CUET PG Exam Pattern 2025: Marking Scheme, Exam Day Requirements & Total Marks

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has revised the duration of the CUET PG 2025 exam duration from 105 Minutes to 90 Minutes (per paper). There will be negative marking in the entrance exam. Now, it is mandatory for the students to attempt all the questions that will be asked in the CUET PG question paper which will comprise the 75 questions. The General Paper will be redesigned by the authorities.

Aspirants who have decided to appear in the CUET PG 2025 should know about its exam pattern for starting the preparation accordingly. 

To know more about the CUET PG 2025 exam pattern, students should go through this article as it includes the exam structure, marking scheme, and other related information.

Students should download the information bulletin available on the exam’s official website to know about the CUET PG exam pattern 2025. Aspirants can refer to the following table which highlights the important aspects of CUET PG pattern 2025:

* Candidates who fulfill the CUET PG Eligibility Criteria 2025 can move forward to obtain authentic information about the exam pattern.

Following are some of the important points that specify the exam structure of the CUET PG 2025 exam:

• Students are only eligible to choose 4 question paper codes from CUET PG syllabus 2025.
• The language papers of the CUET PG will be in the respective language except the linguistic one which will be in English.
• The M.Tech / Higher Sciences domain papers are in only the English language.
• All the papers under Acharya domain will be in Sanskrit apart from Hindu Studies, Indian Knowledge System, and Baudha Darshan.
• The papers under domains like Humanities, Sciences, and Common papers will be in both languages which are English & Hindi.

It is important for the candidates appearing for the exam that they start their preparation while considering the CUET PG marking scheme. The below-given points should be remembered by the candidates to have clarity about marking pattern of the exam:

• +4 marks for a right answered question.
• Negative / minus marking is applicable.
• Students will be rewarded with +4 marks whether they have attempted the question or not, if a question is dropped because of some technical issue.

* Essential Note: It is very crucial for the candidates to check the eligibility of their chosen course and question paper code from the official website. As there are similar courses that are included in the several QP codes by the number of universities.

* It is mandatory for the candidates to complete the CUET PG 2025 registration process to appear in the exam.