CUET Topper 2023 Adarsh Agarwall says self-study is vital for CUET-UG preparation
Common University Entrance Test 2026 ( CUET )
Registration - 3 Jan '26 - 30 Jan '26
Shiksha.com got in touch with CUET-UG Topper 2023 Adarsh Agarwall to know about his CUET-UG 2023 preparation strategy, exam experience, plans on higher studies, targetted colleges and more. Check out some informative excerpts from the interview below.
CUET-UG Topper Adarsh Agarwall
CUET Topper 2023 Adarsh Agarwall started his CUET exam 2023 preparation after taking a week's break post his board exams. With a normalised score of 784.87 marks, Devansh shared that he is extremely happy with his result. Talking about his preparation routine, he said that he completed CUET-UG syllabus 2023 with the help of some reference books and notes from his coaching. With dreams to pursue BCom (Hons) and then MBA, Adarsh says that aspirants must note that self-study is significant in CUET preparation journey.
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Shiksha.com got in touch with CUET-UG Topper 2023 Adarsh Agarwall to know about his CUET-UG 2023 preparation strategy, exam experience, plans on higher studies, targetted colleges and more. Check out some informative excerpts from the interview below:
From the year 2021 onwards, CUET is conducted in computer-based mode. Till 2020, the exam was conducted in paper-pencil based (PBT) mode. The exam will continue to be conducted in the computer-based mode or online mode. As per the CUET exam pattern, the exam was conducted in two to three slots, depending on the number of applications received in a subject. There were three sections on Language, Domain Subject and General Test (optional). The number of questions and marks will vary from paper to paper.
More than 200 CUET participating universities, including central, state, government, private, and deemed institutes offer admission to various undergraduate and integrated courses through Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG). Each CUET college offers the courses across Science, Humanities, Commerce, Management, Law, Engineering, and other streams. Students planning to get admission through CUET exam have to check the courses offered by their target university on their official website, NTA official website, or at Shiksha page.
- Q: You have scored more than 780 marks out of 800. Was this result expected? Please tell us about your first reaction.
- Q: Tell us about your family and educational background?
- Q: How was your board result?
- Q: When did you start preparing for CUET Exam? What all books did you refer to?
- Q: How much time did you devote to self-study? What do you feel is better, coaching or self-study?
- Q: Which subject is your strong one and which is the weakest? Are NCERT books sufficient for preparations?
- Q: What was your exam day strategy? According to you, what was the toughest and easiest section?
- Q: Which all universities did you apply for? What was your dream college?
- Q: What are the courses you are looking forward to?
- Q: To whom do you attribute your successful CUET journey? What would you suggest to future CUET aspirants in terms of preparation, attitude, etc.?
Q: You have scored more than 780 marks out of 800. Was this result expected? Please tell us about your first reaction.
A: 784.87 is my CUET-UG score. I had expected a score of above 750 but never thought it would be this high. I was extremely happy with my result.
Q: Tell us about your family and educational background?
A. I live in a joint family with my parents, grandparents, and younger brother. I have passed both 10th and 12th standard from SAI International School, Odisha.
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Q: How was your board result?
A: I secured 97.2% in the 12th boards.
Q: When did you start preparing for CUET Exam? What all books did you refer to?
A: I started preparing for CUET only after boards after taking a 5 to 7-day break. I referred to some reference books and notes by Sunil Panda Sir for my CUET-UG Preparation.
Q: How much time did you devote to self-study? What do you feel is better, coaching or self-study?
A: I studied sincerely for 7-8 hours a day when I started preparing, I feel coaching is alright for concepts but self-study is very important.
On analysing the CUET UG cut off for the academic year 2025-26, scoring above 700 marks can be considered a good score in CUET UG. Candidates scoring above 700 may fall in the category of 95+ percentile. Candidates can get admission to top central universities like University of Delhi, Banaras Hindu University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and other universities in the desired course. Given below is the range that is considered good for admission:
- Very Good Score: 700 and above
- Good Score: 650 and above
Score range between 400-649 is considered an average score. Admission on the basis of the average score can et into any decent college in India accepting CUET scores.
Q: Which subject is your strong one and which is the weakest? Are NCERT books sufficient for preparations?
A: My strongest subject is Accounts and my weakest is Economics. Yes I believe ncert books are sufficient for preparation but questions can be practiced from different reference books.
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Q: What was your exam day strategy? According to you, what was the toughest and easiest section?
A: I just revised the difficult concepts and formulas once. According to me accounts and bst were pretty easy whereas eco was a bit tough
Q: Which all universities did you apply for? What was your dream college?
A: I applied for Xavier’s Kolkata and DU. My dream college is Shri Ram College of Commerce.
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Q: What are the courses you are looking forward to?
A: I am planning to do Bachelor’s in Commerce (honors) and then Master’s in Business and Administration (MBA).
Q: To whom do you attribute your successful CUET journey? What would you suggest to future CUET aspirants in terms of preparation, attitude, etc.?
A: I would like to thank my parents, teachers, friends and most of all Sunil Sir from whom I took online coaching for CUET, he helped a lot. My tips for the upcoming students would only be to thoroughly prepare for boards and study the new chapters (quite a few) after boards and revise the earlier studied chapters.
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Yes, NCERT is sufficient for conceptual clarity while preparing for CUET exam, but MCQ practice and CUET mock tests are important for scoring high. Students must not only focus on preparation books, they must solve CUET previous year question papers for Mathematics to know important topics or repeat
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No, a valid CUET score is accepted for admissions to both BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts & Humanities and the BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics & Economics at JSLAH.
In the previous year admissions, CUET was only listed as an accepted exam for the BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts & Humanities admission.
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No, candidates who wish receive the Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities BA (Hons) scholarships must provide a valid score in the JSAT. Those candidates who appeared for the CUET during BA (Hons) admissions can still appear for the JSAT after getting admitted into the Jindal School of Libera
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For admission to Delhi University, candidate must have passed or appeared for class 12 examination. There are no minimum marks requirement in class 12 for DU admission through CUET UG. DU may use the class 12 marks or percentage for tie breaking criteria.
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Class 12 marks are important for fulfilling the admission criteria and tie breaking criteria (if any) during admissions. Admission to Central Universities are conducted through CUET scores, however, candidates must fulfil the minimum marks requirement for admissions.
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The minimum marks for CUET class 12th is prescribed differently for accepting universities. CUET universities like DU and Allahabad University does not prescribe the minimum marks in class 12 for CUET UG. However, universities like Banaras Hindu University, BBAU has prescribed the minimum percentage
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There are a total of 157 subjects in the CUET PG exam. The subjects are segregated into six streams. The table below shows the number of papers in each stream.
| Stream | Number of Subjects or Papers |
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| Science | 30 |
| MTech | 12 |
| Language | 41 |
| Humanities | 26 |
| Common | 22 |
| Acharya | 26 |
The CUET PG exam pattern is the same for each paper. The language of the CUET PG question papers is English and Hindi. For the Language paper
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Yes, there is a scholarship for BSc students at IILM University Greater Noida based on the CUET percentile.
If you score 95 percentile or more, you get a 40% scholarship.
In case your percentile is between 90 to 94.99, you get a 30% scholarship.
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The difficulty level of the CUET exam varies between moderate and tough. Since the CUET UG exam is held for multiple subjects and slots, the difficulty level of the exam varies from subject to subject. Sometimes, the difficulty level may also vary for different slots. While for the well-prepared candidates, the difficulty level will be low, for the underprepared students, the level of difficulty will be on the higher side.