Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam is a standardised single common entrance[1] [2]  exam that serves as a gateway to undergraduate admissions in more than 170 Indian private universities and colleges for various courses such as BA, BSc, B. Com, Law, Design, Pharmacy, BBA etc. after Grade 12^th excluding engineering and medical courses. Engineering aspirants can take Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam for Engineering, that is accepted by more than 120 Indian private universities.

The examination is conducted by Pearson VUE[3]  which has been a pioneer in the computer-based testing industry for decades, delivering more than 16 million[4] [5]  certification and licensure exams annually in every industry from academia and admissions to IT and healthcare. 

Registrations for the exam are currently live and runs through 31 July 2023. Candidates can attempt the exam a maximum of three times, with the only condition  that there should be a gap of 15 days or more between the two attempts.

International students who are wanting to study in India can also take the exam and apply for admissions to affiliated universities.

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam key points:

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam Application Form:

The Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam application or registration is ongoing until 31 July 2023. Students can register for the exam, online through the official website here: https://registrations.undergraduateexam.in/admissions/ and schedule their exam as per their convenience.

After completing the registration process, candidates will receive a unique registration number, which they will need to maintain for their future applications to colleges. For any questions, students can send email to [email protected].

The Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam registration process is as follows:

• Visit https://registrations.undergraduateexam.in/admissions/
• Click on Sign-Up and fill in your personal details
• Verify your Email ID registered during the sign-up process.
• Visit https://registrations.undergraduateexam.in/admissions/ again and Login via the Username/Email ID and password registered during the sign-up process.
• Complete the registration process by filling all the necessary details required in the form — either select all colleges or any 5 up to your choice[15]  that will automatically receive your exam scores.
• Finish the registration process by paying the registration fee of INR 1750 + Taxes (USD $23.74) via Net banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/UPI etc.
• Download and save the receipt received after registration and save the registration number received after completing the registration process. Candidates should save this registration number for any support or queries that they may have. [16] [17] 

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria:[18] [19] 

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam Pattern:

The Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam is a computer-based test that can be given by students either at their home or at test centres. The examination is of 120 minutes duration and has no negative marking. It tests the candidates on quantitative, verbal and abstract reasoning questions. The scoring of the exam is unique in which three sections are scored on a scale of 100-300.

Before appearing for the main exam, students can experience the test pattern by taking the practice test available here: The Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam practice test.

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam pattern in brief:

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam Pattern in Detail:

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam Important Points:

• It is a computer- based test and can be attempted either from home or at a test centre as per student’s convenience.
• There is individual time limit for each section.
• There is no negative marking.
• A student can attempt the examination a maximum of 3 times in a year keeping minimum 15 days gap between each attempt.
• For each new attempt the students will have to register and pay the exam fee.
• Students can also reschedule their examination, although it has to be done at least 48 hours before the exam and for each rescheduling a fee of INR 500 + taxes [20] will be charged.

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam Admit Card:

There is no admit card required for appearing in the Pearson Undergraduate entrance exam.

The test centre will be chosen by the candidate during scheduling of the examination, although the test centre availability will be on ‘first-come-first-serve' basis.

Student can also appear for the examination from their home via online option. For system requirements kindly check the official website: OnVUE

Documents required while appearing for the exam:

To appear for the exam, one of the following IDs is required:

• Passport
• Driver’s license
• Any government-approved photo ID

Exam Slots:

Exam slots may vary depending on centre chosen. For both test centres and the online option, typical slot times will range between 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Note: This may change depending on capacity and other factors.

Exam day guidelines:

• Late arrival of up to 15 minutes is allowed. If students are more than 15 minutes late, they will not be allowed admission to the test centre and the registration fee will not be refunded.
• For the online exam, it is recommend logging into the account 30 minutes early to start the check-in process and allow any system troubleshooting.
• Other than the required ID student must not bring anything else to the test centre.

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam Result:

Result will be available immediately after the examination is done. Students can check their scores through the Pearson VUE candidate account.

The Pearson Undergraduate result will have the following:

• Candidate Name
• Candidate ID
• Registration ID
• Testing Date and
• Score Report

The Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam result will have the score of the candidate displayed in all sections separately.

The score in all three sections - quantitative, verbal and abstract reasoning is converted to a scale of 100-300.

Below is an example of scores:

Candidates can also check their score in percentile as per the Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam percentile table—in each section as well as overall.

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam percentile table:

After the Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam result is received, candidates can apply to their choice of course at their desired universities/colleges that are accepting the Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam.

Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam affiliated colleges:[21] 

As of now, there are more than 170 universities/colleges accepts the Pearson Undergraduate Entrance Exam scores. Please keep visiting the official website of the exam to see the updated list of colleges. Click here to find out the list.