CPGET MEd, MPEd Preparation 2025: Tips, Strategy & Guide

The CPGET marking scheme is as follows. 

• There is no negative marking for the incorrect answer in the CPGET exam.
• Candidates will be awarded 1 mark each for the correct answer.

The Part A of MA Economics paper of CPGET exam is of 40 marks. Important topics asked in MA Economics in CPGET exam are Indian Economy and Economic Development, Structure of the Indian Economy, Indian Agriculture, Industry and Services, Telangana State Economy

Meanwhile, part B is of 60 marks. Important topics are Micro Economics- Introduction, Consumer Behaviour, Theory of Production and Costs, Market Structure, Factor Pricing

Macro Economics: National Income, Theories of Employment.

The Part A of MA Theatre Arts paper of CPGET exam is of 40 marks. Some of the important topics asked in the exam in this paper are World Theatre – History and Development of World Theatre (Greek, Britain, German, France, Japan, Russian, Poland, American), Sanskrit Theatre – The History of Sanskrit Theatre, Major Playwrights and their contribution. Meanwhile, part B is of 60 Marks. Important topics related to MA Theatre Arts are Folk Theatre Forms of Andhra Pradesh – Major and Marginal folk forms of Andhra Pradesh with special reference to Veedhi Natakam, Burra Katha, Oggu Katha and Puppetry, Telugu Theatre: History and development of Telugu Theatre (1860 to up to date) – Major Playwrights, Plays, Associations, Actors, Directors and their contribution, Origin of Telugu Theatre, Padya Natakam (Musical Theatre), Modern Telugu Theatre and Modern Street Theatre, Indian Theatre.

Candidates cannot apply for the MSc programme at Madina Degree and PG College for Women without CPGET. The college accepts CPGET score for admission to MSc courses. To be eligible for admission candidates are required to score a good aggregate in CPGET entrance exam accepted by the college. Further, candidates are also required to complete the basic eligiblity criteria set by the college.

Aspirants applying for CPGET to get admission to the M.P.Ed. course must have a B.P.Ed. degree with at least 55% marks in the finals. SC, ST and BC candidates need at least 50% marks in the same course. 

Before filling the CPGET application form, aspirants must have the following documents ready. 

• Scanned copies of the latest passport-size coloured photograph and signature.
• Caste Certificates
• EWS Certificate (if applicable) 
• the latest Income (if applicable) 
• Aadhaar Card
• PH Certificate (if applicable)

No, the CPGET application form is only available online. Aspirants must visit the websites - cpget.tsche.ac.in to fill the application form once it is released by the exam body, Osmania University. 

In addition to the entrance exam day, the CPGET hall ticket is also required during the document verification process. For the entrance exam, examinees must affix a passport sized photo (same as the one used in the application form) to their CPGET hall tickets and carry a government-issued photo ID (Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, Driver's License, Voter ID) along with it. During document verification, a cope of the admit card must be produced along with other documents like the CPGET Rank Card. 

The CPGET is an entrance exam conducted by Osmania University, Hyderabad, for admissions to various Postgraduate (PG) courses in the colleges which are affiliated to it. 

It is CBT based test for a duration of 90 minutes. There are total 100 questions in exam and each question carry 1 mark. There is no negative Marking. Exam Pattern will be in English.

Exam contains 25 questions of General Knowledge and remaining 75 questions are Subject Specific in Nature. 

The ranks of individual students will be mentioned on their CPGET rank cards. They can download it from the exam's official website when the results are declared. 

Before the CPGET counselling, candidates who have passed the qualifying exam can exercise web options. During this stage of the admission process, candidates must enter the preferences of courses and participating institutes. This is followed by the document verification process where candidates have to produce several important documents including CPGET results and rank cards.

Yes, if two or more candidates obtain the same marks in CPGET, a tie-breaking policy is used. There are several factors considered to break a tie. These factors include - marks secured in part-A of the test, the candidates' ages (older candidates are preferred) and the percentage of marks obtained by candidates in the qualifying exam. 

There is no qualifying percentage for CPGET for SC and ST candidates. While candidates from General and OBC categories should score a minimum of 25% marks to qualify for CPGET.

Physics. Physics is a fundamental subject in many M.Sc courses. 

Chemistry. Chemistry is another crucial subject, especially for students aiming for programs in chemical sciences, life sciences, or biotechnology.

Mathematics.

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There is no negative marking in Common Post Graduate Entrance Tests. For every correct answer, a candidate gets one mark. For all the unanswered questions, a candidate gets no marks. This type of marking will make candidates attempt all questions without the fear of losing marks for wrong answers.

The CPGET syllabus for Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication is listed below - 

Part A - Comprehension of a passage, sentence construction, identifying grammatical errors, spellings, synonyms and antonyms, and logic and reasoning. 

Part B - Media awareness, current affairs, general awareness, and words frequently used in media.

Candidate who wish to take CPGET for an MA in Economics must study the topics provided below - 

Micro Economics

• Basics and Introduction to Economics
• Theory of Consumer Behaviour
• Supply and Demand Analysis
• Theory of Production 
• Production Costs - Concepts and Types 
• Types of Revenue and Objectives of Firm
• Perfect Competition and Monopoly 
• Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly Markets 
• Pricing Strategies 
• Distribution and Factor Pricing

Macro Economics

• Introduction
• Theories of Output and Employment 
• Investment & Theories of Interest Rate 
• Supply of Money & Demand for Money
• Inflation and Business Cycles

Public Economics 

• Introduction 
• Public Expenditure 
• Taxation and Public Debt 
• Fiscal Policy & Federal Finance 
• Budget

Development Economics 

• Economic Development and Growth
• Factors in Economic Development 
• Theories of Economic Development 
• Theories of Underdevelopment 

International Economics 

• Theories of International Trade 
• Trade and Growth 
• Barriers to Trade 
• Balance of Payments

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The CPGET syllabus for MA in English is provided in the table below - 

There are two parts to the CPGET syllabus for MA in Theatre Arts. The first part of the syllabus will make for 40 marks of the test while the rest of the questions will be asked from the second part. The topics of both parts are provided below - 

Part A (40 marks) - World Theatre – History and Development of World Theatre (Greek, Britain, German, France, Japan, Russian, Poland, American), Sanskrit Theatre – The History of Sanskrit Theatre, Major Playwrights and their contributions. 

Part B (60 marks) - Folk Theatre Forms of Andhra Pradesh – Major and Marginal folk forms of AP with special reference to Veedhi Natakam, Burra Katha, Oggu Katha and Puppetry, Telugu Theatre: History and development of Telugu Theatre (1860 to up to date) – Major Playwrights, Plays, Associations, Actors, Directors and their contribution, Origin of Telugu Theatre, Padya Natakam (Musical Theatre), Modern Telugu Theatre and Modern Street Theatre, Indian Theatre. 

The CPGET papers for subjective and language courses like Hindi, Arabic, English, Psychology, Philosophy, etc. have subjective questions. You might be required to write descriptions, short essays, translations and comment on situation based questions.

Candidates can carry any ball point pen for signing their attendance for CPGET. However, they do not have to answer using pens since CPGET is a computer-based entrance test.

According to the CPGET pattern, candidates are given 90 minutes or one and a half hours to attempt all the questions. The test paper will contain a 100 questions for most subjects. 

Through CPGET 2024, approximately 25,000 admissions were made. These seats are distributed among several courses that are offered through this entrance exam. For the academic year 2025-26 a similar number of seats are expected. 

The tuition fee for MA at Osmania University and other CPGET participating institutes will vary from discipline to discipline and institute to institiute. For MA in Journalism and Mass Communication the tuition fee can be upto INR 35,000 a year. For MA in other disciplines like English, History, etc., the tuition fee can be anywhere between INR 15,000 to INR 25,000 per year. 

Candidates clearing the Common Post Graduate Entrance Exam (CPGET) can take admissions to the courses tabulated below:

Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Science (MSc)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM)
Master of Library and Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc.)
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Master of Commerce (MCom)
Master of Education (MEd)
Master of Physical Education (MPEd)

The Common Post Graduate Entrance Test (CPGET) is an entrance exam conducted by Osmania University. Candidates can secure admission to various PG, PGD (postgraduate diploma) courses and five-year integrated courses which are offered by Osmania, Telangana, Mahatma Gandhi and Palamuru Universities by giving this entrance exam. It was named Osmania University Common Entrance Test )OUCET) first but is now recognised as CPGET by the Osmania University. However, it is still commonly referred to as OUCET.

The participating universities in CPGET exam are as follows:

• Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Kakatiya University, Warangal
• Telangana University, Nizamabad
• Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda
• Palamuru University, Mahabubnagar
• Satavahana University, Karimnagar
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
• Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam Hyderabad

The part A of MS Linguistics in CPEGT exam is of 40 marks. Some of the important topics asked in MS Linguistics in CPEGT exams are popular ideas and beliefs about language, countries/States and their official languages, languages and the scripts in which they are written, names of the language families to which a given language belongs to, the largest/Second the largest spoken language in a country/region, awareness of language-related subjects, famous authors of the world and the language in which they wrote/have been writing, world-famous books and the language in which they are written

General English: awareness of English alphabets and the sounds they represent, spelling, basic knowledge of English grammar, synonyms and antonyms

Meanwhile, part B is of 60 marks. This section consists of 60 bits based on the natural/hypothetical language data to test the Analytical ability of the candidate.

The reservation policy for backward class and EWS candidates in CPGET exam are as follows:
Backward Class
Group A- 7 percent
Group B- 10 percent
Group C- 1 percent
Group D- 7 percent
Group E- 4 percent (subject to court decision)
EWS- As per the government orders of Telangana Government.

 Candidates can choose any of the following university centres for their certificate verification accroding to the schedule.

Decentralised Verification Centres:

• Directorate of Admissions,  Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Telangana University Campus, Dichpally, Nizamabad2
• Mahatma Gandhi University Campus, Yellareddyguda, Nalgonda
• Palamuru University Campus, Bandameedipally, Mahabubnagar

Part A of MA Sanskrit in CPGET exam is of 40 marks. Some of the important topics asked in MA Sanskrit in CPGET exams are Declensions: Marking the correct declensional form as indicated, Marking the correct Vibhakti as indicated, Conjugation: Marking the correct Tinganta verbal forms, Marking the correct lakara-tense and mood. Samasas – Compounds: Marking the correct vigrahvakya, Marking the correct samasas against given vigrahavakya. Meanwhile, part B is of 60 Marks. Some of the important topics asked in MA Sanskrt are Sandhis: Joining the words, Disjoin the sandhis, Kridantas: Marking the correct Kridanta form, Alankaras: Identify alankara, Define alankara. History of Literature: Identifying the poet, identifying the text.