Odisha CPET (Common PG Entrance Test)
Odisha Common PG Entrance Test, conducted by the Department of Higher Education/SAMS Odisha for admission to MA/M.Sc/M.Com/MSW programmes across Odisha's state universities (Utkal, Berhampur, Sambalpur, North Orissa, Fakir Mohan and affiliated colleges). Subject-wise objective paper (Core + Elective components), 1 mark per question, no negative marking; final merit combines the entrance score with prior academic (career) marks.
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Odisha CPET 2027: Expected Timeline, How to Apply and a Study Plan
What the 2025 and 2026 cycles show about CPET 2027 — application from late February, exam in May — how the SAMS application works, the answer-key objection window, previous papers and a study plan.
Odisha CPET Counselling: Choice Locking, Freeze, Float, Slide and Phase-II
How SAMS P.G. admission works after CPET — ten choices, three Phase-I rounds, Freeze/Float/Slide and the new Alter option, the waiting-list round, Phase-II, the CLC and refunds, with 2026 dates.
Odisha CPET Eligibility, Reservation and Weightage: How Merit Is Made
Who can apply for Odisha P.G. seats — 45% or CGPA 5.0 (50% for 15 courses), 24 UG credits — plus SC, ST, SEBC, PwD and ex-servicemen shares, NCC/NSS/sports weightage and the tie-break, with a checker.
Odisha CPET Seats and Fees: 32,571 Seats, 135 Institutes, Fee-Free Seats
Where the 32,571 Odisha P.G. seats are — 21 universities and 114 colleges, regular and self-financing — the ₹500 application fee, and the new Gyanodaya scheme that makes regular P.G. seats fee-free.
Odisha CPET Cut-off Marks 2026 and 2025: Utkal, Ravenshaw, Berhampur
Official first-round closing marks from SAMS for 14 subjects at Utkal University by category, 2025 and 2026, with Ravenshaw, Berhampur and Sambalpur, what a CPET cut-off means and a checker.
Odisha CPET Exam Pattern: 100 MCQs, 100 Minutes, −0.25 Negative Marking
How the Odisha CPET paper is built — one offline OMR paper per subject, 100 questions, +1 and −0.25, 100 minutes in 2026 (80 in 2025), 50 subjects, the CBCS 2019 syllabus and the answer keys.
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