NTA CUET 2022 Exam is going to be conducted in the first or second week of July 2022.
Being a single-window test for admission into all the central universities of the country, this test is going to be an important test for Class 12 passing students for getting admission into their desired university.
It is expected by the NTA that almost 10 lakh students will be aiming to take this test for the 2022-23 academic session.
But you don’t have to focus on that, what will be important for you in the coming 2 months is to focus on getting to know all about NTA CUET 2022 Exam and form a preparation strategy to crack the exam in the first attempt.
It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. – Sir Edmund Hillary
The first man to climb Everest said this after literally climbing the eight thousand eight hundred and forty-nine metres. So you can at least take a step a day to conquer yourself by sticking to your plan of preparation.
But to make a plan you need to know how much is there to plan for. While the knowledge is infinite, the syllabus of the NTA CUET 2022 Exam is not.
NTA CUET 2022 Exam will be a computer-based test (CBT) which will consist of a compulsory language test, two domain-specific tests, and a general test.
It will be conducted in 13 mediums of instruction, namely English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, and Urdu.
The pattern of the NTA CUET 2022 Exam will be Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). NTA CUET 2022 Exam scores will be accepted by 44 Central Universities and other private universities.
And it will be conducted in 547 cities within India and 13 cities abroad.
Sections in the Question Paper of NTA CUET 2022 Exam
There will be three Sections in the NTA CUET 2022 Exam:
Section 1A - 13 Languages (As a medium and “Language”)
Section 1B - 20 Languages
Section 2 - 27 Domain-Specific Subjects
Section 3 - General Test
A student will have the option to choose any Language from Section 1A & 1B each, Domain-specific subjects from a list of course-specific 27 subjects and a General Test or their combination as required by the specified course of their desired University for NTA CUET 2022 Exam.
NTA CUET 2022 Exam Section-wise syllabus
Section 1A & 1B – Languages from both sections will be tested in Reading Comprehension format with a question from passages of Literary, Narrative and Vocabulary nature.
Section 2 – The syllabus for 27 domain-specific subjects can be accessed from the NTA CUET 2022 Exam website.
Section 3 – Questions of General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning, and Logical & Analytical Reasoning
Now that you have a fair idea about the nature of the NTA CUET 2022 Exam, let's again focus on the strategy to crack the exam in the first attempt. Follow the step below and take them daily to reach the summits of your dreams.
Step 1 - Know all about the NTA CUET 2022 Exam
Understanding always prevails over uncertainties. So make sure to get to know as much as possible about the NTA CUET 2022 Exam as possible.
Read the Information bulletin from the NTA website, read about the specifics of courses from the prospectus of each Central University you are aiming to gain the clearest possible understanding of the syllabus and exam pattern of NTA CUET 2022 Exam.
Step 2 - Make a list of books to conquer
The books are the most loyal first friends and the last friends of an aspirant. Before starting your preparation for NTA CUET 2022 exam make a list of your friends aka the books that you will need to take the journey of exam preparation and keep them bound and ready.
Too much on the plate can make the stomach ache. So always avoid reading too many books. As anxieties of not preparing enough can take a toll on you convince you to take the path of the stomach ache.
It would be better if you keep ENO and common sense with you and study from 1-2 good books only.
Step 3 - Plan a study plan
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln
So before you set out for your dream university you need to make a solid study plan for NTA CUET 2022 Exam which will optimise the use of your time and covers all the topics, revision sessions and practise time before the exam.
This plan will be the commandments you will be following for the rest of your preparation days, it should emphasise the key concepts which are likely to come in the exam and the weaknesses of your learning.
The more robust, mindful and simple your plan would be, the more easily you will be able to follow it.
Step 4 – Get ample confidence with Sample Paper
A test which no one knows much about can only be conquered by practising more and more.
By solving sample papers of NTA CUET 2022 Exam you will be able to self-evaluate your performance in the exam and develop an understanding of where your strengths lie and the areas you need to work on more.
Practising sample papers will increase your speed of problem-solving and help in the time management during the exam.
Step 5 - Don’t forget to eat and remember to wake up from sleep
Often students forget to have a meal or proper nutrition while sitting out for long hours of preparation followed by improper and untimely sleep. These habits in the long run drain their energies and capacity to prepare for more days.
Proper food and Sleep help the body and brain to function properly. A good night's sleep can help improve learning, memory, decision making and even your creativity.
Eating healthy allows the body to absorb the proper nutrients provided by food and send that to the brain which is needed to produce the chemical environment to maintain adequate sleep.
Hence eating healthy food helps in getting proper sleep and proper sleep will help you to rejuvenate for the NTA CUET 2022 exam preparation task. This will also make you feel positive and peaceful.
Believe in yourself, All the best.