CUET Psychology Syllabus 2025: Eligibility & Admission Guide

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) has become a national level exam for students aspiring to join various undergraduate and postgraduate programs in participating universities/institutions across India.This piece of writing is about all the details regarding the CUET exam, its prerequisites, and syllabus for BA and MA Psychology programs

What is CUET?

Common University Entrance Test is a country-wide common entrance testheld by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It is a unified platform for students seeking admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes in several central, state and private universities.

The aim of CUET is to simplify the admission process by providing a single entrance exam for various UG and PG courses. CUET provides equal opportunities to students across the country, especially those from rural and remote areas and helps them establish better connections with universities across India.

What is NTA?

The National Testing Agency (NTA) was created as an independent and autonomous testing organization by the Ministry of Education (MoE).

The National Testing Agency is known for conducting efficient, transparent and reliable entrance/testing to evaluate candidates for admission to top higher education institutions. NTA also conducts various employment examinations in different departments of the Government of India.

Some of the major exams conducted by NTA are JEE, NEET, CMAT, NET, CUET UG, and CUET PG.

CUET Exams for Psychology

CUET or Common University Entrance Test is one of the important exams for all the students who want to pursue Bachelors in Psychology (BA/BSc in Psychology) or Masters in Psychology (MA/MSc in Psychology). Those who want to pursue Bachelors in Psychology need to appear in CUET-UG and candidates who want to pursue Masters in Psychology need to appear in CUET-PG exam.

Let’s understand these two exams one by one.

CUET-UG Psychology

CUET UG is mandatory for admission to all central universities in India and many state government and private universities also consider it for admission to undergraduate courses. Students wishing to pursue BA or BSc in Psychology must take the CUET UG exam. Click here to see the complete list of universities participating in CUET UG.

1. Eligibility: Candidates must have passed or appeared in class 12 (or equivalent) examination from a recognised board. 
2. Application process: Candidates must fill the CUET-UG application form online through the official NTA website, providing the required academic and personal details.

Exam Pattern: CUET-UG Psychology

Mode of exam: Hybrid mode (Pen and paper/ Computer Based Test (CBT) mode).

Medium of exam: CUET UG is being conducted in 13 languages ​​including Hindi and English. Number of questions: Students will have to answer 40 out of 50 questions in language or domain subject tests and 50 out of 60 questions in general tests.

Selection of Test Papers: A candidate can select a maximum of 6 test papers, candidate should select the test papers very carefully after checking the requirements of the university or college where he/she wants to take admission.

The combination of tests may vary for different institutes. For example, in Delhi University, a student has to give a total of 4 tests, divided into 1 language and 3 subjects that the candidate has studied in his 12th class.

At the same time, many other universities require language test and general test for admission into BA or BSc Psychology.

Syllabus of CUET UG Psychology

CUET PG Psychology

Just like CUET UG, CUET PG is also conducted by NTA once a year in March (tentatively). CUET PG Psychology (HUQP20) is conducted for admission to MA/MSc Psychology courses in various Central Universities, State Universities and Private Universities and Colleges. Click here to see the list of universities that accept CUET PG scores for admission to MA/MSc Psychology.

Eligibility:

1. Candidates must have completed or be in the final year of a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from a recognized university. Students with a non-Psychology background are also eligible to write CUET PG Psychology (HUQP20).
2. Candidates should check the eligibility of each university as eligibility varies from one university to another. Click here to see the list of universities where non-psychology graduates are eligible.

Application Process: Similar to UG admissions, candidates need to apply online through the NTA website, and submit relevant personal and academic details.

Exam Pattern –CUET PG Psychology

1. Mode of exam:  Computer Based Test (CBT) mode
2. Medium of Test: English and Hindi (Bilingual)
3. Number of Questions: 75 (MCQs)
4. Duration of Exam: 105 Minutes.

CUET PG Psychology Syllabus

Following are the chapters in the CUET PG Psychology syllabus:-

1. Introduction to Psychology
2. History of Psychology
3. Schools of Psychology
4. Biological Bases of Behavior
5. Learning, Memory
6. Sensation and Perception
7. Emotion and Motivation
8. Intelligence
9. Personality
10. Psychological Testing
11. Life-span Development
12. Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
13. Statistics for Psychology.

The topics/chapters mentioned above are specifically for CUET PG but students should also add some more topics to this syllabus if they want to appear for other Master Psychology entrance exams like Christ, Jamia Millia Islamia, NFSU, and other colleges in Mumbai and Bangalore.