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12 May
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CUET UG
2026
English — Slot 1 (Morning)
12 May 2026
Slot 1
🔵 Easy to Moderate
Section-wise Difficulty
📖 Reading ComprehensionEasy
📝 VocabularyModerate
😨 Phobia WordsMixed
🎭 Figures of SpeechHard
🔗 Phrasal VerbsModerate
🔤 GrammarModerate (Heavier than prev. slots)
Topics Asked
- ●Reading Comprehension — 2 passages × 5 Qs = 10 Qs; both NARRATIVE (story/descriptive style); easy and straightforward; fact-based retrieval, simple inference, tone/mood identification
- ●Vocabulary (Moderate) — sporadic, amiable, impudent, notoriety, nefarious, manic, depreciation, skillfully, solo, frequency — meanings tested
- ●Phobia Vocabulary (NEW PATTERN!) — Xenophobia (fear/hatred of foreigners), Agoraphobia (fear of open/crowded spaces) — meaning-based MCQ
- ●Figures of Speech (2–3 Qs) — Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Irony, Pun — identify and match type
- ●Phrasal Verbs (2–3 Qs) — cut off, cut on, work on, work of — match to meaning + fill in blank
- ●Grammar (Heavier this slot) — Prepositions (in/on/at/by/with), Spelling, Para Jumbles (2–3 Qs, easy)
Memory-Based Questions
Q · Phobia — NEW Pattern
What does xenophobia mean?
Options: fear of animals / foreigners / heights / water
Options: fear of animals / foreigners / heights / water
✔ Fear or hatred of foreigners / people from other countries
Q · Phobia
What is agoraphobia?
✔ Fear of open spaces, crowds, or situations hard to escape
Q · Figures of Speech
"She sells seashells by the seashore" — identify the figure
✔ Alliteration (also appeared as a distractor — know this too!)
Q · Figures of Speech
Identify Pun vs Irony from given statements
✔ Pun = wordplay with double meaning | Irony = saying the opposite of what you mean
Q · Vocabulary
Meaning of 'impudent'? / 'nefarious'? / 'sporadic'?
✔ Impudent = cheeky/disrespectful | Nefarious = wicked/criminal | Sporadic = irregular/infrequent
Q · Grammar
Fill in blank with correct preposition; Spelling question; Para Jumbles (rearrange 4–5 sentences)
✔ Prepositions: in (month/year) | on (day/date) | at (time). Para Jumbles: find opener first.
Vocabulary Quick Reference
Sporadic
Irregular, infrequent
Amiable
Friendly, pleasant
Impudent
Cheeky, disrespectful
Notoriety
Famous for something bad
Nefarious
Wicked, criminal
Manic
Frantic, wildly excited
Depreciation
Fall in value over time
Xenophobia
Fear/hatred of foreigners
Agoraphobia
Fear of open/crowded spaces
Taciturn
Silent by nature
Tumultuous
Noisy and chaotic
Ostentatious
Showy, flaunting wealth
⚠️ Pun vs Irony — most commonly confused. Pun = wordplay with double meaning. Irony = opposite of what is meant. Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony — don't mix these up.
⚠️ Phobia words are a NEW pattern — revise at minimum: xenophobia, agoraphobia, claustrophobia, acrophobia, hydrophobia.
⚠️ Spelling of acrimonious: A-C-R-I-M-O-N-I-O-U-S (bitter/angry in tone or manner)
⚠️ Phobia words are a NEW pattern — revise at minimum: xenophobia, agoraphobia, claustrophobia, acrophobia, hydrophobia.
⚠️ Spelling of acrimonious: A-C-R-I-M-O-N-I-O-U-S (bitter/angry in tone or manner)
💡 Last-Minute Tips:
✅ RC first — both passages narrative and easy, grab all 10 marks · ✅ Vocabulary — revise all words from this slot + previous slots · ✅ Phobias — new pattern, revise at least 10 common phobias with meanings · ✅ Figures of Speech — know all 5: Simile | Metaphor | Personification | Irony | Pun · ✅ Phrasal verbs: cut off / cut on / work on · ✅ Prepositions: in/on/at rules · ✅ Para Jumbles — easy, find the opener, find the closer
✅ RC first — both passages narrative and easy, grab all 10 marks · ✅ Vocabulary — revise all words from this slot + previous slots · ✅ Phobias — new pattern, revise at least 10 common phobias with meanings · ✅ Figures of Speech — know all 5: Simile | Metaphor | Personification | Irony | Pun · ✅ Phrasal verbs: cut off / cut on / work on · ✅ Prepositions: in/on/at rules · ✅ Para Jumbles — easy, find the opener, find the closer
Accountancy — Slot 1 (Morning)
12 May 2026
Slot 1
🟢 Easy — Straight from NCERT
Topics Asked
- ●Partnership (4 Qs) — Absence of partnership deed (rules when no deed exists), Appropriation of profits, Guarantee of profits, Interest on Capital (slightly tricky); NO questions on drawings this slot
- ●Goodwill (Multiple Qs) — Sacrificing ratio and gaining ratio, Revaluation vs Realisation, Sequence of goodwill adjustment at retirement and admission
- ●Company Accounts — Shares — Buyback of shares (concept), Issue of shares (2 Qs, journal entry), Reissue of forfeited shares (2 Qs, journal entries NOT numericals), Pro rata allotment (steps sequence), Match types of share capital
- ●Debentures — Purchase consideration (calculate number of debentures to be issued)
- ●Cash Flow Statement (4–5 Qs) — Basic numerical questions; straightforward operating/investing/financing activities
- ●Ratio Analysis (2 Qs) — Liquid Ratio and Current Ratio both given → calculate Current Assets
Memory-Based Questions
Q · Partnership
Rules applicable in absence of partnership deed
✔ Interest on capital @ 6% p.a. | No salary | No commission | Profit shared equally
Q · Goodwill
Revaluation Account vs Realisation Account — MCQ to identify the correct statement
✔ Revaluation = at admission/retirement (firm continues) | Realisation = at dissolution (firm closes)
Q · Shares
Steps of pro rata allotment — arrange in correct sequence
✔ Applications received → Excess applied to allotment → Balance refunded
Q · Shares — Match
Match types of share capital
✔ Authorised | Issued | Subscribed | Paid-up — know the exact definitions
Q · Debentures
Purchase consideration — how many debentures to be issued?
✔ Number of debentures = Purchase Consideration ÷ Face value of debenture
Q · Ratio Analysis
Given Liquid Ratio + Current Ratio → find Current Assets
✔ Current Ratio = CA ÷ CL | Liquid Ratio = Liquid Assets ÷ CL (Liquid Assets = CA − Stock − Prepaid) → back-calculate CA
⚠️ Interest on Capital — slightly tricky this slot; know the journal entry.
⚠️ Revaluation vs Realisation — students often confuse these two.
⚠️ Sequence questions need exact order — don't just know the steps, know the sequence.
⚠️ Revaluation vs Realisation — students often confuse these two.
⚠️ Sequence questions need exact order — don't just know the steps, know the sequence.
💡 Tips:
✅ NCERT is enough — paper was completely straight from NCERT · ✅ JOURNAL ENTRIES are priority: Issue of shares, Reissue of forfeited shares, Interest on capital, Goodwill adjustment · ✅ PARTNERSHIP — rules in absence of deed: Interest @ 6%, no salary, no commission, equal profit · ✅ GOODWILL: sacrificing ratio = old ratio − new ratio | gaining ratio = new ratio − old ratio · ✅ RATIO ANALYSIS: revise current + liquid ratio formulas and back-calculation · ✅ CASH FLOW — easy marks, quick revision of classification is enough
✅ NCERT is enough — paper was completely straight from NCERT · ✅ JOURNAL ENTRIES are priority: Issue of shares, Reissue of forfeited shares, Interest on capital, Goodwill adjustment · ✅ PARTNERSHIP — rules in absence of deed: Interest @ 6%, no salary, no commission, equal profit · ✅ GOODWILL: sacrificing ratio = old ratio − new ratio | gaining ratio = new ratio − old ratio · ✅ RATIO ANALYSIS: revise current + liquid ratio formulas and back-calculation · ✅ CASH FLOW — easy marks, quick revision of classification is enough
Economics — Slot 1 (Morning)
12 May 2026
Slot 1
🟡 Micro: Tricky | Macro: Easy | IED: Easy (9–10 Qs)
Topics Asked
- ●Microeconomics (Tricky, more Qs than Macro) — Production: Marginal Cost & Average Cost; Supply concept; Indifference Curve (IC) properties; Demand: Substitution Effect & Income Effect; Elasticity of Demand (geometric method); Breakeven Point (MC cuts AC at AC's minimum); Price Ceiling concept; Chapter 1 = NO questions, skip
- ●Macroeconomics (Easy, fewer Qs) — Money & Banking (4–5 Qs, heaviest topic!); Liquidity Trap (from NCERT box!); NIA, MPNFC; Real vs Nominal GDP; Balance of Payments (current & capital account); Government Budget deficit formula
- ●IED (9–10 Qs) — India vs China vs Pakistan comparison (match); LPG Reforms (match); Outsourcing; Environment chapter (case study); SENSEX (match); Education cess question
Memory-Based Questions
Q · Micro
Where does MC cut the AC curve?
✔ At AC's minimum/breakeven point (MC cuts AC from BELOW)
Q · Micro
IC curve — how is it formed? What is the reason for its shape?
✔ Convex to origin — because of diminishing Marginal Rate of Substitution (MRS)
Q · Micro
Geometric method of elasticity — formula?
✔ Ed = Lower segment ÷ Upper segment (of demand curve at that point)
Q · Micro
Price Ceiling — set below equilibrium, what happens?
✔ Creates shortage (excess demand)
Q · Macro — NCERT Box
Liquidity Trap — what is it?
✔ Situation where interest rates are so low that monetary policy has no effect (directly from NCERT box)
Q · Macro
Fiscal Deficit formula
✔ Fiscal Deficit = Total Expenditure − (Revenue Receipts + Capital Receipts excl. borrowings)
Q · IED
Match India/China/Pakistan stats to the correct country
✔ Know key stats: HDI, GDP growth rate, literacy rates for each country
Q · IED
Education — on which type of education is GST/cess charged?
✔ Professional/private education (not govt/public education)
⚠️ Micro was the HARDEST section this slot — don't underestimate it.
⚠️ Liquidity Trap came DIRECTLY from NCERT box — if you skipped boxes, you'll miss this.
⚠️ Budget deficit formulas — Revenue / Fiscal / Primary deficit — don't mix them up.
⚠️ Liquidity Trap came DIRECTLY from NCERT box — if you skipped boxes, you'll miss this.
⚠️ Budget deficit formulas — Revenue / Fiscal / Primary deficit — don't mix them up.
💡 Budget Deficit Formulas (Memorise All 3):
Revenue Deficit = Revenue Exp − Revenue Receipts
Fiscal Deficit = Total Exp − (Revenue Receipts + Capital Receipts excl. borrowings)
Primary Deficit = Fiscal Deficit − Interest Payments
💡 IED Focus: India/China/Pakistan stats | LPG reforms | Outsourcing | Environment (case study possible) | SENSEX basics
💡 Geometric Elasticity: Practise with a diagram — Ed = Lower segment ÷ Upper segment
Revenue Deficit = Revenue Exp − Revenue Receipts
Fiscal Deficit = Total Exp − (Revenue Receipts + Capital Receipts excl. borrowings)
Primary Deficit = Fiscal Deficit − Interest Payments
💡 IED Focus: India/China/Pakistan stats | LPG reforms | Outsourcing | Environment (case study possible) | SENSEX basics
💡 Geometric Elasticity: Practise with a diagram — Ed = Lower segment ÷ Upper segment
GAT — General Aptitude Test — Slot 1
12 May 2026
Slot 1
🟡 Moderate — Quant advanced, Reasoning wide, GA mostly static
Section-wise Difficulty
🔢 Quantitative Aptitude (15–16 Qs)Mixed
🧠 Logical Reasoning (15–17 Qs)Moderate
🌍 General Awareness (~13–15 Qs)Easy (Static GK dominant)
Topics Asked
- ●Quant: Mensuration (2D + 3D), Statistics (median), Permutation & Combination (2 advanced Qs), Probability, LCM, Arithmetic, Ratio (LCM-based), Time & Work (multi-step)
- ●Reasoning: Non-Verbal (4–5 Qs — patterns/figures/series), Clocks, Calendars, Directions, Seating Arrangement, Syllogisms, Coding & Decoding, Blood Relationships — 1 Q per topic (breadth over depth!)
- ●General Awareness: Static GK dominant (history, geography, polity, science, awards, books/authors); Current Affairs — only 4–5 easy Qs (appointments + major events)
Memory-Based Questions
Q · Time & Work
7 people work for 12 days. After 5 days, 2 people leave. How many more days will remaining 5 people take to finish?
✔ Total work = 7×12 = 84 | Work done = 7×5 = 35 | Remaining = 49 | Days = 49÷5 = 9.8 ≈ 10 days
Q · Statistics
Calculate median from a given range/data set
✔ Arrange in ascending order → find middle value (or average of two middle values)
Q · Quant — Mensuration
Area/Volume of 2D and 3D shapes
✔ Circle: A = πr² | Cylinder: V = πr²h | Cone: V = ⅓πr²h | Sphere: V = 4/3πr³
Q · Reasoning
Non-verbal — identify next figure in pattern series (4–5 Qs)
✔ Practice figure series, mirror images, paper folding
Q · Reasoning
Blood Relationship — identify relationship from given family info
✔ Draw family tree on paper before answering
Q · GA
Static GK — history, polity, geography based factual questions
✔ Important days/awards/books | Polity basics | Geography | Science facts
⚠️ P&C (Permutation & Combination) — 2 advanced questions; most students find P&C hard. Practice arrangements with repetition, circular arrangements, selections with conditions.
⚠️ Reasoning covered too many topics — don't skip any topic thinking it won't come. Even 1 question per topic means every topic matters.
⚠️ Static GK was more than current affairs — don't over-focus on current affairs alone.
⚠️ Reasoning covered too many topics — don't skip any topic thinking it won't come. Even 1 question per topic means every topic matters.
⚠️ Static GK was more than current affairs — don't over-focus on current affairs alone.
💡 Last-Minute Tips:
✅ QUANT: Mensuration (2D+3D) | Median | Time & Work (multi-step) | LCM & Ratio | Probability | P&C basics
✅ REASONING: Cover EVERY topic briefly — 1 Q per topic, no safe skip. Priority: Non-verbal (4–5 Qs) > all others (1 Q each)
✅ GA: Static GK > current affairs | Last 3–4 months of current affairs only
✅ TIME MANAGEMENT: Attempt GA first (quick marks) → Reasoning → Quant. Don't get stuck on P&C.
✅ MENSURATION FORMULAS: Circle: A = πr² | Cylinder: V = πr²h | Cone: V = ⅓πr²h | Sphere: V = 4/3πr³
✅ QUANT: Mensuration (2D+3D) | Median | Time & Work (multi-step) | LCM & Ratio | Probability | P&C basics
✅ REASONING: Cover EVERY topic briefly — 1 Q per topic, no safe skip. Priority: Non-verbal (4–5 Qs) > all others (1 Q each)
✅ GA: Static GK > current affairs | Last 3–4 months of current affairs only
✅ TIME MANAGEMENT: Attempt GA first (quick marks) → Reasoning → Quant. Don't get stuck on P&C.
✅ MENSURATION FORMULAS: Circle: A = πr² | Cylinder: V = πr²h | Cone: V = ⅓πr²h | Sphere: V = 4/3πr³