The National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting the CUET UG 2026 examination on May 14 for both Shift 1 and Shift 2. The first session is scheduled from 9 AM to 12 PM, while the second session will take place from 3 PM to 6 PM. Students appearing for the Common University Entrance Test can follow this page for complete CUET UG 2026 question paper analysis, subject-wise difficulty level, memory-based questions, exam-day rules, dress code guidelines, list of required documents and other important instructions.
CUET UG 2026 for May 14 is being conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode by the National Testing Agency. The entrance examination is being held for 13 languages, 23 domain-specific subjects, and the General Test at centres across India and abroad. After the completion of the examination process, NTA is expected to publish the provisional answer key to help candidates estimate their probable scores.
This year, over 15 lakh students registered for the CUET UG 2026 examination with as many as 12,906 subject combinations. According to candidates who appeared in the examinations held on May 11, 12, and 13, the papers were largely based on NCERT textbooks and previous year questions (PYQs). Many students stated that practising mock tests and solving earlier year papers significantly helped during preparation.
CUET UG 2026 May 14 Question Paper Analysis
Candidates can check the subject-wise analysis for CUET UG 2026 Shift 1 and Shift 2 examinations below once the exams conclude.
| Subject | Difficulty Level | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| May 14 Shift 1 | To be updated | To be updated |
| May 14 Shift 2 | To be updated | To be updated |
CUET UG 2026 Exam Analysis: May 11, 12 and 13
Students can review the detailed analysis of CUET UG 2026 examinations conducted on May 11, May 12, and May 13 for both Shift 1 and Shift 2.
| Subject | Topics |
|---|---|
| English | Grammar had significant weightage, especially Question Tags; 3 Reading Comprehensions with indirect and tricky questions; Figure of Speech, Idioms, Antonyms (5 questions), Foreign Words (3–4 questions), heavy focus on phrasal verbs such as get, cut and crop; vocabulary words included taciturn, sporadic, tumultuous, acrimonious, amiable, bellicose, belligerent, bias, cheeky, depreciation, exalted, exonerated, fickle, flippant, flummox, frisky and gratuitous; questions from tenses and active/passive voice; no foreign language section in some papers |
| Accountancy | Numerical questions carried higher weightage including Ratio, Admission of Partner, Gaining Ratio and Cash Flow; around 5 theory-based questions; one case study from Shares; direct theory questions; more questions from Book 1 related to Partnership; Capital Adjustment and Preference Shares were important topics |
| Business Studies | One case study consisting of 5 questions; questions from Controlling and Planning in sequence-based format; Principles of Management; Money Market under Financial Market; more case-study-based and PYQ-oriented questions; overall paper was manageable |
| Chemistry | Organic Chemistry dominated the paper; questions were mainly NCERT-based; Name Reactions in match-the-column format; Electrochemistry numericals; Amines carried nearly 25 marks; Pseudo First Order Reaction, Half Life and Kohlrausch Law were asked |
| Economics | Macroeconomics had greater weightage; National Income questions were comparatively difficult; Microeconomics contained more numerical questions; Cardinal and Ordinal Approaches; LPG Reforms; tricky Microeconomics concepts; National Income at market price factor; Money and Banking (4–5 questions); Balance of Payment match-the-following; one question comparing India, China and Pakistan; Budget case study; Foreign Exchange and GDP Deflator questions |
| Geography | Passage-based questions from Water Resources and Population; questions on 2011 Census Density and HDI; no questions from Book 2; passages related to Indian population and Cyberspace with 5 questions each; Allen Churchill’s definition from Chapter 1; Sub-fields of Human Geography in match-the-following format; Demographic Transition Theory; Primary Activities; Surface and Underground Mining; Watershed concepts |
| Political Science | Passages from Bombay Plan and Human Security; South Asia Timeline; 2004 Elections; meaning of Deterrence; EU and Punjab timelines; statement-based questions, chronology, matching and true/false carried higher weightage; USSR declaration; Jammu & Kashmir war; Shimla Agreement (1972); Global Warming passage; Congress Split during 1969 Presidential Election involving V.V. Giri; Constitution-based questions; chronology of formation of North-East states |
| History | Questions from Harappan artefacts; passage on Revolt of 1857; chronology related to Constitution framing; Nayanars and Alvars; heavy focus on match-the-column and timelines; Ashoka’s inscriptions; Vijayanagar Empire and Amarnayak system; foreign travellers; place and leader-related questions from Revolt of 1857; Peasants and Zamindar system including classification of land; Al-Biruni’s accounts |
| Sociology | Nearly 50% questions were from PYQs; Sanskritization; Alienation theory by Marx; criticism of Malthus; case study on Glocalisation; Green Revolution; LPG reforms; chronology-based questions from Make in India |
| General Aptitude Test | Around 35–36 questions from Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning; 14–15 questions from GK and Current Affairs; Mensuration, Statistics, Probability, Compound Interest and Time-Speed-Distance were covered; a good attempt was considered around 35 questions |
| Physics | Theory-oriented paper with over 30 conceptual questions; major focus on Electromagnetic topics and Current Electricity laws; very few numerical questions |
| Mathematics | Calculus, especially Application of Derivatives (AOD), was considered the toughest section; Probability had 4–5 direct questions; Vectors and 3D Geometry resembled PYQs; Matrices section was easy; Determinants had 2–3 questions; Linear Programming Problems (LPP) included figure-based questions |