The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the syllabus for the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET UG 2026) exam. The syllabus lists 37 subjects. NTA has revised key topics across several subjects, including History, Economics, Computer Science, Business Studies, and Physical Education.
Candidates can access the official CUET UG 2026 syllabus PDF on the NTA website, cuet.nta.nic.in, under the ‘syllabus’ section. The exam will be conducted in 13 languages.
CUET UG 2026 Exam Structure
The CUET UG 2026 syllabus includes a total of 37 subjects. This comprises 23 domain-specific subjects and 13 language options. Students can select a maximum of 5 subjects for their entrance test.
Application forms for CUET UG 2026 will be available on the official website. Details regarding programs and courses offered by Central Universities and participating institutions are published on the CUET-UG portal and individual university websites.
Revised Syllabus Topics
NTA has made specific additions and deletions to the CUET UG 2026 syllabus. Key changes affect the subjects detailed below:
| CUET UG Subject |
Topics Deleted |
Topics Added |
| Physical Education |
None listed. |
- Unit VII: Skill-Related Physical Fitness
- Meaning
- Methods for improvement
- Unit IX: Physiology and Biomechanics in Sports
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| History |
- 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
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- 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
|
| Economics |
None listed. |
- Unit I: Development Policies and Experience (1947–90)
- Indian economy on the eve of Independence
- Economic system & objectives of Five Year Plans
- Agriculture: institutional aspects, new agricultural strategy
- Industry: IPR 1956, SSI – role & importance
- Foreign trade
- Unit II: Economic Reforms since 1991
- Macroeconomics: Meaning
- LPG reforms: features and appraisal
- Unit III: Current Challenges Facing Indian Economy
- Human Capital Formation & education sector
- Rural development, cooperatives, organic farming
- Employment: workforce trends & policies
- Environment & Sustainable Development
- Unit IV: Development Experience of India – Comparison with Neighbours
- Economic growth, population, sectoral development
- Human Development Indicators
- Development strategies
|
| Business Studies |
- Unit IX: Business Finance
- Meaning, role & objectives of financial management
- Financial planning
- Capital structure
- Fixed & working capital
- Unit XII: Entrepreneurship Development
- Concept, functions & need
- Characteristics & competencies
- Entrepreneurship development process
- Values, attitudes & motivation
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- Unit X: Financial Markets
- Concept of financial market
- Money market: concept & instruments
- Capital market (primary & secondary)
- Stock exchange: functions & trading
- Depository services & demat account
- SEBI: objectives & functions
|
| Computer Science |
None listed. |
- Unit 7: Project-Based Learning: Approaches for solving projects, steps in project-based learning, Teamwork, Components of teamwork.
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Examination Languages
NTA will conduct the CUET UG 2026 exam in 13 languages. These include Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi, and Urdu.
