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CUCET 2026

Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test Online

Pattern & Syllabus

Syllabus for CUCET 2026

This is nothing but lessons to be studied while preparing for the exam. What is to be studied depends on the course the candidate is applying for through the exam. Study material can also be accessed at bookstores selling preparatory books for competitive exams, which are present in every state of India. Students who cannot access the study material from the bookshops can take refuge in the online world. Websites of popular coaching institutions and private individuals can be approached for the study material.

Study material can be accessed either free of cost or on payment of a certain amount from the websites. Popular online sales platforms also sell exam preparation books, and they can be purchased from them. The books can be obtained either in physical form or in electronic form on mobile phones or other devices. However, the syllabus is being provided below for the sake of the students:

What to be studied

BE or B.Tech admission Maths, Physics and Chemistry of 11th and 12 th standards
Pharmacy Biology, Physics and Chemistry of 11th and 12th standards
LLM Law lesson at the graduate level
MBA Quantitative Aptitude, English, Logical Reasoning, General Knowledge, Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation

Chemistry

Class 11 Class 12
  • Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
  • Structure of an Atom
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
  • States of Matter: Gases and Liquids
  • Thermodynamics
  • Equilibrium
  • Redox Reactions
  • Hydrogen
  • s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline Earth metals)
  • Some p-Block Elements
  • Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Solid State
  • Solutions
  • Electrochemistry
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Surface Chemistry
  • General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
  • p- Block Elements
  • d and f Block Elements
  • Coordination Compounds
  • Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
  • Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
  • Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
  • Biomolecules
  • Polymers
  • Chemistry in Everyday Life

Physics

Class 11 Class 12
  • Physical world and measurement
  • Kinematics
  • Laws of Motion
  • Work, Energy and Power
  • Motion of a System of Particles and a Rigid Body
  • Gravitation
  • Properties of Bulk Matter
  • Thermodynamics
  • Behaviour of a Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
  • Oscillations and Waves
  • Electrostatics
  • Current Electricity
  • Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
  • Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • Optics
  • Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
  • Atoms and Nuclei
  • Electronic Devices

Biology

Class 11 Class 12
  • Diversity in the Living World
  • Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants
  • Cell Structure and Function
  • Plant Physiology
  • Human physiology
  • Reproduction
  • Genetics and Evolution
  • Biology and Human Welfare
  • Biotechnology and Its Applications
  • Ecology and environment 

Maths

Sets and their representation; Union, intersection and complement of sets and their algebraic properties; Power set; Relation, Types of relations, equivalence relations, functions. one-to-one, into and onto functions, and composition of functions.
Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals, Representation of complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane, Argand diagram, algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number.
Matrices, algebra of matrices, types of matrices, determinants and matrices of order two and three. Properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants, and area of triangles using determinants. Adjoint and evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations, Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices.
Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term and middle term, properties of Binomial coefficients and simple applications.
Arithmetic and Geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic, geometric means between two given numbers. Relation between A.M. and G.M.
Real valued functions, algebra of functions, polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions, inverse functions. Limits, continuity and differentiability. Differentiation of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions. Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite and implicit functions; derivatives of order up to two. Rolle’s and Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorems.
Integral as an anti-derivative. Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Integration by substitution, by parts and by partial fractions. Integration using trigonometric identities. Evaluation of simple integrals of the type. Integral as limit of a sum. Properties of definite integrals. Evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form.
Ordinary differential equations, their order and degree. Formation of differential equations. Solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables, solution of homogeneous and linear differential equations of the type: dy p (x) y = q (x)dx
Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates, 10 in a plane, distance formula, section formula, locus and its equation, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes. Straight lines, Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, distance of a point from a line, equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, equation of a family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines. Circles, conic sections Standard form of equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, equation of a circle when the end points of a diameter are given, points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle, equation of the tangent.
Coordinates of a point in space, distance between two points, section formula, direction ratios and direction cosines, and angle between two intersecting lines. Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and their equation. Equations of a line and a plane in different forms, intersection of a line and a plane, and coplanar lines.
Vectors and scalars, addition of vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three-dimensional space, scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple product.
Measures of Dispersion: Calculation of mean, median, mode of grouped and ungrouped data, calculation of standard deviation, variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data. Probability: Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability, Bayes’ theorem, probability distribution of a random variable, Bernoulli trials and Binomial distribution.
Trigonometrical identities and equations, trigonometrical functions, inverse trigonometrical functions and their properties, heights and Distances.

English

Agreement, Time and Tense, Parallel construction, Relative pronouns, Determiners, Prepositions, Modals, Adjectives, Voice, Transformation, Question tags, Phrasal verbs.
Synonyms, Antonyms, Odd Word, One Word, Jumbled letters, Homophones, Spelling, Contextual meaning, Analogy.
Content/ideas, Vocabulary, Referents, Idioms/Phrases, Reconstruction (rewording).
Rearrangement, Paragraph Unity, Linkers/Connectives.

General Knowledge

Important topics for the General Knowledge Section

Business and Economy

Awards and Honours

Brands

Logos

Taglines

Company/Business entities

Days and Dates

Government and Politics

International Bodies/News

Literature and Media

Personalities

Science & Technology

Sports and Movies

Trade/Business Terminologies

Personalities

Books & Authors

Arts & Music

Indian History and World History

Reasoning

Important topics for the Reasoning Section

Alphanumeric series

Analogies

Artificial Language

Blood Relations

Calendars

Cause and Effect

Clocks

Coding-Decoding

Critical path

Cubes and cuboids

Directions

Input-Output

Verbal Ability

Important topics for the Verbal Ability Section

Etymology & Roots

Idioms & Phrases

Analogies

Antonyms-Synonyms

Foreign Words Noun & Pronoun Errors

Subject-Verb Agreement

Prepositions and Conjunctions

Tenses, Modifiers & Parallelism

Reading Comprehension

Inference-based passages: Syllogisms

Data Interpretation

Column graphs

Bar Graphs

Line charts

Pie chart

Graphs representing Area

Venn Diagram

Tabular Data

DI based on text

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