CET (Graduate / 12th) Syllabus 2026 - Official Exam Pattern & Subject-wise Topics

This page gives the official exam pattern and syllabus of CET (Graduate / 12th) (RSSB (RSMSSB)). Every number and topic here is taken from the official notification or syllabus published by the exam body - the source links are given at the end. Always match with the latest official notification before the exam.

Exam pattern at a glance

• CET Graduate Level: 150 questions, 300 marks, 180 minutes
• CET Senior Secondary (12th) Level - 2024 paper: 150 questions
• CET Senior Secondary (12th) Level - 2026 pattern: 120 questions, 240 marks, 150 minutes

CET Graduate Level

• Pattern: 150 questions, 300 marks, 180 minutes
• Negative marking: 1/3 mark for each wrong answer. Each question has 5 options - the 5th (E) means 'not attempted'. Leaving a question without any option marked also costs 1/3 mark, and leaving more than 10% questions that way means disqualification. 10 extra minutes are given for this.
• Note: Qualifying score: 40% (SC/ST up to 5% relaxation). No official subject-wise question split.

History of India and Rajasthan (with Indian National Movement)

• syllabus

• Important events of Indian history, 19th-20th century reform movements
• Freedom movement and regional freedom fighters
• Rajasthan in 1857, tribal and peasant movements, Praja Mandal
• Post-independence nation building
• Integration of Rajasthan

Art, Culture, Literature, Traditions and Heritage of Rajasthan

• syllabus

• Ancient sites: Kalibangan, Ahar, Ganeshwar, Balathal, Bairath
• Rulers, administration and revenue system
• Forts, monuments, paintings, handicrafts
• Literature and dialects
• Fairs, festivals, folk music and dance
• Saints and folk deities

Geography of India

• syllabus

• Physical features, climate and monsoon
• Rivers, dams, lakes
• Wildlife, crops, minerals, energy
• Industries, transport, trade
• Population
• Disaster management and climate change

Geography of Rajasthan

• syllabus

• Physical divisions, climate, drainage and water conservation
• Vegetation, wildlife, soils, crops
• Population, tribes, minerals, energy
• Tourism and transport

Indian Political System (with Rajasthan)

• syllabus

• Constitution: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, DPSP, amendments
• President, Prime Minister, Parliament, Supreme Court
• ECI, CAG, Finance Commission, Lokpal, NHRC, NITI Aayog
• Rajasthan: Governor, CM, Assembly, High Court, RPSC, Lokayukta, Panchayati Raj

Economy of India

• syllabus

• Budget, banking, GST, national income
• Fiscal and monetary policy
• Agriculture, industry, services
• Planning and economic reforms

Economy of Rajasthan

• syllabus

• Crops, irrigation and river valley projects
• Industries and handicrafts
• Poverty, unemployment and welfare schemes
• Cooperatives, Panchayati Raj in rural development, MGNREGA

Science and Technology

• syllabus

• Physical and chemical changes, acids, bases, salts
• Electric current, heat, work, energy
• Nutrition, blood groups
• Environment and biodiversity
• Agriculture, animal husbandry
• ICT, defence and space technology

Logical Reasoning and Mathematics

• syllabus

• Blood relation, number and alphabet series, clock, calendar
• LCM/HCF, average, percentage, profit-loss, interest, ratio
• Time-speed-distance, time and work
• Geometry, mensuration, trigonometry
• Data representation

Current Events and Civic Duty

• syllabus

• State, national and international events
• Programmes and policies
• Fundamental duties and moral values
• Rajasthan Public Examination (Unfair Means) Act 2022

Public Health

• syllabus

• First aid and CPR
• Drug abuse and prevention
• Physical and mental fitness
• Social media addiction

Computer Knowledge

• syllabus

• Operating system, internet, e-mail
• MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Cyber security
• E-services
• Artificial Intelligence

General Hindi and General English

• syllabus

• Hindi grammar, sentence correction, idioms and proverbs
• English grammar: articles, tenses, voice, narration, prepositions, translation

CET Senior Secondary (12th) Level

• 2024 paper

• Pattern: 150 questions
• Negative marking: 1/3 mark for each wrong answer. Each question has 5 options - the 5th (E) means 'not attempted'. Leaving a question without any option marked also costs 1/3 mark, and leaving more than 10% questions that way means disqualification. 10 extra minutes are given for this.
• Note: Total from the official 2024 question paper (questions numbered 1-150).

CET Senior Secondary (12th) Level

• 2026 pattern

• Pattern: 120 questions, 240 marks, 150 minutes
• Negative marking: 1/3 mark for each wrong answer. Each question has 5 options - the 5th (E) means 'not attempted'. Leaving a question without any option marked also costs 1/3 mark, and leaving more than 10% questions that way means disqualification. 10 extra minutes are given for this.
• Note: From the 2026 notification. The 2024 CET 12th paper followed an older, bigger pattern.

History, Art and Culture of Rajasthan

• syllabus

• Ancient sites, rulers, 1857, Praja Mandal, integration
• Architecture, painting, folk music, dance, saints and folk deities
• Fairs, festivals, dialects and literature

Geography of India and Rajasthan

• syllabus

• Physical features, rivers, dams, lakes
• Climate, vegetation, soils
• Minerals, livestock, wildlife
• Population, tribes, tourism
• Disaster management

Indian Political System (with Rajasthan)

• syllabus

• Constitution basics
• President, PM, Parliament, Supreme Court
• Governor, CM, Assembly, High Court, RPSC, district administration, Panchayati Raj

Economy of Rajasthan

• syllabus

• Agriculture, industry, minerals, animal husbandry
• State budget
• Welfare schemes, MGNREGA

Everyday Science

• syllabus

• Chemical changes, metals and non-metals, carbon compounds
• Light and lenses
• Space and IT
• Genetics, ecosystem, biotechnology
• Human diseases and nutrition

Logical Reasoning and Mathematics

• syllabus

• Series, clock, calendar, coding-decoding, seating
• LCM/HCF, average, percentage, interest, ratio, time and work
• Area, volume, data graphs

Current Affairs, Public Health, Computer, Hindi and English

• syllabus

• Current events and Unfair Means Act 2022
• Drug abuse, fitness, social media addiction
• MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Hindi and English grammar, comprehension, official letters

Selection process

CET is an eligibility test. Its score lets you apply for posts like Patwari, VDO, LDC; selection is by the main exam of that post.

Not given in the official notification

• Marks and time of the 2024 CET 12th level paper (older pattern)

We do not guess these numbers. Check the latest official notification.

Practise free

• Free mock tests and real previous year papers of this exam: https://www.publicnaukri.com/tests/exam/rssb-cet

Official source

• https://rssb.rajasthan.gov.in/storage/advertisement_item/1782966142.pdf
• https://rssb.rajasthan.gov.in/storage/advertisement_item/1782217139.pdf

CET is an eligibility test. Its score lets you apply for posts like Patwari, VDO, LDC; selection is by the main exam of that post.