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CUET PG Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness Syllabus

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) Postgraduate

3
Topics
30
Sub-topics
50
Questions

Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness is one of 3 sections in the CUET PG syllabus. It has 3 topics and 30 sub-topics, tested in CUET-PG Domain Test, with about 50 questions (50 marks).

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CUET PG Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness: topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Banking Awareness

    ~3 marks
    • RBI Functions, Monetary Policy, Repo, CRR, SLR, MPC
    • Banking — Types, Products, NPA, Priority Sector, Schemes
    • Capital Market — SEBI, Stock Exchanges, Mutual Funds, IPO
    • Insurance — IRDA, LIC, GIC, Health Insurance
    • Tax — Direct, Indirect, GST, Fiscal Policy, FRBM
    • Banking Reforms — Narasimham, Verma, Khan Committees
    • Banking Technology — Digital, UPI, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS, CBDC
    • Banking Customers — Ombudsman, Customer Service, Fair Practices
    • NPA Resolution — IBC, SARFAESI, Lok Adalat, DRT, NCLT
    • Banking Recent — Mergers, Schemes, Reforms, Digital Initiatives
  2. 2

    Financial Awareness

    ~3 marks
    • Money Market — Call Money, T-Bills, CDs, CPs, MMMF, REPO
    • Capital Market — SEBI, Primary, Secondary, Bonds, Equities
    • Mutual Funds — Types, NAV, SIP, AMC, ELSS, Equity, Debt
    • Insurance — Life (LIC), General (GIC), Health, IRDA
    • Pension — NPS, APY, EPF, PPF, SCSS, Senior Citizens
    • Stock Exchanges — BSE, NSE, Indices, Sensex, Nifty, Trading
    • Foreign Exchange — FOREX, FEMA, RBI Reference Rate
    • Inflation — CPI, WPI, Repo Rate, Monetary Policy
    • International Finance — IMF, World Bank, ADB, AIIB, SWIFT
    • Government Securities — G-Secs, T-Bills, Bonds, Debentures
  3. 3

    Banking Domain-Specific

    ~3 marks
    • Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 — NI, Cheques, Promissory Note
    • Banking Regulation Act 1949 — BR Act, RBI Powers, Banking Companies
    • SARFAESI Act 2002 — Asset Reconstruction, Securitisation
    • IBC 2016 — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, NCLT, NCLAT
    • Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002
    • Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999
    • Consumer Protection Act 2019 — Banking Ombudsman
    • Reserve Bank of India Act 1934 — RBI Functions, Powers
    • Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Acts 1970/1980
    • Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement Act 2002

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the CUET PG Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness syllabus?

Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness for CUET PG has 3 topics: Banking Awareness, Financial Awareness and Banking Domain-Specific, with 30 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness in CUET PG?

About 50 questions (50 marks) in CUET-PG Domain Test. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

Which Domain Knowledge / Professional Awareness topics matter most for CUET PG?

By weightage in the syllabus data: Banking Awareness (~3 marks), Financial Awareness (~3 marks), Banking Domain-Specific (~3 marks).

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