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CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Qualification, Marks, Age Limit

CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Qualification, Marks, Age Limit

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CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Candidates who wish to apply for Common Post Graduate Entrance Test are required to go through the CPGET 2025 eligibility criteria on the exam portal at cpget.tsche.ac.in. CPGET eligibility criteria includes academic qualifications, age limit and subject details. Candidates who are seeking admission in the Osmania University, are first advised to check the CPGET eligibility criteria 2025. Students who are not able to meet the legitimate criteria, then he/she will not be able to fill up the CPGET 2025 application form.

CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Qualification, Marks, Age Limit
CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Qualification, Marks, Age Limit

The first and foremost requirement to appear in CPGET is that students must have completed their graduation degree from any recognised university. To know more about the eligibility criteria of CPGET 2025, read the article thoroughly.

CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Qualifying Exam

In order to be eligible for the courses, students must fulfill the criterias:-

  • Candidates must pass the exam for the chosen programme with the prescribed marks as per the information provided by the information brochure.

  • Students must qualify the Common Post Graduate Entrance Test 2025.

  • They have to qualify the exam with the minimum marks as specified in the CPGET eligibility criteria 2025.

CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Age Limit

There is no age limit for any category in the CPGET eligibility criteria for the Osmania University CET exam.

CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: Educational Qualification

Candidates need to fulfill these educational qualification criteria to fill up the CPGET

application form 2025.

  • Applicants must complete their graduation from any recognised Institution.

  • Candidates must complete their bachelors with at least 40% aggregate marks for UR and OBC candidates. While there is no minimum marks for the students of category SC/ST.

  • Final year students can also fill up the form, but they have to submit their graduation marksheets and certificates at the time of final admission.

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CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Programme wise

Osmania University offers different programmes. Eligibility criteria also differs for different programmes. Different programmes and their detailed eligibility criteria is mentioned under different tables.

CPGET 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Faculty of Arts and Social Science

Entrance test

Programme

Eligibility Criteria

English

M.A. English

i) Had studied English language in Part-I or in Part-II of the qualifying examination for two years with minimum 200 marks

ii) Had cleared the qualifying examination with a minimum of 40% marks in part-I or part-II (candidates had English language)

Hindi

M.A. Hindi

i) Candidates had studied Hindi language in Part-I or Part-II of the qualifying examination for two years (scored a minimum 200 marks)


ii) Had passed the qualifying examination with minimum 40% marks in part-I or part-II, (had studied Hindi language)




Sanskrit




M.A. Sanskrit

i) Had studied Sanskrit in either Part-I or in Part-II of the qualifying examination for at least two years for a minimum marks of 200

ii) Had passed the qualifying examination with minimum 40% marks in part-I or part-II and candidate had studied Sanskrit

Arabic

M.A. Arabic

i) Had studied Arabic language for at least two years either in Part-I or Part-II


ii) Had obtained a minimum of 40% marks in subjects if they had studied Arabic language

(part-I or part-II of the qualifying examination)




Telugu




M.A. Telugu

i) Had studied Telugu in either Part-I or in Part-II of the qualifying examination for at least two years for a minimum marks of 200

ii) Had passed the qualifying examination with minimum 40% marks in part-I or part-II, where the candidate has studied the Telugu subject




Urdu




M.A. Urdu

i) Candidates had Urdu in either Part-I or in Part-II of the qualifying examination for two years for a minimum marks of 200

ii) Candidates had obtained a minimum of 40% marks in part-I or part-II and has also studied Urdu




Marathi




M.A. Marathi

i) Had studied Marathi language either in Part-I or in Part-II of the qualifying examination for at least two years for a minimum marks of 200

ii) Had cleared the qualifying examination with a minimum of 40% marks in part-I or part-II, where the candidate has studied the Marathi language

Kannada

M.A. Kannada

i) Had studied Kannada language either in Part-I or in Part-II of the qualifying examination for at least two years for a minimum marks of 200

ii) Had cleared the qualifying examination with a minimum of 40% marks in part-I or part-II, where the candidate has studied the Kannada language

Persian

M.A. Persian

i) Had studied Persian language either in Part-I or in Part-II of the qualifying examination for at least two years for a minimum mark of 200.

In addition, the candidates with one of the subjects Persian, Arabic or Urdu in either part-I or Part-II are eligible.

ii) Had cleared the qualifying examination with a minimum of 40% marks in part-I or part-II, where the candidate has studied the Kannada language

MSW

M.A. MSW

Completed graduation with 40% marks (except oriental)

AIHCA

M.A. AIHCA

Completed graduation with 40% marks (except oriental)

Journalism and Mass Communication

M.A. Journalism and Mass Communication

Completed graduation with 40% marks (except oriental)

Economics

M.A. Economics

i) Obtained minimum 40% marks in graduation Part-II with Economics as optional subject

ii) Have studied at least four papers of 100 marks each in Economics

History

M.A. History

Had scored 40% marks in graduation Part-II with History as optional paper

ii) Must have studied at least four papers of 100 marks each in Economics subject of graduation


Linguistics


M.A. Linguistics

Graduation with a minimum of 40% marks (part-II) in B.A. / B.Sc./ B.Com. with languages studied for two years for a minimum of 200 marks

Philosophy

M.A. Philosophy

Graduation in B.A./B.Sc. /B.Com. with minimum 40% marks (except oriental)


Political Science


M.A. Political Science

i) Minimum 40% marks in graduation Part-II with Political Science as optional subject

ii) Must have studied at least four papers of 100 marks and candidate had studied Political Science as optional subject


Psychology


M.A. Psychology

Candidates had obtained a minimum of 40% marks in Part-II with Psychology as an optional subject at B.A. / M.Ed. / Diploma in Child Psychology or Industrial Psychology/ B.M.R. / M.A.(Education) / M.Sc. (Home Science)


Public Administration


M.A. Public Administration

i) Obtained a minimum of 40% marks in graduation Part-II with Public Administration subject as optional

ii) Had studied at least four papers of 100 marks each in Public Administration

Sociology

M.A. Sociology

Graduation with 40% marks (except oriental)

Theatre Arts

M.A. Theatre Arts

i)Obtained a minimum of 40% marks in graduation in any B.A, B.Com and B. Sc. programme except oriental.

ii)Minimum two years of stage experience.

iii)Must have knowledge of Telugu language.



Library and Information Science

B.Lib.I.Sc.

Any graduate with 40% marks

Library and Information Science

M.Lib.I.Sc

Any graduate with 40% marks

CPGET 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Faculty of Science

Entrance test

Subject(s)

Eligibility Criteria- Compulsory subject(s) in Graduation

Electronics

Electronics

Electronics and Mathematics

Computer Science

Computer Science

Mathematics and Computer Applications or Mathematics and Computer Science

Physics

Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Geophysics

Physics and Mathematics

Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry

Botany

Botany

Botany

Zoology

Zoology

Zoology


Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, Genetics, Microbiology (BCBTESFSG&M)


Biochemistry, Biotechnology,

Microbiology, Forensic Science, Genetics, Environmental Science,

1. Candidates had Chemistry as one of the optional subjects in part-II at B.Sc. level


2. In addition, candidates had either one as optional subject in part II of Graduation: Botany/ Zoology/Genetics/Microbiology/Biochemistry/Biotechnology


3. For Biochemistry and Forensic Science courses, it is mandatory to have Physics as one of the optional subjects, in addition to point (1) above, at the graduation level

Mathematics

Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics with Computer Science

Mathematics

Statistics

Statistics, Applied Statistics

Statistics and Mathematics

Geology

Geology, Applied Geochemistry

Geology

Geography

Geography

B.A. with Geography or B.Sc. Graduate

Geo-informatics

Geo-informatics

B.A. with Geography or B.Sc. / B.Tech. / B.E. / B.C.A. graduate

Nutrition & Dietetics

Nutrition & Dietetics

1.Candidates had Chemistry as one of the optional subjects in part-II at B.Sc. level

2. In addition to Chemistry, candidates had one of the following subjects in part-II at graduation level: Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology.


3. In addition to point (1) & (2) mentioned above, candidates had studied Food and Nutrition, Applied Nutrition & Public Health, Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics and Food Science & Quality Control at the graduation level


CPGET 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Faculty of Commerce

Entrance test

Programme

Eligibility criteria

M.Com

M.Com

Candidates have obtained a minimum of 40% marks in B.Com. (Part-II). For candidates belonging to the SC/ST category, a simple pass is enough to get selected for any programme

CPGET 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Faculty of Education

Entrance test

Program

Eligibility criteria

M.Ed.

M.Ed.

Candidates have obtained a minimum of 55% marks for UR candidates and 50% for Sc/ST/OBC candidates in B.Ed

M.P.Ed.

M.P.Ed.

Candidates have obtained a minimum of 55% marks for UR candidates and 50% for Sc/ST/OBC candidates in B.Ed

CPGET Eligibility Criteria 2025: What if Eligible?

If candidates find themselves eligible for the courses and fulfill the CPGET eligibility criteria then, he/she will be able to fill the CPGET application form. After filling up the application form, they are able to take part in the further process of CPGET admission.

Students are also advised to check the CPGET syllabus. Syllabus of various subjects differs but the CPGET exam pattern and marking scheme is the same for all the subjects.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Where can I check the CPGET eligibility criteria 2025?

Students can check CPGET eligibility criteria on the CPGET website.

2. Does CPGET eligibility criteria 2025 differ for every programme?

Yes, the eligibility criteria of CPGET differs for various programmes. Eligibility criteria depends on the subjects chosen by the aspirants.

3. Is there any age limit for applying for CPGET entrance exam 2025?

There is no age limit to apply for the exam.

4. How many courses are offered by CPGET 2025?

Osmania University offers many courses such as Economics, History, Nutrition & Dietetics, Electronics, Geo-chemistry, Geophysics, Theatre Arts, Public Administration and others for the post graduates programme.

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Questions related to CPGET

Have a question related to CPGET ?

Hello,

If you’re planning to appear for the CPGET M.Sc. Zoology exam conducted by Osmania University, it’s important to understand the syllabus well the paper is divided into two parts: Part A and Part B.

Part A which carries 40 marks and focuses on the fundamentals of animal sciences. This section includes topics like digestion, respiration, circulation, and excretion in animals, along with basic concepts of biochemistry such as glycolysis, the TCA cycle, and ATP production.

And part B carries 60 marks and covers more advanced areas of zoology. This includes animal diversity, evolution, ecology, environmental biology, genetics, and cell biology. Students are expected to have a strong understanding of classical genetics, molecular genetics, cytology, and the principles of evolution and taxonomy. T o score good marks in the exam you have to study both basic and advanced concepts . And also , solving previous-year question papers can help understand the exam pattern better.

To know more about the complete CPGET syllabus, refer to this

https://university.careers360.com/articles/cpget-syllabus

Overall, a balanced preparation covering both theoretical knowledge and practical understanding is key to cracking this entrance exam.

All the best for your preparation!


Hello aspirant,

The last date to fill the application form for TS CPGET 2025 is 17th July 2025.

To fill the application form,follow these steps,

  • Visit their official website cpget.tsche.ac.in
  • Click on the registration tab
  • Login with your details
  • Fill the form
  • Upload needed documents
  • Pay the fees

For more information click on the link given below,

https://university.careers360.com/articles/cpget-2025

Best of luck for your future.

Hello Aspirant ,

A BSc Nursing graduate is generally not eligible for direct admission to an MSc in Food Science and Nutrition through the CPGET (Common Post Graduate Entrance Test) exam.


Otherwise,

You can get admission through CUET-PG, ICAR AIEEA-PG so on .

Yes, students from Andhra Pradesh can appear for the TS CPGET (Telangana State Common Post Graduate Entrance Test). Here’s what you need to know:

The eligibility requirement is a bachelor's degree (B.A., B.Com, B.Sc., B.Tech, etc.) with at least 40% marks (aggregate)—this does not specify state domicile.

There are no domicile restrictions mentioned, unlike many Karnataka-based entrance tests (e.g., KCET).

Dear Candidate ,
The online application starts on June 18 , 2025 and the last date is July 17 , 2025 .
- Visit the official TS CPGET portal .
- Click on " Application Fee payment " .
- After payment , click " Fill TS CPGET Application Form 2025 " .
- Fill in your details , upload documents , and submit .

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