CET Syllabus for Rajasthan CET 12th Level

How Rajasthan CET works

The Common Eligibility Test filters candidates for many state posts at once. It is held at two levels: senior secondary (12th) and graduation. Clear the minimum score in the right level and you can apply for the main recruitment exams the board announces for that level during the validity period.

• Step 1: sit the CET at 12th level and get your score.
• Step 2: if your score meets the qualifying mark, apply for posts at that level.
• Step 3: clear the main exam, and any physical or skill test the post needs.

Graduates preparing for the higher level should use the Rajasthan CET graduation level syllabus instead.

CET exam pattern for the 12th level

Each question has a fifth bubble, option E, meant for questions you choose not to answer. Every question must carry one darkened bubble. Under the board's OMR rules, leaving over 10% of questions completely blank, without even E darkened, can get you disqualified. Read the full OMR rules on your admit card before the exam.

What changed from earlier cycles

Earlier editions of the 12th level CET had 150 questions for 300 marks in 3 hours. The latest notification trims this to 120 questions and 240 marks in two and a half hours, so you now have less time to cover the same breadth of topics. The syllabus also now names a public health unit and lists the state's law on preventing unfair means in recruitment exams under current affairs. Score validity was raised to three years by a Personnel Department order, replacing the shorter validity of the first cycles.

Rajasthan CET syllabus: Rajasthan and India general knowledge

History of Rajasthan

• Ancient civilisations and archaeological sites
• Major rulers and their achievements
• The revolt of 1857, peasant, tribal and Praja Mandal movements, and the integration of Rajasthan
• Prominent historical personalities

Art and culture of Rajasthan

• Architecture and painting styles
• Folk music, instruments, dance and theatre
• Religious sects and folk deities
• Dress, ornaments, fairs, festivals, customs and traditions
• Language, dialects and literature

Geography of India and of Rajasthan

• India: mountains, plateaus, deserts, plains, rivers, dams, lakes, wildlife sanctuaries, disaster management and climate change
• Rajasthan: physical features, climate, vegetation, soils, rivers and lakes, minerals, forests, water and livestock
• Population of Rajasthan: distribution, growth, density, literacy, sex ratio, tribes and tourism

Polity with focus on Rajasthan

• Constitution: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles
• Union: President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Parliament, Supreme Court, Election Commission
• State: Governor, Chief Minister, Legislative Assembly, High Court, RPSC, State Election Commission, Information and Human Rights Commissions, Chief Secretary and district administration
• Local self-government and Panchayati Raj

Economy of Rajasthan

• Industry, agriculture, animal husbandry and minerals
• State income, budget, handicrafts, unemployment, drought and famine
• Welfare schemes, development institutions, small enterprises and rural employment schemes

Science, reasoning, maths and current affairs

Everyday science

Physical and chemical changes, oxidation and reduction, metals, non-metals and their compounds, carbon compounds, polymers, soaps and detergents, light and lenses, defects of vision, India's space programme, genetics and Mendel's laws, ecosystems and cycles, biotechnology basics, blood groups, nutrition and human diseases.

Logical reasoning and mathematics

Blood relations, number and alphabet series, clocks and calendars, coding and decoding, seating arrangement, LCM and HCF, average, percentage, profit and loss, interest (simple and compound), ratio and proportion, time and distance, work problems, areas and volumes of common figures, and interpreting data from bar, pie and line charts.

Current affairs and public health

National, state and international events, schemes and personalities; fundamental duties and values; first aid and CPR; drug abuse and its prevention; youth fitness; and the health risks of social media addiction.

Computer, Hindi and English

• Computer knowledge: features and uses of computers, memory (RAM, ROM), file systems, input and output devices, and word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.
• General Hindi: sandhi, samas, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, word and sentence correction, one-word substitution, idioms and proverbs, Hindi terms for English technical words, and official letters, circulars, notices and tenders.
• General English: tenses, voice, narration, articles and determiners, prepositions, translation between Hindi and English, synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitution, a comprehension passage and letter writing.

This is the cet ka syllabus in compact form. The topic list in the official syllabus document is the final word, so download it from the board's website.

Qualifying marks and who can apply

Divyang candidates get a further 5% relaxation, as reported with the latest notice. Applicants must hold a class 12 pass or equivalent, and the general age range is 18 to 40, with relaxations by category. Crossing the qualifying score just keeps your options open; the main exam for each post has its own merit list.

Ten weeks to cover the 12th level CET

1. Weeks 1 to 3: Rajasthan history, art and culture together, since many questions mix a ruler with a fort or a painting school.
2. Weeks 4 to 5: geography of India and Rajasthan with a blank map, then polity.
3. Weeks 6 to 7: reasoning and maths daily for an hour; these are the topics where steady practice lifts marks fastest.
4. Week 8: everyday science from class 9 and 10 NCERT books, plus computer basics.
5. Weeks 9 to 10: Hindi and English grammar, current affairs of the last year, and full timed mock papers with an OMR sheet.

The Rajasthan LDC syllabus builds directly on 12th-level CET topics, while the Rajasthan patwari syllabus is the main exam route for graduates. More state exams sit on the state exams hub.