CUET PG Syllabus 2026: Topic-Wise Syllabus, Subject-Wise Papers and PDF Download

Linear vector spaces, matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Fourier series and transforms, Laplace transforms, complex analysis, Dirac delta function, tensors and their applications.

Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, central force problems, rigid body dynamics, small oscillations, special theory of relativity, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, canonical transformations.

Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic wave propagation, reflection and refraction, waveguides, cavity resonators, radiation from accelerating charges, Lorentz transformations.

Schrödinger equation (time-dependent and independent), operators and eigenvalues, harmonic oscillator, hydrogen atom, angular momentum and spin, perturbation theory, WKB approximation, scattering theory.

Laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell relations, partition functions, MB / FD / BE statistics, phase transitions, Bose-Einstein condensation.

Hydrogen spectrum, Zeeman and Stark effects, molecular spectra (rotational, vibrational), nuclear models, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, particle physics basics.

Crystal structure, Bragg diffraction, lattice vibrations, free electron model, band theory, semiconductors, p-n junction, BJT and FET, op-amp circuits, digital electronics (logic gates, flip-flops).

Chemical thermodynamics, phase equilibria, chemical kinetics, quantum chemistry (Schrödinger equation for H atom, MO and VB bonding theories), electrochemistry, photochemistry, spectroscopy (UV-Vis, IR, NMR, Mass).

Stereochemistry (optical and geometric isomerism), reaction mechanisms (SN1/SN2, E1/E2, addition, elimination), named reactions, heterocyclic chemistry, alkaloids, carbohydrates, amino acids and proteins, polymers.

VSEPR and molecular orbital theory, coordination chemistry (Crystal Field Theory, spectra, magnetism), organometallics, bioinorganic chemistry, main group chemistry, nuclear chemistry.

Group theory (Sylow theorems, normal subgroups, quotient groups), ring theory (ideals, PID, UFD), field extensions, Galois theory, linear algebra (eigenvalues, Jordan canonical form, quadratic forms).

Sequences and series of real numbers, continuity, differentiability, Riemann integration, uniform convergence, metric spaces, point-set topology of R^n.

Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy’s theorem and integral formula, Laurent series, residue theorem, conformal mappings, Möbius transformations.

Ordinary DEs (first order, higher order linear, Laplace transform methods, power series solutions), Partial DEs (heat, wave, Laplace equations, characteristics, Green’s function).

Interpolation (Newton, Lagrange), numerical integration (Simpson, Gaussian), root-finding methods, probability theory, standard distributions (Normal, Binomial, Poisson), hypothesis testing, regression analysis.

Cell structure and organelles, membrane transport, cell signalling pathways, biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids), enzyme kinetics, metabolism (glycolysis, TCA cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis).

Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics, chromosome structure, DNA replication and repair, transcription and translation, gene regulation, recombinant DNA technology, PCR, genomics and proteomics.

Population and community ecology, biogeochemical cycles, evolutionary theory (natural selection, genetic drift), speciation, plant physiology (photosynthesis, transpiration, hormones), animal physiology (nervous, endocrine, immune, excretory systems).

Pre-historic cultures, Indus Valley Civilisation, Vedic Age, rise of Mahajanapadas, Mauryan Empire, Gupta Age, Post-Gupta period, trade routes and cultural contacts with Central and Southeast Asia.

Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara Empire, Bhakti and Sufi movements, Mughal Empire (Akbar to Aurangzeb), Maratha rise, agrarian structure, art and architecture of the medieval period.

British colonial economy, 1857 uprising, nationalist movement (Moderate, Extremist, Gandhian phases), Indian National Congress, partition and Independence (1947), Constituent Assembly debates.

Renaissance and Reformation, French and American Revolutions, Industrial Revolution, World Wars I and II, Cold War, decolonisation of Asia and Africa, globalisation.

State, sovereignty, rights, liberty, equality, justice, democracy; classical thinkers (Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, Marx); modern thinkers (Rawls, Gandhi, Ambedkar); feminist theory, post-colonial political thought.

Constitution of India (Preamble, Fundamental Rights, DPSP, Fundamental Duties), Parliament, Executive, Judiciary, federalism, local governance, electoral process, party system, coalition politics.

Comparative political systems (presidential vs. parliamentary), democratic transitions, UN system and international law, theories of IR (Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism), India’s foreign policy, SAARC, BRICS, Indo-Pacific dynamics.

Old and Middle English (Beowulf, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales), Renaissance (Shakespeare, Marlowe, Milton), 18th century (Dryden, Pope, Swift), Romantic poets (Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley, Byron), Victorian fiction (Dickens, Hardy, George Eliot), Modernism (Woolf, T.S. Eliot, Yeats, Lawrence).

New Criticism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism (Derrida, Foucault), Deconstruction, Psychoanalytic criticism, Marxist criticism, Feminist literary theory, Post-colonial theory (Said, Spivak, Bhabha).

R.K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, Amitav Ghosh, Arundhati Roy; American literature highlights (Whitman, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Toni Morrison); comparative literature methodology and world literary theory.

History and schools (Structuralism, Behaviourism, Gestalt, Humanism), research methods, biological basis of behaviour, sensation and perception, attention, learning and conditioning, memory and forgetting, motivation and emotion.

Attitude formation and change, social influence, group dynamics, personality theories (Freud, Jung, Allport, Cattell, Maslow, Rogers), lifespan development (Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson).

Psychopathology (DSM classification), anxiety, mood, and psychotic disorders, psychological assessment and testing, counselling models, health psychology, industrial-organisational psychology.

Accounting principles and standards, final accounts preparation, partnership accounts, company accounts, cash flow statements, depreciation methods, inventory valuation (FIFO, weighted average).

Cost classification and behaviour, job and process costing, marginal costing and break-even analysis, standard costing, variance analysis, budgetary control, activity-based costing.

Time value of money, capital budgeting (NPV, IRR, Payback), capital structure theories (Modigliani-Miller), dividend theories, working capital management, Indian capital markets, SEBI regulations.

Income heads and computation under Income Tax Act, deductions (Sections 80C to 80U), TDS provisions, assessment procedure, GST framework (supply, CGST/SGST/IGST, input tax credit, returns).

Management functions and organisation, HRM, marketing management, microeconomics (demand, supply, market structures), macroeconomics (national income, money and banking, fiscal policy), Indian economic planning.