PU-CET-PG-Panjab-University

PU-CET PG

Panjab University Common Entrance Test Postgraduate

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PU-CET PG Basic Information

  • Application Fee:₹ 2,175
  • Examination Modes:Pen & Paper Mode
  • Exam Conducting Body:Panjab University, Chandigarh (PUC)
  • Courses:M.Tech, MCA, MBA , MA, M.COM
  • Streams:Engineering, Medical, Commerce, Management, Science

PU CET PG 2023: Application Form , Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern

Updated On - February 21 2023 by Divyansh K

PUCET PG 2023 will be organised in the month of July. Panjab University Common Entrance Test Postgraduate is conducted by Panjab University, Chandigarh to offer admission into several Postgraduate courses such as Engineering, Management, Law, Arts and Humanities, Health Sciences, etc. The exam is conducted yearly at the University Level. The candidates must go through the complete article to get detailed information about PU CET PG 2023 Important Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result, Counselling, etc.

PU CET PG 2023 Exam Status

Candidates can check the PU CET PG 2023 exam status from the below table:

ParticularsStatus
PU-CET PG statusNo official notification announce yet

PU CET PG 2023 Important Dates

The important dates regarding PU CET PG 2023 are mentioned below:

PU CET PG 2023 Schedule
EventsDates
Starting of registrationApril 2023
Last date to applyMay 2023
Availability of admit cardJuly 2023
PUCET exam dateJuly 2023
Availability of Answer keyJuly 2023
Declaration of resultJuly 2023

Direct Link to Apply for UBS MBA Admission 2023-- Click Here

PU CET PG 2023 Application Form

Some important information in regards to the PU-CET PG 2023 Application Form and its process including the application fee details are mentioned below:
  • Candidates who are interested in applying for the PU-CET (PG) need to submit the filled Application Form before the deadline.
  • They have to fill every detail in the form and the information should be accurate as mentioned in previous certificates.
  • If the submitted filled forms are found to be missing with some details then they will be considered incomplete forms and will be rejected by the university.
  • The application for this entrance test will be available from the official website.
  • Applicants have to fill the Application Form online itself but the submission has to be done offline.

PU CET PG 2023 Application Fees

Mode of Payment: Candidates can pay application through both mode online as we as offline mode.
Category Fees
General CategoryRs. 2175/-
SC/ST/PwDRs. 1088/-
Additional Subject(for both General and SC/ST/PwD Category)Rs. 575/- additional per subject

PU CET PG 2023 Eligibility Criteria

As the eligibility criteria are very important for any course, they have to check this information even before filling the Application Form. We have listed some of the information below related to PU CET PG 2023 Eligibility Criteria:

Eligibility criteria for the BSc (Bachelor of Science) – Hons course:
Botany & Zoology.
  • Should have cleared the HSC from a known board.
  • The applicant who belongs to the General category should have achieved a minimum of 50% in total in their HSC examination.
  • The candidates who belong to the reserved category should have achieved a minimum of 45% in total in their HSC examination.
  • Also, have studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English at HSC.
Anthropology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics & Physics (Specialization in Electronics)
  • Should have cleared the HSC from a known board.
  • General category candidates should have achieved a minimum of 50% in total in their HSC examination.
  • Candidates belonging to the Reserved category should have achieved a minimum of 45% in total in their HSC examination.
  • Should have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology at HSC.
Biochemistry, Microbiology:
  • The aspirants should have cleared the HSC from a known board.
  • The General category candidates should have achieved a minimum of 50% in total in their HSC examination.
  • The reserved category should have achieved a minimum of 45% in total in their HSC examination.
  • Applicants should have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology + Biotechnology in HSC.
Biotechnology, Biophysics:
  • The candidates should have cleared the HSC from a known board.
  • The General category applicants should have achieved a minimum of 50% in total in their HSC examination.
  • The reserved category aspirants should have achieved a minimum of 45% in total in their HSC examination.
  • Should have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics/Biology + Biotechnology & Computer science in HSC.
Mathematics
  • Should have cleared the HSC from a known board.
  • The General category applicants should have achieved a minimum of 50% in total in their HSC examination.
  • The reserved category applicants should have achieved a minimum of 45% in total in their HSC examination.
  • Candidates should have studied Mathematics as an important subject in HSC.

PU CET PG 2023 Exam Pattern

The Exam pattern of the PU CET 2023 varies according to courses to courses. The details of the exam pattern of the courses are given below

PU CET PG M.E/M.Tech Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of PU CET PG 2023 mentions the type of questions that will be asked in the entrance exam, the total number of questions that will be asked, and the total marks

  • Duration: 1:30 hours
  • Total Number of questions: 75
  • Type of questions: Multiple Choice Questions
  • Total Marks: 75 marks 
PU CET PG M.A. Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of PU CET MA English comprises the total number of questions that will be asked in the entrance test, the marks out of which they will be evaluated and the medium of the exam 

PU CET 2023 MA English Exam Pattern 
Particulars             
        
Details             
        
Mode of the Exam             
        
Offline             
        
Total Marks             
        
75
        
Duration of the exam             
        
1:30 hours       
Break up of sections and marks allocated                        
        
 Four short notes of approximately 100 words on topics related to literature             
        
20 marks
        
Critical appreciation of poems             
        
25 marks             
        
Two paragraphs on any one of the two given topics or issues (400 words)
        
30  marks             
        
PU CET PG L.L.M Exam Pattern

Candidates can know the various aspects of the exam pattern of PU CET LLM 2023 in the table that is given below:                                                   

PU CET 2023 LLM Exam Pattern
Particulars             
        
Details             
        
Duration of the exam             
        
1:30 hours             
        
Total Marks             
        
100
        
Type of questions             
        
Multiple Choice Questions             
        
Topics, Marks, Type of Questions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
S.No             
        
Topics      Total Number of Questions             
        
Marks             
        
             Type of questions             
        
            1.             
        
  • Constitution Law

  • Administrative Law

  • Service Law

  • Environmental Law

  • Human Rights

50

1 mark each

MCQ             

2.             

  • Indian Penal Code (IPC),  

  • Cr. Pr. Code and Law of Evidence
             
            

15

1 mark each

MCQ             

3.             

Jurisprudence             

10

1 mark each             

MCQ

4.             

  • Family Law

  • Law of Contract

  • Law of Torts

  • Public   International Law

  • Labour Laws and    Company Law

25

1 mark each             

MCQ             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PU CET PG M.A. Mass Communication Exam Pattern

Candidates can check the exam pattern of PU CET MA mass communication 2023 so that they can devise a strategy to crack the entrance test.

PU CET 2023 MA Mass Communication Pattern
Particulars                Details             
        
Duration of the Exam             
        
1:30 hours
        
Type of questions                  Objective and Subjective questions             
        
Total Marks             
        
 75
        
Marks for the Entrance exam             
        
65
        
Marks for Group Discussion and Interview             
        
10
        
Sections             
       
  • Precis writing

  • English Comprehension 

  • Article Writing on current events 

  • Feature, writing on personalities, reviews, etc            

  • Interpretative passage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PU CET PG M.C.A. Exam Pattern

PU CET MCA Exam Pattern 2023 mentions the type of questions that will be asked in the entrance exam, the total number of questions that will be asked, and the total marks. 

  • Duration of PU CET MCA 2021: 1:30 hours
  • Total Number of questions: 75
  • Type of questions: Multiple Choice Questions
  • Total Marks: 75 marks
 PU CET MCA 2023 Exam Pattern
ComponentTotal Number of questions             
        
Marks             
        
English             
        
10
        
10
        
Reasoning and Aptitude             
        
10
        
10
        
Computer Science             
        
15
        
15
        
Mathematics (10+2) level             
        
40
        
40
        

For the latest updates in the exam pattern as notifies by the officials, candidates have to visit this page.

PU CET PG 2023 Admit Card

PU CET PG admits card 2023 will be available for all the candidates who have successfully registered for the exam. The admit card is an important document which the candidates will have to carry with them to the exam centre without which they will not be allowed to appear for the test. 

How to download PU CET PG  Admit Card 2023
  • PU CET 2023 admit card can be download by entering the login id and password.
    • Name  
    • Photograph of the candidate 
    • Registration number
    • Date  of the exam 
    • Time of exam 
    • Address of the exam centre 

PU CET PG 2023 Answer Key

After the exam has been conducted, PU CET PG 2023 answer keys are uploaded by the University on its official website.

  • The answer key contains the correct responses to all the exam questions.
  • The authority allows challenging the Answer Key within 48 hours of the release of the key. To do this, an email has to be sent to [email protected]. Objections received are published on University’s website and cross-objections are also invited.
  • The authority will then release the final answer key based on which the result will be declared.

PU CET PG 2023 Result

The final result of PU CET PG 2023 will be declared online mode on the official website.

  • The PU CET PG result 2023 will be in the form of a merit list.
  • The PU CET PG 2023 result contains the category of the candidates and the rank secured by them in the respective entrance exam in which they appeared.
  • Candidates must note that no rank cards will be sent to them via post. 
  •  The admission of the candidates will be based on the relative merit of the candidates which will be determined by marks in the qualifying degree examination and the entrance exam.

PU CET PG 2023 Counselling

Candidates who will clear PU CET will be eligible to participate in counselling. The counselling will take place in an offline mode. Aspirants will have to be physically present at the time of counselling of PU CET PG 2023. It is mandatory for the candidates to mark their presence at the time of PU CET PG 2023 counselling, as then only they will be considered for admission.

Documents Required for PU CET Counselling 2023

The following document should be carried while the counselling process:

  • Migration certificate
  • Entrance test pass certificate
  • Category certificate
  • Qualifying exam mark sheet
  • Intermediate certificate/ mark sheet

PU CET PG 2023 Seat Reservations

In all of the courses, 53.5% of seats are reserved for candidates from the General category, while the rest of the seats (46.5%) are kept for candidates from reserved categories. Check the complete statistics from the table given below.

CategoryReservation
General53.5%
SC15%
ST7.5%
BC5%
Sports5%
Defence5%
PwD5%
Riot/Terrorist Victim2%
Freedom Fighter2%

PU CET PG 2023 Highlights

Below given are the main or vital points of the PU CET admission:

Exam Name

PU CET PG 2023

Conducting Body

Panjab University, Chandigarh

Level

State Level

Course

Engineering, Management, Law, Arts and Humanities, Health Sciences, etc

PU CET PG Official Website

https://cetpg.puchd.ac.in

 

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PU-CET PG Important Dates

TitleDates
Form Date15 Apr - 31 May 2023 (Tentative)
Admit card13 Jul 2023 (Tentative)
Exam Date23 Jul, 25 Jul 2023
Result26 Aug 2023 (Tentative)

Panjab University Common Entrance Test Postgraduate Exam Pattern

Paper 1
Exam Duration:

1 hours 18 minutes

Total Marks:

75

Question Paper Type :

Multiple Choice Questions

Negative Marking:

No

S.No
Subjects
Questions
Marks
Total
1---75175

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Form Start Date:

15 Apr 2023

Form End Date:

31 May 2023

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