KCET or Karnataka Common Entrance Test is conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) for various undergraduate professional courses like engineering technology, B.Pharma, D. Pharma, Agriculture and Veterinary Science courses offered by various educational institutes in Karnataka.
Previously KCET exam was conducted even for medical and dental seats but now it is replaced by NEET Exam. So, the KCET exam is conducted for professional courses other than medical and dental.
What is KEA?
The Government of Karnataka established a common Entrance Test Cell for conducting of entrance test and determining the eligibility/merit, for admission to different professional courses offered by all the colleges in Karnataka.
The KEA conducts common entrance exam for different professional courses such as engineering technology, B.Pharma, D. Pharma, Agriculture, Sericulture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agri Biotech, Home Science, Food Science and Technology, Agri Marketing, Pharmacy, Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Fisheries and Veterinary Science courses offered in Karnataka.
What is KCET?
The KCET Exam is a state level exam of Karnataka State for admissions to different courses such asÂ
- B.Tech/BE
- B.Sc Farm Science (Agriculture)
- B.Sc (Sericulture)
- B.Sc (Horticulture)Â
- B.Sc (Forestry)
- B.Sc Agri BioTechÂ
- B.HSc (Home Science)Â
- B.Tech (Agri Engg)
- B.Tech (Food Technology)Â
- B.Tech (Dairy Tech)
- B.FSc (Fisheries)
- B.Tech (Food Science & Tech)Â
- B.Sc (Agri Marketing)
- B.Pharm
- Pharm-DÂ
The aspirants can get admissions for the above mentioned courses in all the colleges of Karnataka based on the scores of KCET Exam.
The KCET Exam consists of the following:
- The questions will be asked from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology
- Each question carries one mark and paper will be of 60 marks
- Total time for exam is 80 minutes and there is No Negative Marking for wrong answers
- The mode of exam is offline (paper based)
EligibilityÂ
The students who have completed their PUC or 10+2 in any stream and who are interested to join professional courses offered by the colleges of Karnataka should apply for KCET exam.
