CUET 2025 UG Exam Analysis (Live)

Overview: Wondering what type of questions were asked and the overall difficulty level of the CUET 2025 papers? Check the live CUET UG 2025 exam analysis for the first shift conducted by subject experts. 

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG 2025 commenced today, marking a significant milestone for over 13.5 lakh aspirants across India.

Conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), CUET serves as a unified platform for undergraduate admissions into central universities and other participating institutions.

CUET UG 2025 exam analysis for the first shift of the examination provided valuable insights into the test's structure and difficulty levels, particularly in the English Language, General Aptitude Test (GAT), and Economics test papers.

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CUET UG 2025 Exam Analysis Overview

The CUET exam in Shift 1 was conducted in CBT mode for all 4 test papers. The prescribed paper pattern consisted of 50 questions for 250 marks each, of which all 50 were required to be attempted. Here is what students have reported about this CUET question papers for each subject.

CUET UG 2025 Exam Analysis: English Language (First Day & First Shift)

• This year, the section was largely vocabulary-based — many questions were from synonyms and antonyms.
• There were only 3 passages (1 factual & 2 story-based) with around 12 questions in total.
• Passage difficulty: Easy to Moderate
• Grammar questions were fewer compared to last year.

CUET UG 2025 Exam Analysis: General Aptitude Test (GAT) [First Day & First Shift]

• Quantitative Aptitude was a bit tougher than last year.
• Logical Reasoning had the highest number of questions.
• Current Affairs had less weightage, but questions from Static GK (linked to current events) were asked more.
• Around 12–13 questions came from GK & Current Affairs

CUET UG 2025 Exam Analysis: Economics [First Day & First Shift]

• NTA introduced new topics in Microeconomics this year, and surprisingly, Microeconomics had more questions than Macroeconomics.
• There were two passages in the Economics section.
• Several questions were based on NCERT concepts and the Annual Government Budget, as is seen every year.
• Overall difficulty level: Easy to Moderate
• However, students found 3–4 questions to be slightly tricky.

CUET UG 2025 Exam Analysis: Chemistry [First Day & First Shift]

The CUET UG 2025 Chemistry paper, conducted in the first shift on May 13, presented a balanced mix of questions across Physical, Organic, and Inorganic Chemistry.

• The overall difficulty level was rated as easy to moderate, with a balanced distribution of questions across all three branches of Chemistry.
• Organic Chemistry: This section had a significant emphasis, comprising approximately 14-16 questions. Key areas included reaction mechanisms, conversions, and functional group identification. Topics like Aldehydes, Ketones, Amines, and Haloalkanes were prominently featured. 
• Physical Chemistry: Around 14–16 questions were from this section, focusing on topics such as Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry, and Chemical Kinetics. Most numerical questions were straightforward and formula-based, with only 1–2 requiring detailed derivations. 
• Inorganic Chemistry: This section covered approximately 9–11 questions, with a notable focus on Coordination Compounds, d—and f-block elements, and Periodicity. Questions were primarily conceptual and memory-based. 
• Numerical questions were mainly asked from Physical Chemistry, and were generally easy and direct.