CUET UG syllabus 2026 out; NTA lists 37 subjects, revises key topics
Vaishnavi Shukla | December 29, 2025 | 01:38 PM IST | 2 mins read
Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate 2026 syllabus has 23 domain-specific subjects, and 13 are languages. Apply for CUET UG 2026 on official website, cuet.nta.nic.in.
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Try NowThe National Testing Agency (NTA) has published the syllabus PDF of the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET UG 2026) exam. This year, NTA has added and deleted several topics for the subjects, including history, economics, computer science, business studies, and physical education.
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There are a total of 37 subjects, among which 23 are domain-specific subjects, and 13 are languages. Candidates can access the NTA CUET UG syllabus 2026 PDF on the official website, cuet.nta.nic.in, under the ‘syllabus’ section.
While applying for the CUET UG 2025 exam , candidates can choose a maximum of 5 subjects for the entrance test. Candidates can apply for CUET UG 2026 on the official website once the application form is available.
As per the official NTA notice, the details of programmes and courses offered by the Central Universities (CUs) and participating universities are available at the CUET-UG portal and on the respective University website.
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CUET Syllabus 2026: Newly-added, deleted topics
The topics of the CUET 2026 syllabus are listed below.
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CUET UG subjects |
Topics deleted |
Topics added |
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Physical Education syllabus |
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Unit VII: Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Unit IX: Physiology and Biomechanics in Sports |
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History syllabus |
Theme V: Agrarian Relations – The Ain-i-Akbari
Theme VI: New Architecture – Hampi Theme VII: Religious History – The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition Theme VIII: Medieval Society through Travellers’ Accounts |
Theme V: Medieval Society through Travellers’ Accounts
Theme VI: Religious History – Bhakti-Sufi Traditions Theme VII: Vijayanagara Empire – Politics, Economy and Architecture Theme VIII: The Mughal Empire and Agrarian Society |
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Economics syllabus |
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Unit I: Development Policies and Experience (1947–90)
Unit II: Economic Reforms since 1991
Unit III: Current Challenges Facing Indian Economy
Unit IV: Development Experience of India – Comparison with Neighbours
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Business Studies syllabus |
Unit IX: Business Finance
Unit XII: Entrepreneurship Development
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Unit X: Financial Markets
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Computer Science syllabus |
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Unit 7: Project-Based Learning: Approaches for solving projects. steps in project-based learning, Teamwork, Components of teamwork |
NTA will conduct CUET UG 2026 exam in 13 languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu.
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