CUET UG 2025 Will students with low scores get college: Will students with 300–500 scores get college in CUET UG 2025? Know how cutoff, preference and normalization can increase your chances of admission.
Question in the mind of low scorers I also get college?
After the CUET UG 2025 exam is over, this question is in the minds of lakhs of students that If my score is between 300 and 500, will I get a good college?The truth is that nothing is decided by the score alone.
Whether you get admission or not depends on many factors like normalization score, preference order, type of university and which phase of counselling round is going on.
How is the CUET Score Calculated For DU/BHU/JNU model Universities
Component Maximum marks How the score is calculated
| Component | Maximum Marks | How the Score is Calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Language Paper | 250 marks | 50 questions × 5 marks each |
| Domain Subjects (3 subjects) | 750 marks | 3 subjects × 250 marks (Each subject: 50 questions × 5 marks) |
| Total | 1000 marks | Sum of Language (250) + Domain (750) |
In some universities, the score can go up to 750 if language paper is not included.In institutes like BHU, most courses are based on 600 or 750 marks.
Important tips for CUET scorers 300–500
1. Stay in counselling till the last round
Most students get disappointed if they do not get a seat in the first round and leave counselling. But remember
Every university also has a spot round after 3-4 rounds, in which the cutoff falls quite low.
This is the biggest opportunity for low scorers.
2. Fill the preference order wisely
Many times students fill the top colleges or courses at the top and do not get any seat due to low score.
Fill the seats of off-campus, south campus or regional universities at the top, so that they can get a seat on priority.
This is the most important part of your counselling success.
3. Wait for the normalisation score
The level of the paper of each shift in CUET can be different.
This is the reason why normalisation score is applied after the raw score, due to which sometimes students with a score of 400 also reach 500+. So do not decide your final stand until the result is out.
Course Wise CUET 2025 Expected Cutoff based on CUET UG 2024
| Course | University | Expected Score (Out of 1000) | Expected Score (Out of 750) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA Programme | Delhi University | 580 – 620 | 430 – 460 |
| B.Com (Hons) | Delhi University | 650 – 700 | 480 – 520 |
| BA Foreign Language | JNU | 500 – 530 | 500 |
| BA LLB | BHU | 450 – 470 | 450 |
| BSc Zoology/Chemistry | BHU | 500 – 550 | 500 – 520 |
| BBA / BMS | BHU | 440 – 480 | 440 – 460 |
Students from OBC, SC, ST and EWS category can also get relaxation of around 40–90 marks.
What should people with CUET score of 300–500 do?
If your score is between 400–450 (out of 750) then there is a chance of getting into off-campus colleges in BHU, JNU and DU. Especially if you have filled your preferences wisely.
If you have chosen Management, Law or Interdisciplinary courses in CUET, then your cutoff may be lower than other fields.GAT score is more important here.
Wait for the spot round, because in this round many students give up their seats and the cutoff goes down considerably.
CUET score is just a criterion, the real game is in counselling, where the right strategy can easily get a seat.
Important things to keep in mind in CUET Counselling
Every university has a different way of counselling, like DU has the CSAS portal, BHU has online counselling and JNU has a step-by-step registration process.
Keep in mind the Combination Eligibility. Sometimes, the subjects you have taken in CUET are not eligible for a particular course. So, do check the course and subject eligibility.
Keep the documentation ready in advance. To avoid any error in the documents at the time of counseling, keep Aadhaar, mark sheet, scorecard, category certificate, etc. ready in advance.
Conclusion: There is hope even if you score low make a strategy. No matter how much the score is in CUET UG, Those who have the right information, strategy and patience definitely get a college.
Just don’t think that if you don’t get a seat in the first round, nothing will happen. Many big college seats get vacant in the last round and spot round too.
Now it is your turn tell us by commenting:
What is your score (out of 1000 or 750)?
Which course and university are you targeting?
Have any questions related to counselling and preferences?
Comment below – so that I can give you personal college suggestions and a counselling guide.
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