Candidates looking to gain admission to undergraduate and integrated courses at central universities must appear for CUET 2022. Shutterstock
The Central Universities Entrance Test 2022 has been made mandatory for students looking to pursue any undergraduate (UG) and integrated postgraduate (PG) courses at central universities.
With the start of the registration process for the newly mandated exam, Edugraph brings to you all the important information that you need to know about CUET 2022.
What is CUET?
CUET is not exactly a new examination. Earlier known as CUCET, the exam was introduced in 2010 for admission to undergraduate, integrated postgraduate and diploma/certificate courses to seven central universities. However, the Union education ministry has now made the exam mandatory for admission to central universities, including institutions like Delhi University and Visva-Bharati. In 2022, 57 central universities and other institutions will be participating in the Computer Based Test (CBT) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
CUET 2022 courses
Students can gain admission to a wide range of courses through CUET 2022. The courses to which students can gain admission through CUET are decided by the universities. Here are some of the courses offered by the universities.
Important dates
Eligibility
The eligibility criteria depend on the course and university to which the student wants to gain admission. However, here are some general criteria for admission to UG, PG and PhD programmes:
It is advised that the candidates go through the eligibility requirements of the respective university.
Application form
The application process for CUET 2022 started on April 6. Application for the examination is accepted only through the online form.
Here are the steps to complete the application process:
Form correction
If the applicant wants to make changes to their application or their exam centre, they need to sign in using their application number and password. Some of the details on the application form can be edited even after the application has been submitted.
Application fees
The fees for the examination can be paid both online and offline. Here is the fee structure for the exam:
Syllabus
The subjects that candidates need to cover for CUET 2022 depend on the course they are applying for. In general, the paper will have language-specific and general knowledge questions along with subject-specific questions that the candidate would have studied for Class XII.
The detailed syllabus for each of the courses under CUET 2022 is available on their website.
Click here to view the subject-wise syllabus
Exam pattern and marking scheme
Here are the details of CUET 2022 as shared by the NTA so far:
Admit card
The NTA has not shared the date for the release of CUET 2022 admit cards. Registered candidates will be able to access and download their admit cards once they are released online.
Examination centres
When filling out their application forms, candidates will get the chance to choose four examination centres. Candidates will be notified of their exam centres when they receive their admit cards. Currently, there are exam centres spread across 547 cities within India and 13 cities abroad. If less than 100 candidates enrol for any exam centre then the centre will get cancelled and the candidates will be reallotted to the nearest centre.
Answer key
The date of the release of the answer key is yet to be announced. It is estimated to be released in the third week of July. Candidates can view and raise objections once the answer key is released. Once the process is complete, the final answer key will be made available on the CUET website.
Result, cut-off and merit list
Results will be available on the CUET website after the release of the final answer key.
The cut-off and merit list will be decided by the universities. Candidates will have to visit the university or the university websites to see the merit list put up by the institution.
Counselling
Selected candidates will have to complete the counselling process at the universities. The dates and details of the process are to be shared by the respective institutions.