Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) 2020

What is CUCET?

Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) is an all-India level entrance exam conducted jointly by 14 central universities for admission in UG, PG, and Ph.D. courses offered in all the participating institutions. The online registration and filling up of the CUCET application form will commence from March 16, 2020 onwards and the last date to submit the application form is till April 11, 2020. The admit card will be released online on May 11, 2020 and the CUCET exam will be conducted on May 23 and 24, 2020.

The CUCET is conducted once a year across 120 cities in India. The exam is conducted in offline mode (pen & paper) which is of two hours. A total of 20 universities particpate, including 13 central universities and apart from them, Dr B R Ambedkar School of Economics (BASE) is also a participating institute for the exam. Central University of Rajasthan is the coordinating university for the exam, which invites applications from eligible students each year.

CUCET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria set by the Central Universities in order to apply and appear for CUCET 2020. The eligibility criteria for CUCET 2020 are as follows:

For UG: Students will need to have passed class XII from a recognized board to take admission in Bachelor’s degree programmes in the Central Universities. For General category, the candidate needs to secure a minimum 50 per cent in class XII, for SC/ST, candidates need to have secured a minimum of 45 per cent in class XII in order to be eligible for the CUCET 2020.

For PG: Candidates applying for a master’s degree must possess a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university. Candidates applying for admission in the same field of Bachelor’s or different, need have secured a minimum of 55 per cent (General)/ 50 per cent (SC/ST) to be eligible for CUCET 2020.

For PhD: Candidates applying for PhD programme must have a Master’s degree for a recognised university or institute to apply for admission in research programmes. The candidate needs to have secured a minimum of 55 per cent (Genera)/ 50 per cent (SC/ST) to be eligible for PhD programmes in the Central Universities.

Note: If a candidate has cleared UGC-CSIR JRF, GATE, NBHM or qualified in any other national level examination, they need not appear for the entrance test. However, the candidate will have to register for CUCET 2020.

CUCET 2020 Important Dates

Event	Date	Salient Feature
Commencement of Online Registration	16-Mar-2020	Candidates can begin the online registration and filling up of application forms.
Last date to register for CUCET 2020	11-Apr-2020	After the mentioned dates, candidates cannot apply for CUCET.
Release of CUCUET admit card for all programmes	11-May-2020	The CUCET admit card for all programmes and courses will be released online on the mentioned date.
CUCET Exam Dates for UI & PG	23-May-2020 and 24-May-2020	The CUCET 2020 exam dates will be conducted or UG and PG programmes on the mentioned dates.
CUCET Exam Date RP Programme	30-May-2020 and 31-May-2020	The exam dates for RP programme are mentioned, which are different than UG and PG.
Answer Key Upload UG and PG Programme	25-May-2020	The answer key will be released online.
Answer Key Upload for RP Programme	1-Jun-2020	The answer key for CUCET RP Programme will be released on the mentioned date.
Corrected Answer Key, if any (UG & PG Programme)	1-Jun-2020	In case there is any mistake in the first answer key, a corrected one will be released.
Result Declaration	24-Jun-2020	The CUCET results will be declared online.