PUCAT Exam Pattern 2026: Course-wise Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme, Exam Duration & No of Questions

Purvanchal University Common Admission Test 2026 ( PUCAT )

Porishmita Paul
Updated on Oct 28, 2025 11:05 IST

By Porishmita Paul, Associate Senior Executive

PUCAT 2026 Pattern: Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University decides PUCAT pattern. They will publish PUCAT pattern 2026 along with the exam's notification. PUCAT 2026 pattern tells us about the mode of the examination, types of questions, number of questions, marking scheme, and more. It is important that applicants familiarise themselves with the test pattern to prepare for it well. PUCAT is an offline test i.e., pen and paper type. It is conducted in English, except for language courses that are conducted in their respective languages. Read on to learn more about PUCAT 2026 pattern. 

VBSPU conducts PUCAT annually for various UG and PG courses at the university. The schedule for the exam has not been announced yet, but it can be estimated that it will be conducted in July 2026. 

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Table of contents
  • PUCAT Pattern 2026 - Exam Highlights
  • PUCAT 2026 - MA Exam Pattern
  • PUCAT 2026 - MSc Exam Pattern
  • PUCAT Pattern 2026 - Marking Scheme
  • FAQs Related to PUCAT Marking Scheme
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PUCAT Pattern 2026 - Exam Highlights

Some key information about the exam is provided in the table below. 

Particulars

Details

Name of Entrance Exam

PUCAT

Conducting Body

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

Exam Level

State-level

Exam Mode

Offline

Exam Medium

English

Exam Duration

2 Hours

Type of Questions

MCQs

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PUCAT 2026 - MA Exam Pattern

PUCAT 2026 pattern for MA Programmes:

Objective

Questions

Marks

Journalism (BA Level Purvanchal University Syllabus)

20

20

General Studies

20

20

Reasoning

20

20

General Hindi and General English

20

20

Indian Constitutions, Ancient Indian History, Indian Economy, General Geography

20

20

Total

100

100

MA in Applied Psychology

Objective

Questions

Marks

Reasoning

20

20

Arithmetic

20

20

General Studies

20

20

General English Grammar

20

20

Psychology (Fundamental of Psychology and Human Brain Physiology)

20

20

Total

100

100

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PUCAT 2026 - MSc Exam Pattern

The common question paper will be for admissions to M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Microbiology, M.Sc. Biochemistry and M.Sc. Environmental Sciences. The PUCAT 2026 pattern for the same is provided in the table below. 

Objective

Questions

Marks

General Science, General Knowledge, Reasoning, General Mathematics

25

25

Zoology (from B.Sc. syllabus of VBS Purvanchal Univ., Jaunpur)

25

25

Botany (from B.Sc. syllabus of VBS Purvanchal Univ., Jaunpur)

25

25

Chemistry (from B.Sc. syllabus of VBS Purvanchal Univ., Jaunpur)

25

25

Total

100

100

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PUCAT Pattern 2026 - Marking Scheme

The PUCAT marking scheme is such that the entrance exam has a total of 100 marks. Check the following table:

Total Number of Questions

100

Total Number of Marks

100

Negative Marking

No

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FAQs Related to PUCAT Marking Scheme

Some important FAQs on the PUCAT pattern are provided below. 

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Answered 2 weeks ago

No, you can not apply for PUCAT exam without paying application fees. PUCAT registration fees is mandatory for form submission. Students who do not submit the required fees are not eligible to sit for test. 

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Porishmita Paul

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Answered 2 weeks ago

PUCAT application fee depends on the category of the student. Category-wise application fee for PUCAT 2026 exam is given below:

General/ OBC: INR 500
SC/ ST: INR 250

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Porishmita Paul

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Answered 4 weeks ago

Candidates preparing to appear for Purvanchal University Combined Admission Test (PUCAT) exam can check the below space to know about the mode and medium of PUCAT exam: 
Particulars

Exam Level: State-level

Exam Mode: Offline

Exam Medium: English

 

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Porishmita Paul

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 weeks ago

Purvanchal University Combined Admission Test (PUCAT) is conducted by the Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University in order to offer students admission in various postgraduate courses. The exam is conducted annually and it is through qualifying PUCAT, that candidates are granted admission to the var

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Porishmita Paul

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 weeks ago

PUCAT exam is conducted by Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University.

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