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CUET Economics previous year questions
5 papers in the real CUET UG Economics pattern, curated by talking to hundreds of teachers: 20 MCQs each, sections in the order the exam sets them, and a worked solution and the fastest way for every question.
- Microeconomics 7
- Macroeconomics 8
- Indian Economic Development 5
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Indian Economic Development, which the 2026 syllabus added.
- Paper 1Free, with solutions
- Paper 2Free, with answer key
- Paper 3Free, with answer key
- Paper 4Free, with answer key
- Paper 5Free, with answer key
- Paper 6Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Paper 7Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Paper 8Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Paper 9Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Paper 10Coming next week
Being checked, question by question.
- Papers 6–10Coming next week
The real CUET Economics, in brief
CUET UG Economics is one of the National Testing Agency's domain papers for undergraduate admission to Delhi University and other central universities, where it counts as a List B subject for programmes such as BMS, BBA (FIA) and B.Com. It is a 60-minute computer-based test of 50 compulsory multiple-choice questions on the NCERT Class 12 syllabus, marked +5 for a right answer and -1 for a wrong one. The 2026 syllabus covers microeconomics, macroeconomics and, new that year, Indian Economic Development.
- Questions:
- 50, all compulsory (until 2024 a candidate chose 40 of 50)
- Duration:
- 60 minutes
- Marking:
- +5 for a right answer, -1 for a wrong one, 0 if unanswered
- Mode:
- Computer-based test at NTA's centres
- Syllabus:
- NCERT: Introductory Microeconomics, Introductory Macroeconomics and, from 2026, Indian Economic Development
- Test dates:
- 2026: 11 to 31 May. NTA had not announced 2027 dates by 23 October 2026
Checked against NTA's own pages on .
CUET Economics papers: common questions
Are these real CUET Economics previous year questions?
None of these is from a CUET sitting. The real ones here are CBSE's own Class 12 board questions on the same NCERT syllabus, marked with their year; the rest are written to the CUET pattern and difficulty.
How were these questions chosen?
Curated by talking to hundreds of teachers and studying the real CUET Economics pattern, so they match its sections, question types and difficulty.
What is in each paper?
20 multiple-choice questions: 7 Microeconomics, 8 Macroeconomics and 5 Indian Economic Development, in the real exam's order.
How long should I give one paper?
24 minutes in one sitting, the real CUET Economics pace of about 1 minute 12 seconds a question.
Are the answers checked?
Yes. Every question was solved without seeing the answer key, and kept only when the two matched.
Do the papers have solutions?
Yes, step by step, and the fastest way beside each one. Paper 1 is free, solutions included. In papers 2 to 5 the questions and the answer key are free - except a question that is also in a mock test, which stays hidden until you sit the mock - and the worked solutions come with Klay Prep's paid plan.
What is the CUET Economics syllabus?
Microeconomics: Central problems and the production possibility curve, Consumer equilibrium, demand and elasticity, Production, costs and supply, Perfect competition and market equilibrium, price ceilings and floors. Macroeconomics: National income and related aggregates, Money and banking, the money multiplier and the RBI, Income determination and the multiplier, The government budget and deficits, Balance of payments and exchange rates. Indian Economic Development: The Indian economy from 1950 to 1990, Liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation, Human capital, rural development and employment, Environment and sustainable development, India, China and Pakistan compared.
What is CUET Economics?
CUET UG Economics is one of the National Testing Agency's domain papers for undergraduate admission to Delhi University and other central universities, where it counts as a List B subject for programmes such as BMS, BBA (FIA) and B.Com.