • Padhastanasana
  • Utkatsana
  • Ardhchakrasana
• Sitting Asanas:
  • Pravatasana
  • Ustrasana
  • Yogmudrasana
  • Simhasana
  • Dhnurasana
  • Sukhasana
• Lying Asanas: Proline:
  • Shalbhasana
  • Bhujangasana
  • Makarasana
  • Supine: 
    • Viparita Karani
    • Sarvangasana
• Advanced Asana
  • Kukutasana
  • Mayurasana
• Kriya
  • Kapalbhati
  • Tratak
  • Neti
  • Dhauti
• Bandha
  • Uddiyana
  • Janlandhar Bandha
• Pranayam
  • Bhramari
  • Sheetli
  • Ujjayi
  • Nadi Shodhana
• Yogindra
  • Knowledge of Dos and Don'ts of Yogic Practices

Unit 5: Nutrition and Athletes' Care Food and Nutrition

• Macro and Micro Nutrients and Balanced Diet
• Importance of Diet in Sports- Pre, During and Post Competition Requirements
• Food Adulteration and their corrective measures
• Causes and Management of Common Sports Injuries: Sprain, Strain, Contusion, Abrasion, Dislocation and,
• Types of Fractures: Oblique, Impacted, Comminuted, Transverse, Green Stick fracture

Unit 6: Skill Related Physical Fitness- Means and Methods for Improvement of-

• Strength- Isometric, Isotonic and Isokinetic Exercises
• Endurance- Continuous training method, Interval training method and Fartlek Training Method
• Speed- Acceleration runs and pace runs
• Flexibility- Ballistic Method and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)

Unit 7: Measurement and Evaluation

• Strength: Standing Broad Jump: Backward Medicine Ball Throw
• Speed: Sprint 50 meters
• Agility: Shuttle Run (4 X 10 meters), SEMO Agility Test
• Balance: Static Balance (Flamingo Balance Test), Dynamic Balance (Modified Bass Test)
• Rikli and Jones: Senior Citizen Fitness Test

Unit 8: Physiology and Biomechanics in Sports

• Physiological Factors determining components of physical fitness
• Effects of Exercise on Muscular System
• Effects of Exercise on Cardio-Respiratory System
• Newton’s Law of Motion & its application in sports
• Types of Levers and their Application in Sports

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CUET Exam Conducting Body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Medium of Exam

13 languages - English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam

Number of questions

50 questions across all subjects

Duration of the exam

60 minutes

Type of questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Marking Scheme

+5 for each correct answer

-1 for each incorrect answer

CUET Physical Education Mapping for Courses

• Bachelor of Physical Education & Sports
• B.Sc. (Physical Education)
• B. Sc. Health and Physical Education
• B.Sc. in Physical Education, Health Education & Sports
• Bachelor of Social and Behavioral Sciences (B.A.) in Physical Education
• B.Sc. (Hons) In Physical Education
• B.P.E.S. Physical Education and Sports