CUET UG, PG 2025 Revised Guidelines: No hybrid, reduced subjects, 60 minutes exam and more
CUET UG, PG 2025 Revised Guidelines: The students will be able to appear for CUET UG in a maximum of five subjects as against six previously. However, flexibility in subjects has been introduced from this year.
In 2023, UGC decided that for subjects with higher registration, the test will be conducted using OMR sheets instead of the Computer Based Test (CBT) format. Last year, UGC had hoped that the hybrid format will reduce the number of “exam days” as well. However, this has changed now. “The exam will be conducted only in CBT mode from 2025 unlike hybrid mode last year. We have also reduced the number of subjects from 63 to 37 and admissions for the dropped subjects will be conducted on the basis of scores of the General Aptitude Test (GAT),” Kumar told PTI.
“Candidates will also be allowed to opt for subjects in CUET UG which they haven’t studied in class 12 to allow the students to cross over the rigid disciplinary boundaries in higher education,” he added.
Additionally, last year, CUET UG was conducted in three shifts on each exam day: 9 am to 11 am, 12.30 pm to 2 pm, and 4 pm to 5.30 pm. However, this year, UGC has proposed a standardised 60-minute duration for all papers. “The exam duration which varied from 45 minutes to 60 minutes depending upon the subject, has now been standardised as 60 minutes. The concept of optional questions in the exam has also been done away with and all questions will be compulsory now,” Kumar said.
Also, students will be able to appear for CUET UG in a maximum of five subjects as against six previously. However, flexibility in subjects has been introduced from this year. “Candidates will also be allowed to opt for subjects in CUET UG which they haven’t studied in class 12 to allow the students to cross over the rigid disciplinary boundaries in higher education,” Kumar explained.
UGC Chairperson conducted a feedback meeting with students from various degree colleges who cleared CUET UG 2024 to discuss potential changes in the exam pattern. “Based on feedback from past years, it is also essential to continuously improve the examination process to provide a better, more efficient and conducive environment for students taking CUET. In this spirit, the UGC has constituted an expert committee to review the conduct of CUET UG and CUET PG for 2025,” Kumar had said.
CUET, formerly Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET), is a standardised test in India conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Lead by UGC Chief, the revamped version was first conducted in 2022 and had faced several technical glitches, which had resulted in delayed admissions. The struggle of technical glitches has continued in the first three editions of the exam.
With the aim of getting rid of these difficulties, last year, CUET UG saw some major changes — from the format to number of subjects allowed to the difficulty level. In the third edition of the exam, for subjects with higher registration, the test was conducted using OMR sheets instead of the Computer Based Test (CBT) format. Also, the difficulty level of the CUET UG 2024 was kept as moderate to avoid stress among students.
(With inputs from PTI)
