Major Changes in CUET-UG and PG 2025: Here Is What You Need To Know

Major Changes in CUET-UG and PG 2025: Here Is What You Need To Know
Published at : 11 Dec 2024, 12:02 PM IST
Updated at : 11 Dec 2024, 12:02 PM IST

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate admissions and postgraduate in 2025 will undergo significant changes, as announced by UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar. The updates aim to streamline the admission process further while ensuring equal opportunities for candidates from diverse educational and socio-economic backgrounds.

Key Changes in CUET-UG and PG 2025

  1. Reduction in Subjects
    • There are now 37 subjects instead of the previous 63.
    • Admissions to these programs will now be determined on the results of the General Aptitude Test (GAT), as 20 language courses have been eliminated.
    • Subjects including Entrepreneurship, Teaching Aptitude, Fashion Studies, Tourism, Legal Studies, and Engineering Graphics have been eliminated, bringing the total number of domain-specific courses down from 29 to 23.
  2. Uniform Exam Duration
    • All CUET exams will now be conducted in a computer-based format with a uniform duration of 60 minutes for every subject.
    • Unlike previous years, where some subjects had a shorter duration, this change standardizes the test-taking experience across all subjects.
  3. Mandatory Questions
    • Students will now be required to answer all 50 questions, as opposed to last year, where they could choose to answer 40 out of 50.
  4. Marking Scheme
    • Each correct answer will award five marks, while incorrect responses will incur a penalty of minus one mark.
    • All papers will carry a total of 250 marks.
  5. Language Options
    • The number of language papers remains 13, as it was last year. These include prominent languages like English, Hindi, and Tamil.

Admission Flexibility for CUET-UG and PG 2025

One of the most notable changes is the increased flexibility in subject selection for the exam:

Admission Open in Amity for 2025
  • Students can now opt to appear for any subject, regardless of whether they studied it in Class 12.
  • This change provides greater opportunities for students to explore new fields and align their undergraduate studies with their interests.

Recommendations by the Expert Committee

An expert committee was formed to review the CUET structure and operations for 2025. The committee evaluated:

  • The alignment of CUET’s syllabus with school curricula.
  • The duration and format of the test papers.
  • Operational logistics to make the exam more efficient and transparent.
    The recommendations were considered and implemented to improve the overall examination experience.

CUET’s Impact Since 2022

Introduced in 2022, CUET has revolutionized the admission process for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes by standardizing it across participating universities.

  • Equal Opportunity: The test has provided a fair platform for students from different educational boards and socio-economic backgrounds.
  • Universities Adopting CUET: Last year, 283 universities used CUET for admissions.
  • Candidate Participation: Over 13.47 lakh students registered for CUET in 2024, reflecting its growing popularity.

Benefits of CUET-UG and PG 2025

  1. Transparency: By replacing varying cut-offs with a single, standardized test, CUET has made admissions more transparent.
  2. Technology-Driven Process: The use of advanced technology ensures a seamless examination and admission process.
  3. Flexibility in Admissions: Students can choose disciplines for undergraduate or postgraduate programmes, regardless of their Class 12 subjects.
  4. Level Playing Field: CUET has streamlined admissions for students from all backgrounds, ensuring equal chances of success.

Also Read: CLAT 2025 Counselling Begins Today: Key Dates, Registration Process, and Fee Details

Conclusion

The changes to CUET 2025 mark a significant step toward making the admission process more student-centric, flexible, and transparent. By streamlining subjects, introducing uniform exam durations, and focusing on aptitude-based admissions, the UGC ensures that students from diverse backgrounds have equal opportunities to succeed.

Admission Open in SRM for 2025

For aspiring candidates, these updates highlight the importance of understanding the revised format and preparing strategically to make the most of this unified admission process. For the latest updates and detailed notifications, visit the official website: ugc.ac.in

VITEEE 2025 Registration On Till 7 April 2025: All Details Provided Here

VITEEE 2025 Registration On Till 7 April 2025: All Details Provided Here
Published at : 4 Apr 2025, 9:50 AM IST
Updated at : 4 Apr 2025, 9:51 AM IST

VITEEE 2025 Registration is on till 7 April 2025 at ‘https://viteee.vit.ac.in/’ The application submission process began on 4 November 2024. 

The last date for VITEEE 2025 registration was 31 March 2025 earlier, now it has been extended to 7 April 2025.

Admission Open in Amity for 2025

Those interested in studying graduation in engineering –  BTech in VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology) can aim for VITEEE 2025 registration which is nothing applying for the exam.

VITEEE 2025 Registration

Candidates who have passed plus two in science stream can take up VITEEE 2025 registration and the exam will be conducted from 21 to 27 April  2025 tentatively.

Students can regularly visit the official website for the exam with the help of URL mentioned above to obtain information and updates.

Admission Open in SRM for 2025

Courses and campuses

Students can take up VITEEE 2025 registration and appear for the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the counselling to gain admission into engineering courses offered in VIT.

Academic programs in engineering graduation are offered across the institution’s campuses located in Vellore, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Bhopal and Mauritius.

VITEEE 2025 Registration Eligibility?

VITEEE 2025 registration eligibility criteria is that applicants must have completed 12 years of schooling with Physics, Chemistry, and either Mathematics, Biology, or Biotechnology as mandatory subjects.

Admission Open in LPU for 2025

They should have passed plus two from a recognized educational institution in science stream with subjects as maths, physics and chemistry with 55 percent pass marks at the minimum.

Those aiming for biotechnology or biology oriented engineering courses, have to pass plus two with biology/biotechnology, physics and chemistry as subjects to be eligible for VITEEE 2025 registration.

Students must ensure that they are fulfilling all the required VITEEE 2025 registration eligibility criteria before taking up VITEEE 2025 registration to avoid rejections at a later stage.

 With a limited window for applications, interested students are encouraged to register promptly and prepare for this competitive exam.

Admission Open in VIT for 2025
VITEEE 2025 Registration

VITEEE 2025 registration process is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

  1. Type the URL mentioned above in the browser and submit it to allow the website to download
  2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can know all the information about the exam.
  3. After knowing about the exam, candidates can provide details like their name, age, email and other details and press Signup button to create an account.
  4. After creating an account, candidates can come up to the same webpage with URL ‘https://viteee.vit.ac.in/’ and press Login button to enter and commence VITEEE 2025 registration process.

VITEEE 2025 registration Link is here

VITEEE 2025 Registration Fees

VITEEE 2025 registration fee is Rs 1350, they must pay this while applying for the exam. The application form can be submitted after paying the VITEEE 2025 registration fee.

Admit card

Candidates who have completed their VITEEE 2025 registration alone can download the admit card for appearing for the exam. The process to download the admit card is mentioned below for the sake of the students:

  1. Type the URL ‘https://viteee.vit.ac.in/’ in the browser and allow the webpage to download.
  2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates have to click the link for admit card.
  3. Clicking the link will likely open another webpage.
  4. When another webpage opens, candidates can enter their application number and other information to obtain the hall ticket.
  5. Once the hall ticket is visible, candidates can download it and take a printout.
Point to remember

Candidates looking towards appearing for the exam at a test center have to download the admit card, those choosing to appear through remote proctored mode (if available) may not need to download the hall ticket, they can book the slot and appear for the test from anywhere.

Students can visit the official website to obtain information about the availability of option to take up the exam in remote proctored mode.

After VITEEE 2025 registration

Students have to appear for the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for participating in the counselling process.

Counselling is where the candidates can choose the course and college to study it. Selection will be done likely on the basis of performance in VITEEE, performance in qualifying exam, availability of seats, existing demand for various courses.

Those who get the seat can convey their acceptance and pay the fees and join the institution for classes.

VITEEE 2025 Registration

VIT has released the VITEEE 2025 exam pattern. More details about this are available on the official website also which is mentioned above.

For quicker glance, the exam pattern for VITEEE 2025 is mentioned below.

VITEEE for B.E/B.Tech programs will have a total of 125 questions constituting 125 marks. The no. of questions is given as Mathematics/Biology-40 questions, Physics-35 questions, Chemistry-35 questions, Aptitude-10 questions and English-5 questions.

Vellore Institute of Technology will conduct VITEEE 2025 exam for 2 hours and 30 minutes duration.

All the questions shall be multiple choice type; each correct answer shall have one mark and there is no negative marking for incorrect ones. 

Candidates who are wishing to take up science oriented courses have to attempt questions related to maths, physics and chemistry.

Those keen on biology or biotechnology oriented engineering courses have to attempt questions from biology, physics and chemistry. English and Aptitude questions are compulsory along with maths/biology, physics and chemistry.

Such candidates will not get any chance to attend the counselling process. Out of the total 125 questions, the sections include mathematics/biology (40), physics (35), chemistry (35), aptitude (10), and English (5).

The paper will be in English language. The VITEEE Exam pattern for B.Tech. can be checked from the details given below: 

MPCEA

Subject No.of Questions
Mathematics 40
Physics 35
Chemistry 35
English 5
Aptitude 10

BPCEA

Subject No.of Questions
Biology 40
Physics 35
Chemistry 35
English 5
Aptitude 10

Exam Duration : 2 Hours and 30 Minutes

Post preparation

Candidates have to appear for VITEEE 2025 and then pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next phase of the admission process.

The phase after written exam is counselling, those who have passed the written exam with required qualifying marks can take part in the counselling where candidates get to choose the college and course they wish to study.

Counselling is usually conducted in more than one round, those who get a seat in the initial rounds can pay the fees and join the classes.

Students who don’t get a seat in the first round can try in the subsequent rounds. Selection of candidates will be done on criteria like performance in the qualifying exam, performance in the written test, availability of seats in each course, demand for each course, choice of the candidates.

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.



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