CUET UG Exam Pattern 2026

CUET UG Exam Pattern

CUET UG is a computer-based test. Each subject is a separate paper. A candidate can take a maximum of five subjects in total, including languages and the General Aptitude Test.

Pattern per paper (CUET UG 2026)

Item	Details
Questions per paper	50
Duration per paper	60 minutes
Correct answer	+5 marks
Wrong answer	-1 mark
Unanswered	0
Maximum marks per paper	250
Question type	Multiple choice

Subjects offered (37)

Group	Number	What it tests
Languages	13	Reading comprehension (factual, literary and narrative passages), literary aptitude and vocabulary
Domain-specific subjects	23	Class 12 NCERT-based syllabus of the subject (e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Accountancy, Economics, History, Political Science)
General Aptitude Test	1	General knowledge, current affairs, mental ability, numerical ability, quantitative and logical reasoning

Medium

Papers are available in 13 languages: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The paper shows English plus your chosen language; if there is a difference, the English version is final.

Normalisation

Because a subject may be held in several shifts, NTA converts raw scores into normalised scores (percentile-based). Universities use these normalised scores to prepare merit lists. In 2026, the highest aggregate NTA score across five subjects was 1,232.19.

CUET UG Exam Pattern 2026