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CUCET 2022

CUCET 2022: The Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) is a national-level exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and used by several centrally-funded universities for admission to different programmes offered by them.

Important Dates
1
Registration Begins :
3rd Week March 2022
2
Last Date for Application :
4th week of April 2022
3
Admit Card Release :
2nd week of May 2022
4
Exam Date :
3rd week of May 2022
5
Result :
3rd week of June 2022
Exam Details
Website :
https://cucet.nta.nic.in/
Mode :
Classroom
Exam Fee :
Rs 800 for General/ OBC & Rs 350 for SC/ ST candidates
Reservation :
YES
Exam Frequency :
Once a Year
Duration :
2 Hour
Conducted By :
The National Testing Agency (NTA)
Programmes :
Admission to various Integrated/Under-Graduate, Post Graduate and Research Programmes
Languages :
English
Eligibility
Min Age : 18 Years
Max Age : No maximum age
Number of Attempts : Multiple Phases (Two attempts per phase is allowed)
Qualification Criteria : Any
Aggregate Percentage / Marks Required : passed the Class XII Board exams/Bachelor’s degree from recognized university
Marking Scheme, Pattern & Cut-Offs
Exam Mode :
MCQ
Stages :
2
Negative Marking :
1/4
Number of Ques. :
100
Maximum Marks :
100
Cut-Offs :
It differs college to college

Syllabus

The syllabus for the entrance examination will be consist of various topics from the related previous academic syllabus. The CUCET Syllabus for UG courses will be consist of various topics from the 11th and 12th academic syllabus and for PG courses, the syllabus will be consisting of the academic syllabus of related undergraduate syllabus.Some of the major topics that need to be covered under CUCET 2022 are English, Reasoning, General Aptitude, Analytical Skills, Numerical Aptitude/Data Interpretation, General Knowledge subjects/topics, and other topics.

Reservation Criteria

CUCET Eligibility: Reservation

As CUCET is an entrance exam for admissions to Undergraduate courses at the Central Universities, which have been established under an Act of the Parliament, each Central University must follow the norms set by the Government of India, with respect to intake and reservation of seats.

Generally, the following break-up is followed:

Category Reservation
Scheduled Castes 15%
Scheduled Tribes 7.5%
Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy) 27%
Persons with Disability 5%

Some institutions might even have provisions for the Economically Weaker Sections, which can account for 10% of the total seats. These EWS seats are carved out from the Open Category.

To avail of the reservation benefit based on caste (or any other category as specified), a candidate must be able to produce valid documents/certificates to support such claims.

Exam Information & Centers

List of all the test centres for CUCET 2022

A list of all the prospective cities where the CUCET 2022 will most likely be held is given below for your reference. Any additions or deductions from this list will be made in accordance with the official list of CUCET exam centres 2022 once it has been released.

State Cities
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar/Naharalagun
Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam
Vizianagaram
Vijayawada
Nellore
Kakinada
Chirala
Rajahmundry
Tirupati
Guntur
Kurnool
Anantapur
Assam Silchar
Tezpur
Dibrugarh
Jorhat
Guwahati
Bihar Arrah
Samastipur
Purnia
Patna
Muzaffarpur
Gaya
Bhagalpur
Darbhanga
Chattisgarh Bilaspur
Bhilai Nagar/Durg
Raipur
Chandigarh Chandigarh/Mohali
Delhi Delhi/New Delhi
Gujarat Vadodara
Surat
Rajkot
Mehsana
Godhra
Gandhinagar
Vapi/Valsad
Anand
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar
Panji Panji/Madgaon
Haryana Ambala
Faridabad
Gurugram
Karnal
Kurukshetra
Hissar
Himachal Pradesh Solan
Kangra/Palampur
Shimla
Hamirpur
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar
Samba
Rajouri
Jammu
Pulwama
Baramulla
Jharkhand Hazaribagh
Bokaro Steel City
Dhanbad
Jamshedpur
Ranchi
Karnataka Dharwad/Hubballi
Shimoga
Mysore
Mandya
Mangalore
Kalaburagi / Gulbarga
Udupi/Manipal
Davanagere
Bidar
Bellary
Belagavi
Bangalore
Kerala Malappuram
Thrissur
Ernakulam/Angamaly/Moovattupuzha
Thiruvananthapuram
Palakkad
Kollam
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Kottayam
Kochi
Kasargod
Kannur (Thalassery)
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
Gwalior
Satna
Ujjain
Indore
Jabalpur
Meghalaya Shillong
Manipur Imphal
Maharashtra Mumbai/Navi Mumbai
Amravati
Aurangabad
Nashik
Nagpur
Pune
Mizoram Aizawl
Nagaland Kohima
Leh and Ladhak Leh
Odisha Angul
Berhampur/Ganjam
Bhubaneshwar
Cuttack
Kendujhar
Dhenkanal
Rourkela
Sambalpur
Punjab Jalandhar
Ludhiana
Patiala/Fatehgarh Sahib
Bathinda
Amritsar
Rajasthan Bikaner
Jaipur
Jodhpur
Alwar
Ajmer
Kota
Sikar
Udaipur
Tamil Nadu Chennai
Coimbatore
Cuddalore
Madurai
Nagercoil/Kanyakumari
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
Tirunelveli
Salem
Telangana Hyderabad/Secundarabad/Ranga Reddy
Karimnagar
Mahbubnagar
Khammam
Warangal
Tripura Agartala
Uttar Pradesh Agra
Gorakhpur
Lucknow
Meerut
Muzaffarnagar
Noida/Greater Noida
Ghaziabad
Aligarh
Bareilly
Kanpur
Moradabad
Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Varanasi
Uttarakhand Dehradun
Haldwani
Roorkee
West Bengal Asansol
Kalyani
Hooghly
Kolkata
Siliguri
Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair

Frequently Asked Questions

CUCET 2022 Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs

Question 1. What is CUCET 2022?

Ans. The Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET 2022) will be held for admission to Integrated/Undergraduate (UI) programmes and Post-Graduate (PG) programmes in around 54 central universities (as planned).Through this national level test, students may apply for admission to participating central universities (PU) across the country through a single window.

Question 2. Which universities are participating in CUCET 2022?

Ans. Previously CUCET had 12 participating universities, but now authorities have planned to include around 54 central universities under the ambit of CUCET. Out of the 54, DU and JNU have confirmed admissions through CUCET in 2022. Hence, admissions to JNU and DU will be conducted on the basis of CUCET 2022.