CUET Syllabus 2023: NTA prescribes the CUET (CUCET) syllabus on the official portal along with the exam notification. The CUET 2023 will be conducted for 27 subjects to facilitate admissions to 45 central universities. Aspirants can enrol in UG, Integrated, and PG Courses at participating institutions and universities by clearing the CUET 2023 exam.

In this article, we have provided the CUET syllabus for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Candidates are advised to go through the complete syllabus by reading this entire article before starting their CUCET preparation. Read on to know more about the latest CUET syllabus and exam pattern.

Latest Updates:
— CUET 2023 registration started on February 9, 2023.
— CUET 2023 exam will be conducted from May 21 to 31, 2023.

CUET Syllabus 2023: Overview

According to the latest update, the exam will have four sections – Section 1 (1A,1B), Section 2, and Section 3. The CUET 2023 is conducted in 2 shifts; the first shift will have 1 language paper, 2 subject-specific papers, and the general test paper. The second shift consists of 4 domain-specific subject papers and 1 option language paper.

CUET Syllabus 2023: Subjects

The syllabus of CUCET 2023 at the undergraduate level covers the following subjects. 

Subjects	Language Specifications
Section IA	13 Languages
Section IB	20 Languages
Section II	27 Domain-Specific Subjects
Section III	General Aptitude Test

CUET (UG) Syllabus 2023

As per the syllabus of CUCET 2023, the question paper will be divided into four sections. Section IA will include 13 languages, section IB will include 20 subjects, section II will have 27 domain-specific subjects, and section III will be a general test. The candidates can refer to the table below to know all the topics of the CUCET 2023 syllabus at the undergraduate level.

The topic-wise syllabus for the undergraduate-level test of CUCET 2023 is given below.

Section IA – 13 Languages

The languages included in this section are Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi, and Urdu. For each language topics covered are as follows:

Topics
Comprehension
Adverbs
Sentence Improvement
Sentence Jumble
Prepositions
Parallelism
Modifiers
Nouns
Pronouns
Articles
Verbs
Adjectives
Tense
Subject-Verb Agreement

Section IB – 20 Languages

The languages covered in this section are French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian, and Chinese. For each language, the topics covered in this section are as follows:

Topics
Comprehension
Adverbs
Sentence Improvement
Sentence Jumble
Prepositions
Parallelism
Modifiers
Nouns
Pronouns
Articles
Verbs
Adjectives
Tense
Subject-Verb Agreement

Note: A Candidate can choose a maximum of any 3 languages from section IA and section IB together. However, the third language can be chosen instead of the 6th domain-specific subject (so the maximum number of tests to be taken remains 9 only, i.e., 2 languages + 6 domain-specific subjects + 1 general test or 3 languages + 5 domain-specific subjects + 1 general test. This flexibility is provided to help a candidate apply for many universities depending on their eligibility conditions).

Section II – 27 Domain-Specific Subjects

The CUET exam pattern has changed, and 27 domain-specific subjects are included in this section. Candidates can choose a maximum of 6 subjects here. The domain-specific subjects are as below.

1. Accountancy/ Bookkeeping
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/ Odissi/ Kathakali/Kuchipudi/ Manipuri (ii) Drama- Theatre (iii) Music General (Hindustani/ Carnatic/ Rabindra Sangeet/ Percussion/ Non-Percussion)
27. Sanskrit

CUCET UG Section III – General Test

CUET Syllabus for Analytical Reasoning

The topics covered under the ‘Analytical Reasoning’ section are as follows:

List of covered topics

Topics
Syllogisms
Ranking & Time Sequence
Data Sufficiency
Alphabet & Eligibility Test
Logical Venn diagram
Inequalities
Number Sequence/ Series
Odd one out
Blood Relations
Analogy Input-Output
Coded-inequality
Conditional Statements
Directions

CUET Syllabus for General Knowledge

The topics covered under the ‘General Knowledge’ section are as follows:

List of topics covered

Topics
Awards
Banking and Finance
Business
Cinema
Current Affairs
Defence and Space
Economics
Geography
History
Indian Agriculture
Indian Constitution
Indian Judiciary
Institutions of India
International Relations
Politics
Science and Technology
Sports
Who’s Who

CUET Syllabus for Numerical Ability

The topics covered under the ‘Numerical Aptitude/ Data Interpretation’ are as follows:

List of topics covered

Topics
Age Problems
Arithmetic Aptitude
Averages
Coding and Decoding
Data Interpretation
Important Problems
Inequalities
Mensuration
Mixture and Alligation
Number Series
Partnerships
Percentages
Permutation and Combination
Pipes and Cisterns
Probability
Profit and Loss
Ratios and Proportions
Simple Interest and Compound Interest
Stream Boat Problems
Time & Speed
Work and Time

CUET Syllabus for Quantitative Reasoning

The topics covered under the ‘Reasoning’ section are as follows:

List of topics covered

Topics
Analogy
Analytical reasoning
Blood Relations
Clocks
Coding-Decoding
Cubes
Data Related Puzzles
Dices
Directions
Floor Based Puzzles
Input-Output Problems
Letter Series
Logical Reasoning
Miscellaneous
Number Series
Odd-one Out
Ranking
Seating Arrangement
Straight Line or Face To Face or Two-line Seating
Syllogisms
Venn Diagrams
Verbal Analogy

Before choosing subjects from IA, IB, domain-specific and general test sections, candidates must first refer to the requirements of the University they want to join.

CUET Syllabus 2023: Recommended Books 

The books recommended to the applicants as per the CUET syllabus 2023 are as follows:

List of Books

Name of Books	Name of the Writer/ Publication House
A Textbook of Organic Chemistry	Dr OP Tandon
Upkar General Knowledge and Current Affairs	Khanna and Verma
The Fundamentals of General knowledge for Competitive Exam	Disha Publication
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examination	RS Aggarwal
Understanding Physics (Set of 5 books)	DC Pandey
A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning	RS Aggarwal
Arihant Skills in Mathematics (Set of 7 Books)	Arihant Publication
Modern ABC of Biology (Part I and II)	BB Arora and AK Sabharwal

CUCET UG Level Exam Pattern

Before appearing in the CUCET 2023, the candidate must know about the exam pattern. The question paper for CUCET 2023 UG courses will differ per the latest syllabus and exam pattern. To understand the paper strategy, the candidates must know the exam pattern of CUCET.

Exam pattern of UG level

The CUET (UG) 2023 exam pattern has been discussed in detail here. Check the table below to know the structure of the CUET paper and prepare accordingly.

Sections	Subjects/ Tests	No. of Questions	To Be Attempted	Duration
Section IA	13 Languages	50	40	45 Minutes for Each Language
Section IB	19 Languages
Section II	27 Domain-specific Subjects	50	40	45 Minutes for Each Subject
Section III	General Test	75	60	60 Minutes

CUET (PG) Syllabus 2023

The detailed syllabus for the CUCET 2023 postgraduate level is given below:

Subject-wise syllabus 

Courses	Detailed syllabus
M. Sc. Zoology	Download
M. Sc. Statistics	Download
M. A. English	Download
M. A. German	Download
M. A. Gujarati	Download
M. A. Psychology	Download
M. A. Punjabi	Download
M. A. Sociology	Download
M. A. Telugu	Download
M. Com.	Download
M. S. Organic Chemistry	Download
M. Sc. Applied Geology	Download
M. Sc. Biochemistry	Download
M. Sc. Biotechnology	Download
M. Sc. Botany	Download
M. Sc. Environmental Science	Download
M. Sc. Geo-Informatics	Download
M. Sc. Geography	Download
M. Sc. Industrial Chemistry	Download
M. Sc. Life Science	Download
M. Sc. Mathematics	Download
M. Sc. Microbiology	Download
M. Sc. Nanotechnology	Download
M. Sc. Physics	Download
M. A. Economics	Download
M. A. Chinese	Download
M. A. Urdu	Download
M. A. Social Work	Download
M. A. Political Science	Download
M. A. Linguistics	Download
M. A. History	Download
M. A. Hindi	Download

CUCET PG Level Exam Pattern

The candidates of postgraduate level preparing for the CUCET 2023 are advised to prepare for the test as per the syllabus provided by the exam conducting body. The students are recommended to refer to the exam pattern of CUCET 2023 before appearing in the exam. The exam pattern will provide a rough idea about the exam’s question paper. Below is the exam pattern for candidates at the postgraduate level. Details of the CUET (PG) exam pattern 2023 are given below:

Exam Paper Code	Total Number of Questions
PG-QP-01	Part-A: 50 Questions (English, General Awareness and Numerical Ability) Part-B: 50 Questions (Teaching Aptitude)
PG-QP-02, 03, 04, 05,06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21,22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53,54, 55, 57, 58, 59	Part-A: 25 Questions (English, General Knowledge and Numerical Ability) Part-B: 75 Questions (From respective Subject)
PG-QP-56	Part-A: 50 Questions (English, General Knowledge and Numerical Ability) Part-B:Section-I: 50 Questions (Water Engineering and Management), Or Section-II: 50 Questions (Aquacultural Engineering, Water Resource Development and Management, Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Food Processing Engineering)
PG-QP-40	100 Questions (English, Numerical Aptitude/Data Interpretation, Analytical Skills, Reasoning, General Aptitude, and General Knowledge)
PG-QP-12	Part-A: 50 Questions (English, General Knowledge and Numerical Ability) Part-B:Section-I: 50 Questions (Music) OR Section-II: 50 Questions (Fine Arts)
PG-QP-39	100 Questions (English, General Knowledge, Computer Basics, GeneralAptitude, and Logical Reasoning)
PG-QP-20	Part-A: 50 Questions (English, General Knowledge and Numerical Ability) Part-B:Section-I: 50 Questions (Social Work) OR Section-II: 50 Questions(Sociology)
PG-QP-38	100 Questions (English/ Verbal Ability, Maths/ Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning)

CUET 2023 Preparation Tips

The applicants are suggested to follow some exam preparation tips as per the syllabus of CUCET 2023. The preparation tips are given below.

1. Prepare a study plan for the test, CUCET 2023, to cover the entire syllabus well before the exam.
2. Learn short tricks for the numerical and reasoning part as per CUCET 2023 syllabus. 
3. Analyse the CUCET 2023 syllabus before starting the test preparation.
4. Prepare for the test, as per the suggested books.
5. Solve the previous year’s CUCET question papers.
6. Attempt a good number of mock tests.

FAQs on CUET Syllabus 2023

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CUET Answer Key	CUET Result

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