Exam Pattern
CUET PG Exam Pattern
Common University Entrance Test (PG) 2026
CUET (PG) is not one examination. It is a large family of domain-specific papers, and this page covers exactly one of them: COQP12, the General Paper used for MBA and other management-adjacent admissions. A candidate sitting a subject paper will find none of their syllabus here. Within COQP12 the shape is simple, 75 compulsory questions for 300 marks in 90 minutes with 4 marks for a correct answer and 1 deducted, which comes to 72 seconds a question and break-even at one in five. The official medium is English and Hindi; this practice is English only.
COQP12 General Paper (MBA etc.)
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 75 |
| Total marks | 300 |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Negative marking | 1 per wrong answer |
| Sections | General Paper (MBA etc.) |
| Test | Qs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Paper (MBA etc.) | 75 | 300 |
Timing: Single composite 90-minute timer for the Full Mock; no sectional lock.
CUET (PG) is one paper within a much larger multi-subject postgraduate entrance test administered across many domain-specific papers. This launch covers only the COQP12 General Paper (used for MBA and other management-adjacent postgraduate admissions): 75 questions for 300 marks in 90 minutes, +4 correct and -1 wrong, all questions compulsory. Official medium is English/Hindi; this mock is English-only as a platform-defined delivery choice, not a claim that the official exam itself is English-only. Other CUET PG subject/domain papers are separate products and not part of this mock.
Official source · checked 1 September 2026The CUET PG COQP12 General Paper (MBA etc.) exam pattern is 75 questions carrying 300 marks, to be answered in 90 minutes. That works out to about 72 seconds per question on average, before any time spent reading instructions or revisiting marked answers. It is a single General Paper (MBA etc.) paper.
CUET PG COQP12 General Paper (MBA etc.) marking scheme
- Each correct answer is worth 4 marks.
- A wrong answer deducts 1 mark; an unattempted question scores zero.
- A guess therefore breaks even at 20% accuracy: above that it gains you marks on average, below it loses them. A blind guess between four options is right 25% of the time, which is already above that line, so an educated guess is worth making rather than leaving the question blank.
- Worked example: attempt 60 of the 75 questions and get 45 right and 15 wrong, and you score 165 out of 300.
Practising against the same clock is the point of a mock test: at 72 seconds a question, the difference between a good score and an average one is usually pacing rather than knowledge. Attempt a free CUET PG mock test to see where your time actually goes.
CUET PG exam pattern: frequently asked questions
Is there negative marking in CUET PG?
CUET PG deducts 1 mark for a wrong answer. An unattempted question always scores zero, so the choice is only ever between guessing and leaving it blank.
How many questions are there in CUET PG?
CUET PG has 75 questions. That leaves about 72 seconds per question in CUET PG.
What are the total marks in CUET PG?
CUET PG is out of 300 marks, which works out at 4 marks a question.
How long is the CUET PG exam?
CUET PG runs for 90 minutes.