CET Graduation Level Syllabus 2026

Unit 1

History of India and Rajasthan (with special reference to the Indian National Movement)

• Important events in Indian history; social and religious reform movements in the 19th and 20th centuries
• Indian Freedom Movement: various phases, major events, and the freedom fighters from different regions of the country and their contributions
• Rajasthan's contribution to the Revolt of 1857; tribal and peasant movements in Rajasthan; political awakening and the Praja Mandal movement
• Post-independence nation-building and the Nehruvian era – national integration and reorganization of states; institution building and the development of science and technology
• Integration of Rajasthan

Unit 2

History, Art, Culture, Literature, Traditions and Heritage of Rajasthan

• Ancient civilizations and archaeological sites of Rajasthan: Kalibangan, Ahar, Ganeshwar, Balathal, Bairath, etc.
• Significant events in the history of Rajasthan, prominent rulers, and their administrative and revenue systems
• Salient features of architecture – forts and monuments; art forms, paintings, and handicrafts
• Major literary works and regional dialects of Rajasthani literature
• Fairs, festivals, folk music, and folk dances
• Rajasthani culture, traditions, and heritage
• Religious movements, saints, and folk deities of Rajasthan
• Important historical sites

Unit 3

Geography of India

• Physical features: mountains, plateaus, deserts and plains
• Climate and monsoon system
• Major rivers, dams, lakes and oceans
• Wildlife and sanctuaries
• Major crops: wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane, tea, coffee etc.
• Major minerals: iron ore, manganese, bauxite, mica etc.
• Energy resources: conventional and non-conventional
• Major industries and industrial regions
• National highways, means of transport and trade
• Population: growth, density, literacy and sex ratio
• Disaster management and climate change

Unit 4

Geography of Rajasthan

• Geological structure and physiographic divisions
• Climatic conditions and regions
• Drainage system, lakes, ponds, dams and water conservation methods
• Natural vegetation
• Wildlife and sanctuaries
• Soils
• Major crops of Rabi and Kharif
• Population: distribution, growth, density, literacy, sex ratio and urbanization
• Major tribes
• Metallic and non-metallic minerals
• Energy resources: renewable and non-renewable
• Tourism
• Means of transport: national highways, rail and air

Unit 5

Indian Political System with special reference to Rajasthan

• Constituent Assembly; role of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in framing the Constitution
• Nature and features of the Indian Constitution, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, federal structure, constitutional amendments, emergency provisions, public interest litigation
• President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Parliament, Supreme Court
• Important institutions and commissions at the national level: Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance Commission, Lokpal, National Human Rights Commission, NITI Aayog, National Information Commission
• Political and administrative system of Rajasthan: Governor, Chief Minister, State Legislative Assembly, High Court, Rajasthan Public Service Commission, district administration, State Human Rights Commission, Lokayukta, State Election Commission, State Finance Commission, State Information Commission, local self-government and Panchayati Raj

Unit 6

Economy of India

• Budget making, banking, public finance, Goods and Services Tax, national income, basic knowledge of growth and development
• Fiscal and monetary policies
• Subsidies, Public Distribution System
• E-commerce
• Major sectors of the economy: current status, issues and initiatives in the agriculture, industry, service and trade sectors
• Green Revolution, White Revolution and Blue Revolution
• Five Year Plans and planning system
• Major economic problems and government initiatives, economic reforms and liberalisation

Unit 7

Economy of Rajasthan

• Food crops and commercial crops of Rajasthan
• Irrigation and river valley projects, wasteland and drought-prone areas development projects
• Development of industries and their location, agro-based industries, mineral-based industries, small, cottage and village industries, export goods, Rajasthani handicrafts
• Poverty and unemployment: concept, types, causes, solutions and current flagship schemes; social justice and empowerment: provisions for weaker sections
• Various welfare schemes and acts, development institutions, cooperative movement, small enterprises and financial institutions, role of Panchayati Raj institutions in rural development
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission – Gramin (VB-G RAM G)

Unit 8

Science and Technology

• Physical and chemical changes
• Acids, alkalis and salts
• Electric current, heat, work and energy
• Diet and nutrition, blood groups and Rh factor
• Health care; infectious, non-infectious and zoonotic diseases
• Environmental and ecological changes and their effects
• Biodiversity, conservation of natural resources and sustainable development
• Economic importance of animals and plants
• Agriculture, horticulture, forestry and animal husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan
• Information and communication technology
• Defence technology, space technology and satellites
• Science and technology development with special reference to Rajasthan

Unit 9

Logical Reasoning and Mathematics

• Blood relation
• Number series
• Alphabet series
• Clock
• Calendar
• Mental ability and analytical ability
• Square, square root, cube root of whole numbers
• Factoring, quadratic equations, logarithms
• LCM and HCF, average, profit-loss, percentage, simple interest, compound interest, ratio-proportion
• Time, speed, distance, work and time
• Angles and lines formed at a point, rectilinear figures, congruence of triangles
• Area of triangles, circles, ellipses, rectangles, spheres, and cylinders
• Trigonometric ratios, standard problems on heights and distances
• Measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode
• Volume of spheres, cylinders, cubes and cones
• Graphical representation of data (graphs, bar charts, pie charts, line graphs, etc.)

Unit 10

Current Events and Civic Duty

• Major contemporary events at the state, national and international level in the fields of politics, economy, society, culture, technology, geography, ecology, sports, etc.
• Famous personalities
• State and national-level programs and policies
• Civic duties: Fundamental Duties and moral values
• Salient provisions of the Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022

Unit 11

Public Health

• Basics of first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Types of drug abuse and measures to prevent it
• Physical and mental fitness of youth
• Health risks of social media addiction and its preventive measures

Unit 12

Computer Knowledge

• Characteristics and applications of computers
• Operating system, internet and e-mail
• Computer organization including memory (RAM, ROM), file system, input and output devices
• MS Office (knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel/spreadsheet, MS PowerPoint)
• Cyber security
• E-services
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Unit 13

Language Knowledge: General English

• Use of Articles and Determiners
• Tense/sequence of Tenses
• Voice: Active and Passive
• Narration: Direct and Indirect
• Use of Prepositions
• Translation of Ordinary/Common English sentences into Hindi and vice-versa
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Comprehension of a given passage
• Glossary of official, Technical terms (with their Hindi version)
• Letter writing: Official, Demi-official, Informal (note: questions on letter writing will also be objective, regarding the structure of a letter)
• Idioms and Phrases
• One Word Substitution

Unit 14

Language Knowledge: General Hindi (सामान्य हिन्दी)

• संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण, क्रिया, क्रिया विशेषण, कारक, अव्यय
• संधि और संधि विच्छेद
• समास, भेद, सामासिक पदों की रचना व विग्रह
• उपसर्ग एवं प्रत्यय
• विलोम शब्द, पर्यायवाची एवं अनेकार्थक शब्द
• विराम चिह्न
• पारिभाषिक शब्दावली (अंग्रेजी भाषा के पारिभाषिक शब्दों के समानार्थक शब्द)
• शब्द शुद्धि (अशुद्ध शब्दों का शुद्धिकरण)
• वाक्य शुद्धि (अशुद्ध वाक्यांश का शुद्धिकरण)
• वाक्यांश के लिए एक सार्थक शब्द
• मुहावरे एवं लोकोक्तियाँ
• राजभाषा हिन्दी – संवैधानिक स्थिति
• कार्यालयी पत्रों से सम्बन्धित ज्ञान, कार्यालय आदेश, परिपत्र, अधिसूचना, अर्द्धशासकीय पत्र, निविदा, प्रेस विज्ञप्ति