CUET PG Syllabus 2027: Paper-wise Topics and Codes
The CUET PG syllabus is not one common list. The National Testing Agency (NTA) publishes a separate syllabus for every question paper code, and you study only the papers your target programmes ask for. In the 2026 cycle there were 157 paper codes, from Physics and History to the General Paper used for many MBA programmes.
The 2027 syllabus has not been released yet. NTA usually publishes it with the information bulletin, so this page is based on the official CUET PG 2026 syllabus. It explains how the papers are grouped, lists the official units for the general papers and a few common domain papers, and gives a phased plan to cover your paper before the tentative March 2027 exam.
CUET PG Syllabus at a Glance
Particular | Details |
|---|---|
Syllabus published by | National Testing Agency, paper code wise |
Syllabus domains | Science, M.Tech, Language, Humanities, Common, Acharya |
Paper codes (2026) | 157 across COQP, HUQP, SCQP, MTQP, LAQP and ACQP series |
Questions per paper | 75 MCQs, 300 marks, 90 minutes |
Level | Mostly undergraduate level in the subject of the paper |
Key Changes to Know
No separate Part A: older pages describe a general aptitude Part A inside every paper. From the 2025 cycle the paper is 90 minutes and focuses on the chosen subject, so follow the current syllabus PDF for your code.
Codes can change: NTA adds, merges and renames papers between cycles. Confirm your code in the 2027 bulletin before you start.
Two general papers: COQP11 General Paper and COQP12 General Paper (MBA etc.) have different syllabi. Check which one each programme accepts.
How CUET PG Papers Are Grouped
Series | Domain | Examples of papers |
|---|---|---|
COQP (22) | Common | Commerce, Economics, General Paper, General Paper (MBA etc.), Law (LLM), B.Ed., M.Ed., Mass Communication and Journalism, Library and Information Science, Yoga |
HUQP (26) | Humanities | History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Geography, Philosophy, Social Work, Anthropology, Home Science, Fine Arts |
SCQP (30) | Science | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Statistics, Pharmacy, Forensic Science |
MTQP (12) | M.Tech and higher sciences | Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, Data Science and AI, Food Engineering |
LAQP (41) | Languages | English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Linguistics, Arabic and other Indian and foreign languages |
ACQP (26) | Acharya | Shiksha Shastri, Shiksha Acharya and traditional Sanskrit subjects |
General Paper Syllabus (COQP11)
The COQP11 General Paper tests broad ability rather than one subject. Its official syllabus has five units.
Unit | Topics to cover | Start with |
|---|---|---|
English or Hindi comprehension | Grammar, usage errors, jumbled paragraphs, sentence correction and improvement, reading comprehension, one-word substitution, synonyms and antonyms, idioms | Reading comprehension and error spotting |
General knowledge and awareness | History, Indian Constitution, economy, science, politics, geography, culture, sports, legal and trade awareness | Constitution and economy basics |
Computer basics | Fundamentals, abbreviations, MS Office, hardware and software, storage, internet, networks, viruses | Terms and MS Office |
General aptitude | Percentage, profit and loss, interest, ratio, time and work, time and distance, averages, mensuration, permutation and combination | Percentage and ratio |
Logical reasoning | Arrangements, series, blood relations, coding-decoding, statements and conclusions, direction sense, analogy | Arrangements and series |
General Paper (MBA etc.) Syllabus (COQP12)
COQP12 is the paper many universities ask for in MBA and similar management programmes. It drops general knowledge and computer basics and adds data interpretation.
Unit | Topics to cover | Start with |
|---|---|---|
English or Hindi comprehension | Grammar, usage errors, jumbled paragraphs, sentence correction, reading comprehension, vocabulary, idioms | Reading comprehension |
Quantitative ability | Partnership, simple and compound interest, profit and loss, percentages, pipes and cisterns, time-speed-distance, trains, time and work | Percentages and profit and loss |
Logical reasoning | Ranking, linear and matrix arrangements, sequencing, arguments and assumptions, number series, blood relations, coding-decoding | Arrangements |
Data interpretation | Pie, line and bar charts, tables, mixed graphs, data sufficiency, sets and Venn diagrams | Tables and bar charts |
Domain Paper Syllabus: Examples
Domain papers follow the core of a three-year undergraduate course. Two popular common papers show what the official syllabus looks like.
COQP10 Economics
Theory: Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Money and Inflation, Consumption and Investment Function.
Methods: Statistical Methods in Economics and Mathematical Methods in Economics.
Applied: Indian Economy.
COQP08 Commerce
Accounting and tax: Accounting, Cost Accounting, Income Tax Law and Accounts, Contemporary Audit, Insurance Law and Accounts.
Business and law: Business Organization, Essentials of Management, Office Management, Business Law, Company Law and Secretarial Practice, Selling and Advertising, Marketing.
Economics, banking and quantitative: Micro and Macro Economics, Currency and Banking, Public Finance, Indian Economic Structure, Trade of India, Law and Practice of Banking, Development Banking, Business Mathematics, Statistical Methods.
Overlap Between Papers
Many candidates take two to four papers. Choose combinations that share content so one round of study serves more than one paper.
Area | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | How to plan |
|---|---|---|---|
Economics core | COQP10 Economics | COQP08 Commerce | Study micro, macro and statistics once; add accounting and law for Commerce |
Aptitude and reasoning | COQP11 General Paper | COQP12 General Paper (MBA etc.) | Share comprehension, arithmetic and reasoning; add GK for COQP11 and data interpretation for COQP12 |
Life sciences | SCQP17 Life Science | SCQP07 Botany or SCQP28 Zoology | Cover cell biology, genetics and ecology once, then go deep in the specialist paper |
How to Cover the CUET PG Syllabus
Weeks 1 to 2, set the map: confirm your paper codes from university admission pages, download the syllabus PDFs and mark each unit as strong, average or weak.
Weeks 3 to 10, build concepts: study one unit at a time from your undergraduate textbooks and make short notes. Add 20-minute topic tests from week 5.
Weeks 11 to 14, sectional practice: take unit-wise tests under time limits and solve previous year questions to understand the level.
Final 4 to 6 weeks, full mocks: attempt full 75-question, 90-minute tests two or three times a week, analyse them the same day and revise from your error log.
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