June 18, 2025 | New Delhi – With the release of the CUET UG 2025 provisional answer key, candidates now have the opportunity to estimate their scores ahead of the official results. This guide explains how students can calculate their expected marks using the marking scheme and response sheets.

📌 Key Highlights

• Over 13.54 lakh candidates appeared for CUET UG 2025.

• The exam was conducted from May 13 to June 4 in online mode across India.

• Students could appear for up to five subjects including languages, domain-specific subjects, and the general test.

• The answer key challenge window remains open until June 20, with a challenge fee of ₹200 per question.

✅ CUET UG 2025 Marking Scheme

• ✅ +5 marks for each correct answer

• ❌ −1 mark for each incorrect answer

• ⭕ 0 marks for unattempted questions

Score Calculation Formula:

This formula applies to each individual paper.

🧩 Step-by-Step Guide to Calculate Your Score

1. Download the provisional answer key and your personal response sheet from the official CUET portal.

2. Match your answers with the official key and count the number of correct and incorrect responses.

3. Use the formula above to compute raw marks per subject.

4. Add up all subject-wise raw scores to get your total estimated score.

📊 Raw Marks vs. Percentile

CUET UG 2025 uses raw marks for eligibility and merit determination, but percentiles offer a comparative rank among test-takers. Since the exam was conducted in multiple shifts, scores are normalized for fairness.

Percentile Formula:

This helps institutions evaluate performance consistently across sessions.

📅 What’s Next?

• Final answer key will be released after June 20, post evaluation of objections.

• The CUET UG 2025 result is expected by the end of July.

• Raw scores and percentiles will determine admission eligibility across over 280 universities, including central, state, private, and deemed institutions.

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