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CUET Preparation Tips 2025: Here’s How you can prepare yourself for the CUET 2025 Exam.

  Admin | February 21, 2024

(Used by 300+ Toppers Last Year)

CUET 2025 Snapshot

ParameterDetails
Exam ModeComputer-Based (CBT)
Duration45-60 mins/subject
SectionsLanguage + Domain + General Test
Marking+5 ✔️ / -1 ❌
Max Subjects10 (2L+6D+1GT)

Pro Tip: Choose subjects wisely - DU gives 70% weightage to domain subjects!

Phase-Wise Preparation Strategy

Phase 1 (Days 1-30): Foundation Building

  • Morning (2 hrs): NCERT Class 12 revision (Highlight PYQ topics)
  • Afternoon (1.5 hrs): Language practice (RCs + Grammar drills)
  • Evening (2 hrs): GT focus (Maths + Logical Reasoning)

Game Changer: Create formula sheets for Physics/Chemistry/Math

Phase 2 (Days 31-60): Targeted Practice

  • Daily: 1 full subject test (45 mins timed)
  • Weakness Therapy: 3 hrs/week on worst-performing topics
  • GT Boost: Solve 10 puzzles daily (Sudoku+Seating Arrangement)

Phase 3 (Days 61-90): Final Sprint

  • Alternate Days: Full-length mock (All 10 subjects)
  • Error Log Review: Re-attempt all wrong questions
  • Speed Training: Reduce solving time by 20%

Subject-Specific Hacks

1. Languages (English/Hindi)

  • Read editorials daily (The Hindu/Indian Express)
  • Master para jumbles (30% weightage)
  • Practice idioms & phrases (10 fixed Qs)

2. Domain Subjects

SubjectKey Areas
PhysicsModern Physics > Electrostatics > Optics
ChemistryOrganic Name Reactions > Coordination Compounds
MathMatrices > Calculus > Probability
HistoryNationalism > Industrial Revolution

NCERT Goldmine: 85% questions come directly from NCERT examples!

3. General Test

  • Quant: Focus on %ages, ratios, basic algebra
  • Reasoning: Coding-decoding, series completion
  • GK: Current last 6 months + static (Awards, Constitution)

Day Before Exam Checklist

Admit card + ID proof printouts (2 copies)
Test center recce (Google Maps + physical visit)
Bag ready: Transparent pouch, water bottle, medicines
Sleep 7+ hours (No all-nighters!)

5 Unconventional Tips from Toppers

  1. Reverse Study: Solve 2023 paper first to identify patterns
  2. Color Coding: Red/Green/Blue stickers for strong/weak topics
  3. Voice Notes: Record formulas for gym/commute listening
  4. 90-20 Rule: 90 mins study + 20 mins walk (Retention boost)
  5. GT First: Attempt General Test when mind is freshest

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