CUET-PG

Run by

National Testing Agency (NTA), Ministry of Education

Admits you to

Master's programmes (M.A., M.Sc., M.Com., MCA at some, LL.M. at some, and others) at Central Universities such as DU, BHU, JNU and Jamia, and at participating state, deemed and other institutions. Each university maps specific CUET-PG papers to each programme.

Who can sit

A bachelor's degree, or final-year students of a bachelor's degree. NTA sets no age limit; each university applies its own subject, marks and age rules.

Pattern

Computer-based test. Each paper has 75 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes; +4 for a correct answer, -1 for a wrong one. You may choose up to four paper codes, matched to the programmes you are applying for.

When

Applications in December–January; the exam over several days in March; results around April–May, after which universities run their own admission portals.

Limits

No age limit and no attempt limit set by NTA.

Courses it leads to

• M.ScA master's in one science subject — physics, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, biotechnology, microbiology, zoology, botany, environmental science…2 years
• M.A.A master's in a humanities or social-science subject — English, history, political science, economics, sociology, psychology, geography, philosophy,…2 years
• M.ComM.Com is a postgraduate degree that goes deeper into accounting, finance, taxation, business economics and research methods.2 years
• MCAA two-year professional master's in computing — programming, data structures, databases, networks, software engineering and newer areas like cloud…2 years
• MJMC / M.A. Mass CommunicationA postgraduate course in reporting, editing, broadcasting, digital media, advertising and public relations.1–2 years
• MSWA professional master's that trains you to work with people and communities — children, women, workers, patients, people with disabilities, the…2 years
• LL.M.A master's in law taken after an LL.B.1–2 years