PU CET (PG) 2024 Exam Pattern: Latest Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

Officiating body

Panjab University

Examination mode

Offline

Total Questions

75

Question type

Objective (MCQ)

Maximum marks

75

Duration

90 minutes

Negative marking

Yes (for some papers)

LL.M (1-year & 2-year)

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum Marks - 100

• Sections - 04

• Maximum marks for each question - +1

• Total Questions - 100

• Constitution Law, Administrative Law, Service Law, Environmental Law and Human Rights - 50 MCQs

• Jurisprudence - 10 MCQs

• Indian Penal Code (IPC), Cr. Pr. Code and Law of Evidence - 15 MCQs

• Family Law, Law of Contract, Law of Torts, Public International Law, Labour Laws and Company Law - 25 MCQs

MCA

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Sections - 04

• Maximum marks for each question - +1

• Total Questions - 75

• Reasoning & Aptitude - 10 MCQs

• English - 10 MCQs

• Computer Science - 15 FAQs

• Mathematics (10+2 level) - 40 FAQs

MA Journalism and Mass Communication

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Type of Questions - Both subjective and objective 

• GD/PI round marks - 10 (out of 75)

• Sections - 05

• Minimum qualifying cutoff score - 40%

Master in Public Health

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Total questions - 75

• Maximum marks - 75

• Type of questions - MCQ

• Maximum marks carried by each question - +1

• Sections - 04

• Environment Sciences - 15 MCQs

• Health Sciences and Medical Vocabulary - 25 MCQs

• Social Sciences - 10 MCQs

• Biological Sciences - 25 MCQs

MA English

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Sections - 04

• Multiple Choice Questions to check the candidate’s knowledge of English Literature and language - 15 marks

• Precis - Writing - 15 marks

• An unseen poem as a reading comprehension passage. Knowledge of Literary appreciation will also be tested in this question - 20 marks

• An essay of about 400 words - 25 marks

MA Geography/Masters in Disaster Management/Masters in Geoinformatics

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

MA History

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Sections - 03

• Unit I maximum marks - 25 (5 questions must be attempted)

• Unit II maximum marks - 25 (1 question must be attempted)

• Unit III maximum marks - 25 (1 question must be attempted)

• Medium of instruction - Punjabi, Hindi and English

MA Economics

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Total questions - 75

• Negative marking - (-1/4th) per wrong attempt

• Sections - 08

• Number of questions in each section - 10 (5 in logical reasoning)

Master of Social Work

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Medium of instruction - English

• Negative marking - N/A

ME

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

M.Sc Industrial Chemistry

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Total questions - 75

• Sections - 04

• Mathematics - 15 MCQs

• Industrial Chemistry - 20 MCQs

• Chemistry - 20 MCQs

• Physics - 20 MCQs

• Negative marking - (-1/4th) for every wrong attempt

M.Com

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

M.Com (Business Innovations)

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Total questions - 75

• Sections - 04

• Test of Reasoning - 20 MCQs

• Quantitative Aptitude - 20 MCQs

• Business Aptitude - 20 MCQs

• General Knowledge - 15 MCQs

MBA (Commerce & IT)

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Sections - 05

• General awareness - 15 MCQs

• Verbal Ability/Reasoning - 15 MCQs

• IT - 15 MCQs

• Economics - 15 MCQs

• Commerce - 15 MCQs

MBA for Executives

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 85

• Total questions - 85

• Components -  General Knowledge, Economics and Business Environment Awareness, Data interpretation and problem solving, Numerical Ability, Verbal Ability/ Reasoning and English Comprehension

M.P.Ed

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Total questions - 75

• Sections - 03 (Reasoning Ability, General Knowledge, Aptitude

M.Sc

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

M.Sc Genomics

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Disciplines from where questions will be asked - 06 (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicine)

M.Sc Forensic Science & Technology

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 70

• Total questions - 70

• Sections - 02

• Sec A (Gen Science) - 20 questions

• Sec B (Physics, Biology, Forensic Science and Chemistry) - 25 questions each (choose any 2 subjects)

M.Sc Statistics

• Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes

• Maximum marks - 75

• Total questions - 75

• Sections - 02 (Mathematics & Statistics)