CUET UG 2026 Answer Key (11 May Shift 1): Question Paper Analysis, Difficulty Level & Topics Asked

The National Testing Agency has successfully concluded the CUET UG 2026 exam for May 11, Shift 1. The exam is being held in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode across India and abroad.

Students can check the detailed CUET 2026 paper analysis for 8 subjects right here — English, Accountancy/Book Keeping, Business Studies, Chemistry, Economics/Business Economics, Geography/Geology, History, and Political Science. The analysis will be updated as soon as the shift wraps up.

Candidates who're appearing in Shift 2 on May 11 should keep all required documents ready and read the exam day guidelines carefully before reporting to the centre. Shift 2 begins at 3 PM and covers English, Accountancy/Book Keeping, Business Studies, Computer Science/Informatics Practices, Economics/Business Economics, History, Political Science, and Sociology.

Students must reach their allotted exam centre well before the reporting time, as the gates are closed strictly at the cut-off time.

CUET UG 2026 May 11 Shift 1 Question Paper Analysis & Answer Key

Based on initial student reactions, the CUET UG 2026 Shift 1 paper was moderate overall. Most subjects leaned towards the easy-to-moderate side, with a balanced mix of theory, application, and case-study questions. Here's the subject-wise breakdown:

Subject	Difficulty Level	Important Topics Covered
English	Moderate to Easy	Question Tags, RC on 2 Wildlife passages, Sentence Rearrangement, Figures of Speech, Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Antonyms, Phrasal Verbs, Foreign Words, Root Words, Types of Analogy
Accountancy/Book Keeping	Moderate	Theory on Partnership Act, Admission of Partner, Cash Flow Statement; Numericals (higher weightage) on Ratios, Admission of Partner, Gaining Ratio, Cash Flow; Case Study on Shares
Business Studies	Easy	Case Study, Controlling & Planning Process (sequence-based), Principles of Management (odd-one-out type)
Chemistry	Easy to Moderate	Name Reactions (match the following), Electrochemistry numericals, Ligands
Economics/Business Economics	Easy to Moderate	Macroeconomics (higher weightage) — date-based questions, National Income (tough); Microeconomics — Cardinal & Ordinal Approach; Indian Economic Development — Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence, LPG Reforms
Geography/Geology	Easy	Water Resources, 2011 Census, Secondary Sector, Human Development, HDI
History	Moderate to Easy	Ashoka, Map-based questions, Harappan Civilisation, Mohenjo-Daro Discovery, dates for Magadh, Mahabharat & Revolts
Political Science	Easy to Moderate	Article 5 — International Law, Passage-based questions, South Asia Timeline, 2004 Elections, Match the Following (Slogans from Chapters 5 & 6), USSR stagnation, EU Timeline, Punjab Timeline, States formed in 1987, President during Emergency

CUET UG History 2026 Paper Analysis

Here's a closer look at the History question paper for CUET UG 2026 Shift 1:

Students found the History paper moderate in difficulty.
The paper included 3 passage-based questions.
One-liner factual questions appeared frequently throughout the paper.
A chronological order question was asked on Ashoka.
A map-based question (west to east) was asked from Chapter 7.
A question on the drainage system of the Harappan Civilisation was also included.

CUET Chemistry 2026 May 11 Exam — Important Topics

Here are the key topics that showed up in the CUET UG Chemistry paper on May 11:

Electrochemistry
Chemical Kinetics
Coordination Compounds
d- and f-Block Elements
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Solutions
Organic Chemistry reactions

Most of the questions were concept-based MCQs, so students with a strong grip on NCERT fundamentals had an edge.

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