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CUET PG Psychology Entrance Exam Syllabus | Admission Procedure | Books | GUIDE —UPS Education

CUET PG Psychology Entrance Exam Syllabus Admission Procedure Books GUIDE —UPS Education

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) has two structures UG and PG. This article mentions all the information about CUET PG with all the relevant details and guides, like eligibility criteria, examination structure, syllabus, and important books for the entrance examination.

CUET PG is a common entrance test for students who want to pursue Post Graduation from Central, State, and private institutions. CUET provides a common ground through which a student may compete for many universities simultaneously.

The Examination is conducted by a government agency named “National Testing Agency” (NTA) across the country. NTA was founded in November 2017 after receiving approval from the Union Council of Ministers to administer entrance examinations for educational institutions.

CUET includes 42 Central (till the date of writing article), State and Deemed to be Universities that provide Post graduation Psychology courses. Further details of CUET PG (Psychology) are given below.

Psychology Subject code: HUQP20

Starting of the Applications: 11 March 2024 to 28 March 2024

Click here for the List of Participating Universities

CUET-PG Psychology 2024 Entrance Syllabus

The Entrance Syllabus for CUET PG 2024 will contain 75 questions in total and all questions will be from Psychology only.

There are several topics included in the entrance syllabus up to the undergraduate level. The syllabus of Psychology is as follows:

Introduction to Psychology
History of Psychology
Schools of Psychology
Biological bases of Behaviour
Learning, Memory
Sensation and Perception
Emotion and Motivation
Intelligence
Personality
Psychological Testing
Life-span Development
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
Statistics for Psychology

There will be no General Paper in CUET PG Psychology 2024. Hence, there will only be 75 question related to psychology discipline carrying 4 marks each. There would be a negative marking of 1 marks for wrong answer each.

CUET PG 2024 will be conducted in 3 shifts for the admission in next academic session.

Applications Procedure

Kindly watch the video to know step by step process of filling out CUET PG 2024 registration form.

CUET PG 2024 Psychology Entrance Pattern

Mode of Examination	Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
Duration of Examination	105 Minutes
Number of Questions	75
Psychology Questions	75 (100% from Psychology Only)
General Questions	0
Total Marks	300
For each correct Answer	4 Marks
Negative Marking (for each wrong)	Yes (-1 Mark)

List of Recommended Books:

There are various books and guides to study for the entrance test. We have mentioned the topic-specific book and authors for your entrance examination.

Introduction to Psychology: Ciccarelli or Baron

Social Psychology: Baron Robert

Theories of Personality: Bem P Allen

Human Development: Laura Berk

Bio-Psychology: James W. Kalat. BioPsychology, Key-Points was written by Dr. Arvind Otta is also very useful to be aware of the terminology.

Cognitive Psychology: Robinson-Riegler

Statistics: Quinn McNemar / Minium

Research Method: Lewin & Fox

Psychological Testing: Ronald Jay Cohen and Mark E. Swerdlik

Abnormal Psychology: Sarason and Sarason or Davison & Neale

Clinical Psychology: Alan Carr / Hecker and Geoffrey

Industrial Psychology: Michael Aamodt

Latest Advancement: Follow Psychology Journal or Magazine. You can also refer to Psychologs Magazine

The List of Participating Universities is as follows:

S.No.	Degree	Name of the course	Name of the Institution
1	M.Sc.	Applied Psychology	Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
2	MA	Psychology, Applied Psychology	Delhi University
2	M.Sc.	Applied Psychology	Central University Andhra Pradesh
3	M.A.	Psychology	Central University Haryana
4	M.Sc.	Health Psychology	University of Hyderabad
5	M.A./M.Sc.	Psychology	Central University Jharkhand
6	M.Sc.	Psychology	Central University Karnataka
7	M.A.	Psychology	Central University Punjab
8	M.A./ M.Sc.	Sports Psychology	Central University Rajasthan
9	M.A./M.Sc.	Psychology	Central University South Bihar
10	M.Sc.	Applied Psychology	Central University Tamil Nadu
11	M.A.	Psychology	Tripura University
12	M.A.	Psychology	Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar
13	M.A./ M.Sc.	Psychology	Manipur University
14	M.A./ M.Sc.	Psychology	Sikkim University
15	M.Sc.	Applied Psychology	Pondicherry University
16	PG Diploma	Psychology (Rehabilitation Psychology (PGDRP)	Central University Haryana
17	Advanced PG Diploma	Psychology (Child Guidance and Counselling)	Central University Haryana
18	M.A./ M.Sc.	Psychology	Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwa Vidyalaya
19	M.A./ M.Sc.	Psychology	Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak
20	M.Sc. Human Development & Family Studies	Psychology	Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
21	M.A./ M.Sc	Psychology	Banaras Hindu University
22	M.Sc.	Psychology	Apex University, Rajasthan
23	M.A.	Applied Psychology	Galgotias University, U.P.
24	M.A.	Psychology	K.R. Mangalam University
25	M.A.	Psychology	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi

Important Links:

Click here to Apply Now/ Visit the CUET PG Website

Click here to Download the information bulletin 2024