The CUET exam for the year 2023 will be conducted between 21 May to 31 May. The CUET exam pattern 2023 has been released by NTA (National testing agency). UGC has announced that the CUET 2023 exam pattern will be the same as the previous year’s CUET exam pattern although there can be some small changes to the pattern. According to CUET exam pattern the exam has a duration of three hours and will be conducted in online Computer based mode. The medium of the CUET exam question paper will be English and the languages preferred by the students. The exam is divided in three sections which will carry Multiple choice questions and there will also be minus marking for the incorrect answers.
CUET exam pattern 2023:
CUET question paper 2023 will consist of Section 1 which has two sub sections Section 1A and Section 1B, Section 2 and Section 3. Section 1A will be compulsory and will be in 13 different languages. Students will be able to choose from these languages. Section 1B will be offered as a choice to the candidates.
Candidates can check the table below for the detailed information regarding the CUET exam pattern 2023:
| Section | Total question count | Duration | Type of questions |
Section IA | Total of 50 questions out of which 40 are to be attempted in each language | For each language 45 minutes | The reading Comprehension part of the test will evaluate the student’s knowledge of different types of passages including Literary, Narrative and factual. |
Section IB | |||
| Section II | Candidates need to attempt 35 out of 40 questions or 45 out of 50 questions | The allotted time for each domain-specific subject is 45 minutes | NCERT Class 12 syllabus’s MCQsInput text can be used for MCQs type questions |
| Section III | Required to attempt 50 out of a total of 60 questions | 60 minutes | Current affairs, General knowledge, Mental ability, Quantitative reasoning, Analytical and logical reasoning |
Languages List for CUET 2023:
For Section IA (2022)
The languages offered in the previous year question paper according to the CUET pattern were-Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Odia, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, English and Hindi.
For Section IB (2022)
The languages offered for the section IB in the previous year question paper were Spanish, German, French, Italian, Nepali, Persian, Sindihi, Arabic, Konkani, Kashmiri, Dogri, Bodo, Santhali, Manipuri, Maithili, Japanese, Tibetan, Chinese and Russian.
List of Subjects for CUET 2023 Exam
According to the CUET exam pattern 2023 released by NTA the List of Domain Specified subjects is present below-
- Accountancy
- Business study
- Biology/Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Biological studies
- Computer science/IP
- Chemistry
- Engineering graphics
- Entrepreneurship
- Economics/Business economics
- Geology
- Home science
- History
- Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India
- Legal studies
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Physics
- Political science
- Sociology
- Agriculture
- Teaching Aptitude
- Mass Communication/Mass media
- Fine arts/Commercial arts
- Anthropology
- Performing arts
- Sanskrit
Students will be able to choose a maximum of 3 languages together from Section IA and Section IB. The candidate must select the third language that replaces the selection of the sixth domain specific subject. As flexibility is offered to the candidates so that they can apply for many Universities. Students will be able to choose a maximum of ten subjects.
CUET 2023 Exam Pattern: Marking Scheme
According to the CUET 2023 exam pattern the question paper will have Section I, Section II and Section III which will have Multiple Choice Questions. Marking scheme will be such that students will be awarded five marks for every correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
FAQs
Q. How many sections does CUET paper have?
- CUET question paper 2023 will consist of Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3. Section 1 will have two sub sections Section IA and Section IB.
Q. What is the marking scheme for the CUET exam according to the CUET 2023 exam pattern?
- According to the CUET exam pattern Marking scheme will be such that students will be awarded five marks for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Q. Is it possible to take the CUET question paper along with us after the CUET entrance exam is over?
- Since CUET exam is Computer based online exam. Candidates will not get the hard copy of the question paper for carrying out of the exam center with them.
