CUCAT Pattern

Knowing CUCAT 2026 exam pattern helps you understand how many questions come and which topics are important. It makes your study plan clear and saves time.

CUCAT exam pattern is released by the University of Calicut.  CUCAT test pattern includes mostly MCQ based questions. Some courses also ask a few descriptive type questions. CUCAT exam happens offline, like pen-and-paper style. 

There are no specific number of sections in the CUCAT question paper. The papers may or may not have sections depending on the course chosen by the students. The total number of questions is also course-specific. But according to past trends, some papers will have 50 question and the others 100.

Based on past trend of this entrance examination, all questions hold 4 marks. However, there is also a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. However, it must also be noted that descriptive questions (usually common for language courses, philosophy courses, etc.) may hold 5 or 10 marks depending on the length or word limit of the answer. Descriptive questions may be of the short essay type or they may require the examinees to comment on a prompt, situation, topic, etc. 

CUCAT 2024 exam pattern is released by Calicut University. The CUCAT Exam pattern and marking scheme is as such that the question paper will have MCQs in the objective questions format. The duration of the CUCAT is two hours and the exam is held in offline mode, i.e. pen and paper test.