CUET PG Paper II Syllabus
Common University Entrance Test (CUET) Postgraduate
- 2
- Topics
- 24
- Sub-topics
- 75
- Questions
Paper II is one of 3 sections in the CUET PG syllabus. It has 2 topics and 24 sub-topics, tested in Paper II, with about 75 questions (150 marks). Subject Specific (Domain Knowledge).
Practise this section freeCUET PG Paper II: topic-wise syllabus
- 1
CUET-PG Domain Subjects (Choose One)
- Humanities & Social Sciences — English, Hindi, History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Geography, Economics, Sanskrit, Urdu, Arabic, French, Linguistics, Home Science, Mass Communication & Journalism, Social Work, Library & Information Science, Yoga, Physical Education
- Sciences — Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Forensic Science, Home Science, Food Technology, Earth Sciences
- Commerce & Management — Commerce, Business Studies, Accountancy, Management, MBA, Financial Studies, BBA, Tourism & Travel Management, Business Economics
- Education — B.Ed., M.Ed., Education (General), Special Education, Educational Administration, Guidance & Counselling
- Law — LLM (Master of Laws), Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, International Law, IP Law, Human Rights Law
- Engineering & Technology — Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Biotechnology, Data Science, AI/ML, Cyber Security
- Agriculture & Allied — Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Science, Fisheries, Forestry, Veterinary Science, Food Science, Agricultural Economics
- Languages & Linguistics — English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Comparative Literature, Translation Studies
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Domain-Specific Syllabus (Selected Popular Subjects
~75 marksDetailed Below)
- MBA — Quantitative Techniques, Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, General Awareness, Business GK, Economics, Accounting Basics, Marketing Management, HR Management, Organisational Behaviour, Finance, Cost Accounting, IT for Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Communication
- English — Literary History (British, American, Indian, World), Literary Forms, Genres (Poetry, Novel, Drama, Essay), Movements (Romantic, Victorian, Modern, Post-modern), Authors (Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, Tennyson, Hardy, Woolf, Joyce, Eliot, Tagore, Premchand, Nirmal Verma, Manto), Critical Theory, Rhetoric & Prosody, Linguistics, Phonetics, ELT, Research Methods in Literature, Comprehension, Grammar, Composition
- History — Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India (Freedom Struggle, Reform Movements, Social Reforms, Constitution Formation), World History (Greek, Roman, Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Reformation, Industrial Revolution, World Wars, Decolonization, Cold War), Historiography, Sources, Research Methods, Indian Nationalism, Contemporary India, Cultural History, Economic History, Social History
- Political Science — Political Theory (Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Rawls), Indian Political Thought (Kautilya, Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar, M.N. Roy), Indian Government & Politics (Constitution, Parliament, Judiciary, Federalism, Elections, Parties), Comparative Politics, International Relations (Theories, UN, India's Foreign Policy, Global South, Geopolitics, International Law), Public Administration, Public Policy, Local Governance, Research Methods
- Sociology — Classical Sociologists (Comte, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Simmel, Pareto), Indian Sociologists (Ghurye, M.N. Srinivas, Dumont, Desai, Beteille), Sociological Theory, Research Methods (Quantitative, Qualitative, Ethnography), Social Structure, Stratification, Mobility, Institutions (Family, Marriage, Religion, Education, Economy, Polity), Rural & Urban Sociology, Social Change & Development, Gender, Caste, Class, Tribe, Diaspora, Media, Environment, Demography
- Psychology — Schools of Psychology (Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviourism, Gestalt, Psychoanalysis, Humanistic, Cognitive), Methods (Experimental, Correlational, Survey, Case Study), Biological Basis of Behaviour, Perception, Learning (Classical, Operant, Observational), Memory, Thinking & Problem-Solving, Motivation & Emotion, Intelligence (Theories, Testing), Personality (Psychoanalytic, Trait, Humanistic, Social-Cognitive), Developmental Psychology (Lifespan), Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Therapies, Health Psychology, Statistics, Research Methods, Psychometric
- Economics — Microeconomics (Theory of Consumer, Firm, Market Structures, Welfare, Game Theory), Macroeconomics (National Income, Money & Banking, IS-LM, AD-AS, Inflation, Monetary & Fiscal Policy, Open Economy, International Trade, Exchange Rates), Indian Economy (Planning, Liberalization, Agriculture, Industry, Services, Fiscal & Monetary Trends, Poverty, Inequality, Unemployment, GST), Econometrics (Regression, Time Series), Development Economics, Public Economics, International Economics, Environmental Economics, Financial Economics, Research Methods
- Mathematics — Algebra, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Integral Equations, Calculus of Variations, Topology, Functional Analysis, Number Theory, Geometry, Probability, Statistics, Numerical Analysis, Differential Geometry, Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Operations Research, Measure Theory, Group Theory, Ring Theory, Field Theory, Mathematical Methods, Discrete Mathematics, Computer Fundamentals, Mathematical Programming
- Physics — Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Mathematical Physics, Electronics, Solid State Physics, Nuclear & Particle Physics, Atomic & Molecular Physics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Astrophysics & Cosmology, Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Spectroscopy, Lasers, Computational Physics, Research Methods, Advanced Lab Techniques
- Chemistry — Organic Chemistry (Reactions, Mechanisms, Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Heterocycles, Natural Products), Inorganic Chemistry (Coordination, Organometallic, Bioinorganic, Solid State, Nuclear Chemistry), Physical Chemistry (Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Quantum Chemistry, Surface Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Spectroscopy), Analytical Chemistry (Classical, Instrumental, Chromatography, NMR, IR, UV-Vis, Mass Spec, X-ray), Biochemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Research Methods
- Computer Science — Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, DBMS, Computer Networks, Computer Organization, Theory of Computation, Compiler Design, Software Engineering, Web Technologies, Cloud Computing, Big Data & Analytics, AI/ML, Data Science, Cyber Security, Cryptography, IoT, Blockchain, Mobile Computing, Distributed Systems, Programming Languages (C, C++, Java, Python, R), OOP, Functional Programming, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Probability, Statistics
- Life Sciences — Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Biotechnology, Plant Biology, Animal Physiology, Ecology & Evolution, Developmental Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics & Proteomics, Genetic Engineering, Biostatistics, Research Methodology, Bioethics, IPR in Biotechnology, Tissue Culture, Biophysics
- Commerce — Business Organisation, Management Principles, Marketing, HRM, Financial Management, Accounting (Financial, Cost, Management), Business Economics, Business Law (Contract Act, Companies Act, Partnership Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, Consumer Protection, IT Act), Taxation (Income Tax, GST, Customs), Auditing, Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, Banking, Insurance, E-Commerce, Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, Research Methods
- Law (LLM) — Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law (IPC/BNS, CrPC/BNSS), Law of Contracts, Torts, Property Law, Family Law, International Law, Human Rights, Environmental Law, Cyber Law, IP Rights, Corporate Law, Labour Law, Tax Law, Banking Law, Insurance Law, ADR, Legal Research & Methodology, Moot Court, Drafting & Pleading
- Education — Philosophical Foundations (Indian & Western), Sociological Foundations, Psychological Foundations, Educational Psychology, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Educational Evaluation & Measurement, Educational Administration & Management, Inclusive Education, Special Education, Guidance & Counselling, Adult & Continuing Education, Comparative Education, Teacher Education, Educational Research & Statistics, ICT in Education, NEP 2020, Pre-service & In-service Teacher Training, Value Education, Environmental Education, Yoga Education
- Hindi — Hindi Sahitya ka Itihas (Aadikal, Bhakti kaal, Ritikaal, Gadya Vikas), Vividh Vidhayen (Reeti, Chhayavad, Pragativad, Prayogvad, Samkaleen Sahitya), Hindi Bhasha ka Vikas (Bhasha Vigyan, Vyakaran), Vyakaran (Shabd Vichar, Roop Vichar, Kriya Vichar, Vakya Vichar, Sandhi, Samas, Upasarg, Pratayay), Hindi Sahitya ke Vibhinn Roop (Kavita, Kahani, Upanyas, Natak, Nibandh, Yatra Sahitya, Rekhachitra, Jivanvrittant), Hindi Patrakarita, Anuwad, Bhasha Shiksha, Hindi Computerikaran, Bhartiya Sahitya, Pashchatya Sahitya
Frequently asked questions
What topics are in the CUET PG Paper II syllabus?
Paper II for CUET PG has 2 topics: CUET-PG Domain Subjects (Choose One) and Domain-Specific Syllabus (Selected Popular Subjects, with 24 sub-topics in all.
How many questions come from Paper II in CUET PG?
About 75 questions (150 marks) in Paper II. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.
How do I practise CUET PG Paper II on Topicly?
Pick a topic above and study it your way — step-by-step chat, a quiz, a formula sheet or a voice call with Sia. Topicly tracks each sub-topic so you know what's left. It's free to start.
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