Rajasthan CET Graduates Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

• One paper, OMR based, held over several shifts with normalisation.
• To qualify you need 40%. SC and ST candidates get up to 5% relaxation.
• Every question has a fifth bubble, E, for "not attempted". Leave all five blank and you lose a third of the question's marks (up to 10% of questions). Leave more than 10% blank and you're disqualified. You get 10 extra minutes to fill the bubbles.

The full list is in the detailed advertisement (PDF), in Hindi and English. The units:

• History of India and Rajasthan, with the national movement: 19th and 20th century reform movements, phases of the freedom struggle, Rajasthan in 1857, peasant and tribal movements, Praja Mandals, Nehru era and state reorganisation, integration of Rajasthan.
• Rajasthan's art, culture, literature and heritage: Kalibangan, Ahar, Ganeshwar, Balathal, Bairath; rulers and their administration; forts, paintings, handicrafts; dialects; fairs, folk music and dance; saints and folk deities.
• Geography of India and of Rajasthan: physical features, climate and monsoon, rivers and lakes, crops, minerals, energy, industry, transport, population, tribes, tourism, disaster management.
• Indian polity with reference to Rajasthan: Constituent Assembly, Fundamental Rights, DPSP, federal structure, national commissions, and the Governor, Chief Minister, Assembly, High Court, RPSC, Lokayukta and panchayati raj in the state.
• Economy of India and of Rajasthan: budget, banking, GST, national income, fiscal and monetary policy, PDS, five-year plans, Rajasthan's crops, irrigation projects, industries, poverty and welfare schemes, MGNREGA.
• Science and technology, reasoning and maths, current affairs and civic duties, public health, computers, general Hindi and general English.

• Qualification: a graduate degree or equivalent. Final-year students may sit the test but must hold the degree by the stage the post's own rules require.
• Age: 18 to 40 on 1 January 2027. If a year's recruitment was skipped, you count as age-eligible for up to three years.
• Each post keeps its own rules. Clearing CET doesn't make you eligible for a post whose qualification, age or experience you don't meet.

Reservation applies only to Rajasthan residents. SC, ST, OBC, MBC and EWS candidates from other states count as General.

Apply through the Recruitment Portal after logging in at sso.rajasthan.gov.in. First pay the one-time registration (OTR) fee if you haven't already:

Paid once, it covers later Board exams too. Skip two recruitment exams by RPSC, RSSB or another state agency in one financial year and your OTR is blocked; reopening it costs ₹750, then ₹1,500.

The 2026 test covers these posts:

Vacancies aren't announced with CET. Each department's numbers come in the main exam advertisement for that post.

CET Graduation Level 2026

Previous cycle

CET Graduation 2024 was advertised on 6 August 2024. Its qualified list came out on 12 February 2025 and an amended result on 16 April 2025.

Admit cards are issued online only, through SSO login and the Recruitment Portal. The Board announces the release in newspapers and on its website; nothing is posted. Keep your application number and SSO ID handy.

The Board publishes every candidate's marks on SSO and a list of qualified candidates on its Results page (filter "Common Eligibility Test(Graduation Level)"). There's no limit on attempts, and when you apply for a main exam your best valid score counts.

• The syllabus is close to the main exams for most of the twelve posts, so CET preparation carries straight over.
• Rajasthan GK runs through history, geography, polity and economy. It's the biggest single block.
• A third of a mark goes for each wrong answer, and blanks cost the same. Use option E deliberately.
• Clearing 40% isn't the goal. Main exams shortlist on the CET score, so aim high.
• Practise on the Board's master papers from the 2022 and 2024 tests.

• RSSB Advertisements: CET and main exam notices
• CET Graduation 2026 detailed advertisement (PDF)
• Revised exam dates press note, 28 September 2026 (PDF)
• News and notices
• Results and Old Papers
• Rajasthan SSO
• CET Senior Secondary Level

When is CET Graduation 2026?

16 to 18 January 2027, after the Board moved it from December 2026.

Is my CET 2024 score still valid?

No. It lapsed on 11 February 2026. Scores from 2026 onwards stay valid for three years.

What score do I need to qualify?

40% (120 out of 300). SC and ST candidates get up to 5% relaxation.

Does CET give me a job?

No. It only lets you apply for the main exam of a listed post, where selection is on that exam's merit.

How many times can I take CET?

As often as it's held. Your best valid score is used.