How many questions are asked in PCM Group of UPCATET exam?

There are a total of 200 questions are asked in PCM Group. The number of questions as well as marks allotted to it is mentioned in below. General Studies has 20 questions and total marks allotted for this section is 60. Physics and Chemistry each has 50 questions and marks allotted for this section is 150 each. There are a total of 80 questions from Mathematics section and marks allotted for this section is 240. The total marks allotted for this whole PCM Group paper of UPCATET is 600 marks.

What is the pattern of PHS Group in UPCATET exam?

There will be 200 questions asked in exam and maximum marks allotted to it will be 600. 80 Questions are asked from Home Science subjects and maxium marks dedicated for this section is 240. 25-25 Questions are asked from English & Hindi section and maxium marks for this is 75 each. 20-20 Questions are asked from General Studies & Sociology section and maximum marks allotted for each is 60 . 15-15 Questions are asked from Geography and Economics and maximum marks for this section is 45.

How many questions are asked in PAG Group in UPCATET exam?

There are a total of 200 questions are asked in UPCATET exam of PAG group. The total marks allotted to these questions are 600 marks. 25 questions are asked from Agriculture Physics, Agriculture Chemistry, Agriculture Botany, Agriculture Zoology, Agronomy subjects each. 20 questions are asked from General Studies & Agriculture Statistics & Mathematics subject each. 15 questions are asked from Horticulture subjects. 10 questions are asked from Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Agriculture Engineering.

What are the options of the questions paper in UPCATET exam?

Applicants while filling their application form will be given four choice, PCB, PCM, PAG, and PHS. Students will have to choose any of this choice in the form as per their education qualification. They will be given paper of their choice in the UPCATET exam. There will be no change in the examination hall for any paper under any cicrumstances hence applicants must choose carefully while filling the form. Candidates will be given admission to the similar course for which they have appeared in the exam. There will be 200 questions in exam out of them 20 questions will be from General Knowledge topic and rest 180 will be from the group for which they have applied.

Is there different exam pattern for UG and PG programme?

Yes there will be different exam pattern of UG and PG courses in UPCATET exam. The UG courses i.e BSc & BTech and Post graduate courses i.e MBA, MSc have different pattern. The number of courses for UG is 200 while for PG it is 100. The total marks allotted for UG courses is 600, while for PG it is 300. Though each question from UG and PG weigh same 3 marks only. Time duration for both UG and PG is also different, UG is of 3 hours and PG is of 2 hours.

How many questions are asked in PCB Group of UPCATET exam?

There are a total of 200 questions are asked in UPCATET exam. A total of 600 marks will be allotted to this paper. Biology section has 80 questions, Physics & Chemistry each section has 50 questions each and General Studies has 20 questions. All the sections from which questions are asked in UPCATET exam weigh same, that is 3 marks.

UPCATET MSc Pattern 2024: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

BTech MSc MVSc MTech MBA BVSc&AH BSc, BFSc

Updated on Aug 31, 2018 02:53 IST

By Brett Ellis

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UPCATET 2019 exam pattern for MSc courses is such that the question paper will contain a total of 200 multiple choice questions of 600 marks that candidates need to complete in a duration of three hours.

Marking scheme: Candidates will be awarded three marks for each correct answer. There will also be negative marking of one mark for each incorrect answer.

For MSc course admissions, there will be different papers for different programmes as mentioned below:

Programme	Abbreviation
MSc Home Science	MHS
MSc Agriculture/ MSc Horticulture	MAG

Exam pattern for each programme is as mentioned below:

For MHS Programme

Section	Subject	Number of Questions in Each Subject	Number of Questions in Each Section	Marks for Each Section
A	General Studies	25	25	75
B	Food & Nutrition	35	104	312
	Home Management	35
	Child Development	34
C	Home Science Extension Education	34	71	213
	Clothing & Textiles	32
	Statistics	5
Total	-	200	200	600

For MAG Programme

Section	Subject	Number of Questions in Each Subject	Number of Questions in Each Section	Marks for Each Section
A	General Studies	25	25	75
B	Agronomy & Agrometeorology	15	136	408
	Horticulture	25
	Soil Science	09
	Agriculture Engineering	09
	Animal Husbandry & Dairying	09
	Agriculture Biochemistry	09
	Genetics & Plant Breeding	11
	Extension Education	09
	Entomology	09
	Plant Pathology & Nematology	09
	Agriculture Economics	09
	Seed Technology	06
	Soil Conservation	07
C	Statistics	14	39	117
	Biotechnology	15
	Forestry	10
Total	-	200	200	600

UPCATET Syllabus for MSc Courses

UPCATET 2019 syllabus is not out yet. However, for the academic year, 2017-18, the official website informed that UPCATET syllabus for MSc course admissions was the same as the syllabus for undergraduate courses in the concerned subject.