CUET PG 2025 New Changes Introduced by NTA
NTA has increased the CUET PG 2025 registration fee, number of exam cities, and included a few more exam city options to the list. Students can check here the most recent NTA changes to CUET PG 2025!
CUET PG 2025 New Changes: CUET PG 2025 exam has changed significantly for the 2025–2026 academic year in aspects related to registration, exam pattern, and exam cities. The new changes has been published on CUET PG information brochure 2025. NTA has raised the CUET PG registration fee for 2025 once again and added a few new exam centres nationally as well as internationally. Also, the exam will be held for 90 minutes and only in CBT mode. CUET PG Exam is being held from March 13 - April 1, 2025 so before that go through this article to know the changes has been made in CUET PG 2025 in this article.
The CUET PG 2025 exam schedule has been through a number of major changes from the National Testing Agency (NTA):
- Exam Time Reduction : The entire exam has been cut down from 105 minutes to 90 minutes.
- General Paper Redesigned : Exam administrators have made changes to the General Paper for the MBA and LLB programs.
- Possible Question Increase : In addition to the existing 75 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), there may be more questions in the future.
- Updated Marking System : There will probably be changes made to the way that points are given for right and wrong responses.
CUET PG 2025 Admit Card was released on March 8, 2025, for exams scheduled on March 13, 15, 16, 18, and 19. Admit cards for CUET PG 2025 taking place after March 20, 2025, will be available soon.
Students can download their CUET PG 2025 admit card and city intimation slip using the direct links provided below.
- Direct Link: CUET PG 2025 Admit Card (Link Activated)
- Direct Link: CUET PG 2025 City Intimation Slip (Link Activated)
Here, let's explore the CUET PG 2025 New Changes Introduced by NTA in further detail.
CUET PG Application Fee 2025 Increased
CUET PG registration fees for 2025 has been raised by NTA. Registration for the general category cost Rs 1200, and up to three exam papers could be chosen. For the general category, the application price has been raised by Rs 200 this year, making it Rs 1400 for the selection of up to two subjects. For the selection of up to two subjects, the application fee outside of India has been hiked up by Rs 1000, making it Rs 7000. Below are all the specifics regarding the application fees for the CUET PG 2024 application:
Students can check out the updated CUET PG registration fee here:
Category | Application Fee (in Rs) (For upto two test papers) | Application Fee Outside India (in Rs) (For upto three test papers) |
General | 1400 | 7,000 |
Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL | 1200 | |
SC / ST / Third Gender | 1100 | |
PwD | 1000 |
The additional CUET PG registration fee for 2025 by category is available to students here:
Category | Application Fee (in Rs) | Application Fee Outside India (in Rs) |
General | 700 | 3,500 |
Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL | 600 | |
SC / ST / Third Gender | 600 | |
PwD | 600 |
CUET PG Exam Centres 2025 Choice Selection Increased
Last year, students had to choose between the two CUET PG exam city options that the exam administrators provided. Students will have four exam city options starting this year. While the number of exam centres worldwide has increased, the number of CUET PG 2025 exam centres in India has decreased to 285. Among the new international CUET PG exam centres are Frankfurt/Berlin, Germany; Oslo, Norway; and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
CUET PG 2025 Exam Pattern (Revised)
The duration of the CUET PG 2025 exam has been shortened by NTA for every subject. Previously, test takers had 105 minutes to respond to 75 questions on the exam. CUET PG 2025 exam will last 90 minutes for the upcoming cycle. For all 157 master's degree programs, the test will be administered online once a year. Students must attempt all of the questions in the exam, which will be administered in bilingual format.
Students can look over the highlights of the new CUET PG 2025 exam pattern here:
Specifications | CUET PG Changes Introduced |
Exam Frequency | Once a year |
Exam Duration | 90 Minutes or 1 hour 30 minutes |
Negative Marking | Yes or 1/4 of maximum marks |
CUET PG Question Paper Medium | Bilingual |
CUET PG General Paper | Redesigning the General Paper to include skill-based and specific jobs based on undergraduate knowledge is advised so that institutions can use it for programs in such fields. |
Those preparing for the CUET PG must go over all of the changes made by the NTA. Stay tuned to CollegeDekho for the latest CUET PG 2025 updates!