Exams
On February 10, the National Testing Agency issued the CUET 2023 syllabus for domain-specific studies, along with an information booklet. Candidates are advised to extensively review the syllabus of CUET for their specific degree in order to prepare for the exam. The CUET UG 2023 test will be held from May 21 to May 31. The CUET syllabus for the year 2023-24 will be the same as prior. Candidates can review it to obtain a sense of the knowledge that will be included in the Common Entrance Test.
Syllabus Overview
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Particulars |
Details |
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Status of CUET UG 2023 Syllabus |
Released |
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CUET Exam Conducting Body |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
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Medium of Exam |
13 languages - English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam |
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Total Number of Domain Subjects |
27 |
Syllabus for Biology
The table depicts the unit-wise subjects as well as important topics of the Biology syllabus of the CUET exam.
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Units/Chapters |
Topics |
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Reproduction |
Reproduction in organisms Sexual reproduction in flowering plants Human Reproduction Reproductive health |
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Genetics and Evolution |
Heredity and variation Molecular Basis of Inheritance Evolution |
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Biology and Human Welfare |
Health and Disease Improvement in food production Microbes in human welfare |
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Biotechnology and Its Applications |
Principles and process of Biotechnology Application of Biotechnology in health and agriculture |
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Ecology and environment |
Organisms and environment Ecosystems Biodiversity and its conservation Environmental issues |
Syllabus for Chemistry
The table depicts the unit-wise subjects as well as important topics of the Chemistry syllabus of the CUET exam.
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Units/Chapters |
Topics |
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Solid State |
Classification of solids based on different binding forces |
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Electrochemistry |
Redox reactions Kohlrausch’s Law Relation between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell, fuel cells; corrosion |
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Chemical Kinetics |
Rate of a reaction Factors affecting rates of reaction Collision theory Activation energy Arrhenius equation |
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Surface Chemistry |
Adsorption Catalysis Colloidal state Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation Emulsions |
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General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements |
Principles of extraction – concentration, oxidation, reduction electrolytic method, and refining; occurrence and principles of extraction of aluminum, copper, zinc, and iron |
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d and f Block Elements |
General introduction Lanthanoids Actinoids |
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Coordination Compounds |
Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC coordination compounds, bonding, Werner’s theory VBT, CFT; isomerism (structural and stereo)importance of coordination compounds |
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Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
Haloalkanes Haloarenes Uses and environmental effects of–dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons, DDT. |
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Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers |
Nomenclature Nature Methods of Preparation Physical and Chemical Properties Uses |
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Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids |
Nomenclature Nature Methods of Preparation Physical and Chemical Properties Uses |
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Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen |
Amines Cyanides and Isocyanides Diazonium salts |
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Biomolecules |
Carbohydrates Proteins Hormones |
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Polymers |
Classifications |
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Chemistry in Everyday Life |
Chemicals in Medicines Chemicals in Food Cleansing Agents |
Syllabus for Physics
The table depicts the unit-wise subjects as well as important topics of the Physics syllabus of the CUET exam.
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Units/Chapters |
Topics |
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Electrostatics |
Electric charges and their conservation Electric field Electric flux Electric potential Conductors and insulators |
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Current Electricity |
Electric current Carbon resisters Internal resistors of cell Kirchhoff ’s laws Potentiometer |
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Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism |
Magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment, Biot Ampere’s law, Cyclotron Current loop
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Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents |
Electromagnetic induction Faraday’s law Alternating currents |
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Electromagnetic Waves |
Displacement Currents Electromagnetic spectrum |
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Optics |
Reflection, Refraction Mirrors and lenses Optical instruments Wave optics |
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Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation |
Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations; Einstein’s photoelectric equation Matter waves |
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Atoms and Nuclei |
Alpha Radioactivity |
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Electronic Devices |
Energy bands in solids Conductors Insulators Semiconductors |
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Communication Systems |
Elements of a communication system Bandwidth of signals Propagation of electromagnetic waves Need for modulation |
Syllabus for Mathematics
The table depicts the unit-wise subjects as well as topics of the mathematics syllabus of the CUET exam.
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Units/Chapters |
Topics |
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Relations and Functions |
Relations and Functions Inverse Trigonometric Functions |
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Algebra |
Matrices Detriments |
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Calculus |
Continuity and Differentiability Applications of Derivatives Integrals Differential Equations |
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Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry |
Vectors Three Dimensional Geometry Linear Programming Probability |
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Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Applications |
Modulo Arithmetic Congruence Modulo Allegation and Mixture Numerical Problems |
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Probability Distributions |
Probability Distribution Mathematical Expectation Variance |
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Index Numbers and Time Based Data |
Index Numbers Construction of Index Numbers Test of Adequacy of Index Numbers |
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Financial Mathematics |
Perpetuity, Sinking Funds Valuation of Bonds Calculation of EMI Linear Method of Depreciation |
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Linear Programming |
Introduction and related terminology Mathematical formulation of Linear Programming Problem Different types of Linear Programming Problems Graphical Method of Solution for problems in two Variables Feasible and Infeasible Regions Feasible and infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solution |
Syllabus for Agriculture
The table depicts the topics of the agriculture syllabus of the CUET exam.
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Agrometeorology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Biochemistry and Microbiology |
Livestock Production |
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Crop Production |
Horticulture |
Syllabus for Anthropology
The table depicts the topics of the anthropology syllabus of the CUET exam.
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Physical Anthropology |
Prehistoric Archaeology |
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Material culture and Economic Anthropology |
Ecology |
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Social Anthropology and Ethnography |
General Test Syllabus
The following are the questions from the General Test part, which is optional but required for specific domain subjects:
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General Knowledge and Current Events
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Numerical Ability, General Mental Ability
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Reasoning (fundamental mathematical principles, quantitative arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, and statistics)
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Analytical and Logical Reasoning