Which programmes require Marathi?

2 programmes at 1 universities name Marathi outright in their CUET requirement. No combination of the other papers reaches them, so a candidate who does not sit Marathi cannot apply to any of them.

Which universities accept Marathi?

323 programmes across 18 universities can use Marathi 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 Marathi?

Marathi carries NTA subject code 108. It is a language paper in the CUET (UG) subject list.

Which papers are most often taken with Marathi?

Counting the programme rules that accept Marathi, the papers those same rules accept most often are Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati. This is a count of rules, not of what candidates choose.

Are past answer keys available for Marathi?

NTA has published a final answer key covering Marathi for 2026, 2025, 2024. Each link opens NTA's own PDF at the page where this paper starts. NTA does not publish the question paper itself.

Marathi

Subject code 108 · language paperWhere this paper leads

programmes strictly require Marathi

universities among them

Each of those rules names Marathi 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

Marathi carries the subject code 108. The syllabus described here is the one published for 2026-27.

This is one of the shortest syllabus documents NTA publishes. It is a language paper, so it describes skills rather than chapters, and it fits on a single page after the cover.

How the syllabus is organised

The specification is a numbered list in two skill areas — Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability. There are no units, no chapter names and no prescribed texts. The PDF is titled "Syllabus for MARATHI-108" and the whole specification sits on page 2, under a single introductory line.

The list opens with a deliberate caveat: questions will be from the following topics but are not limited to. Treat the headings below as the guaranteed core, not as the outer boundary.

The document is a topic list only. It does not print question counts, marks, negative marking or timing, and it does not say how many questions come from each skill area. Read it alongside the exam pattern.

Reading Comprehension

Three passages, each under a stated word cap, and the source names the three kinds separately: factual, narrative and literary.

Skill area	What it covers
Reading Comprehension	three types of passages (maximum 300 words): Factual, Narrative, Literary

The syllabus does not say what kind of questions follow each passage, only what kind of passage to expect.

Verbal Ability

Four item types, listed without elaboration.

Skill area	What it covers
Verbal Ability	Rearranging the parts, Match the following, Choosing the correct word, Synonyms and Antonyms

"Rearranging the parts" is the source's own wording; it does not specify whether the parts are words in a sentence or sentences in a paragraph. "Match the following" and "Choosing the correct word" are likewise left undefined.

What this syllabus does not tell you

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

how many questions come from Reading Comprehension and how many from Verbal Ability, or the marks, negative marking and duration — those are on the exam pattern;
the weightage of either skill area, so prepare both rather than ranking them;
the level of the language expected, or whether the passages are drawn from known Marathi authors;
any grammar syllabus — grammar is tested only as far as the four Verbal Ability item types imply;
which books to use; the syllabus names no textbook or reading list;
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 Marathi, from the 18 universities whose documents we have read. 2 of them cannot be reached any other way.

Marathi is the only way inMarathi is one route

See all 323 against my paper setShowing the 12 universities with the most Marathi programmes, of 18.

Questions

Which programmes require Marathi?: 2 programmes at 1 universities name Marathi outright in their CUET requirement. No combination of the other papers reaches them, so a candidate who does not sit Marathi cannot apply to any of them.
Which universities accept Marathi?: 323 programmes across 18 universities can use Marathi 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 Marathi?: Marathi carries NTA subject code 108. It is a language paper in the CUET (UG) subject list.
Which papers are most often taken with Marathi?: Counting the programme rules that accept Marathi, the papers those same rules accept most often are Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati. This is a count of rules, not of what candidates choose.
Are past answer keys available for Marathi?: NTA has published a final answer key covering Marathi for 2026, 2025, 2024. Each link opens NTA's own PDF at the page where this paper starts. NTA does not publish the question paper itself.