PAU CET Exam Pattern 2024 - Detailed Pattern, Distribution of Questions, Marking Scheme

Updated By Nikhar Aggrawal on 09 Apr, 2024 00:35

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PAU CET Exam Pattern 2024

PAU CET exam pattern 2024 is almost similar to the 2023 pattern of the exam, and no major or minor changes are expected. The PAU CET 2024 exam pattern focuses on UG (Undergraduate) Agriculture courses, specifically B.Sc Agriculture, B.Tech Biotechnology, and B.Tech Food Technology. The PAU CET exam pattern helps candidates understand the format of the question paper and how to prepare accordingly.To develop the most effective PAU CET 2024 preparation strategy, all candidates must have a thorough understanding of the PAU CET exam pattern 2024, PAU CET 2024 syllabus and PAU CET preparation tips 2024.

Candidates can find complete information on the latest PAU CET 2024 exam pattern and other relevant important information on this page.

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Highlights of PAU CET Exam Pattern 2024

The candidates are requested to go through the highlights of the PAU CET 2024 exam pattern from the table mentioned below -

Name of Exam

Punjab Agricultrure University Common Entrance Test

Conducting Institution

Punjab Agricultural University

Medium of Exam

English

Mode of Exam

Offline

Format of Questions

MCQ

Duration of Exam

03 Hours

Courses for Which Exam is Conducted

B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture, B.Tech Biotechnology and B.Tech in Food Technology

Detailed PAU CET 2024 Exam Pattern

The PAU CET exam pattern 2024 and related details, including question distribution and marking scheme, are provided below.

  • The total duration of the exam will be 3 hours according to PAU CET 2024 exam pattern

  • The PAU CET 2024 question paper will be divided into 03 sections

  • Section I and II, i.e Physics and Chemistry sections will be compulsory for all the candidates

  • Both sections I and II will carry a total of 66 questions carrying 1 mark each

  • The third section will be optional for PAU CET exam pattern 2024

  • The third section will either carry a total of 68 questions of 1 mark each (Home Science/Agriculture/Biology) or 34 questions of 2 marks each (Mathematics)

  • Questions carrying 1 mark will carry a negative marking of 0.25 and 4 marks questions will carry a negative marking of 1 mark as per PAU CET 2024 exam pattern

  • The medium of instruction of the PAU CET 2024 question paper will be in English only

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FAQs about PAU CET Exam Pattern

How many questions will be there in the third section of PAU CET 2024 exam?

The third section will either have 68 questions of one mark each (Home Science/Agriculture/Biology) or 34 questions of two marks each (Mathematics).

What is the negative marking in PAU CET 2024 exam?

According to the PAU CET 2024 exam pattern, questions with 1 mark will have a negative marking of 0.25, while questions with 4 marks will have a negative marking of 1.

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