NTA raises CUET PG 2025 registration fee, reduces exam centre count; changes this year
CUET PG 2025 will be conducted in 90 minutes. New international centres added to the list of CUET PG 2025 exam cities.
Vagisha Kaushik | January 3, 2025 | 09:12 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The Common University Entrance Test - Postgraduate (CUET PG) 2025 will be conducted in a shorter duration and fewer test cities in India and more abroad. However, aspirants will be required to pay more in order to write the NTA CUET PG 2025 exam. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has commenced the CUET PG registration 2025 on the new official website, exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-PG. The last date to fill CUET PG application form 2025 is February 1, 2025.
The changes in CUET PG exam have been announced following the recommendations of an expert committee formed to review the various aspects of the test including the exam structure, number of papers, duration, and others.
CUET PG is conducted every year, for the last three years, for admission to postgraduate programmes offered by central, state, private, and deemed universities.
CUET PG 2025 duration, shifts
The duration of the CUET PG exam 2025 has been reduced from 105 minutes to 90 minutes. However, the number of questions remains the same as last year, 75. The exam will be administered in two to three shifts per day. Each shift will last for one hour and 30 minutes.
CUET PG 2025 application fee
CUET PG 2025 application fee has been increased by Rs 200 for all categories for up to two test papers in India. The amount has gone up by Rs 100 per paper for selecting additional test papers. Outside India, the registration fee is Rs 1,000 more than last year for up to two test papers and there’s a hike of Rs 1,500 for additional test papers in comparison to the previous year.
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Category |
In India |
Outside India |
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Application Fee (for up to two Test Papers) |
Fees for additional Test Papers (Per Test Paper) |
Application Fee (for up to two Test Papers) |
Fees for additional Test Papers (Per Test Paper) |
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General |
Rs 1,400 |
Rs 700 |
Rs 7,000 |
Rs 3,500 |
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OBC-NCL, EWS |
Rs 1,200 |
Rs 600 |
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SC, ST, Third Gender |
Rs 1,100 |
Rs 600 |
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PwD |
Rs 1,000 |
Rs 600 |
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CUET PG 2025 test cities
Starting from this year, the NTA has allowed candidates to select four cities of their choice instead of two, for writing the exam.
Moreover, the number of CUET PG 2025 exam cities has been reduced from 300 to 285 within India. On the other hand, the number of international test centres have been increased and the following new centres have been added to the list of CUET PG 2025 exam centres:
- UAE - Abu Dhabi
- Norway - Oslo
- Germay - Frankfurt/Berlin
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