The minimum marks required in CUET for government colleges are 400-500. Candidates scoring 400 to 500 marks can easily get admission to any CUET participating institutes.
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The minimum marks required in CUET for government colleges for the academic year 2025 will probably range between 400-500. However, the minimum passing marks varies based on categories. Further, students must try to secure 600+ marks in their CUET examination to get admission into the desired course and college.
In addition, along with the passing marks applicants are required to meet the other eligibility limits set by the authority for the particular course and institutions. For example, some government particiapting colleges might can fix the minimum qualifying percentage to be 60% or 55% for some of the courses and categories. Applicants must check the university-wise minimum qualifying marks provided in the article for reference. It will help the candidates accordingly prepare for the examination.
Minimum Marks Required in CUET for Government Colleges
There are 42 central universities offering admission to a wide range of courses through the CUET examination. The minimum qualifying marks depend on the course the college is offering.
Applicants must check out the minimum marks required for top central colleges mentioned in the table below through the CUET examination.
List of Central Universities | Minimum Marks Required in CUET |
Aligarh Muslim University | 550+ |
Assam University | 400+ |
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University | 550+ |
Banaras Hindu University | 600+ |
Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh | 400+ |
Central University of Andhra Pradesh | 400+ |
Central University of Gujarat | 400+ |
Central University of Haryana | 400+ |
Central University of Himachal Pradesh | 400+ |
Central University of Jammu | 400+ |
Jamia Millia Islamia | 550+ |
Jawaharlal Nehru University | 650+ |
University of Allahabad | 500+ |
University of Delhi | 700+ |
University of Hyderabad | 600+ |
Visva-Bharati University | 550+ |
Relevant Links Related to CUET:
List of CUET Participating Colleges
CUET Passing Marks 2025
The CUET conducting body NTA has not fixed any pass marks to qualify for the test. However, students must clear the cut-off score of the institutes they are interested in to get admission. The minimum marks or the qualifying marks is the least marks required to be secured by the applicants to qualify for the exam.
To qualify for the cut-off marks of any college, students must score a minimum of 400-500 marks. But if we consider the cutoff marks of top colleges like DU, BHU, and BBAU 600+ is a decent passing mark.
With this, students appearing in CUET 2025, must strive for a good percentage in boards.
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CUET Passing Marks for General Category
CUET passing marks for the general category for admission to DU is 600+ marks. However, for other universities like the Central University of Gujarat, Central University of Rajasthan, etc., the passing marks can be around 300+.
For BHU, JMI, and JNU, the passing marks can be between 500+ marks.
CUET Passing Marks for OBC
For OBC students, the expected CUET 2025 passing marks range is 400 to 500. However, students preparing for the CUET 2025 session must aim at scoring not less than 600 on the entrance test.
As per the analysis of the past few years ' data, the cut-off marks are fixed high due to increasing competition.
How to Calculate CUET Score?
Previously, the CUET score was calculated using the normalization process and the normalized score was considered final for admission to colleges.
The score normalization is done when the exam of a subject is held in different shifts on multiple days. However, the normalization of the CUET score has been scrapped now.
Now you can calculate your CUET score using the answer key and response sheet. To calculate the CUET score out of 800, use the formula:
(Number of Correct Responses x 5) - (Number of Wrong Responses x 1)
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CUET Cut off 2025
The CUET 2025 cutoff marks of different colleges has been provided in the table below for students reference. Applicants must check the college-wise cutoff details shared. The expected cutoff has been shared for the list of colleges praticipating in the CUCET examination.
Read More: Universities-wise CUET Cut-off Trends
Applicants must note that a good rank in CUET exam is completely based on the college and the cutoff released by the authority of the particular institution. Thus, students must study well and ensure to secure atleast the minimum qualifying set by the desired institution for the particular course.
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