The CUET serves as a standardized assessment for admission into diverse undergraduate programs offered by over 250 Indian universities. To comprehend the scoring mechanism, it's imperative to grasp the intricacies of the CUET exam pattern, which consists of three main sections: Sections I, II, and III.  

• Section I: This section comprises two sub-sections - IA and IB. IA assesses language proficiency in 13 languages, while IB delves into proficiency in additional 20 languages. These languages are: 
  
  • Arabic, Gujarati, Manipuri, Sindhi, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Spanish, Bengali, Italian, Nepali, Tamil, Bodo, Japanese, Odia, Telugu, Chinese, Kannada, Persian Tibetan, Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, English, Konkani, Russian, French Maithili, Sanskrit, German, Malayalam, Santhali. 
    • Both subsections present 50 questions each, out of which candidates must attempt 40 questions 
  • Candidates must appear in at least one language from the following: 
    • Arabic, Gujarati, Manipuri, Sindhi, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Spanish, Bengali, Italian, Nepali, Tamil, Bodo, Japanese, Odia, Telugu, Chinese, Kannada, Persian, Tibetan, Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, English, Konkani, Russian, French, Maithili, Sanskrit, German, Malayalam, Santhali.
• Section II: Section II focuses on domain-specific subjects. These subjects are: Accountancy , Agriculture,  Anthropology,  Art Education Painting and Sculpture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Sanskrit Domain, Sociology, Tourism Physics, Teaching Aptitude, Engineering Graphics, Environmental Studies, Geography/Geology, History, Home Science, Fashion Studies, Knowledge Traditions, Legal Studies,  Mass Media,  Mathematics,  Performing Arts,  Physical Education and  Political Science.  
  • Candidates are required to attempt 40 out of 45 or 50 questions, depending on the specific subjects chosen.  
• Section III: The final section, Section III, encompasses a General Test, featuring 60 questions in total. Candidates are expected to attempt 50 questions.

Below is a breakdown of the scoring parameters for each section: