CUCET Eligibility Criteria 2022 : Check CUCET Eligibility Here

A total number of courses offered by CUCET:

 

Program Name	Number of Courses
Integrated and UG courses	47
PG, B.Ed and PG-Diploma Programmes	225
M.Phil and /PhD. Research Programmes	136

 

CUCET Eligibility 2022 - Course Wise

 

CUCET 2022 Eligibility criteria are different for different universities. So, candidates can check the university-wise eligibility criteria. Students must check their eligibility before filling the CUCET application form 2022.  The candidate must fulfill all eligibility criteria given below.
 

CUCET Eligibility for Undergraduate Courses

1. Minimum of 50% marks in class 12th for General category candidates and 45% marks for SC/ST candidates.
2. Subjects required are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, And/ OR Biology depending upon the course you are looking for.

CUCET Eligibility for Post Graduate Course

1. Minimum marks are 55% for the General category and 50% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD category students. In some places, there is a different cut-off for the OBC candidate students. So please refer to the course details.
2. In general, a candidate requires to clear the bachelor's in the same field or any associated field of the course in which you wish to take a master's. The field details are given for each course in the prospectus.

CUCET Eligibility for Ph.D. Program

1. If you have cleared UGC-CSIR JRF, GATE, NBHM or qualified in any other National level Exams then you are exempted from appearing in the entrance test but have to register for CUCET 2022.
2. Need to have a master’s degree in any stream with a minimum of 55% marks for general candidates, 50% marks for OBC candidates, and 45% marks for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
3. Rest the minimum eligibility changes as per the course. As the main subjects required for each course are different depending upon the course you choose to enroll in.

University	Code
Central University of Haryana	CUHAR
Central University of Jammu	CUJAM
Central University of Jharkhand	CUJHD
Central University of Karnataka	CUKNK
Central University of Kashmir	CUKAS
Central University of Kerala	CUKER
Central University of Punjab	CUPUN
Central University of Rajasthan	CURAJ
Central University of South Bihar	CUSBR
Central University of Tamil Nadu	CUTND

Reservation Details for the exam: At all levels, the reservation will be given to the candidates depending upon norms defined by CUCET authority. Rules governed by Government of India for Reservation will be followed at all levels and for all the courses. Candidates seeking admission under CUCET reservation will be required to submit a mandate set of documents such as Caste Certificate, PwD Certificate, Income Certificate etc.


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CUCET Eligibility (University Wise For Some Top Courses)

 

Central Univesity of Jammu

Program	University	Intake	Eligibility
M.A (Economics)	Central University of Jammu	30	Bachelor’s degree with marks greater than 50% for the general category and 45% for SC/ST category with Economics as one of the subjects.
Integrated M.sc. computer science-MCA	Central University of Jammu	30	Bachelor’s degree with marks greater than 50% for the general category and 45% for SC/ST category with Information Technology/Computer Applications/Computer Science/ Electronics as one of the subjects.
M.Ed (Master of Education)	Central University of Jammu	30	Bachelor’s degree with marks greater than 50% for general category and 45% for SC/ST category with B.Ed from a recognized university and Practical experience of teaching.
M.A./M.Sc. Applied Mathematics	Central University of Jammu	30	Bachelor’s degree with marks greater than 50% for the general category and 45% for SC/ST category with Mathematics/Applied Mathematics as one of the subjects.
M.B.A. Human Resource Management	Central University of Jammu	30	Bachelor’s degree with marks greater than 50% for the general category and 45% for SC/ST category.

Program	University	Intake	Eligibility
Economics	Central University of Jammu	05	Master’s degree in the concerned field with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university. 50% marks minimum for the SC/ST/PWD category
Education	Central University of Jammu	03	Master’s degree in the concerned field (M.Ed/M.A. Education)with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university. 50% marks minimum for the SC/ST/PWD category and has Dissertation as one of the subjects
English	Central University of Jammu	05	Master’s degree in the English /English & comparative Literature field with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university. 50% marks minimum for the SC/ST/PWD category
Human Resource Management	Central University of Jammu	05	Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university. 50% marks minimum for the SC/ST/PWD category
Mathematics	Central University of Jammu	03	Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university. 50% marks minimum for the SC/ST/PWD category

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Central University of Haryana

Program	University	Intake	Eligibility
M.C.A	Central University of Haryana	30	Bachelor’s degree with marks greater than 50% for general category and 45% for SC/ST category. OR Equivalent grade in Mathematical Science (Mathematics/statistics/operations research/computer science)
Library and Information Science	Central University of Haryana	20	Graduation completed with a minimum of 50% marks for general and 45% for SC/ST.
Chemistry	Central University of Haryana	30	B.Sc (Hons) Chemistry from any recognized university. With 50% of marks for General category and 45% marks in SC/ST category. OR Graduation in any branch of Science or Engineering with Chemistry /Biology /Mathematics as two of the subjects of study with 55% marks minimum.
Geography	Central University of Haryana	30	Bachelor’s degree with marks greater than 50% minimum marks for the general category and 45% minimum marks for SC/ST category students.
Masters of Arts(Journalism)	Central University of Haryana	20	Bachelors degree with a minimum of 55% marks for general category and 45% marks for SC/ST category.
Master’s of Science (chemistry)	Central University of Haryana	30	Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in chemistry with 50% marks at least. OR Graduation in any branch of Science with biology/mathematics as the main subject.
Master’s in computer application	Central University of Haryana	30	Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in any disciple with 50% marks at least. OR Equivalent grade in Mathematical Science (Mathematics/Statistics/Operations Research/Computer Science).
Master’s in Environmental Science	Central University of Haryana	30	B.Sc (Hons.) or B.Sc from any recognised university with 50% marks in aggregate at least.

For the PhD program, the Central University of Haryana governs some set of general eligibility that must be pursued for seeking admission to CUHAR. 

1. Must have a Master’s degree from a recognized university with a minimum of 55% marks in the field that you wish to do a Ph.D. in.
2. The candidate must appear for the written test that the University will conduct which will be followed by an interview. The weightage of marks is 80% and 20% respectively.
3. Those candidates who have cleared UGC/CSIR/JRF/NET/SLET or are Teacher Fellowship holders or have passed M. Phil program with course work recognized by the U.G.C. as per UGC Regulations (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil. /Ph.D. Degree, 2009) have relaxation that they do not need to give the written exam but will have to give the interview. In such cases, 100% marks weightage is given to the interview.

Central University of Jharkhand

Program	University	Intake	Eligibility
Water Engineering & Management	Central University of Jharkhand	40	12th class examination passes from a recognized board with minimum 55% marks in PCM for general candidates and 50% marks for SC/ST category students.
Energy Engineering	Central University of Jharkhand	40	12th class examination passes from a recognized board with minimum 55% marks in PCM/PCB for general candidates and 50% marks for SC/ST category students.
Nanotechnology	Central University of Jharkhand	40	12th class examination passes from a recognized board with minimum 55% marks in PCM for general candidates and 50% marks for SC/ST category students.
Geo-informatics	Central University of Jharkhand	40	12th class examination passes from a recognized board with minimum 55% marks in PCM for general candidates and 50% marks for SC/ST category students.
Applied (Physics/chemistry/mathematics/MBA)	Central University of Jharkhand	40	12th class examination passes from a recognized board with minimum 55% marks in PCM for general candidates and 50% marks for SC/ST category students.
Vocal Music	Central University of Jharkhand	40	12th class examination passes from a recognised board with minimum 55% marks in PCM for general candidate and 50% marks for SC/ST category students.

Masters Programs: There are master's programs offered by the Central University of Jharkhand. The duration of the program is 2 years or 4 semesters.

• There are 20 seats in each of the program referred above except Tribal & Governance Law which has 15 seats only.
• The candidate must have a Graduation degree in a field with a minimum of 55% marks for general category students and 50% marks for SC/ST students.
• For Vocal Music & Theater, the candidate will have to give a practical exam which has weightage of 5%. The candidate can have a degree in any field but in case you have a degree in the filed other than music then you must have a diploma /Prabhakar or equivalent certificate.

Program	University	Intake	Eligibility
Applied Chemistry	Central University of Jharkhand	07	Master’s degree in the respective field with marks greater than 50% for general category and 45% for SC/ST category
Applied Physics	Central University of Jharkhand	06	Master’s degree in the respective field with marks greater than 50% for general category and 45% for SC/ST category
Applied Mathematics	Central University of Jharkhand	04	Master’s degree in respective field with marks greater than 50% for general category and 45% for SC/ST category

Central University of Karnataka

Undergraduate Integrated Programs: For admission to Integrated programs the educational qualification details are the same for all the streams of integrated programs. The integrated programs are offered in Power and Energy Engineering, Information and Communication Technology, integrated B.Sc & M.Sc.

• Students must have passed class 12th examination with a minimum of 50% marks for General candidates and 45% for SC/ST/PWD / Kashmiri Migrants and must have studied physics, chemistry, and Maths.
• 33% of seats are filled on the basis of JEE Main 2022 exam who will write the JEE Advanced Exam 2022.
• 33% of seats are filled on the basis of the CUCET 2022 performance of the candidate.
• There are a total of 30 seats in each of stream.

Integrated Postgraduate Programs: For admission to the integrated MA (English)/ MA (Economics)/ M.Sc (Psychology)/ M.Sc (Geology) following are general eligibility standards:

• Students must have passed class 12th with 50% marks in any stream for general category students.
• Students of Kashmir(migrants)/SC/ST/PWD will get a 5% relaxation in the minimum marks of eligibility i.e. they are eligible at for 45% or they get 5% relaxation in CUCET 2022 percentage marks needed to qualify.
• There are 30 seats in each stream.

Post-graduate Programs: For admission to M.A. (Hindi)/ M.A. (English)/ M.A. (Economics)/ M.Sc (Psychology)/ M.Com/ M.SC (Mathematics)/ M.SC (Chemistry)/ M.Sc (Physics) there are following rules of eligibility:

• Bachelors degree from a recognised university in any stream and have secured at least 50% marks for general candidates or 45% for reserved category students.

• Students of Kashmir(migrants)/SC/ST/PWD will get a 5% relaxation in the minimum marks of eligibility i.e. they are eligible at 45% or they get 5% relaxation in CUCET 2022 percentage marks needed to qualify.
• There are 30 seats in each stream.

Ph.D. Programs: For admission to the Ph.D. program in Hindi/Kannada/Linguistics/Economics/Management /Psychology following are the general CUCET eligibility rules:

• M.Phil or Master’s degree in any stream from any university that is recognized with at least 55% marks for General candidates and 50% marks for SC/ST/Kashmiri Migrants.
• At least 50% marks in CUCET 2022 for General candidates and 45% marks for SC/ST/Kashmiri migrants.
• The interview has thrice the weightage of marks obtained as a sum-up of CUCET 2022 plus the marks in Bachelor’s degree.
• The 5% relaxation can be taken either in the percentage for Bachelor’s or in the CUCET by the reserved category candidates.
• Students who have qualified UGC/CSIR/DST/MHRD-JRF are exempted from the written test in that case the interview has 100 percentage weightage.
• In case students are not found suitable then the sets will remain vacant for the next year and not filled just for the sake of filling.

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Central University of Kashmir

Undergraduate Integrated Programs: For admission to Integrated B.A. LLB/B.com LLB/ Integrated. BSc.-MSc. Physics (Mathematics and physics as main subject in 12th)/ Integrated B. Sc. – M. Sc. Zoology (Biology/Biochemistry/Biotechnology as main subject in 12th)/ Integrated B. Sc. – M. Sc. Biotechnology (Biology/Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Mathematics as a main subject in 12th)/ Integrated B. Sc. – M. Sc. Mathematics (Mathematics as main subject in class 12th) there are following eligibility guidelines which are common.

• This is 5 years (10 semesters) course.
• The total intake is 30 seats in each stream except in Integrated B.A.LLB/B.Com LLB which has 50 seats.
• The students must have successfully cleared class 12th from a recognized board /university with at least 50% marks or its equivalent. The minimum cut-off for SC/ST/PWD is 45%.

For admission to B.VOC(Retail and Logistics management/ Tourism Hospitality Management) following are the eligibility details:

• 50 seats in each of the course
• 3 years course
• The students must have successfully cleared class 12th from a recognized board /university with at least 50% marks or its equivalent. The minimum cut off for SC/ST/PWD is 45%

Post Graduate Programs: For admission to M.A.English/M.A.Urdu/Masters in Travel & Tourism Management/Convergent Journalism /M.A. & M.Sc Mathematics following are the general details for eligibility 

• Duration of each course is of 2 years
• There are a total of 30 seats in each course
• Need to have successfully completed the bachelors in any stream from any recognized with at least 50% marks for General candidates and 45% marks for SC/ST/PWD candidates

PhD Programs:  For admission to the PhD programs following are the details. The university offers research programs in the following 3 disciplines only:

PROGRAMME	ELIGIBILITY
Integrated MPhil/ PhD (Management)	MBA(Masters in Business Administration) from a recognized university 55% marks in the examination for General candidate and 45% for the reserved candidate (SC/ST/PWD)
Integrated MPhil/ PhD (Tourism Management)	MBA(Masters in Business Administration) from a recognized university 55% marks in the examination for General candidate and 45% for the reserved candidate (SC/ST/PWD)
Integrated MPhil/Ph.D. (Urdu)	Masters in the Urdu Language from a recognized university 55% marks in the examination for General candidate and 45% for the reserved candidate (SC/ST/PWD)

• There is a common rule for the MPhil/PhD program that the reserved category candidate will get a 5% relaxation either in the CUCET minimum cut off or 5% relaxation in the minimum percentage required and not in both.
• The students who have cleared UGC/CSIR (JRF) NET/ SET/GATE or any other State or Centre level test accredited by the UGC need to register for the CUCET but are exempted from appearing for the written test.
• All candidates who have been shortlisted have to appear for the interview in the PhD program

Central University of Kerala

There is only one program named B.A.(International Relations) that are covered under CUCET 2022 Bachelors degree. Following are the eligibility details:

• There is a total of 40 seats in the course.
• The candidate must have obtained 50% minimum marks in class 12th for General candidates and 45% for the reserved category from a recognized university or board.
• The candidate must not have completed 19 years of age as on July 01, 2022.

Post Graduate Program: For admission to the postgraduate programs M.A.(Economics/ English& comparative Literature/Linguistics & Language programs/Hindi & comparative literature /International Relations & Political Science /Malayalam/Public administration & Policy studies )or Masters in Social Welfare following are the common eligibility details:

• There are a total of 26 seats in each stream and 2 years course.
• It is necessary to have a bachelor's degree in any stream from any recognized university with 50% marks or equivalent grade.
• 5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates.
• Age should not be 25 years completed as on July 01, 2022.

Program name	Number of seats	Eligibility
M.Sc (Environment Science)	20	A candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering/Agriculture Sciences/Geology/Geography with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university. For SC/ST candidates it is 50% and the age should be below 25 years on July 01, 2022.
M.Sc (Mathematics)	20	A candidate must possess a B.Sc degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university. For SC/ST candidates it is 50% and the age should be below 25 years on July 01, 2022.
M.Sc (Physics)	20	A candidate must possess a B.Sc degree in Physics with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized university. For SC/ST candidates it is 50% and the age should be below 25 years on July 01, 2022.
Master of Public Health	30	A certified degree in MBBS/B.SC (nursing)/B.Tech(any stream)/ /B Pharm/ Physiotherapy/ B AYUSH/ B.Vety/B. V Sc/Masters in SocialWork/Economics/ Policy Science/ Sociology/ Nutrition/Deveopment Economics/Public Administration /Psychology /Law.

The relaxation is subject to change depending upon the reservation rules of the Government of India. There is a reservation for Kashmiri migrants, E-Servicemen, State of Kerala/ST /PWD category.

PhD Programs: There is no PhD program under CUCET 2022 in any stream in the state of Kerala.

 

Central University of Punjab

The central university of Punjab is offering only the Masters's Degree programs under CUCET 2022 and there are no graduation or PhD programs offered by the university under CUCET 2022.

The general instructions for admission are:

1. The Master’s Program in any stream may get canceled in case the students are less than the minimum seats to be filled.
2. The relaxation and Reservation are as per Government norms.
3. The seats may increase or decrease without notice given to the students.

Degree Name (Masters)	Number of Seats	Bachelors Degree from a Recognized University
M.A. Economics	15	Economics with a minimum of 55% marks
M.A. Sociology	15	Sociology with a minimum of 55% marks
M.Sc Mathematics	15	Mathematics with a minimum of 55% marks
M.Sc Statistics	15	Statistics with a minimum of 55% marks
M.A. Punjabi	15	Punjabi with a minimum of 55% marks
M.Sc Physics	15	Science with Physics and Mathematics as the main subject with a minimum of 55% marks

Degree Name	Number of Seats	B.Tech/B.E Degree from a Recognized University
M.Tech Computer Science and Technology	24	Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology / Electronics / Electronics & Communication with minimum of 55% marks. Weightage is given for a valid GATE score.
M.Tech. Computer Science and Technology (Cyber Security)	15	Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology / Electronics / Electronics & Communication with minimum of 55 % marks. Weightage is given a valid GATE score.
M.Tech Food Technology	10	Dairy Technology / Food Technology / Food Processing Technology / Food Engineering / Agri. Engineering / Chemical Engineering with a minimum of 55% marks in total.
M.Sc (Life Science)(Molecular Medicine )	15	Bachelor’s degree in any branch of animal/medical/life science with at least 55% marks.
M.Sc (Biochemistry)	15	Bachelors degree in any branch of life science with at least 55% marks

 

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Central University of Rajasthan

The central university of Rajasthan offers only Master’s and PhD programs. There is an integrated master's program for the students who have passed the class 12th exam. The eligibility details are minimum 50% marks in the class 12th board exam for General Students and 45% marks for SC/ST/PWD/OBC candidates. These are 5-year programs.

Course Name	Seats	Class 12th Subjects Important for the Course
Biochemistry	18	Biology
Biotechnology	18	Biology
Computer Science	18	Mathematics
Environmental Science	18	Biology and /Or Mathematics
Microbiology	18	Biology
Statistics	18	Mathematics
Chemistry	18	Chemistry
Economics	18	Economics
Mathematics	18	Mathematics
Physics	18	Physics

M.A. Programs for 2 years has common eligibility detail. The candidate just needs to clear a bachelor’s degree from any recognized university with minimum of 50% marks for General Candidate and 45% marks for reserved category students. The number of seats may vary. These are as follows for the program.

Course Name	Seats
Culture & Media Studies	15
Economics	18
English	18
Hindi	18
Public Policy, Law and Governance	15
Social work	18

PhD programs have common eligibility criteria for the following streams except for the main subject of Masters. Master's degree requirement varies with the course. Otherwise, the same detail is that the candidate must have a Masters's and Bachelors's degree with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent. 45% marks for SC/ST/PWD/OBC category students to be eligible.

Course Name for PhD	Seats	Master’s Degree in
Public policy, Law and Governance	02	Any stream with Public policy, Law, and Governance as subjects
Social work	04	Social work
Statistics	01	Any stream with statistics as one of the main subject
Culture and Media	02	Any stream with the appearance of Culture and Media is one of the subjects
Economics	04	Any stream with Economics as one of the main subject
Hindi	04	Any stream with Hindi as one of the main subject

Central University of Tamil Nadu

The central university of Tamil Nadu has only B.Sc Textile program for undergraduates rest are integrated programs with Masters in it.

For B.sc Textile: the total number of seats is 40 and the eligibility is have obtained minimum of 60% marks (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and/Or Biology ) for General candidates, 50% marks for SC/ST/PWD category and 55% marks for OBC category. The age should be below 20 on July 01, 2022.

For Integrated programs: For admission to the integrated program the subject choice of class 12th is important. This includes the following details which are common to all:

Minimum of 60% marks in class 12th boards for general category, 55% for OBC category, and 50% marks for SC/ST/PWD Category.

Course Name	Seats	Important Subjects for Class 12
Mathematics	30	Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
Physics	30	Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
Chemistry	30	Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
Life Science	30	Chemistry, Biology, and Physics
Economics	30	Economics /Mathematics/ Statistics one of them

 

 

Post Graduate Program - The duration of the course is 2 years and the candidate need to have a Bachelor’s degree program with 55% marks for General category students,  50% for OBC candidates and 45% for SC/ST/OBC candidates. Apart from the graduation degree, the candidate must have age below 30 years before July 01, 2022. The main course subject in Bachelor’s degree will change with the program details.

 

Course Name	Seats	Important Subject for Bachelor’s
M.A. English	20	English as a major or one of the major subject
M.A.Classical Tamil	20	Tamil as major or one of the major subject
Master in Social Work	20	Any stream will work
M.A. Communication	20	Any stream will work
M.A. Hindi	20	Hindi as major or one of the major subject OR In case you have a degree in any stream then if you have the certificate for Hindi additional then you can apply
M.A. Economics	20	Any stream will work
M.Sc (Chemistry/ Physics/Biology)	20	(Chemistry/Physics/Biology) as major or one of the major subject respectively. A CGPA of 6.5 for General candidate, 6.0 for OBC candidate and 5.5 for SC/ST/OBC category.

 

Ph.D. Programs: For taking admission to Ph.D. program we have the following common eligibility details:

• If you have cleared UGC CSIR JRF, GATE, NBHM or qualified in any other National level Exams then you are exempted from appearing into the entrance test but have to register for CUCET 2022.
• Need to have Master’s degree in any stream with a minimum of 55% marks for general candidates, 50% marks for OBC candidate and 45% marks for SC/ST/PWD candidate.
• The seat details can be checked from the official website as the number of seats is not given.

Course Name	Subject Preference
English	Any stream with English as one of the main subject
Physics	Physics
Chemistry	Chemistry/ Organic Chemistry/ Inorganic Chemistry/ Physical Chemistry or equivalent degree
Tamil	Tamil language or equivalent subject in Tamil
Life Science	Life Sciences/ Zoology/ Animal Sciences/ Biomedical Sciences/ Biological Sciences/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Genetics/ Botany/ Plant Sciences
Economics	Economics as a major
Mathematics	Mathematics as a major

Now that we have seen the CUCET Eligibility criteria for 2022, let us go through the CUCET scholarship criteria in brief. CUCET Admission Scholarship 2021-22, an initiative of Chandigarh University, is offered to students enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree program at Chandigarh University in fields such as engineering, architecture, pharmacy, agriculture, management, integrated law, etc. 100% scholarship of INR 33 Crore will be provided to the selected beneficiary.

 

CUCET Admission Scholarship – Eligibility Criteria

• You have to apply for admission to the undergraduate or postgraduate course in Chandigarh University.
• For UG courses – If the applicant has secured 50% or more marks in secondary education (10+2) from recognized board (CBSE/PSEB/ICSE or any other state/national board) then he/she can apply for this scholarship. can do.
• For PG Course- If the applicant has secured 50% or more marks in graduation from recognized university, then they can apply for the scholarship.
• To apply under the scholarship, it is mandatory to qualify entrance exams like CUCET, JEE (Main), NATA, CAT/MAT/XAT/CMAT, etc.