CUET PG Life Science Syllabus 2026 (Out): Download Subject-wise Syllabus PDF

Chapter Name

Topics

Techniques

Principles and applications of chromatography, spectroscopy, microscopy, electrophoresis, centrifugation, blotting, PCR & radioisotope techniques

Chromatin structure and function

Organization of chromosomes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, chromatin types, centromere, Telomere and concept of gene

Biochemistry

Structure and functions of proteins, DNA, carbohydrates, lipids & vitamins. Bioenergetics, Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Electron Transport System and ATP synthesis, oxidation and synthesis of fatty acid, membrane structure and function

Biotechnology

Recombinant DNA technology, principles of gene cloning, applications of biotechnology in medicine, industry and agriculture, animal & plant cell culture, environmental biotechnology

Microbiology

Diversity of microbes, bacterial reproduction, antimicrobial agents, significance of microbes in the industry and agriculture, antigen, antibody, complement systems, immunity, vaccines, plant virus, animal virus and environmental microbiology

Molecular Genetics

Principles of inheritance, linkage & crossing over, chromosomal aberrations, extrachromosomal inheritance, replication, transcription, translation, DNA repair and population genetics

Plant Sciences

Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, Vascular system in plants, Economic importance of plants, Photosynthesis, Photoperiodism, Vernalization, and Biogeochemical cycle

Animal Sciences

Characteristics of invertebrates and vertebrates, anatomy and physiology of different system of humans, nerve impulse transmission, endocrinology, human diseases Apoptosis and cancer, inherited diseases, animal cell culture

Particulars

CUET PG Exam Details

Total number of questions asked

75

Exam duration

90 minutes

Types of questions

MCQs

Total marks

300

Marking scheme

4 marks for correct answer

1 mark for incorrect answer