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CUET-PG Economics (subject code COQP10) is a national-level postgraduate entrance test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MA/MSc Economics and allied postgraduate programmes at central universities, state universities and other institutes that accept CUET-PG scores. It is a 105-minute, fully computer-based paper made up almost entirely of single-correct-answer multiple-choice questions (no Multiple Select or Numerical Answer Type questions, unlike GATE or IIT JAM) -- recent cycles have carried 75 questions worth 4 marks each with a 1-mark negative for a wrong answer; earlier cycles carried 100 questions under the same +4/-1 pattern. Coverage spans core microeconomics and macroeconomics, quantitative methods and statistics, international and public economics, plus a dedicated Indian Economy section that GATE, IIT JAM and ISI MSQE do not carry. Because CUET-PG feeds many different universities' programmes rather than one institute's, admission depends on each university's own separately published cutoff and counselling process -- see Eligibility and Cutoff below.
A bachelor's degree in any discipline is the general requirement; some universities ask for Economics or a related subject at the undergraduate level, or a minimum aggregate percentage. Eligibility criteria are set independently by each participating university — check the official CUET-PG information bulletin and your target university's admission notice for the exact requirement.
Based on CUET-PG 2026 paper's marking scheme.
Weightage below is computed from real topic-tagged questions in this platform's CUET-PG question bank (750 questions) — not an estimate.
Yes — CUET-PG uses MCQ4-style questions with negative marking for a wrong answer. The exact fraction is set by NTA for the current cycle; see the exam pattern table above for what this platform's papers use.
No — CUET-PG is open to candidates from any bachelor's discipline, though the syllabus assumes familiarity with core micro/macroeconomics and basic mathematics. Individual universities may set their own subject requirements for admission, separate from exam eligibility.
CUET-PG is comparatively less mathematically demanding and is the only one of the four with a dedicated Indian Economy section. IIT JAM and GATE lean further into optimisation, general equilibrium and real analysis.
As many as you can sit under real timed conditions, not just read. Timing and negative marking change how you should attempt a paper, which only shows up once you sit one properly — that's the gap between reading a solution and actually training for the exam.
CUET-PG is a computer-based test with an on-screen calculator provided where permitted; check the current year's information bulletin for exactly what's allowed in your subject paper.