PUCET (Panjab University Entrance Exam)

PUCET 2024 Notification, Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card, Result and Counselling

Punjab University Common Entrance Test (PU CET) is a state-level entrance test. This is an undergraduate-level exam that is being organized for those of you who desire to take admission to Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma), BHMS, and B.Sc. The examination is conducted in offline mode and you would have to give the exam on the OMR sheet.  This test is based on the Semester system and the individuals are admitted to different colleges depending on the courses selected for them. The individuals who select BHMS would be acknowledged in Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital and the individuals who select Bachelor of Pharmacy would be admitted to the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences. For more details about PU CET 2024, application form, counseling, and results read the below article

PUCET 2024 Exam Date (Tentatively)

For PU-CET (UG):

Events Dates 2024
Online application form release 3rd week of May 2024
Last date to submit the application form 4th week of June 2024
Last date for deposition of fee through online mode 4th week of June 2024
Last date for uploading of photograph, signature 4th week of June 2024
Admit card 1st week of July 2024
The last date for candidates who have not completed their form but have paid the requisite fee, can complete their form 1st week of July 2024
PUCET 2024 Exam 2nd week of July 2024
Result declaration 3rd week of July 2024

 For PUCET PG:

Events Dates
The online application form starts 1st week of June 2024
Last date for generating Bank Challan 1st week of July 2024
Last date for the deposit fee 1st week of July 2024
Submission of upload the photograph, signature 2nd week of July 2024
Admit card 4th week of July 2024
Last date for submission with a late fee of Rs 500/- 4th week of July 2024
Entrance Test 4th week of July 2024
Uploading of answer key and objection 1st week of August 2024
Last date of submission of objection 1st week of August 2024
Uploading the response to the objection 2nd week of August 2024
Submission of cross objection 2nd week of August 2024
Result Declaration 3rd week of August 2024

PUCET 2024 Application Form

Candidates have to complete the PU CET application form-filling process before the tentative last date as mentioned on the Punjab University website. The candidate has to make sure that the eligibility criteria are fulfilled by him or them based on the course he or she is applying for. The candidate has to fill out the PU CET application form online and then take a printout of the form.

Candidates will have to send the following additional documents along with the PU CET 2024 application form to the head office, Chandigarh before the last date:

  • Candidate’s mark sheets for all qualifying exams
  • Candidate’s address proof
  • Candidate’s identity proof
  • Candidate’s photographs (as specified in the application form)

Candidates must note that all the documents have to be self-attested. The application will be rejected in case the documents are not attached or the documents are deemed invalid.

Candidates must also note that the details once entered by him or she cannot be altered.

Application fee

Candidates from General Category have to pay INR 1760

Candidates from reserved categories have to pay INR 880

Candidates can choose to pay the fee online (credit card/ debit card/ net banking) or via offline mode (SBI eChallan).

PUCET 2024 Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicant must have passed/appeared in the 10+2 Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English subjects or its equivalent Examination conducted by a recognized Board or University to cover all the eligibility criteria.
  • Applicants who have passed/appeared in 10+2 Examinations of Mahila Gram Vidyapeeth, Allahabad are not in the eligibility criteria to appear in the PU CET (BHMS) Entrance Test, as this institution has been derecognized by Punjab University, Chandigarh.
  • A list of recognized universities can be obtained from the official website of PU CET UG.
  • The eligibility criteria for the applicant is to be an Indian citizen
  • Foreign citizens can apply via NRI quota to get the eligibility criteria
  • Applicants belonging to SC Category must submit the certificate regarding their category duly signed by the officers mentioned in the form. Applications containing the signature of any other officer will not be accepted to get the eligibility criteria.

PUCET 2024 Exam Pattern

Mode of Exam: Offline (OMR)

Number of Sections: 6

Time for each section: 70 minutes

Number of questions in each section: 60

Negative marking:     0.25

Total marks for each section: 120

Medium of Exam:     English

Subject    

Total number of Questions

Total marks

Duration

Paper - I Physics

60

120

70 Min

Paper - II Chemistry

60

120

70 Min

Paper - III Biology

60

120

70 Min

Paper - IV Mathematics

60

120

70 Min

Paper - V Biotechnology

60

120

70 Min

Paper - VI Computer Science

60

120

70 Min

PUCET 2024 Syllabus

The syllabus will be based on the 12th standard. It will contain the subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, and Mathematics as per the course opted for by the candidates. Candidates must prepare well for their subjects of the qualifying exam.         

PUCET 2024 Admit Card

Candidates will be issued the admit card after they have successfully registered themselves.  Candidates can download the admit card from the respective official websites of PU CET UG 2024 and PU CET PG 2024. Candidates will need their login id and password created at the time of registration to get their admit card for PU CET 2024. The general instructions for the examination are on the back side of the PU CET 2024 admit card.

Candidates must the following details relevant to their PU CET 2024 admit card:

  • Candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without the admit card.
  • Candidates must take multiple printouts of the admit card and keep it safe as they will need it for verification purposes at every level of the admission process.
  • Candidates must check that all details given on the admit card are correct or not. Candidates must raise an immediate concern if any detail is found incorrect.

PUCET 2024 Result

The results for PU CET 2024 will be declared tentatively in July 2024. Once the scorecard is made available online on the official PU CET 2024 website, the candidate can download his or score card from the website. No separate scorecards will be mailed to the candidates individually. PU CET score and merit list will strictly be based on the candidate's performance in PU CET 2024.

  • Candidates will have to follow the steps listed below to get their scorecard.
  • Candidates will have to first open the official website
  • Candidates will then have to click on the link for the PU CET 2024 result “Click here to check PU CET (U.G. & BHMS) - 2024 Entrance Test Result”
  • Candidates will then have to select the stream he or she has applied and check the result for that stream

PU CET 2024 Counselling

PU CET 2024 counseling process will be conducted online. Candidates must fill in their preferences online for admission to the various courses. The seats will be allotted based on PU CET 2024 Merit List. Some of the important points related to PU CET counseling are listed below:

The counseling schedule will be published on the official Punjab University website. Candidates must keep a check on that for accurate details.

The candidate will have to submit the Counselling fee either through online mode (credit card/ debit card/ net banking) or offline at the University.

Documents required at the time of Admission:

  • 10th Mark Sheet as proof of Date of Birth.
  • 12th Mark Sheet and a passing Certificate.
  • Category Certificate
  • Admit card of PUCET 2024
  • PUCET 2024 Scores