Eligibility Criteria & Marking Scheme for CUET 2024 Exam

<red> February 19th, 2024 <red>

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Common University Entrance Test aka CUET UG eligibility criteria determines whether the interested candidate is eligible to appear for the exam. The eligibility criteria vary for every participating university and candidates can check their eligibility on the official CUET website- cuet.samarth.ac.in. The exam is scheduled for May 15th, 2024,  to May 31st, 2024 and the registration form will be released soon. 

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Eligibility Criteria for CUET (UG) - 2024 Exam 

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CUET Eligibility: Age Criteria 

There is no age limit to appear for the CUET exam but the candidate must fulfil the academic eligibility requirements for the exam. The candidates are required to check the age criteria for the participating universities. 

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CUET Eligibility: Academic Criteria

The academic eligibility for CUET(UG) is mentioned below:

• The candidate must have cleared or be appearing for the Class 12 or equivalent exam from the recognized board.
• The candidate must score at least 50 percent in the case of the General, and 45% in the case of the SC/ST/OBC in Class 12. 

The criteria might vary for every university so it is advised for candidates to visit the official website of the university. Click here to understand more in detail about the participating universities the CUET percentage required and eligibility criteria.

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CUET Eligibility: Reservation

The reservation policy for the participating universities are to be followed for central universities. There is 7.5 percent reservation for Scheduled Tribes whereas 15 percent for Scheduled Castes. The other backward classes are allotted 27 percent and people with disabilities are allotted 5 percent.

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• GEN-EWS category 

Candidates belonging to the GEN-EWS category need to upload the certificate issued after/on April 1st, 2024 adhering to the official government guidelines. 

• OBC-NCL category 

Candidates belonging to the OBC-NCL category need to upload the certificate issued after/on April 1st, 2024 adhering to the official government guidelines. 

• SC/ST category 

Candidates belonging to the SC or ST category need to upload the caste certificate adhering to the official government guidelines. The required form needs to be uploaded at the registration time. If the candidate fails to do so, they need to upload the required Annexure declaration form. 

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CUET Eligibility: Nationality 

The candidate must be an Indian citizen. The Tibetan refugees entering before January 1st, 1962, and citizens from Nepal, and Bhutan who now are permanent Indian residents.

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Marking Scheme for CUET (UG) - 2024 Exam

The exam pattern is based on an objective-based or MCQ format and is conducted in hybrid mode. The candidates have to choose one amongst the given options as per the question. In the case of discrepancies or anomalies, after issued challenges, the marking scheme is as follows.

• Five marks for every correct answer
• Negative marking (-1) for every incorrect answer
• Unattempt questions bore no marks
• If there is more than one correct answer to the question, then only the right answer will get +5.
• If every answer is correct to the question, the candidates who have attempted the question will get +5.
• In the case of a wrong answer or question, only candidates who have attempted the question will be awarded +5 marks.

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Students can start the final revision for the CUET(UG) exam and formulate a revision strategy to clear it.