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One subject paper, objective, at graduate level, with four marks for a correct answer and one deducted for a wrong one.
CUET PG · checked 19 September 2026
The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.
Checked 19 September 2026
Registration 14 December 2025 – 23 January 2026 (extended); examination 6–27 March 2026 in 50 shifts across 157 test papers, 75 questions in 90…
NTA’s examination calendar of 16 September 2026 proposes CUET PG 2027 for 1–5, 8, 12–20 and 24–25 March 2027 with 30–31 March in reserve; the…
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Postgraduate programmes at central universities and other participating institutions
Pattern
| Element | Detail | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Objective, computer-based | One paper per subject code registered |
| Level | Graduate | Content of a bachelor’s degree in the discipline |
| Marking | +4 for correct, −1 for wrong | A relatively forgiving ratio |
| Normalisation | Applied across shifts | Where a code runs in multiple shifts |
The four-to-one marking ratio means a blind guess among four options breaks even and any narrowing makes a guess positive. In a subject paper at graduate level, where a candidate frequently has partial knowledge that eliminates one or two options, that arithmetic favours attempting widely rather than skipping.
The code list, question counts, durations, delivery arrangements and the set of participating universities have all been revised since the examination began. Read the current information bulletin, and the current admission information of each university, rather than relying on a previous year’s arrangement.
The four-to-one marking ratio should change how a graduate candidate approaches the paper, because it is more forgiving than most postgraduate entrances. A blind guess among four options breaks even in expectation, and any narrowing at all makes an attempt clearly worthwhile. Candidates arriving from harsher examinations — or simply from an academic disposition that dislikes answering without certainty — routinely leave marks unclaimed.
The code list, question counts, durations, delivery arrangements and the set of participating universities have all been revised between cycles. Since your code choice depends on which programmes accept what, and since that list changes, the current information bulletin is the only reliable source at the moment you register.
Exam resources
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