# Common University Entrance Test (UG) (CUET UG) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: UNIVERSITY · national
- Questions: 175 · Total marks: 700 · Marks per question: 5
- Duration: 195 minutes
- Negative marking: −1 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI, TE, TA, KN, ML, MR, BN, GU, PA

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Education: Must have passed or be appearing for Class 12 from a recognized board in any stream; General category requires 50% marks, SC/ST/OBC require 45%
- Approximate annual vacancies: 3,00,000
- Note: No attempt limit; can select domain subjects based on desired course; used for admission to UG programs in Central and participating universities across India
- Official portal: https://cuet.nta.nic.in (National Testing Agency (NTA))

## Key dates
- 2027-01-01 — CUET UG 2027 notification expected

## Syllabus outline
### General Aptitude Test (weight 1)
Basic Grammar & Vocabulary · Current Affairs · Data Interpretation · Environment & Ecology · General Knowledge · Indian History & National Movement · General Polity · Logical & Analytical Reasoning · General Mental Ability · Averages · Percentage · Profit & Loss · Ratio & Proportion · Simple & Compound Interest · Time, Speed & Distance · Time & Work · Numerical Ability · Quantitative Reasoning · Science & Technology

### Mathematics / Applied Mathematics (Domain) (weight 1)
Applications of Derivatives · Applications of the Integrals · Continuity & Differentiability · Determinants · Differential Equations · Integrals · Inverse Trigonometric Functions · Linear Programming · Matrices · Probability · Relations & Functions · Three-Dimensional Geometry · Vectors

### Physics (Domain) (weight 1)
Atoms & Nuclei · Communication Systems · Current Electricity · Dual Nature of Radiation & Matter · Electronic Devices · Electrostatics · Electromagnetic Waves · Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current · Magnetic Effects of Current & Magnetism · Optics

### Chemistry (Domain) (weight 1)
Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers · Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids · Amines · Biomolecules · Chemical Kinetics · Coordination Compounds · d- and f-Block Elements · Electrochemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life · Haloalkanes & Haloarenes · General Principles & Processes of Isolation of Elements · p-Block Elements · Polymers · Solid State · Solutions · Surface Chemistry

### Biology / Biological Studies (Domain) (weight 1)
Biodiversity & Conservation · Biotechnology — Applications · Biotechnology — Principles & Processes · Ecosystem · Environmental Issues · Evolution · Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production · Human Health & Disease · Principles of Inheritance & Variation · Human Reproduction · Microbes in Human Welfare · Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Organisms & Populations · Reproduction in Organisms · Reproductive Health · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

### English (Language Test) (weight 1)
Antonyms · Error Spotting & Correction · Fill in the Blanks · Idioms & Phrases · One-Word Substitution · Reading Comprehension — Factual Passages · Reading Comprehension — Literary Passages · Reading Comprehension — Narrative Passages · Rearrangement of Sentences · Synonyms · Verbal Reasoning · Vocabulary in Context

### Other Domain Subjects (weight 1)
Accountancy / Book-Keeping · Agriculture · Anthropology · Business Studies · Computer Science / Informatics Practices · Economics / Business Economics · Entrepreneurship · Environmental Science · Fine Arts / Visual Arts / Commercial Arts · Geography / Geology · History · Home Science · Knowledge Tradition & Practices in India · Legal Studies · Mass Media / Mass Communication · Performing Arts · Physical Education · Political Science · Psychology · Sanskrit · Sociology · Teaching Aptitude · Tourism

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 580-680/700 (83-97%) |
| EWS | 560-660/700 (80-94%) |
| OBC-NCL | 540-640/700 (77-91%) |
| SC | 480-580/700 (69-83%) |
| ST | 450-550/700 (64-79%) |
| PwD | 420-520/700 (60-74%) |

**Guidance:**

- **Typical category differentials**: General-to-OBC gap is ~40-50 marks (5-7%); OBC-to-SC gap is ~60-80 marks (8-11%); SC-to-ST gap is ~30-40 marks (4-6%). PwD cutoffs track 20-30 marks below corresponding general category benchmarks.

- **Cutoff drivers**: Premier DU colleges (LSR, St. Stephen's, Hindu, SRCC) push General cutoffs to 95-97% range; domain-specific programs (Economics, CS, Psychology) demand 3-5% higher than general humanities. Domain test performance + CUET marks composite determines final merit.

- **Year-on-year variation**: Cutoffs fluctuate 2-4% based on paper difficulty, number of test-takers (2.5M+ in recent cycles), and seat matrix changes. Normalization across multiple sessions can compress or expand score distributions significantly.

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