CUET Syllabus 2026 (Released): Download PDFs for Arts, Science & Commerce

History

• Theme V: Medieval Society through Travellers’ Accounts
• Theme VI: Religious History – Bhakti-Sufi Traditions
• Theme VII: Vijayanagara Empire: Politics, Economy and Architecture
• Theme VIII: The Mughal Empire and Agrarian Society

• Theme V: Agrarian Relations – The Ain-i-Akbari
• Theme VI: New Architecture – Hampi
• Theme VII: Religious History – The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition
• Theme VIII: Medieval Society through Travellers’ Accounts

Economics

Unit I: Development Policies and Experience (1947–90)

• Indian economy on the eve of Independence
• Economic system and objectives of Five-Year Plans
• Agriculture: institutional aspects, new agricultural strategy
• Industry: IPR 1956, role of SSI
• Foreign trade

Unit II: Economic Reforms since 1991

• Meaning of macroeconomics
• Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG): features and appraisal

Unit III: Current Challenges Facing the Indian Economy

• Human Capital Formation and education sector growth
• Rural development: credit, cooperatives, marketing, diversification, organic farming
• Employment: workforce trends, formal vs informal sector, policies
• Environment and Sustainable Development

Unit IV: Development Experience of India – Comparison with Neighbours

• Economic growth, population, sectoral development
• Human Development Indicators
• Development strategies

NA

Computer Science

Unit 7: Project-Based Learning

• Project-solving approaches
• Steps in project-based learning
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Components of effective teamwork

NA

Business Studies

Unit X: Financial Markets

• Financial market: concept
• Money market and instruments
• Capital market: primary and secondary
• Stock exchange: functions and trading procedure
• Depository services and demat accounts
• SEBI: objectives and functions

Unit IX: Business Finance

• Financial management concepts
• Financial planning
• Capital structure
• Fixed and working capital
• Unit XII: Entrepreneurship Development
• Concept, need and functions
• Entrepreneurial traits and competencies
• Entrepreneurship development process
• Motivation and values

Physical Education

Unit VII: Skill-Related Physical Fitness

• Meaning
• Methods for improvement

Unit IX: Physiology and Biomechanics in Sports

NA

• Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages) Factual, Literary and Narrative, Literary appreciation and Vocabulary

• Reading Comprehension (based on different types of passages) Factual, Literary and Narrative, Literary appreciation and Vocabulary

• MCQs based on the NCERT Class XII syllabus only

• General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration that is taught till Grade 8), General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability,  Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Accountancy 

301

Agriculture

302

Anthropology

303

Biology 

304

Business Studies 

305

Chemistry

306

Environmental Studies

307

Computer Science

308

Economics

309

Engineering Graphics

310

Entrepreneurship

311

Painting and Sculpture

312

Geography / Geology

313

History

314

Home Science

315

Knowledge Tradition Practices India 

316

Legal Studies

317

Mass Media

318

Mathematics / Applied Mathematics

319

Performing Arts

320

Physical Education

321

Physics

322

Political Science

323

Psychology

324

Sanskrit

325

Sociology

326

Teaching Aptitude

327

Fashion Studies (New)

Tourism (New)

General Test

501

Language (IA & IB)

-

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305

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311

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317

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Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations and Partnership Firms 

• Unit I: Accounting Not-for-Profit Organization
• Unit II: Accounting for Partnership
• Unit III: Reconstitution of Partnership 
• Unit IV: Dissolution of Partnership Firm

Company Accounts and Financial Statement Analysis 

• Unit V: Accounting for Share and Debenture Capital
• Unit VI: Analysis of Financial Statements 
• Unit VII: Statement of Changes in Financial Position

Computerized Accounting System 

• Unit I: Overview of Computerized Accounting System
• Unit II: Using Computerized Accounting System
• Unit III: Accounting Using Database Management System (DBMS)
• Unit IV: Accounting Applications of Electronic Spreadsheet

Agrometeorology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Biochemistry and Microbiology

• Agrometerology
• Genetics & Plant Breeding
• Biochemistry 
• Microbiology

• Scope and importance
• Care and management
• Artificial Insemination
• Livestock Products

• Introduction
• Soil, Soil fertility, Fertilizers, and Manures
• Irrigation and Drainage
• Weed Control
• Crops

Horticulture

• Importance of fruits and vegetables in human die
• Orchard- location, and layout
• Planting system, training, pruning
• Trees, Shrubs, Climbers, Annuals, Perennials-Definition
• Cultivation Practices

Physical Anthropology

• Preliminary knowledge of Human genetics
• Racial classification
• Definition of Race and Racial criteria
• Significance of skin colour, Eye form etc. as racial criteria.
• Mendel’s Laws of heredity Monohybrid & Dihybrid ratio

Prehistoric Archaeology

• Tool Making
• Tool Families
• Prehistoric Cultures
• Palaeolithic and Neolithic cultures

Material Culture and Economic Anthropology 

• Economic life
• Subsistence economy
• A brief outline of the methods of hunting, fishing and agriculture

Social Anthropology and Ethnography

• Family
• Rules of residence Clustered relationship in a nuclear family
• Functions of family
• Social nature of family

Ecology

• A brief outline of the land & people of North-East India
• A study of the social organization of the Ao Naga and the Apatani
• Study of material culture and economic life communities

Reproduction

• Reproduction in organisms
• Sexual reproduction in flowering plants
• Human reproduction
• Reproductive health

Genetics and Evolution

• Heredity and variation
• Molecular Basis of Inheritance
• Evolution

Biology and Human Welfare

• Health and disease
• Improvement in food production
• Microbes in human welfare

Biotechnology and its Applications

• Principles and process of Biotechnology
• Application of Biotechnology in health and agriculture

Ecology and Environment

• Organisms and environment
• Ecosystems
• Biodiversity and its conservation
• Environmental issues

Human Beings and Nature

• Modern schools of ecological thought
• Deep ecology vs. Shallow ecology
• Stewardship of land
• Social ecology
• Feminism
• Green Politics
• Sustainable Development

Population and Conservation Ecology

• Population dynamics
• Human populations
• Threats to the ecosystem
• Conservation importance

Monitoring Pollution

• Pollution monitoring
• Monitoring the atmosphere: techniques
• International and national air quality standards
• Water testing: indicators of water quality
• Soil testing

Third World Development

• Urban-rural divide
• A critical appraisal of the conventional paradigm of development
• A case study of the Gandhian approach
• Urban environmental planning and management

Sustainable Agriculture

• Traditional Agriculture in India: irrigation systems
• Food

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

• Definition: resources
• GNP vs. other forms of measuring income
• Economic status and welfare
• Externalities: cost-benefit analysis
• Natural capital regeneration

International Relations and the Environment

• Trans-national characteristics of environmental issues
• Impact of international politics, national sovereignty and interest
• International trade
• International aid

Consumer Behavior and Demand

Introductory Macroeconomics

Determination of Income and Employment

Balance of Payments

Government Budget and the Economy

Money and Banking

Forms of Market and Price Determination

Simple Applications of Tools of Demand & Supply Curves

Introduction

Producer Behavior and Supply

The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting

• The Rajasthani Schools
• The Pahari Schools

The Mughal and Deccan schools of miniature painting

• The Mughal School
• The Deccani School

The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

• New Era in Indian art-an introduction
• Study of the different paintings

The Modern trends In Indian Art

• Sculpture
• Graphic-Prints

Fundamentals of Human Geography

Human Geography: Nature and Scope

People

Human Activities

Transport, Communication and Trade

Human Settlements

India: People and Economy

People

Human Settlements

Resources and Development

Transport, Communication and International Trade

Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems

Nutrition, Food Science and Technology

• Clinical nutrition and Dietetics
• Public Nutrition and Health
• Catering and food services management
• Food Processing and technology
• Food Quality and safety

Human Development: Lifespan Approach

• Early childhood care and education
• Special Education and support services
• Management of institutions and programmes for children, youth and elderly

Fabric and Apparel

• Design for fabric and Apparel
• Fashion design and Merchandising
• Production and quality control in the Garment Industry
• Care and Maintenance of fabrics in Institutions

Resource Management

• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality Management
• Consumer Education and Protection

Communication and Extension

• Development of communication and Journalism
• Media management, Design, and Production

Career Options after Home Science Education

• Career options of self and wage employment

Cinema 

Journalism

Radio

New Media

Social Media

Communication

TV

Algebra

• Matrices and types of Matrices
• Equality of Matrices
• Algebra of Matrices
• Determinants
• Inverse of a Matrix

Calculus

• Higher order derivatives
• Tangents and Normals
• Increasing and Decreasing Functions
• Maxima and Minima

Integration and its Applications

• Indefinite integrals of simple functions
• Evaluation of indefinite integrals
• Definite Integrals
• Application of Integration

Differential Equations

• Order and degree of differential equations
• Formulating and solving of differential equations

Probability Distributions

• Random variables and its probability distribution
• Expected value of a random variable
• Variance and Standard Deviation
• Binomial Distribution

Linear Programming

• Mathematical formulation of Linear Programming Problem
• Graphical method of solution for problems in two variables
• Feasible and infeasible regions
• Optimal feasible solution

Section A (Dance)

• A1: Kathak
• A2: Bharatnatyam
• A3: Odissi
• A4: Kuchipudi
• A5: Manipuri
• A6: Kathakali

Section B (Drama-Theatre)

• Carnatic
• Hindustani
• Percussion
• Rabindra Sangeet

• Music

Sociological Aspects of Physical Education

Biomechanics & Sports, 

Sports Injuries and First Aid

Psychology & Sport

Test & Measurement in Sports

Career Aspects in Physical Education

Career Aspects in Physical Education

Health Education & Health Problems

Training Methods

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Politics in India Since Independence

• The Era of One-Party Dominance
• Nation-Building and Its Problems
• Politics of Planned Development
• India’s External Relations
• Challenge to and Restoration of Congress System
• Crisis of the Constitutional Order
• Regional Aspirations and Conflicts
• Rise of New Social Movement
• Democratic Upsurge and Coalition Politics
• Recent Issues and Challenges

• Cold War Era in World Politics
• Disintegration of the ‘Second World’ and the Collapse of Bipolarity
• US Dominance in World Politics
• Alternative Centres of Economic and Political Power
• South Asia in the Post-Cold War Era
• International Organisations in a Unipolar World
• Security in Contemporary World
• Environment and Natural Resources in Global Politics
• Globalisation and Its Critics

Variations in Psychological Attributes

• Individual differences in human functioning
• Assessment of psychological attributes
• Intelligence
• Individual differences in intelligence
• Theories of intelligence…etc

Self and Personality

• Self-esteem
• Self-efficacy
• Self –Regulation
• Culture and Self …etc

Meeting Life Challenges

• Strategies to cope with stress
• Nature, types and sources of stress
• Effects on psychological functioning and health …etc

Psychological Disorders

• Concepts of abnormality and psychological disorders
• Classification of disorders
• Factors underlying abnormal behaviour
• Major psychological disorders …etc

Therapeutic Approaches

• Nature and process of therapy
• Therapeutic relationship
• Types of therapies
• Psychodynamic …etc

Attitude and Social Cognition

• Explaining social behaviour
• Social cognition
• Schemas and stereotypes
• Nature and components of attitudes ….etc

Social Influence and Group Processes

• Conformity, Obedience, and Compliance
• Cooperation and Competition
• Nature and formation of groups
• Social identity …etc

Psychology and Life

• Human-environment relationship
• Environmental effects on human behaviour
• Noise, pollution crowding, natural disasters …etc

Developing Psychological Skills

• Effective psychological skills
• Observational skills
• Interviewing skills
• Testing skills
• Counselling skills ...

Structure of Indian Society

• Introducing Indian Society: Colonialism, Nationalism, Class, and Community

• Demographic Structure

• Rural-Urban Linkages and Divisions

Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

• Family and Kinship

• The Caste System

•  Tribal Society

• The Market as a Social Institution

Social Inequality and Exclusion

• Caste Prejudice, Scheduled Castes, and Other Backward Classes

• The marginalization of Tribal Communities

• The Struggle for Women’s Equality

• The Protection of Religious Minorities

• Caring for the Differently Abled

The Challenges of Unity in Diversity

• Problems of Communalism, Regionalism, Casteism, and Patriarchy

• Role of the State in a Plural, and Unequal Society

• What We Share

Process of Social Change in India

• Process of Structural Change: Colonialism, Industrialisation, Urbanisation

• Process of Cultural Change: Modernization, Westernisation, Sanskritisation, Secularisation

• Social Reform Movements and Laws

Social Change and the Polity

• The Constitution as an instrument of Social Change

• Parties, Pressure Groups, and Democratic Politics

• Panchayati Raj and the Challenges of Social Transformation

Social Change and the Economy

• Land Reforms, the Green Revolution, and Agrarian Society

• From Planned Industrialisation to Liberalisation

• Changes in the Class Structure

Arenas of Social Change

• Media and Social Change

• Globalization and Social Change

New Arenas of Social Change

• Media and Social Change

• Globalization and Social Change

Social Movements

• Class-Based Movements: Workers, Peasants

• Caste-Based Movements: Dalit Movement, Backward Castes, Trends in Upper Caste Responses

• Women’s Movements in Independent India

• Tribal Movements

• Environmental Movements

English

101

1. Reading Comprehension:

There will be three types of passages (maximum 300-350 words):

i. Factual

ii. Narrative

iii. Literary

2. Verbal Ability

3. Rearranging the parts

4. Choosing the correct word

5. Synonyms and Antonyms

6. Vocabulary

Hindi

102

Assamese

103

Bengali

104

Gujarati

105

Kannada

106

Malayalam

107

Marathi

108

Odia

109

Punjabi

110

Tamil

111

Telugu

112

Urdu

113

Name

Code

Syllabus

Arabic

201

1. Reading Comprehension:

There will be three types of passages (maximum 300-350 words):

i. Factual

ii. Narrative

iii. Literary

2. Verbal Ability

3. Rearranging the parts

4. Choosing the correct word

5. Synonyms and Antonyms

6. Vocabulary

Bodo

202

Chinese

203

Dogri

204

French

205

German

206

Italian

207

Japanese

208

Kashmiri

209

Konkani

210

Maithili

211

Manipuri

212

Nepali

213

Persian

214

Russian

215

Santhali

216

Sindhi

217

Spanish

218

Tibetan

219

Sanskrit

220