Information's Of CUET PG LAW

Central University Entrance Test (CUET)

What is CUET?

The National Testing Agency, NTA an independent, autonomous and self-sustained chief testing organization has been established by The Ministry of Education, Indian Government under the Societies Registration Act (1860).

This organization has been established to conduct efficient, transfer and international standards tests in order to analyze the competency of candidates for admission to premier higher education institutions

The NTA is responsible for conducting the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) for Post graduation (PG) programmes for 2022.

Central University Entrance Test (CUET) is introduced by NTA for admission into undergraduate(UG) Programs in all Central universities for academic sessions 2022-23 under the ministry of education.

This test is going to provide a common platform and equal options to the candidates across the nation, especially those from rural and other remote areas and help to initiate a better connection with the universities

By this single examination students will be able to expand their application range for admission to various central universities.

Prior to CUET, this exam to was known as CUCET, it was introduced in 2010 for admission to UG and Integrated Postgraduate and diploma/ certificate courses at seven central universities

CUET is not exactly a new examination. Earlier known as CUCET, the exam was introduced in 2010 for admission to undergraduate, integrated postgraduate and diploma/certificate courses at seven central universities. The CUCET was not mandatory.

However, the Union Government has now made it compulsory for admission to Central universities, including institutes like Delhi University and Visva –Bharti University.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The eligibility criteria will depend upon the courses and university to which the student is willing to take admission. Nevertheless, there are some common criteria for admission to UG, PG and PhD programs  
  • They are as follows:
  • For the general category student candidates must have a minimum of 50% marks in Class XII or equivalent exam
  • The candidates of scheduled Caste (SC) and scheduled Tribe (ST) must have Minimum 45% marks in Class XII or equivalent exam.
  • Nationality: Indian National citizens will be eligible to apply.
  • According to the CUCET UG eligibility age limit, there is no age limit to apply for the entrance exam.

**However, the candidate will have to fulfill the age criteria (if any) of the particular university to which the candidate is desiring to apply.

How to Apply for CUET?

  • The NTA authority will release CUET 2023 application form separately for UG & PG level courses.
  • The application form for both UG & PG level courses will be released via online mode. No other mode will be entertained to fill out the form.
  • The forms will be released from the first week of April till the last week of May 2023 for UG level courses.
  • Candidates will be able to submit the application form for PG courses from the second week of May till the third week of June 2023.

Steps to fill out the CUET application form online:

  • Open the NTA CUET website.
  • Click on “Registration”.
  • Read the instructions carefully and select the checkbox “I have downloaded the Information Bulletin, read and understood all the instructions”.
  • Proceed to apply online by clicking on “Click here to Proceed”.
  • Fill out the Registration Form, Enter your Security Pin and Submit the form.
  • Note down the system-generated Application Number.
  • Complete the Application Form.
  • Upload the scanned images of the Photograph and Signature incorrect specification.
  • Pay the Application fee and take a printout of the confirmation page after successful remittance of the fee.

Application Fee:

Candidates will have to submit their forms fee via online mode.
The mode of payment includes credit card, debit card or net banking or UPI payment mode.
The application fee will be non-refundable in any case.

Given below is the application fee for CUET:
Slot: Timing of Examination
No. of Tests/ Subjects
UG/UI and Part-time Programmes
Centers in India
Centers Outside India
General (Unreserved)
OBC (NCL) / EWS
SC/ST/ Third gender / PwBD
Slot-1 : 09.00 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. (IST)
Upto 4
₹ 650/-
₹ 600/-
₹ 550/-
₹ 3000/-
Slot-2 : 03.00 p.m. to 06.45 p.m. (IST)
Upto 5
₹ 650/-
₹ 600/-
₹ 550/-
₹ 3000/-

* Candidates can choose Slot I or Slot II or both the Slots as per their requirements. Choice of the Slots in CUET depends on the tests that you should take which in turn depends on the requirements for the desired course in the desired University/ies/ Participating Institutions.

The required documents are

  1. Scanned clear photographs in JPG/JPEG format (size between 10 kb–200 kb).
  2. Scanned clear signature in JPG/JPEG format (size between 4 kb–30 kb).
  3. Category certificate if applicable (SC/ST/OBC/EWS etc.) in PDF format (size between 50 kb–300 kb).
  4. Aadhar Card OR other ID proof OR Qualifying examination admit card with photograph.
  5. Class 10 and 12 or equivalent Mark Sheets to fill in education details.
  6. Credit card, Debit card or Net banking details for online fee payment.

Exam pattern:

  • The examination mode will be online as Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
  • Question paper will consist of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type questions.
  • There will be 13 languages for the UG level course.
  • For Slot I, candidates will be given 3 hours 15 minutes & for Slot II 3 hours 45 minutes will be given.
  • CUET UG will include 4 sections as Section IA, Section IB, Section II and Section III.
  • There will be  100 questions asked in the question paper.
  • 5 marks will be credited for each correct answer while 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Structure of the question paper

Table Header

Section

Subjects

Questions

to be

attempted

Total questions

Questions Type

Duration
Section IA
13 different languages (can choose any one)
40
50
Reading comprehension (based on different languages – Factual literary & Narrative, Literary Aptitude & Vocabulary)
45 minutes for each language
Section IB
20 different languages (can choose any language apart from Section IA)
Section II- Domain
27 Domains specific subjects (must choose 6 domain as desire by applicable university/ ies)
40
50
Input Text for MCQ based questions (it will be on the bases of 12th NCERT syllabus)
Input Text for MCQ based questions (it will be on the bases of 12th NCERT syllabus)
Section III- General Tests
Section III- General Tests
60

75
Input text can be used for MCQ Based Questions General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic /algebra geometry/mensuration/ stat taught till Grade 8), Logical and Analytical Reasoning
60 minutes
Total
180 questions
225 questions
195 minutes

Languages:

  • 13 different languages – Punjabi, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, English, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, & Urdu
  • 20 different languages – Dogri, Italian, Santhali, Tibetan, Arabic, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Persian, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Bodo, Russian, Chinese, Nepali.

*A Candidate can choose a maximum of any 3 languages from Section IA and Section IB taken together. (One of the languages chosen needs to be in lieu of Domain specific subjects)

Domain-Specific Subjects (27) :

Section II offers 27 Subjects, out of which a candidate can choose a maximum of 6 Subjects.

  • Accountancy/ Book Keeping
  • Biology/ Biological Studies/ Biotechnology/Biochemistry
  • Business Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science/ Informatics Practices
  • Economics/ Business Economics
  • Engineering Graphics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Geography/Geology
  • History
  • Home Science
  • Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India
  • Legal Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Teaching Aptitude
  • Agriculture
  • Mass Media/ Mass Communication
  • Anthropology
  • Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting)/Commercial Arts
  •  Performing Arts
  • Dance (Kathak/ Bharatnatyam/ Odissi/ Kathakali/Kuchipudi/ Manipuri
  • Drama- Theater
  • Music General (Hindustani/ Carnatic/ Rabindra Sangeet/ Percussion/ Non-Percussion)
  • Sanskrit. [For all Shastri (Shastri 3 years/ 4 years Honours) Equivalent to B.A./B.A. Honours courses i.e. Shastri in Veda, Paurohitya (Karmakand), Dharmashastra, Prachin Vyakarana, Navya Vyakarana, Phalit Jyotish, Siddhant Jyotish, Vastushastra, Sahitya, Puranetihas, Prakrit Bhasha, Prachin Nyaya Vaisheshika, Sankhya Yoga, Jain Darshan, Mimansa, AdvaitaVedanta, Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, Sarva Darshan, a candidate may choose Sanskrit as the Domain. For those who are writing Sanskrit as a domain subject in Section 2, the Sanskrit paper in Section 1B will be used for testing their Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary and Narrative, [Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary]

Colleges participating in CUET in2023

  • 88 Universities are supposed to take part in the NTA CUET,2023. These 88 universities will provide  an equal and will open common windows for the students, who are seeking admission to the following Universities across the Country

List of Central Universities taking part in the NTA CUET 2023:

Name of the University State Location Established in Year
Aligarh Muslim University
Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh
1920
Assam University
Assam
Silchar
1994
Babasaheb Bhimrao
Ambedkar University
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
1996
Banaras Hindu University
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
1916
Central University of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur
2019
Central University of South Bihar
Bihar
Gaya
2009
Central University of Gujarat
Gujarat
Gandhinagar
2009
Central University of Haryana
Haryana
Mahendragarh
2009
Central University of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Dharamsala
2009
Central University of Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu
2011
Central University of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Ranchi
2009
Central University of Karnataka
Karnataka
Kalaburagi
2009
Central University of Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar
2009
Central University of Kerala
Kerala
Kasaragod
2009
Central University of Odisha
Odisha
Koraput
2009
  • After the NTA will declare the result of CUET 2023. These universities will declare the counseling/ admission schedule and merit list independently based on the CUET 2023 score and other eligibility criteria of the respective CUET.
  • The admission counseling for the Universities participating in CUET 2023 will be done in online /offline mode. Syllabus 
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