Each course has its own level of challenges. But all the most challenging courses needs its students to crack their entrance exams. There are different kinds of entrance exams. Amongst them one such important and annually happening is KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test). CET also called as Karnataka Common Entrance Test entirely was introduced for the students of Karnataka only in the year 1984. The CET is conducted every year by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). Every year around 1 million students take up this exam.
By conducting KCET by the KEA authority, this exam admits students into undergraduate courses in Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (B.VSc & AH), B Pharma, D Pharma, BSc Agriculture, Sericulture, Horticulture and Forestry, Paramedical Courses, Naturopathy and Yoga Courses in Government Colleges, Private Colleges , Universities, aided and unaided educational institutions of Karnataka.
Taking CET into consideration exclusively only Karnataka students can take up this exam but also students belonging to other states can also apply for admissions in various universities and colleges through management quota seats.
B.E / B.Tech
Perquisites
Students must have passed their class 12th or PUC examination or equivalent and students waiting for their result can also apply for KCET with English as one of the languages and obtained a minimum of 45% (40% for SC / ST / OBC / PwD) marks in Physics and Mathematics along with Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Electronics / Computer. Students should be a citizen of India and domicile of Karnataka
NATA & JEE Main Paper 2
Perquisites
Students must have passed their class 12th or PUC examination or equivalent and students waiting for their result can also apply with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology. Students should be a citizen of India and domicile of Karnataka
KCET
Perquisites
Students must have passed their class 12th or PUC examination or equivalent and students waiting for their result can also apply with 50% (40% for SC / ST / OBC / PwD) marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. Students should be a citizen of India and domicile of Karnataka
KCET
Perquisites
Students must have passed their class 12th or PUC examination or equivalent and students waiting for their result can also apply with 45% (40% for SC / ST / OBC / PwD) marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology. Passed Diploma in Pharmacy (Pharma D) exam from an institute/university approved by Pharmacy Council of India with a minimum of 45% (40% for SC / ST / OBC / PwD) marks.
Qualifying Pharma D is also applicable in case of lateral entry to the second year of B. Pharma.
Students should be a citizen of India and domicile of Karnataka
KCET
Perquisites
Students must have passed their class 12th or PUC examination or equivalent and students waiting for their result can also apply with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology. Passed Diploma in Pharmacy (Pharma D) exam from an institute/university approved by Pharmacy Council of India.
Students should be a citizen of India and domicile of Karnataka
KCET
Perquisites
Students must have passed their class 12th or PUC examination or equivalent and students waiting for their result can also apply with 50% (45% for SC / ST / OBC / PwD) marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Students should be a citizen of India and domicile of Karnataka
KCET
Perquisites
Students must have passed their class 12th or PUC examination or equivalent and students waiting for their result can also apply with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as the major subjects.
Students should be a citizen of India and domicile of Karnataka
KCET
The candidate should have studied and passed in one or more Government or Government recognised educational institutions located in the State of Karnataka for a minimum period of SEVEN academic years commencing from 1st standard to 2nd PUC / 12th standard as on 1st July of the year in which the Entrance Test is held and must have appeared and passed either SSLC / 10th standard or 2nd PUC / 12th standard examination from Karnataka State. In case of the candidate who had taken more than one year to pass a class or standard, the years of academic study is counted as one year only.
The candidate should have studied and passed both 1st and 2nd year Pre-University Examination or 11th and 12th standard examination within the State of Karnataka from an Educational Institution run or recognized by the State Government and that either of the parents should have studied in Karnataka for a minimum period of SEVEN years.
The candidate and either of his / her parent’s mother tongue should be Kannada, Tulu or Kodava and either of parent’s was domiciled in the state of Karnataka, such candidate should have passed the qualifying examination from an University or Board or any other Institution located outside Karnataka and should be residing outside the State of Karnataka as on 1st July of 2008. Provided that the candidate shall undergo a Kannada Language test conducted by KEA
A candidate whose mother tongue is Kannada, Tulu or Kodava should have resided and studied for a period of seven years between 1st and 12th standards in disputed Kannada speaking area of South Sholapur or Akkalkot or Jath or Gadhinglaj Taluks of Maharashtra State or Kasargod or Hosadurga Taluks of Kerala State. Provided that the candidate shall undergo a Kannada Language test conducted by KEA.
In the case of a candidate who is son or daughter of defence personnel who has worked continuously in Karnataka for a minimum period of one year between 1st July of 2007 to 30th June of 2008. The candidate should have studied and passed the qualifying examination from any Government or Government recognised educational institution located in the State of Karnataka.
Son or daughter of serving Defence personnel from Karnataka who at the time of joining the Defence service had declared his / her hometown a place in the State of Karnataka. Proof of such domicile should be obtained and produced by obtaining the extract from the Record Office of the Defence unit.
Further, the candidate should have passed the Q. E. from an University or Board or any other institution located anywhere in India.
In the case of a candidate who is a son or daughter of a defence personnel who had served in Karnataka for at least one year and is posted on duty in Field / Active Service and whose family is permitted by Defence Authorities to continue to stay in Karnataka. Such candidate should have studied and passed the qualifying examination from any Government or Government recognised educational institution located in Karnataka.
Son or daughter of an ex-servicemen who at the time of joining the defence service had declared a place in Karnataka as his home town, proof of such domicile should be obtained and produced from the “Deputy Director, Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement”. Further, the candidate should have passed the Q. E. from an University or Board or any other institution located anywhere in India.
In the case of a candidate being a son or daughter of an employee of the Union Government or an employee of the Union or Karnataka State Government Undertaking or Joint Sector Undertaking, who is liable to be transferred anywhere in India as per the terms and conditions of his employment and has worked in Karnataka for a minimum period of one year from 1st July of 2007 to 30th June of 2008 and such candidate has studied and passed the qualifying examination from any Government or Government recognised educational institution located in the State of Karnataka.
Son or daughter of a working or retired employee of the Union Government or employee of Union or Karnataka State Government undertaking or Joint Sector undertaking where such employee.
had declared to the employer at the time of joining service any place in Karnataka to be his home town.had declared to the employer at the time of joining service any place in Karnataka to be his home town.
had studied in any Government or Government recognised educational institution or institutions located in Karnataka for a minimum period of seven years
was or is liable to be transferred anywhere in India as per the terms and conditions of his employment. Further, the candidate should have passed the Q. E. from an University or Board or any other institution located anywhere in India
Son or daughter of Members of Parliament elected from Karnataka. Further, the candidate should have passed the Q. E. from an University or Board or any other institution located anywhere in India.
Son or daughter of serving or retired employee:
belonging to All India Service of Karnataka cadre
of the Karnataka State Government, who has served or is serving outside the State of Karnataka during the period corresponding to Candidate’s study outside the State from 1st standard to 2nd PUC or 12th standard examination can be added to make up the seven years study within Karnataka as required under clause (a) above
SSLC / 10th standard Marks Card and 2nd PUC / 12th standard Marks Card of the candidate ; If claiming reservation benefits :- Caste / Caste Income Certificate issued by Tahsildar- For SC / ST in Form-D, Category-I in form E and 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in Form F, along with - a certificate from the Principal Secretary / Deputy Secretary / Under Secretary, DPAR, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore where the parent belongs to All India Service of Karnataka cadre stating that the parent is a member of such All India Cadre.
The certificate should also indicate the period during which he has served or is serving outside the state of Karnataka and if the parent is a State Government Employee, a certificate from the concerned Head of the Department or the Head of the Office where such parent is employed should be produced in this regard.
Son or daughter of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants, proof of such migration (IDENTITY CARD) should be obtained and produced from the jurisdictional “District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner” of any state in India.
SSLC / 10th standard Marks Card and 2nd PUC / 12th standard Marks Card of the candidate along with a original certificate (IDENTITY CARD) issued by the Jurisdictional District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of any state in India, as the proof of migration. The candidates who are claiming eligibility under clause ‘m’ are eligible only for the seats earmarked by the Government.254
NOTE : In case, if any of the documents produced in respect of the Clause claimed by the candidate is found to be false / incorrect, the seat selected by the candidate will be cancelled at any stage and the entire fee amount paid by such candidate will be forfeited.
The KCET syllabus will purely be based on the latest syllabus of 1st PUC and 2nd year PUC conducted by the Department of Pre University Education of Karnataka State. The syllabus usually comprises of topics from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. KCET gives admission to different paramedical courses whereas if a candidate is willing to take up medical or dental course then he/she will have to appear in NEET.
| Physics | Chemistry | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| Physical World | Basic Concepts of Chemistry | Sets, Relations & Functions |
| Motion in a Straight Line | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | Principle of Mathematical Induction |
| Motion in a Plane | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure States of Matter Gases and Liquids Thermodynamics | Complex numbers and Quadratic equations Linear Inequalities |
| Laws of Motion | Equilibrium | Permutations and Combination |
| Work, Energy & Power | Redox reactions | Binomial Theorem |
| Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion Gravitation | Hydrogen | Sequence & Series |
| Mechanical Properties of Solids and Fluids | Block Elements | Straight Lines |
| Thermal Properties of Matter | Organic Chemistry principles & Techniques | 3D-Geometry |
| Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory Oscillations | Hydrocarbons | Limits & Derivatives |
| Waves and Wave Optics | Environmental chemistry | Mathematical Reasoning |
| Electric Charges and Fields | Solid State | Statistics |
| Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | Electrochemistry | Probability |
| Current Electricity | Chemical Kinetics, Surface chemistry | Relations & Functions, |
| Moving Charges and Magnetism | General Principles and Processes of Isolation of p-Block Elements | Inverse Trigonometric functions |
| Magnetism and Matter | d and f Block Elements | Matrices |
| Electromagnetic Induction | Coordination Compounds | Determinants |
| Alternating Current | Halo alkanes and Haloarenes | Continuity and Differentiability |
| Electromagnetic Waves | Phenols and Ethers | Integrals |
| Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | Aldehydes | Differential Equations |
| Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | Ketones and Carboxylic acids | Vector Algebra |
| Atoms | Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen | Three Dimensional Geometry |
| Nuclei | Biomolecules | Linear Programming |
| Semiconductor Electronics | Chemistry in Everyday Life | Probability |
| Communication Systems | ||
The examination will be conducted on offline mode that is (pen and paper based model. A total of 180 objective type questions will be asked in the examination. The student will have a choice to attend either one of the two specializations Biology/Mathematics. Biology for any paramedical courses and mathematics for engineering and technological courses. Physics and chemistry questions should be mandatorily attended by all students. For each correct answer one mark will be allotted to the candidate. There is no negative marking scheme. Total count of questions from each subject is mentioned below:
| Subjects | Marks |
|---|---|
| Physics | 60 |
| Chemistry | 60 |
| Mathematics | 60 |
| Biology | 60 |
| Total | 180 |
| General merit | SC/ST and OBC | Foreign candidates | Outside Karnataka candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 INR | 250 INR | 5000 INR | 750 INR |