Organization: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Post Exam Name: Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET PG) 2025
Official Website: exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-PG
CUET PG 2025 – Admission Overview
The Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET PG) 2025, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is a national-level entrance examination for admission into postgraduate programs across over 150 participating Central, State, Deemed, and Private Universities in India. The exam is conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode and allows candidates to apply for multiple subjects through a single platform.
Important Dates:
- Application Form Start Date: 02 January 2025
- Application Form End Date: 01 February 2025 (extended to 08 February 2025 in some cases)
- Application Correction Window: 10 to 12 February 2025 (originally 03 to 05 February 2025)
- Advance City Intimation Slip Release: Second week of March 2025
- Admit Card Release: 3–4 days before the exam (Phased release on 08, 16, and 22 March 2025)
- Exam Dates: 13 March to 01 April 2025
- Provisional Answer Key: 22 April 2025
- Answer Key Challenge Window: 22 to 24 April 2025
- Final Answer Key: 06 May 2025
- Result Declaration: 06 May 2025
- Counselling: From mid-May 2025 (conducted by individual universities)
Eligibility Criteria:
- Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; final-year students in 2025 also eligible
- Age Limit: No age restriction for appearing in the exam (university-specific age rules may apply)
- Nationality: Indian citizen
- Additional Requirements: Some universities may require specific subjects or minimum percentage
Exam Pattern and Structure:
- Mode: Computer-Based Test (CBT)
- Duration: 90 minutes per paper
- Total Questions: 75 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) per subject
- Marking Scheme:
- +4 for each correct answer
- -1 for each incorrect answer
- 0 for unattempted questions
- Medium: English and Hindi (exceptions apply to certain language, M.Tech, Acharya, and higher science papers)
- Exam Shifts:
- Shift 1: 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM
- Shift 2: 12:30 PM – 02:00 PM
- Shift 3: 04:00 PM – 05:30 PM
- Test Papers: Candidates can choose up to 4 test subjects
Application Fee (for 2 Papers):
- General: ₹1,200
- OBC-NCL / EWS: ₹1,000
- SC / ST / Third Gender: ₹900
- PwBD: ₹800
Additional Paper Fee (Per Extra Subject):
- General: ₹600
- OBC-NCL / EWS / SC / ST / Third Gender: ₹500
- PwBD: ₹400
Participating Universities (Sample List):
Over 150 universities accept CUET PG scores. Some major ones include:
- University of Delhi (DU)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
- Central University of South Bihar (CUSB)
- Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD)
- And many more
Syllabus:
- Subject-specific syllabus based on undergraduate curriculum
- Covers multiple domains such as Humanities, Science, Languages, M.Tech, and Acharya courses
- Syllabus PDFs are available on the CUET PG portal and academic websites
Counselling & Admission:
- Each participating university conducts its own counselling process
- Candidates must apply separately on the websites of respective universities
- Admission depends on CUET PG scores, university cutoffs, and eligibility criteria
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