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CUET UG 2024 Question Papers: Subject-Wise PDFs, Answers (Final Key) & Analysis
October 10, 2026
Looking for the CUET 2024 question paper for English, Mathematics, General Aptitude Test, Accountancy, Economics, Political Science, History, Biology or another subject? This page brings together the available CUET UG 2024 question paper resources, answer key information and subject-wise analysis in one place.
The CUET 2024 question paper is the set of subject-wise papers NTA used for CUET UG between 15 and 29 May 2024, with a retest on 19 July. You can download each subject's PDF below, with answers based on NTA's final answer key of 25 July 2024. Practise it in today's format: 50 compulsory questions, 60 minutes, out of 250.
If you are preparing for CUET UG 2027, the cuet question paper 2024 is worth your time for one reason: it shows how NTA writes questions across the widest range of subjects it has ever tested. This page gives you the subject-wise PDFs, the official answer source, topic weightage for 11 subjects, and a method to practise the 2024 paper so the score you get actually means something under the current pattern.
CUET 2024 Question Paper Subject- Wise PDF Download
Pick your subjects from the table and download each cuet subject question paper. Answers follow NTA's final answer key. For other years, use our CUET previous year question papers archive (2022 to 2026).
You can download the CUET UG previous years' question paper PDFs from the links given below:
| CUET Subjects | CUET 2024 Question Paper with Answers |
| CUET 2024 English Question Paper | |
| CUET 2024 Mathematics Question Paper | |
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CUET 2024 General Aptitude Test Question Paper |
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| CUET 2024 Political Science Question Paper | |
| CUET 2024 Accountancy Question Paper | |
| CUET 2024 Economics Question Paper | |
| CUET 2024 Geography Question Paper | |
| CUET 2024 History Question Paper | |
| CUET 2024 Sociology Question Paper | |
| CUET 2024 Business Studies Question Paper | |
| CUET 2024 Psychology Question Paper |
How was the CUET 2024 Question Paper: Highlights
- CUET UG 2024 offered 63 subjects in hybrid mode; candidates attempted 40 of 50 questions (General Test: 50 of 60) under +5/−1 marking.
- From 2025, the exam is CBT-only, all 50 questions are compulsory, every paper is 60 minutes, and you pick up to five of 37 subjects.
- The 2024 papers are still the best guide to what NTA asks: close to NCERT Class 12, with a few heavy chapters per subject.
- Skip papers for discontinued subjects and the three Chemistry chapters dropped (Solid State, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life).
- Score yourself out of 250 and attempt every question. Otherwise, your practice score will flatter you.
What Is the CUET 2024 Question Paper?
The CUET 2024 question paper is the collection of subject-wise papers from the third edition of the Common University Entrance Test for undergraduates (CUET UG), conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
It is not a single paper. Each candidate chose up to six of 63 subjects, and NTA set different versions of each subject across shifts. Three things make the 2024 set unusual
- It was the last edition with optional questions. You could skip 10 of 50. That means the hardest questions were written as a tail candidates could leave, and today you cannot leave them.
- It had the widest subject list. 63 subjects, many of which have since been discontinued, showing how NTA tests even niche domain papers.
- It was the only hybrid edition. 15 high-registration subjects ran on OMR sheets, and 48 ran as computer-based tests.
CUET 2024 Question Paper Pattern: Overview
Read this table as history. It explains the paper you are about to solve, not the paper you will sit.
| Parameter | CUET UG 2024 |
| Conducting body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam dates | 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24 and 29 May 2024; retest 19 July 2024 |
| Mode | Hybrid: pen-and-paper (OMR) for 15 subjects, CBT for 48 |
| Subjects offered | 63 (33 languages, 29 domain subjects, 1 General Test) |
| Subjects per candidate | Up to 6 |
| Questions per paper | 50, attempt any 40 (General Test: 60, attempt any 50) |
| Duration | 45 minutes; 60 minutes for Accountancy, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science and General Test |
| Marking | +5 correct, −1 incorrect, 0 unattempted |
| Maximum marks | 200 per subject (General Test: 250) |
| Registered/appeared | 13,47,820 / 11,13,610 |
| Exam cities | 379 in India, 26 abroad |
| Participating universities | 283 |
| Provisional answer key | 7 July 2024 (challenges till 9 July) |
| Final answer key | 25 July 2024 |
| Result | 28 July 2024 |
CUET 2024 Subject Question Paper: Topics Asked and Weightage
Below is the subject-wise exam analyses for the 2024 question paper:
CUET 2024 English Question Paper Analysis
Rated easy overall, but reading comprehension took about half the paper and was its hardest part.
| Topic | Approx. questions | Reported difficulty |
| Reading comprehension | ~24 | Difficult |
| Fill in the blanks | 3–4 | Easy |
| One-word substitution | 3 | Easy |
| Synonyms and antonyms | 2–3 | Easy |
| Phrases, prepositions, adverbs, definitions | 2–3 each | Easy–Moderate |
| Idioms, para jumbles | 1–2 each | Easy–Moderate |
CUET 2024 General Test Question Paper Analysis
| Area | Approx. questions (of 60) | Topics seen |
| Numerical ability | 20–27 | Percentage, ratio, profit and loss, time and work, SI, averages, mensuration |
| Logical reasoning | 15–20 | Series, coding-decoding, clocks and calendars, arrangements, blood relations |
| General awareness | 10–15 | Polity, geography, science, awards, sports |
Arithmetic was both the largest block and the most controllable. If you secure those 20–27 questions, you secure the section.
CUET 2024 Mathematics Question Paper Analysis
One of the two toughest-rated domain papers. The analysis pools core and Applied Mathematics content.
| Topic | Approx. questions | Reported difficulty |
| Matrices | 14 | Moderate |
| Probability | 11 | Moderate–Difficult |
| Application of derivatives | 9 | Moderate |
| Financial mathematics | 6 | Easy |
| Linear programming | 4–6 | Easy–Moderate |
| Area under curves, 3D geometry, number system | 4 each | Easy–Moderate |
| Vector algebra | 3 | Easy |
| Determinants, continuity, integration, time series | 2 each | Easy–Moderate |
| Differential equations | 1 | Difficult |
Start with Matrices: our CUET Maths matrix questions make a good first drill.
CUET 2024 Physics Question Paper
Rated easy, with direct questions. Electricity and magnetism account for about 29 of 50.
| Topic | Approx. questions | Reported difficulty |
| Magnetic effects of current and magnetism | 8 | Easy–Moderate |
| Electrostatics | 8 | Moderate |
| Optics | 8 | Easy |
| Current electricity | 7 | Moderate |
| EMI and alternating current | 6 | Moderate |
| Dual nature of matter | 5 | Easy |
| Atoms and nuclei | 4 | Easy |
| Electronic devices | 3 | Easy |
| EM waves | 1 | Easy |
CUET 2024 Chemistry Question Paper
The hardest-rated paper of Day 1; students called it tougher than the board paper.
| Topic | Approx. questions | Reported difficulty |
| Haloalkanes and haloarenes | 6 | Difficult |
| Coordination compounds | 6 | Moderate |
| Solutions | 5 | Easy |
| Electrochemistry | 5 | Difficult |
| d- and f-block elements | 5 | Easy |
| Solid State (dropped from 2025) | 4 | Difficult |
| Alcohols, phenols and ethers | 4 | Easy–Moderate |
| Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids | 4 | Moderate |
| Organic compounds containing nitrogen | 4 | Moderate |
| Chemical kinetics | 3 | Moderate |
| p-block elements | 2 | Moderate |
| Chemistry in Everyday Life (dropped) | 2 | Easy |
| Polymers (dropped) | 1 | Moderate |
Skip the 7 dropped-chapter questions and revise from current CUET Chemistry important topics.
CUET 2024 Biology Question Paper
Among the easiest papers, analysts found nothing outside NCERT Class 12. Genetics and biotechnology carried it.
| Topic | Approx. questions | Reported difficulty |
| Molecular basis of inheritance | 5 | Moderate–Difficult |
| Biodiversity and conservation | 5 | Easy–Moderate |
| Reproductive health | 5 | Easy |
| Human health and diseases; biotech applications; ecosystem; evolution; biotech principles | 4 each | Easy–Moderate |
| Inheritance and variation; flowering plants; organisms and populations; human reproduction; microbes | 3 each | Easy–Moderate |
CUET 2024 Economics Question Paper
Rated easy. Macroeconomics and Indian Economic Development dominated; microeconomics gave only about 4 questions.
| Topic | Approx. questions | Reported difficulty |
| Determination of income and employment | 10 | Easy |
| Development experience of India and neighbours | 9 | Easy |
| Balance of payments | 7 | Easy |
| Money and banking | 6 | Moderate |
| Indian economic development and reforms | 5 | Moderate |
| Introductory microeconomics | 4 | Easy |
| National income | 3 | Difficult |
| Budget; rural development | 2 each | Easy–Moderate |
| Sustainable development | 1 | Easy |
Students who front-loaded micro had the weightage backwards. See our CUET Economics paper analysis.
CUET 2024 Accountancy Question Paper
Moderate to tough, because questions were long and calculation-heavy, not because concepts were obscure. Partnership supplied roughly a third.
| Topic | Approx. questions | Reported difficulty |
| Admission of a partner | 7 | Easy |
| Partnership firms; share capital; cash flow; computerised accounting | 5 each | Easy–Moderate |
| Accounting ratios | 4 | Easy |
| Debentures; dissolution | 3 each | Moderate–Difficult |
| Goodwill; redemption; company statements; financial analysis; comparative statements | 2 each | Moderate |
| Change in PSR; retirement; death of a partner | 1 each | Easy–Moderate |
| Not-for-Profit Organisations | 0 | — |
One shift's zero is a weak signal. Only the current CUET Accountancy syllabus decides what you can skip.
CUET 2024 History Question Paper
Easy and NCERT-close, tilted towards modern India.
| Topic | Approx. questions | Reported difficulty |
| Gandhi and the national movement | 8 | Easy |
| Kings and Chronicles (case study); Rebels and the Raj; Framing the Constitution (case study) | 5 each | Easy |
| Bricks, Beads and Bones; Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings; Colonialism and the Countryside | 4 each | Easy |
| Kinship, Caste and Class; Vijayanagara; Bhakti-Sufi | 3 each | Easy |
| Five other chapters | 1–2 each | Easy–Moderate |
CUET Question Paper 2024 vs the Current Pattern
The UGC expert committee changed the exam after 2024. Every difference below affects how you should practise.
| Parameter | CUET 2024 | CUET 2027 Pattern (current) |
| Mode | Hybrid (OMR + CBT) | CBT only |
| Subjects offered | 63 | 37 (13 languages, 23 domains, General Aptitude Test) |
| Subjects per candidate | 6 | 5 |
| Questions | 50, attempt 40 (GT: 60, attempt 50) | 50, all compulsory |
| Duration | 45 or 60 minutes | 60 minutes for every paper |
| Maximum marks | 200 (GT: 250) | 250 |
| Marking | +5 / −1 | +5 / −1 |
| Subject eligibility | Generally linked to Class 12 subjects | Any subject, even one not studied in Class 12 |
The practical upshot: a 2024 paper is a content resource, not a timing simulation. Solve its questions, but under today's rules.
Which CUET 2024 Subjects and Chapters Are No Longer Tested?
The subject list fell from 63 to 37 for 2025, so 26 subjects were dropped. Twenty of those were languages (33 cut to 13). Six were domain subjects:
- Entrepreneurship
- Teaching Aptitude
- Fashion Studies
- Tourism
- Legal Studies
- Engineering Graphics
Admissions that used these subjects now rely mainly on the General Aptitude Test, so check your target programme's current subject mapping before you plan. Our guide to the CUET syllabus lists the current subjects.
Inside Chemistry, three 2024 chapters left the syllabus in 2025: Solid State, Polymers and Chemistry in Everyday Life. They account for about 7 questions in the 2024 paper analysed below. Strike them out before you start.
CUET 2024 Question Paper Difficulty Level
Overall, the paper was easy to moderate on all eight days, with small differences between shifts and real differences between subjects.
| Difficulty | Subjects |
| Difficult | Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Moderate | Accountancy, Business Studies (mixed reviews), Sociology |
| Easy | Biology, English, General Test, Economics, Physics, Geography, History, Political Science, Hindi, Computer Science |
Remember that "easy" in 2024 meant easy with a 10-question safety net. An easy paper with no skips and 15 extra minutes is a different test. Our CUET exam analysis compares years.
CUET 2024 Answer Key: Where the Official Answers Come From
The only authoritative answers are in NTA's final answer key, released on 25 July 2024 after challenges to the provisional key of 7 July were reviewed. NTA published it on exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG. Match the key to your exact subject and paper set: question order differs between sets, so the wrong set will mark correct answers wrong. Our CUET answer key page explains the challenge process.
How to Score Yourself on the CUET 2024 Paper (and Convert to 250)
First, mark the paper the 2024 way: 2024 raw score = (5 × correct) − (1 × incorrect), out of 200 (General Test: 250).
Then convert it for comparison with today's papers:
Current-pattern equivalent = (2024 raw score ÷ 200) × 250
Example: 160/200 is 80%, or roughly 200/250.
Treat that conversion as a ceiling, not a forecast. In 2024 you picked your best 40; today you answer all 50. A better method: attempt all 50 under 60 minutes and score yourself out of 250 directly. The gap between the two numbers tells you how much the optional-question cushion was hiding.
Reported scores for multi-shift papers can also differ from raw marks, so read how CUET normalisation works before benchmarking against cut-offs. For the current scoring rules, see the CUET marking scheme.
Should you guess? Under +5/−1, a blind guess among four options is worth +0.5 marks on average. Eliminate one option, and it rises to +1.0. Leave a question blank only if you cannot rule out anything and you are protecting a score close to your target.
CUET 2024 Sample Questions with Answers
These questions mirror the 2024 formats and were written by our faculty. They are not reproductions of actual exam questions; for those, use the PDFs above.
Chemistry. Which substrate undergoes an SN1 reaction fastest? (a) Methyl halide (b) Primary halide (c) Secondary halide (d) Tertiary halide. Answer: (d). SN1 goes through a carbocation, and tertiary carbocations are the most stable.
Physics. A 3 Ω and a 6 Ω resistor are in parallel. The equivalent resistance is: (a) 9 Ω (b) 4.5 Ω (c) 2 Ω (d) 1.5 Ω. Answer: (c). 1/R = 1/3 + 1/6 = 1/2, so R = 2 Ω.
Mathematics. A is a 3 × 3 matrix with |A| = 4. Then |2A| is: (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64. Answer: (c). |kA| = kⁿ|A|, so 2³ × 4 = 32.
Biology. Which enzyme seals nicks in the DNA backbone? (a) DNA polymerase (b) DNA ligase (c) Helicase (d) Primase. Answer: (b). Ligase forms the phosphodiester bond between adjacent fragments.
Accountancy. Goodwill brought in cash by an incoming partner is finally credited to: (a) Goodwill A/c (b) New partner's capital A/c (c) Old partners' capital A/cs in sacrificing ratio (d) P&L A/c. Answer: (c). It passes through the Premium for Goodwill A/c to the sacrificing partners.
English. A person who dislikes humankind in general is a: (a) Misogynist (b) Philanthropist (c) Misanthrope (d) Egotist. Answer: (c).
General Aptitude. Two numbers in the ratio 3 : 5 add up to 64. The larger is: (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 45. Answer: (c). 8 parts = 64, so 5 parts = 40.
Political Science. The first NAM summit (1961) was held at: (a) Bandung (b) Cairo (c) Belgrade (d) Havana. Answer: (c). Bandung (1955) came first but was not a NAM summit.
History. The NCERT chapter "Bricks, Beads and Bones" deals with: (a) The Mauryas (b) The Harappan Civilisation (c) The Mughal court (d) Vijayanagara. Answer: (b).
How to Practise the CUET 2024 Question Paper: A 4-Step Method
This is the routine we give students who are using older papers in the new format.
Clean the paper. Strike out questions from dropped chapters (7 in Chemistry) and set aside papers for discontinued subjects.
Run it under 2027 rules. 60 minutes, attempt every remaining question, no skipping "for later" without returning.
Score it twice. Once the 2024 way, once out of 250 with all questions attempted. Note the gap.
Log every error. Tag each as conceptual, careless or time-driven. Conceptual errors go back to NCERT; careless errors need a checking habit; time errors need sectional drills. Our guide on how to attempt the CUET question paper covers the order of attack.
Suggested sequence: 2024 papers for content (now to December) → 2025 and 2026 papers for current-pattern feel (January–February) → full-length mocks every week until the exam. The 2024 paper shows you what NTA asks; newer papers and mocks teach you how fast you must answer.
Common Mistakes Students Make with the 2024 Paper
Practising 45-minute papers in 45 minutes. Every paper is now 60 minutes with 50 compulsory questions. Your pacing per question changes.
Celebrating a 2024-style score. A 180/200 built on skipping ten questions can drop sharply when you must answer all 50.
Practising on paper. The OMR papers had no question palette or mark-for-review button. Use the CBT interface; learn a mark-for-review strategy.
Treating one zero as a skip signal. Not-for-Profit Organisations drew no Accountancy questions in one shift. That proves nothing about 2027.
Using papers to predict questions. Sets rotate across shifts. Use papers to learn patterns, not to spot repeats.
Which CUET 2024 Papers Matter for BBA, BMS and BCom Aspirants?
If you are aiming for management or commerce programmes, three papers deserve most of your time: English, the General Aptitude Test and Mathematics/Applied Mathematics. Add Accountancy, Business Studies and Economics if your target programme lists them.
Recent Delhi University bulletins have asked for a language, Mathematics/Applied Mathematics and the General Aptitude Test for BMS, BBA (FIA) and BBE. Confirm this in the DU and NTA bulletins for 2027 before you finalise subjects. Since 2025, you may also choose a subject you did not study in Class 12, which opens Business Studies or Economics to science students.
Many BBA aspirants sit CUET alongside IPMAT. If you are weighing the two, read CUET vs IPMAT and our list of BBA entrance exams to take with IPMAT.
Conclusion
The CUET 2024 question paper is the best record of what NTA asks: NCERT-based questions, comprehension-heavy English, and two or three dominant chapters in each domain subject. It is a poor record of how the exam feels today. Download the papers, strike out dropped content, attempt all 50 in 60 minutes, and score out of 250. Then move to the 2025 and 2026 papers and full mocks.
Your next step: pick one subject, solve its 2024 paper under current rules this week, and compare that score with a free SuperGrads CUET mock.
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