The National Testing Agency (NTA) has prescribed the syllabus for the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) 2022 on the official notification.

Those who are appearing for the exam must prepare all topics from the class 12 NCERT syllabus. The syllabus is divided into four sections: section 1A, section 1B, Section 2, and section 3.

Section 1A and 1B will have language questions, section 2 will have domain-specific questions, and section 3 will have general aptitude questions.

As per the notification, the exam is held tentatively in the first week of July 2022. Therefore, it is essential to go through the detailed syllabus and plan your preparation without wasting your time.

Read through the post that will give you a complete insight into NTA CUET Syllabus, subject-wise important topics, and more.

NTA CUET UG Syllabus 2022

The NTA CUET Syllabus includes subjects and syllabus of class 11th and class 12th. According to the CUCET Exam Pattern, the entrance exam will include four sections:

• Section 1A: Language test
• Section 1B: Language test
• Section 2: Domain-specific test
• Section 3: General aptitude test

The exam will be conducted in two shifts. You will have to appear for Section 1A (language paper), two chosen domain subjects, and the general aptitude test in the first shift.

In the second shift, you will appear for the other four domain subjects and an additional language test (Section 1B) if opted for.

Let us go through the detailed NTA CUET syllabus 2022 for all sections from the post below.

CUET Syllabus of Section A (Language Test) 

• The questions in this section will test one’s proficiency in the language, based on comprehension passages, fundamentals of grammar, and vocabulary. 
• In the comprehension section, you will be evaluated on your understanding of a passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein, etc.
• The grammar section entails correcting grammatically incorrect sentences, filling blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc. 
• Questions on synonyms & antonyms will check one’s command of English vocabulary.

NTA CUET 2022 Syllabus of Domain Subjects

Questions related to the domain-specific topic will be asked in this section. Check out the detailed CUET Entrance Exam Syllabus 2022 for the domain-specific section from the post below and enhance your preparation for the upcoming exam.

For students from any stream, the domain subjects will be common to the ones they have studied from Class XI onwards.

Surprisingly, the syllabus of both XI and XII sessions can be asked. To shorten the context, we have highlighted the most important topics from the syllabus to ease your preparation.

CUET Syllabus for Commerce Courses

Since your target is Commerce based courses or commerce stream relevant courses through CUET, you must make sure you are thoroughly revising these topics

Important Topics From Class 11th Commerce Syllabus

• Accountancy

Part A – Financial Accounting – I Introduction to Accounting, Theory Base of Accounting, Recording of Transactions, Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statement, Ledger and Trial Balance, Depreciation, Provisions and Reserves, Accounting for Bills of Exchange, Rectification of Errors. 
Part B – Financial Accounting – II Financial Statement of Sole Proprietorship, Financial Statement of Not-for-Profit-Organisations, Computers in Accounting.

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• Business Studies

Nature and Purpose of Business, Forms of Business Organisations, Public, Private and Global Enterprises, Business Services, Emerging Modes of Business, Social Responsibility of Business and Business Ethics, Sources of Business Finance, Small Business, Internal Trade, International Trade.

• Economics

Part A – Statistics of Economics – Introduction, Collection, Organisation, and Presentation of Data, and Statistical Tools and Interpretation.

Part B – Indian Economic Development – Economic Reforms Since 1991, Development Experience (1947-90), Current Challenges Facing Indian Economy, Development Experience of India.

• Maths

Sets, Relations and Functions, Trigonometric Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequalities, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Sequence and Series, Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Introduction to Three-dimensional Geometry, Limits and Derivations, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics, Probability.

• Information Practices

Classification of Computers, Software Concepts, System Software, Operating System, Utility Software, Open Source Concept, Application Software, Number System, Internal Storage Encoding of Characters , Microprocessor, Memory Concepts, Primary Memory, Secondary Memory, Input Output Ports/Connections.

• Physical Education

Changing Trends and Career in Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Wellness and Lifestyle, Olympic Movement, Yoga, Doping, Physical Activity Environment, Test and Measurement in Sports, Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, Biomechanics and  Sports, Psychology and Sports, Training in Sports.

• Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship: What, Why and How, An Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship Journey, Entrepreneurship as Innovation and Problem Solving, Understanding the Market, Business Arithmetic, Resource Mobilisation.

• Legal Studies

Theory and Nature of Political Institutions, Nature and Sources of Law, Historical Evolution of Indian Legal System, Civil and Criminal Courts and Process, Family Justice System.

• Home Science

Concept of Home Science and its Scope, Human Development: Life Span Approach (Part I), Food, Nutrition, Health and Fitness, Family and Community Resources, Fabric and Apparel, Community Development and Extension (Part I). 

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Important topics of Class 12th commerce syllabus

• Accountancy

Part A – Accounting for Partnership Firms and Companies – Accounting for Partnership Firms, Accounting for Partnership Firms – Reconstitution and Dissolution (Change in the Profit Sharing Ratio among the existing partners, Admission of a Partner, Retirement and Death of a Partner, Dissolution of a Partnership Firm.), Accounting for Companies – Accounting for Share Capital, Accounting for Debentures. 
Part B – Financial Statement Analysis - Financial statements of a company, Financial Statement Analysis, Tools for Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting Ratios, Liquidity Ratios, Solvency Ratios, Activity Ratios, Profitability Ratios, and Cash Flow Statement.

• Economics

Part A – Introductory Microeconomics – Introduction, Consumer Equilibrium and Demand, Producer Behaviour and Supply, Forms of Market and Price Determination.
Part B – Introductory Macroeconomics – National Income and Related Aggregates, Money and Income, Determination of Income and Employment, Government Budget and the Economy, Balance of Payments.

• Business Studies

Part A – Principles & Functions of Management – Nature & Significance of Management, Principles of Management, Management and Business Environment, Planning, Organising, Staffing, Directing, Controlling.
Part B – Business Finance and Marketing – Financial Management, Financial Markets, Marketing Management, Consumer Protection.

• Maths

Relations & Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices, Determinants, Continuity & Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application of the Integrals, Differential Equations, Vectors, Three – Dimensional Geometry, Linear Programming, Probability.

• Information Practices

Data Handling – Python Pandas, Numpy, Plotting and Pyplot.
Basic Software Engineering – Introduction, Software Processes, Delivery Models, Process Activities, Agile Methods, Business use – case diagram, Practical aspects.
Data Management - Write a minimal Django based web application that parses a GET and POST request, and writes the fields to a file, Interface Python with an SQL database, SQL commands: aggregation functions, having, group by, order by.
Society, Laws and Ethics - Intellectual property rights, plagiarism, digital rights management, and licensing (Creative Commons, GPL and Apache), open source, open data, privacy, Privacy laws, fraud, Technology and society, E-waste management, Identity theft, unique ids, and biometrics, Gender and disability issues while teaching and using computers, Role of new media in society, Issues with the internet, Case studies - Arab Spring, Wiki Leaks, Bitcoin.

• Physical Education

Planning in Sports, Sports & Nutrition, Yoga and Lifestyle, Physical Education and Sports for CWSN (Children with Special Needs- Divyang), Children and Women in Sports.

• Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Business Planning, Enterprise Marketing, Enterprise Growth Strategies, Business Arithmetic, Resource Mobilisation.

• Legal Studies

Judiciary, Topics in Law, Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternate Dispute Resolution, Human Rights in India, Legal Profession in India, Legal Services, International Context.
Home Science - Human Development: Life Span Approach (Part II), Nutrition during life span, Money Management and Consumer Education, Apparel: Designing, Selection and Care, Community Development and Extension (Part II), Career Options after Home Science Education.

Important topics of class 11th Humanities Syllabus

• History

Introduction to World History, Introduction to Early Societies, Writing and City Life of Early Societies, Introduction to Empires, An Empire Across Three Continents, Central Islamic Lands, Introduction to Changing Traditions, Three Orders, Changing Cultural Traditions, Introduction to Path Modernization, The Industrial Revolution, Displacing Indigenous People, Paths to Modernization.

• Geography

Part A - Fundamentals of Physical Geography - Geography as a Discipline, The Earth, Landforms, Climate, Water (Oceans), Life on the Earth.
Part B - Indian - Physical Environment - Introduction, Physiographic, Climate, Vegetation and Soil.

• Political Science

Part A - Indian Constitution At Work - Constitution, Election and Representation, The Legislature, The Executive, The Judiciary, Local Governments.
Part B - Political Theory - Political Theory: introduction, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rights, Development.

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• Sociology

Part A - Introducing Sociology - Sociology, Society and its relationship with other Social Science disciplines, Terms, concepts and their use in sociology, understanding social institutions, Culture and Socialisation.
Part B - Understanding Society - Social Change and Social order in Rural and Urban Society, Introducing Western Sociologists, Indian Sociologists.

• Psychology

What is psychology?, Methods to Enquiry in Psychology, The Bases of Human Behaviour, Human Development, Sensory, Attention, and Perceptual Processes, Learning, and Human Memory.

• Economics

Part A – Statistics of Economics – Introduction, Collection, Organisation, and Presentation of Data, and Statistical Tools and Interpretation.

Part B – Indian Economic Development – Economic Reforms Since 1991, Development Experience (1947-90), Current Challenges Facing Indian Economy, Development Experience of India.

• Maths

Sets, Relations and Functions, Trigonometric Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequalities, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Sequence and Series, Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Introduction to Three-dimensional Geometry, Limits and Derivations, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics, Probability.

• Physical Education

Changing Trends and Career in Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Wellness and Lifestyle, Olympic Movement, Yoga, Doping, Physical Activity Environment, Test and Measurement in Sports, Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, Biomechanics and  Sports, Psychology and Sports, Training in Sports.

• Legal Studies

Theory and Nature of Political Institutions, Nature and Sources of Law, Historical Evolution of Indian Legal System, Civil and Criminal Courts and Process, Family Justice System.

Important Topics of Class 12th Humanities Syllabus

History

• Themes in Indian History Part - I - The Story of the first cities: Harappan Archeology, Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story, Social Histories: using the Mahabharata, A history of buddhism: sanchi stupa.
• Themes in Indian History Part - II - Mediaeval Society through Travellers' Accounts, Religious Histories: The Bhakti - sufi tradition, New Architecture: Hampi, Agrarian Relations: The Ain - i - Akbari, The Mughal Court: Reconstructing histories through chronicles.
• History - Themes in Indian History Part III -  Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports, Representations of 1857, Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports, Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes, Partition through Oral Sources, The Making of the Constitution.     
• Geography - Part A - Fundamentals of Human Geography - Human Geography, People, Human Activities , Human Settlements.
•  Geography - Part B - Indian: People and Economy - People, Human Settlements, Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems, Resources and Development.
• Political Science - Part A - Contemporary World Politics - Cold War Era and Non–aligned Movement, The End of Bipolarity, New centres of power, South Asia and the Contemporary World, United nations and its organisations, Globalisation.
• Political Science - Part B - Politics in India Since Independence -  Challenges of Nation-Building, Planned Development, India's Foreign Policy, Parties and the Party Systems in India, Democratic Resurgence, Indian Politics: Trends and Developments.
• Sociology - Part A - Indian Society - Introducing Indian Society, The Demographic Structure of Indian Society, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change, Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion, The Challenges of Cultural Diversity.
•  Sociology -  Part B - Social Change and Development in India - Structural Change, Cultural Change, Change and Development in Rural Society, Change and Development in Industrial Society, Social Movements.
• Economics – Part A – Introductory Microeconomics – Introduction, Consumer Equilibrium and Demand, Producer Behaviour and Supply, Forms of Market and Price Determination.
• Part B – Introductory Macroeconomics – National Income and Related Aggregates, Money and Income, Determination of Income and Employment, Government Budget and the Economy, Balance of Payments.
• Maths – Relations & Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices, Determinants, Continuity & Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application of the Integrals, Differential Equations, Vectors, Three – Dimensional Geometry, Linear Programming, Probability.
• Physical Education – Planning in Sports, Sports & Nutrition, Yoga and Lifestyle, Physical Education and Sports for CWSN (Children with Special Needs- Divyang), Children and Women in Sports.
• Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Business Planning, Enterprise Marketing, Enterprise Growth Strategies, Business Arithmetic, Resource Mobilisation.
• Legal Studies – Judiciary, Topics in Law, Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternate Dispute Resolution, Human Rights in India, Legal Profession in India, Legal Services, International Context.
• Home Science - Human Development: Life Span Approach (Part II), Nutrition during life span, Money Management and Consumer Education, Apparel: Designing, Selection and Care, Community Development and Extension (Part II), Career Options after Home Science Education.

Class 11th Science Syllabus

Important Topics of Class 11th Science Syllabus

• Physics - Part I - Physical World and Measurement -  Physical World, Units and Measurements
• Physics - Part II - Kinematics - Motion in a straight line, motion in a plane.
• Physics - Part III - Laws of Motion - Laws of motion.
• Physics - Part IV - Work, Energy, and Power - Work,Energy, and Power.
• Physics - Part V - Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body -  System of particles and rotational motion. 
•  Physics - Part VI - Gravitation - Gravitation.
• Chemistry - some basic concepts of chemistry, structure of atoms, classification of elements and periodicity in properties, chemical bonding and molecular structure, redox reaction, hydrogen, organic chemistry: some basic principles and techniques.
• Biology - Diversity of Living Organisms, Structural Organisation in Plants and Animals, Cell: Structure and Function, Plant Physiology, Human Physiology.
•  Economics – Part A – Statistics of Economics – Introduction, Collection, Organisation, and Presentation of Data, and Statistical Tools and Interpretation.
• Part B – Indian Economic Development – Economic Reforms Since 1991, Development Experience (1947-90), Current Challenges Facing Indian Economy, Development Experience of India.
• Maths – Sets, Relations and Functions, Trigonometric Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequalities, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Sequence and Series, Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Introduction to Three-dimensional Geometry, Limits and Derivations, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics, Probability.
• Informatics Practices – Classification of Computers, Software Concepts, System Software, Operating System, Utility Software, Open Source Concept, Application Software, Number System, Internal Storage Encoding of Characters , Microprocessor, Memory Concepts, Primary Memory, Secondary Memory, Input Output Ports/Connections.
• Physical Education – Changing Trends and Career in Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Wellness and Lifestyle, Olympic Movement, Yoga, Doping, Physical Activity Environment, Test and Measurement in Sports, Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, Biomechanics and  Sports, Psychology and Sports, Training in Sports.
• Home Science – Concept of Home Science and its Scope, Human Development: Life Span Approach (Part I), Food, Nutrition, Health and Fitness, Family and Community Resources, Fabric and Apparel, Community Development and Extension (Part I). 

   
Class 12th Science Syllabus

Important Topics of Class 12th Science Syllabus

• Physics - Electrostatics, current electricity, magnetic effect of current and magnetism, Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents, electromagnetic waves, optics, dual nature of matter and radiation, atoms and nuclei, electronics devices, communication systems.
• Chemistry - solid state, solutions, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, Surface chemistry, general principles and processes of isolation of elements, P - block elements, D block elements, F block elements, coordination compounds, haloalkanes and haloarenes, Alcohols, phenols, and ethers, aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic Acids, organic compounds containing nitrogen, biomolecules, polymers, chemistry in everyday life.
• Biology -  reproduction, genetics and evolution, biology and human welfare, biotechnology and its application, ecology and environment.
• Economics – Part A – Introductory Microeconomics – Introduction, Consumer Equilibrium and Demand, Producer Behaviour and Supply, Forms of Market and Price Determination.
• Part B – Introductory Macroeconomics – National Income and Related Aggregates, Money and Income, Determination of Income and Employment, Government Budget and the Economy, Balance of Payments.
• Maths – Relations & Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices, Determinants, Continuity & Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application of the Integrals, Differential Equations, Vectors, Three – Dimensional Geometry, Linear Programming, Probability.
• Informatics Practices – Data Handling – Python Pandas, Numpy, Plotting and Pyplot.
• Basic Software Engineering – Introduction, Software Processes, Delivery Models, Process Activities, Agile Methods, Business use – case diagram, Practical aspects.
• Data Management - Write a minimal Django based web application that parses a GET and POST request, and writes the fields to a file, Interface Python with an SQL database, SQL commands: aggregation functions, having, group by, order by.
• Society, Laws and Ethics - Intellectual property rights, plagiarism, digital rights management, and licensing (Creative Commons, GPL and Apache), open source, open data, privacy, Privacy laws, fraud, Technology and society, E-waste management, Identity theft, unique ids, and biometrics, Gender and disability issues while teaching and using computers, Role of new media in society, Issues with the internet, Case studies - Arab Spring, Wiki Leaks, Bitcoin.
• Physical Education – Planning in Sports, Sports & Nutrition, Yoga and Lifestyle, Physical Education and Sports for CWSN (Children with Special Needs- Divyang), Children and Women in Sports.
• Home Science - Human Development: Life Span Approach (Part II), Nutrition during life span, Money Management and Consumer Education, Apparel: Designing, Selection and Care, Community Development and Extension (Part II), Career Options after Home Science Education.

Common Universities Entrance Test Syllabus 2022 for Physics:

Check out the essential topics to be studied under the Physics subject from the table below

Common Universities Entrance Test Syllabus 2022 for Chemistry

Check out the essential topics to be studied under the Chemistry subject from the table below and enhance your Common Universities Entrance Test Preparation levels for the upcoming exam.

The domain-specific section of the CUET Exam 2022 will include 27 subjects, out of which you have to choose any six domain subjects that you wish to pursue in your UG course.

NTA CUET Exam Syllabus 2022 for Mathematics

In the mathematics subject, you can expect questions from teh following topics. Referring to the right NTA CUET Books is essential to score good marks in the mathematics section.

CUET Exam Syllabus 2022 for Biology

Here are the essential topics to be studied under the Biology subject for the upcoming Central Universities Common Entrance Test 2022.

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CUET Syllabus for General Aptitude Test  2022

According to the CUET 2022 Syllabus, the general aptitude test question paper is based on the following subjects:

• General Knowledge & Current Affairs
• General Mental Ability
• Numerical Ability
• Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/statistics taught till Grade 8)
• Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Solving NTA CUET mock tests will help you understand the type of questions asked from these subjects. The question paper will have multiple-choice questions based on NCERT textbooks, and there is a negative marking for each wrongly answered question.

There will be a total of 75 questions in the general aptitude test. Out of which, you have to attempt 60 questions in 60 minutes.

NTA CUET 2022 Exam Pattern

The UGC (University Grants Commission) confirmed that the Common Universities Entrance Test is conducted in computer-based test (CBT) mode, i.e., online mode. The pattern of the question paper will comprise multiple-choice questions. 

According to the CUCET Exam Pattern, the entrance exam will include four sections. 

The exam will be conducted in two shifts. You will have to appear for Section 1A (language paper), two chosen domain subjects, and the general aptitude test in the first shift.

In the second shift, you will appear for the other four domain subjects and an additional language test (Section 1B) if opted for.

This is the first section of the CUET Exam 2022. Note that the questions are designed to test your English language skills and the standard of questions will be class 12 level.

In the language test, the questions are mainly based on different types of reading comprehension passages as given below.

• Factual
• Literary
• Narrative (Literary aptitude & vocabulary)

You can attempt the Section 1A CUCET question paper in any one of the 13 languages namely, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarathi, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Odia, and English.

Section 1B will be held in 19 languages that include French, German, Spanish, Persian, Italian, Nepali, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Manipuri, Russian, Chinese, and Konkani.

The table below shows the NTA CUET exam pattern 2022: -

This marking scheme is tentative as there is no explicit mention of it. 

CUET PG Entrance Syllabus 2022

The following table shows the Common Universities Entrance Test Syllabus for all the PG programs. You can download the detailed NTA CUET 2022 Syllabus PDF by clicking on the direct links below.

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NTA CUET 2022 Syllabus for M.Phil. /Ph.D. Courses

The Common Universities Entrance Test Syllabus 2022 for the M.Phil. and Ph.D. research programs will be the same as the UGC-CSIR/others NET-JRF Exam.

The table below gives the syllabus of NTA CUET 2022 for the Tourism and Hotel Management courses: