NTA CUET Latest Updates 2022

UGC (University Grants Commission) declared the CUET rule to be enforced from the academic year (2022-23). Nearly 90 universities, including DU and JNU, confirmed their participation in the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) 2022. 

Some universities like JMI accepted CUET partially for admission to a few UG programs (10) to understand if CUET is the right fit for their admission process. 

CUET was successfully concluded, and its results were declared on September 16, 2022. All universities accepting CUET scores have started the second phase of their admission process. 

Many central universities have participated in the CUET (PG) for admissions to postgraduate and Ph.D. programs as well. 

This post will guide you through all the latest news related to the NTA CUET Exam 2022.

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16 September 2022: NTA declares CUET Results

NTA finally declares CUET results for all students who took their exams from phases 1 to 6. 

13 September 2022: Normalized Score Explained 

Normalization of CUET score for admission to 90 participating universities was explained. 

08 September 2022: Provisional Answer Keys Released! 

Answer keys were published for all Papers conducted from Phase 1 to Phase 6. Students finding discrepancies with the answer key must give it on or before 10 September 2022.

23 June 2022: NTA CUET Exam Date Announced!

The National Testing Agency announced the CUET Exam Dates on 22 June 2022. As per the official notice, the exam is conducted over 10 days, i.e., 15 July 2022, 16 July 2022, 19 July 2022, 20 July 2022, 04 August 2022, 05 August 2022, 06 August 2022, 07 August 2022, 08 August 2022, 10 August 2022.

The exam is not just conducted in India but 13 other cities outside the country and in 554 cities across India, making it the second-largest exam conducted this year.

For more information on the NTA CUET Exam Dates 2022, check the official notice.

23 June 2022: CUET Registration & Correction Window Opened!

Based on the demand of the students, the National Testing Agency has reopened the registration for CUET (UG) Exam 2022 for one more time.

Interested candidates can apply for the exam and fill out CUET Application Form 2022 till 24 June 2022 (up to 11:50 pm).

Note that you are allowed to make the corrections only in the online mode.

05 May 2022: Last Date for CUET Registration Extended!

National Testing Agency had extended the last date to fill out the registration form and opened the correction window several times. 

After receiving many representations from the aspirants, NTA had decided to extend the last date for submission of online application forms for CUET (UG) - 2022.

It is a very good opportunity for students who haven't filled out the form earlier for some reason. Those interested in applying for the exam must complete the online registration form on or before 22 May 2022 (up to 05:00 pm).

04 May 2022: Application Correction Window Opened!

The National Testing Agency has come up with a new option i.e., a correction window. You can edit/update the application form within the window period in case you have made mistakes while filling out the application form earlier.

You can make the changes in the online form starting from 04 May to 06 May 2022. No changes or modifications would be accepted by NTA after the window period.

You can modify only certain details in the application form, like exam centers, subjects, language, etc. Don't miss the chance to update your application form in case you wish to make any changes. 

18 April 2022: Corrections Made in Information Bulletin of CUET

As per the latest notice, NTA has made a few corrections to the information of students and other stakeholders in the Information Bulletin of CUET (UG)-2022.

A sub-point that states the size of the scanned copy of the Class X/ Equivalent Certificate should be in pdf between 50kb to 300kb (clearly legible) is dropped and is renumbered in the information bulletin.

Also, a few other points have been rephrased by the NTA. To get detailed information, check the official notice.

06 April 2022: CUET Applications Opened!

The National Testing Agency started the Online Registration Process for the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET).

Those interested in applying for the exam had to fill out the application form online only through the official website of CUET.

Aspirants must ensure that the e-mail address and mobile number provided in the online form are their own or of their parents/guardians only, as all information regarding the exam will be sent by NTA on their registered e-mail address or by way of SMS on the registered mobile number only.

For more information, check the official notice.

CUET Online Registration Dates Published!

As per the latest notice published by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the online registration process for the Common Universities Entrance Test started on 02 April 2022. 

Those who wish to apply for the exam had to make sure to check the required eligibility of the desired University for selecting the options from UG programs offered. 

Go through the NTA CUET exam date updates to get more details on registration dates.

CUET 2022 Exam Pattern Released!

The ministry of education (MoE) has informed, that the Common University Entrance Test 2022 will include four sections:

• Section 1A: Language test
• Section 1B: Language test
• Section 2: Domain-specific test
• Section 3: General aptitude test

The exam is computerized and conducted in 13 different languages: Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarathi, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Odia, and English.

According to the CUET Exam Pattern, Section 1 is divided into two sections:

• Section 1A (mandatory)
• Section 1B (optional)

You can opt for section 1B for other French, German, and Japanese languages. 

In the second shift, if opted for, you will appear for the other four domain subjects and an additional language test (Section 1B).

The UGC will announce the detailed exam pattern and eligibility criteria. 

The CUCET paper is expected to have 3 sections and about 100 MCQs from various topics like Numerical Aptitude, Data Interpretation, Analytical Skills, Reasoning, General Aptitude, Language(s), etc. 

Read more: Short tricks to enhance your quantitative preparation for the CUET exam

Amongst the 3 sections, Section 1 is a language test, Section 2 is a domain-specific test, and section 3 is a general aptitude test.

We request you keep checking the official website to check new announcements. 

CUET Exam Pattern Section 1A

The exam is specifically designed to check the knowledge you hold of the language, and CUET-UG is a language-based exam.

• There would be 40 questions to be attempted out of 50.
• The duration would be 45 minutes for each language.
• Questions will be based on Reading comprehension. (based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary, and Narrative, [Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary]).

CUET Exam Pattern Section 1B

Those who want to choose other languages like Kashmiri, French, Konkani, Spanish, Bodo, German, Dogri, Nepali, Maithili, Persian, Manipuri, Italian, Santhali, Arabic, Tibetian, Sindhi, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, and Sanskrit must attempt the section 1B paper.

Read more about: Short tricks to crack the CUET exam on the first attempt

CUET Exam Pattern for Domain-Specific Test

This section has 27 subjects, of which a candidate must choose six domains they wish to pursue in their UG course. The 27 subjects are as follows: 

Accountancy, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Science/ Informatics, Practices, Economics, Engineering Graphics, Entrepreneurship, Geography, History, Home Science, Knowledge Tradition, - Practices India, Legal Studies, Commercial Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education/ NCC, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Teaching, Aptitude, Agriculture, Mass, Media/ Mass Communication, Arts, Performing Arts, Music General, Sanskrit.

Questions related to the domain-specific topic will be asked in this section. 

CUCET Exam Pattern for Section 3

The general aptitude section is mandatory for admission to one of the 90 central universities. The general test will include questions based on:

• General Knowledge
• Current Affairs
• General Mental Ability
• Numerical Ability
• Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts)
• Arithmetic/ algebra
• Geometry/ mensuration/ statistics
• Logical and Analytical
• Reasoning

Don't miss reading the CUET notification 

List of Participating Universities

CUCET exams will be conducted at more than 489 centers across the country.

Below is a list of University includes CUCET in its application process. 

• ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY
• ASSAM UNIVERSITY
• BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY
• BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
• CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY
• CENTRAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JHARKHAND
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KARNATAKA
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ODISHA
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BIHAR
• CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TAMIL NADU
• DR. HARISINGH GOUR VISHWAVIDYALAYA
• GURU GHASIDAS VISHWAVIDYALAYA
• HEMVATI NANDAN BAHUGUNA GARHWAL UNIVERSITY
• INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL TRIBAL UNIVERSITY
• JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA
• JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
• MAHATMA GANDHI ANTARRASHTRIYA HINDI VISHWAVIDYALAYA
• MAHATMA GANDHI CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
• MANIPUR UNIVERSITY
• MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY
• MIZORAM UNIVERSITY
• NAGALAND UNIVERSITY
• NATIONAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY
• NORTH-EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY
• PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
• RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY
• SHRI LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI NATIONAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY
• SIKKIM UNIVERSITY
• TEZPUR UNIVERSITY
• THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY
• TRIPURA UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD
• UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
• UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
• VISVA-BHARATI UNIVERSITY
• BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY
• DEVI AHILYA VISHWAVIDYALAYA
• DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
• DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY
• DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY DELHI
• JHARKHAND RAKSHA SHAKTI UNIVERSITY
• JIWAJI UNIVERSITY
• MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
• MAHATMA JYOTIBA PHULE ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY
• SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY OF POLICE SECURITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY
• VIKRAM UNIVERSITY
• AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN
• CHINMAYA VISHWAVIDYAPEETH
• DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
• GUJARAT VIDYAPITH
• GURUKULA KANGRI
• JAMIA HAMDARD
• LAKSHMIBAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES
• NATIONAL RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
• PONNAIYAH RAMAJAYAM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• SHOBHIT UNIVERSITY
• TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (TISS)
• THE GANDHIGRAM RURAL INSTITUTE (DTBU)
• APEX UNIVERSITY
• ARUNACHAL UNIVERSITY OF STUDIES
• BENNETT UNIVERSITY
• BML MUNJAL UNIVERSITY
• CAREER POINT UNIVERSITY
• CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ UNIVERSITY
• GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY
• IES UNIVERSITY
• IIMT UNIVERSITY
• JAGAN NATH UNIVERSITY BAHADURGARH HARYANA
• JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY
• JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• K.R. MANGALAM UNIVERSITY
• MANAV RACHNA UNIVERSITY
• MEWAR UNIVERSITY
• NICMAR UNIVERSITY, PUNE
• NIIT UNIVERSITY
• NIRWAN UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
• RNB GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
• SRM UNIVERSITY
• TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY

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CUCET Exam Dates Announced

• There would be a single application form process through which you can apply for various colleges.
• Public notes for CUET results were published officially on 15 September 2022. 

The announcement by Delhi University

• Delhi University has officially announced that admissions to the college will happen based on the common entrance test.
• As per the update, the best-of-four/merit-based selection system will be abolished this year.
• The second phase of DU admission is conducted through the CSAS portal. Several colleges have introduced a different portal for uploading documents and entering CUET normalized scores to finalize the counseling process and published the merit list of selected students. 

Possible Changes

Dean Admissions of Delhi Shobha Bagai stated that Class 12 marks should not be the criteria for admissions if an entrance test is being conducted.

Universities like DU, AMI, etc., purely consider CUET scores for admissions. 

Read more: Short tricks to enhance your Economics preparation for the CUET exam

Challenges for University

• From this year, Central Universities have to calculate normalized scores instead of a percentage. 
• Universities have to present the exact weightage for board exams and the weightage for Common Entrance Test.

What will Certainly Happen?

• It is mandatory to give a Common Aptitude Test to get admission to Central Universities and other participating universities, including Delhi University.
• DU JAT will merge with Common Entrance Test for Central Universities from this year onwards.
• NTA is responsible for conducting the Central Universities Common Entrance Test, which will be primarily an objective-based aptitude test.