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Geography / Geology

Subject code 313 · domain paperWhere this paper leads
33
programmes strictly require Geography / Geology
23
universities among them

Each of those rules names Geography / Geology outright — no combination of the other papers reaches them. That is the whole case for spending one of five slots on it.

The paper at a glance

Geography / Geology carries the subject code 313. The syllabus described here is the one published for 2026-27.

Despite the label, the document contains only human geography. There is no physical geography and no geology in it; the word Geology appears on the cover and nowhere else.

How the syllabus is organised

The document is laid out in two parts — A. Fundamentals of Human Geography, with four units, and B. India: People and Economy, with five units. Part A treats the world in general; Part B applies the same themes to India. Because both parts number their units from Unit I, always say which part you mean when you refer to a unit.

The syllabus itself is a list of topics only. It does not print question counts, marks, negative marking or timing, and it does not say how many questions come from each part. Read it alongside the exam pattern.

Part A: Fundamentals of Human Geography

Four units, moving from the subject's scope to population, economic activity and the networks that connect places.

UnitWhat it covers
Unit I: Human Geography - Nature and ScopeNo sub-topics are listed under this unit; the heading stands alone
Unit II: PeoplePopulation of the world — distribution, density and growth; population change — spatial patterns and structure, determinants of population change; human development — concept, selected indicators, international comparisons
Unit III: Human ActivitiesPrimary activities — concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence agriculture, modern agriculture, people engaged in agriculture and allied activities with examples from selected countries; secondary activities — concept, manufacturing, agro-processing, household, small-scale and large-scale industries, people engaged in secondary activities; tertiary activities — some examples from selected countries; quaternary activities — concept, knowledge-based industries, people engaged in quaternary activities with examples from selected countries
Unit IV: Transport, Communication and TradeLand transport — roads, railways, rail network, trans-continental railways; water transport — inland waterways, major ocean routes; air transport — intercontinental air routes; oil and gas pipelines; satellite communication and cyberspace; international trade — basis and changing patterns, ports as gateways of international trade, role of WTO in international trade

Unit III is the most detailed in the whole document: it names the four levels of economic activity and, for three of them, asks for examples from selected countries without saying which countries.

Part B: India: People and Economy

Five units. The first and fourth mirror Part A's population and transport units but for India; the others bring in settlements, resources and a closing unit on problems.

UnitWhat it covers
Unit I: PeoplePopulation — distribution, density and growth; composition of population — linguistic and religious, rural-urban population, occupational; change through time and regional variations
Unit II: Human SettlementsRural settlements — types and distribution; urban settlements — types, distribution and functional classification
Unit III: Resources and DevelopmentLand resources — general land use, agricultural land use, major crops, agricultural development and problems, common property resources; water resources — availability and utilization for irrigation, domestic, industrial and other uses, scarcity of water and conservation methods such as rain water harvesting and watershed management; mineral and energy resources — metallic and non-metallic minerals and their distribution, conventional and non-conventional energy sources; planning in India — target area planning (case study), idea of sustainable development (case study)
Unit IV: Transport, Communication and International TradeTransport and communication — roads, railways, waterways and airways, oil and gas pipelines, communication networking through radio, television, satellite and internet; international trade — changing pattern of India's foreign trade, seaports and their hinterland, airports
Unit V: Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and ProblemsEnvironmental pollution; urban waste disposal; urbanization, rural-urban migration and problems of slums; land degradation

Unit III of Part B is where the syllabus asks for case studies, twice, under planning in India; it does not name the cases.

What this syllabus does not tell you

The document is a topic list and nothing more. From it you cannot learn:

  • how many questions come from Part A and how many from Part B, or the marks, negative marking and duration — those are on the exam pattern;
  • the weightage of any unit, so treat every unit as examinable rather than ranking them;
  • which countries or case studies are meant wherever the list says selected countries or case study;
  • anything about physical geography or geology, because the document contains neither;
  • how difficult the questions will be, or whether maps and data tables will be used;
  • which books to use; the syllabus names no textbook;
  • how much weight a university gives this paper once you qualify — the programmes that accept it are listed below, but the marks or ranking rule each one applies sits in its own admission bulletin.

For anything about attempt rules or numbers of questions, go to the NTA information bulletin and the exam pattern rather than to this list.

Where this paper can take you

Programmes whose rule can use Geography / Geology, from the 55 universities whose documents we have read. 33 of them cannot be reached any other way.

Geography / Geology is the only way inGeography / Geology is one route
See all 374 against my paper setShowing the 12 universities with the most Geography / Geology programmes, of 55.

Questions

Which programmes require Geography / Geology?
33 programmes at 23 universities name Geography / Geology outright in their CUET requirement. No combination of the other papers reaches them, so a candidate who does not sit Geography / Geology cannot apply to any of them.
Which universities accept Geography / Geology?
374 programmes across 55 universities can use Geography / Geology in their CUET requirement, counted from the admission documents we have read line by line. That figure includes the programmes that merely allow the paper as one option alongside others.
What is the CUET subject code for Geography / Geology?
Geography / Geology carries NTA subject code 313. It is a domain paper in the CUET (UG) subject list.
Which papers are most often taken with Geography / Geology?
Counting the programme rules that accept Geography / Geology, the papers those same rules accept most often are Biology / Biological Science / Biotechnology / Biochemistry, Political Science, Chemistry, Economics / Business Economics, Mathematics / Applied Mathematics. This is a count of rules, not of what candidates choose.
Are past answer keys available for Geography / Geology?
NTA has published a final answer key covering Geography / Geology for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2024. Each link opens NTA's own PDF at the page where this paper starts. NTA does not publish the question paper itself.