CUET EXAM 2022

The National Testing Agency conducts CUET annually. The full form of CUET is the Common Universities Entrance Test, it was initially known as CUCET, Central Universities Common Entrance Test. This exam is conducted to accept students to various undergraduate programs in Central Universities like the University of Delhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Jamia Milia Islamia, the University of Allahabad, etc. CUET 2022 will be conducted at more than 150 exam centres across the nation in a total of thirteen languages.

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CUET has now been made mandatory by DU and other Universities. This exam will exclusively determine the college and program of the student in the academic session of 2022-23, while students’ board marks will only be the minimum eligibility criteria for admission.

CUET 2022 Notification

UGC has released a detailed information bulletin regarding CUET 2022 on 26 March 2022. As per the notification, the application process for CUET 2022 will be held from 6th April 2022 to 22th May 2022. The CUET Exam 2022 will be held in the month of July.

CUET 2022 Exam Summary 

CUET 2022 Registration

CUET 2022 Application process will be open for a month, from 6th April 2022 to 22th May 2022. The registration process will occur on the official website of CUET. The official website of CUET is https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/. 

The CUET 2022 application process contains the following steps:

1. Visit the official website  https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/ for registration.
2. Click on ‘Apply Online’ and choose the program as per your wish UG, PG or RP. Fill out the necessary details and captcha.
3. Once, the registration is completed, an application number and a password are generated and sent to the registered mobile number and email address. Use this information to log in.
4. Fill in all the required personal, academic, and communication details in the application form.
5. Upload images and required documents in the prescribed format.
6. Select the examination centre as per your convenience.
7. As the last step, You will receive a payment link on the registered email and mobile number. Pay the application fees through available mediums.

CUET 2022 Application fees

The application fees for CUET 2022 are as follows:

• If you pay through any online medium, the fee is INR 800 for general category candidates and INR 300 for SC and ST candidates for three PUs, while candidates belonging to the PWD category are exempted from fees.
• You can also pay the fee in offline mode through Challan of SBI bank. INR 50 extra will be charged as the bank’s commission, so the fee will be INR 850 for general category candidates and INR 300 for SC and ST candidates for three PUs, while candidates belonging to the PWD category are exempted from fees.

CUET 2022 Eligibility criteria

All candidates are advised to go through the eligibility criteria in detail as per their desired course set by the National Testing Agency. The CUET 2022 Educational Qualifications are as follows:

CUET 2022 Reservations

CUET has reservations for different categories as follows:

CUET 2022 Important Dates

CUET 2022 Syllabus

For PG candidates, CUET 2022 will contain the academic syllabus of the related Undergraduate Course.

For UG candidates, CUET 2022 will contain the academic syllabus of classes 11th and 12th.

The integrated syllabus of CUET 2022 is as follows:

CUET 2022 Exam Pattern for UG

NTA has updated the guidelines of the CUET 2022 exam pattern. The exam will be held in online mode as CBT (Computer-based Test) in thirteen different languages. The exam will have objective-type questions only, containing multiple-choice questions.

The exam will be held in two slots. The time duration for the first slot is 195 minutes and for the second slot, it will be 225 minutes.

CUET 2022 will have the following four sections:

1. Section IA: This section contains 13 Languages that include English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu,  and Urdu)
2. Section IB: This section contains 19 Languages that include French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian, and Chinese.

From Section IA and Section IB, a candidate can choose a maximum of 3 languages, while one of the languages chosen needs to be Domain-specific.

1. Section II contains 27 Domain-specific Subjects, out of which a maximum of 6 subjects needs to be chosen by the candidate. The 27 subjects are as follows:

1. 1. Accountancy/Book Keeping
   2. Biology/ Biological Studies/ Biotechnology/Biochemistry
   3. Business Studies
   4. Chemistry
   5. Computer Science/ Informatics Practices
   6. Economics/ Business Economics
   7. Engineering Graphics
   8. Entrepreneurship
   9. Geography/Geology
   10. History
   11. Home Science
   12. Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India,
   13. Legal Studies
   14. Environmental Science
   15. Mathematics
   16. Physical Education/ NCC /Yoga
   17. Physics
   18. Political Science
   19. Psychology
   20. Sociology
   21. Teaching Aptitude
   22. Agriculture
   23. Mass Media/ Mass Communication
   24. Anthropology
   25. Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting)/Commercial Arts
   26. Performing Arts – (i) Dance (Kathak/ Bharatnatyam/ Oddisi/ Kathakali/Kuchipudi/ Manipuri (ii) Drama- Theatre (iii) Music General (Hindustani/ Carnatic/ Rabindra Sangeet/ Percussion/ Non-Percussion)
   27. Sanskrit

1. Section III contains a General Test.

CUET 2022 Admit Card

CUET 2022 admit card will be released almost 15 days prior to the examination. The admit card will have all the required details, including the exam centre address and exam time, and the candidates’ details. CUET 2022 admit card or the hall ticket will be mandatory to bring to the exam hall, carrying a valid ID proof is also required. In the matter of any kind of disparity, candidates are urged to contact the exam conducting authorities and get all the errors corrected.

CUET 2022 Answer Key

A provisional CUET 2022 answer key will be released after the exam in the month of July itself. Candidates can calculate their probable marks using the Key. However, in the case of discrepancies, candidates can raise their objections within a given time period and after considering all valid objections, a final key will be released later.

CUET 2022 Result

Candidates can log in to the official website (https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/) to check the result using their credentials. CUET 2022 results will be out only in online mode in about a month. The result will contain the score and the information on whether the candidate has qualified or not. Candidates are advised to download the result and save it for all future references.

CUET 2022 Cut-off

As soon as the CUET 2022 result will be out, the CUET 2022 cut off will also be released. Candidates who will clear the required cut-off will be called for further rounds, including counselling. The cut-off will be different for the different courses and colleges. The cut-off will be based on the difficulty level of the exam and the number of applicants.

CUET 2022 Counselling

As soon as the result is out, candidates will have to register themselves on the official website of the desired university/college for counselling within a short stipulated time period. Then, the students will be called for counselling with all the necessary documents. After the process of counselling, the admission list for CUET 2022 will be released for the allotment of the seats.

CUET 2022 Exam Centres

CUET 2022 will be conducted at around 154 exam centres across the nation in different states. Students will be given the choice at the time of registration to choose the state and city of the exam center as per their convenience. The list of CUET 2022 exam centres is as follows: