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 MTech Pattern 2024: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

BSc, BFSc BTech MSc MTech MBA BVSc&AH MVSc

Updated on Feb 6, 2019 12:16 IST

By SA

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UPCATET 2019 exam pattern for MTech 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 MTech course admissions, there will be different papers for different programmes as mentioned below:

Programme	Abbreviation
MTech – Agricultural Engineering/ Process and Food Engineering	MTA
MTech – Mechanical Engineering	MTM
MTech/ MSc – Biotechnology	MTB

Exam pattern for each programme is as mentioned below:

For MTA 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	Milling of Agricultural Produce	26	100	300
	Storage Engineering	26
	Engineering Properties of Biomaterial	26
	Heat and Mass Transfer	22
C	Dairy and Food Engineering	26	75	225
	Farm Machinery and Power	22
	Soil and Water conservation and Irrigation Engineering	27
Total		200	200	600

For MTM 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	Thermodynamics, IC Engine	24	97	291
	Power Plant Engineering	24
	Refrigeration and Air Conditioning	24
	Heat and Mass Transfer	25
C	Fluid Mechanics	25	78	234
	Machine Design	26
	Production Engineering Industrial Engineering	27
Total		200	200	600

For MTB 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	Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering	23	92	276
	Cell Biology	23
	Pathology & Microbiology	23
	Immunology/ Animal Biotechnology	23
C	Biochemistry & Physiology	23	83	249
	Commercial Biotechnology	23
	Recombinant DNA Technology	23
	Bioinformatics	14
Total		200	200	600

UPCATET Syllabus for MTech Courses

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