Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG exam 2024) will be conducted in 13 mediums across India for admission into the Undergraduate Programmes in Hybrid (Pen & Paper / CBT) mode for all the Central Universities (CUs) and participating Universities in India for the academic year 2024-25
What Is CUET UG Exam 2024
The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is being introduced for admission into all Undergradute (UG) Programmes in all Central Universities and registered private university, state university for Academic session 2024-25 under the Ministry of Education, (MoE). The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) will provide a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from rural and other remote areas, and help establish better connections with the Universities. A single Examination will enable the Candidates to cover a wide outreach and be part of the admissions process to various Central Universities.
What Is National Testing Agency (NTA)
The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier testing organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient, transparent, and international standardized tests.
The Role of NTA is confined to the registration of candidates, the conduct of the test, hosting of answer keys, inviting challenges, finalizing answer keys, preparing and declaring results, and hosting Score Card.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DATES
| Event | Date |
| Online Submission of Application Form | 27 February to 26 March 2024 |
| Last date of successful transaction of fee | 26 March 2024 (up to 11:50 P.M.) |
| Correction in Particulars | 28 March to 29 March 2024 (Up to 11:50 P.M.) |
| Announcement of the City of Examination | 30 April 2024 onwards* |
| Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website | The second week of May 2024* |
| Date of Examination | Between 15 May 2024 and 31 May 2024* |
| Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys | To be announced later on the website |
| Declaration of Result on the NTA website | 30 June 2024* |
For CUET (UG) 2024, fees will be charged based on the number of subjects chosen by the candidates.
The following fee structure is applicable for CUET (UG) – 2024:
| Category | Up to 03 Subjects | For each Additional Subject |
| General (UR) | ₹ 1000/- | ₹ 400/- (each) |
| OBC (NCL) / EWS | ₹ 900/- | ₹ 375/- (each) |
| SC/ST/PwBD/Third gender | ₹ 800/- | ₹ 350/- (each) |
| Centres outside India | ₹ 4500/- | ₹ 1800/- (each) |
Eligibility Criteria:
For appearing in the CUET (UG) – 2024, here is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12 /equivalent examination or are appearing in 2024 irrespective of their age can appear in the CUET (UG) – 2024 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfill the age criteria (if any) of the University / Institution / Organization in which they are desirous of taking admission.
Important intructions before form filling:
Candidates are requested to fill in the Application Form very carefully.
Before filling the application candidates must carefully read the Instructions given in the Information Bulletin available on the Website.If candidates not follow with the instructions shall be disqualified for exam sitting .
Candidates should apply for CUET (UG) – 2024 through the “Online” mode only.
The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted.
Submission of the Application Form could be made by the candidate online through the NTA website: https://exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG
NTA will not entertain the corrections sent by the candidate through Post/Fax/WhatsApp/Email/by Hand.
Application Process:
Step 1: Go to the Cuet official website: https://cuetug.ntaonline.in
Step 2: Registration Form:
Register for the Online Application Form after registration application number will be generated and the application number and Password will be used for future login print related and confirmation.
Step 3: Application Form:
The Candidates can log in with their Application Number and Password to complete the Application Form filling personal details, educational qualification, university/ programme selection, test paper details, choosing the Examination Cities, and uploading the images and documents.
Upload Scanned Images of the Candidate’s Photograph and Signature.
1. The recent photograph should be colored with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears and a white background.
2. The scanned photograph and signature should be in JPG/JPEG format.
3. The size of the scanned photograph should be between 10 kb – 200 kb.
4. The size of the scanned signature should be between 04 kb to 30 kb.
5. PwD Certificate (if required)
Step 4 : Fee Payment:
After completing Step 2 and Step 3, the candidates have to pay the examination fee.
The fee can be submitted only online through Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, or UPI. Processing charges and GST as applicable are chargeable to the candidate by the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway.
The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be generated only after successful payment by the Candidate.
In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of the fee, then the candidate may have to contact the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway to ensure the successful payment or to obtain the refund of duplicate/multiple payments.
Download, save, and print a copy of the Confirmation Page of the Application Form for future reference
All candidates must ensure that they have provided the correct e-mail address and mobile number.
Candidates are advised to visit the NTA Website (www.nta.ac.in) and check their emails regularly for the latest updates.
For any queries/ clarifications, candidates can also Email/call at the NTA Helpdesk:
Email ID cuet-ug@nta.ac.in
Contact Number 011- 40759000 / 011-69227700
Medium of Examination:
Medium of the Question Papers:
the CUET (UG)- 2024 will be conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Scheme of Examination
Total subjects
61 (33 languages, 27 domain-specific, and 01 General Test)
Choice of Test Paper
Maximum 06 Test papers (04 or 05 domain subjects including General Test and 01 or 02 languages).
Candidates may choose a maximum 06 Subjects including languages (Indian and Foreign) and General Test
Total Questions
40 out of 50 questions for all test papers and 50 out of 60 for the General Test (choice of 10 questions). Duration for all test papers would be 45 minutes
Shift and Duration
It is proposed that for Pen & paper mode, there may be three shifts in a day of about two hours duration.
The pattern of Question Paper:
Objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
Syllabus of Test:
Language – Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary and Narrative, and Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary.
Domain Subject – As given on the NTA website https://exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG/
General Test – General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts Arithmetic / Algebra / Geometry / Mensuration / Statistics), Logical and Analytical Reasoning.
Admit Card
The e-Admit Card would be issued provisionally to the candidates from the NTA website:
The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website.
The candidate will appear in the examination at the given Centre on the date and shift/timing as indicated in his/her e-Admit Card.
In case a candidate is unable to download his/her Admit Card from the website, he/she should contact the NTA Help Line Number: 011-40759000 or 011-69227700 between 10.00 A.M. and 5.00 P.M.
The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully and strictly follow them during the examination time
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION
Date of Examination
Between 15 May and 31 May 2024
Slot
Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3
Timing of Examination – To be notified later.
Duration of Examination – To be notified later.
MARKING SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
For Multiple Choice Questions: To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer.
i. Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Five marks (+5)
ii. Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
iii. Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0).
iv. If more than one option is found to be correct then Five marks (+5) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options.
v. If all options are found to be correct then Five marks (+5) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question.
vi. If none of the options is found correct, or a question is found to be wrong, or a question is dropped, then all candidates who have attempted the dropped question will be given five marks (+5) marks.
List of Central Universities
.Name of Central Universities
1 Aligarh Muslim University
2 Assam University
3 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
4 Banaras Hindu University
5 Central University of Andhra Pradesh
6 Central University of South Bihar
7 Central University of Gujarat
8 Central University of Haryana
9 Central University of Himachal Pradesh
10 Central University of Jammu
11 Central University of Jharkhand
12 Central University of Karnataka
13 Central University of Kashmir
14 Central University of Kerala
15 Central University of Odisha
16 Central University of Punjab
17 Central University of Rajasthan
18 Central University of Tamil Nadu
19 Dr. Harisingh Gaur Vishwa Vidyalaya
20 Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
21 Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
22 Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
23 Jamia Millia Islamia 24 Jawaharlal Nehru University
25 Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
26 Manipur University 27 Maulana Azad National Urdu University
28 Mizoram University 29 Nagaland University
30 North Eastern Hill University
31 Pondicherry University
32 Rajiv Gandhi University
33 Sikkim University
34 Tezpur University
35 The English and Foreign Languages University
36 Tripura University
42 S. No. Name of Central Universities
37 University of Allahabad
38 University of Delhi
39 University of Hyderabad
40 Visva Bharati University
41 Mahatma Gandhi Central University
42 Central Sanskrit University, Delhi
43 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
44 National Sanskrit University
List of Languages/ Subjects /General Test offered under CUET(UG) – 2024
| Subject | Code | Subject |
| There are 33 languages and 27 subjects. A candidate may choose any subject/language as desired by the applicable University/ Organization. | 101 | English |
| 102 | Hindi | |
| 103 | Assamese | |
| 104 | Bengali | |
| 105 | Gujarati | |
| 106 | Kannada | |
| 107 | Malayalam | |
| 108 | Marathi | |
| 109 | Odia | |
| 110 | Punjabi | |
| 111 | Tamil | |
| 112 | Telugu | |
| 113 | Urdu | |
| 201 | Arabic | |
| 202 | Bodo | |
| 203 | Chinese | |
| 204 | Dogri | |
| 205 | French | |
| 206 | German | |
| 207 | Italian | |
| 208 | Japanese | |
| 209 | Kashmiri | |
| 210 | Konkani | |
| 211 | Maithili | |
| 212 | Manipuri | |
| 213 | Nepali | |
| 214 | Persian | |
| 215 | Russian | |
| 216 | Santhali | |
| 217 | Sindhi | |
| 218 | Spanish | |
| 219 | Tibetan | |
| 220 | Sanskrit | |
| 301 | Accountancy/Book Keeping | |
| 302 | Agriculture | |
| 303 | Anthropology | |
| 304 | Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry | |
| 305 | Business Studies | |
| 306 | Chemistry | |
| 307 | Environmental Studies | |
| 308 | Computer Science/Informatics Practices | |
| 309 | Economics/Business Economics | |
| 310 | Engineering Graphics | |
| 311 | Entrepreneurship | |
| 312 | Fine Arts/Visual Arts(Sculpture/Painting)/ Commercial Art | |
| 313 | Geography/ Geology | |
| 314 | History | |
| 315 | Home Science | |
| 316 | Knowledge Tradition-Practices India | |
| 317 | Legal Studies | |
| 318 | Mass Media/Mass Communication | |
| 319 | Mathematics / Applied Mathematics | |
| 320 | Performing Arts | |
| 321 | Physical Education/National Cadet Corps(NCC)/ Yoga | |
| 322 | Physics | |
| 323 | Political Science | |
| 324 | Psychology | |
| 325 | Sanskrit | |
| 326 | Sociology | |
| 327 | Teaching Aptitude | |
| General Test | 501 | For Vocational/Open Eligibility/Cross Stream/Any other as applicable |
CUET UG 2024 exam centres outside of India are follows :
| Country/State | City |
| Bahrain | Manama |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| Qatar | Doha |
| UAE | Dubai |
| Nepal | Kathmandu |
| Oman | Muscat |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
| UAE | Sharjah |
| Singapore | Singapore |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Nigeria | Lagos/Abuja |
| Indonesia | Jakarta |
| Australia | Canberra |
| Austria | Vienna |
| Brazil | Brasilia |
| Canada | Ottawa |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Russia | Moscow |
| South Africa | Cape Town |
| Thailand | Bangkok |
| USA | Washington D.C. |
| Vietnam | Hanoi |
| Norway | Oslo |
| UAE | Abu Dhabi |
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