CUCAT

Applicants can fill in their choice of exam centre cities while filling the CUCAT application forms. However, it must be noted that the venue, its address and other details will be available on the CUCAT admit card. 

The category-wise and programme-wise application fee of CUCAT 2025 is provided in the table below. 

No, in order to get admission to the MSc Clinical Psychology programme at Calicut University, aspirants must have a BA or BSc degree in Psychology from Calicut University or some other recognised institute. 

CUCAT is conducted offline (pen and paper based test). The questions on the test paper are available in English and Malayalam. Aspirants must note that the applications for this entrance exam are only available online on the university official Directorate of Admission portal. 

Calicut University conducts CUCAT annually for admissions to various UG and PG programmes. 

And, yes, Calicut University is a prestigious institute. Established in 1968, it is the largest university in the state of Kerala. As per the NIRF 2024 University Rankings, the university has made it in the top 100 universities in the country. It was ranked 89. 

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.

The exact weightage of European History is not disclosed by the university. However, based on observation only a few questions are asked from this topic. Indian History dominates the CUCAT question paper for MA History. 

The CUCAT syllabus for MSc Applied Psychology will mostly include the psychology syllabus of the undergraduate level. Students can also expect questions based on notable personalities and theories and concepts given by them. The question paper also includes a significant amount of situation based questions.

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.