KCET - Karnataka Common Entrance Test State Level Entrance Exams

Exam Name

KCET

Full Form

Karnataka Common Entrance Test

Conducting Body

Karnataka Examination Authority [KEA]

Level

State-level

Category

Undergraduate (UG)

KCET Exam Mode

Offline i.e., Paper-Based Test (PBT)

KEA conducts KCET on two different days with 2 sessions per day.

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Mode of Exam

Offline

Topics

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology

Medium

English

Exam Duration

1 hour 20 minutes for each paper

Selection Criteria

merit/ranking and category of the candidates appearing for the KCET 2022

KCET Official Website

kea.kar.nic.in

Colleges accepting KCET Scores

Above 225 leading government, private colleges and institutes across the State of Karnataka

• University Visveswariah College of Engineering, Bangalore

• SKS J T Institute of Engineering, Bangalore

• B M S College of Engineering, Basavanagudi, Bangalore

• Dr Ambedkar Institute of Engineering, Bangalore

• R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore

• M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

• Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore

• Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore

• P E S Institute of Technology, Bangalore

• Sir M.Visveswaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore

Courses Offered

B.E./B.Tech., Pharma. B., Pharma. D., Bachelor of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Forest, Sericulture, Agriculture Biotech, Horticulture and Bachelor of Home Science and many other professional courses

Courses for which KCET score is “NOT” Applicable 

For admission into Medical/Dental courses like (MBBS/BDS) or AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Homeopathy), candidates will have to write NEET 2022 conducted by NTA. 

For Architecture engineering courses, candidateswill have to write JEE Paper-II or NATA 2022 conducted by the Council of Architecture.

Admission Process

1. Apply Online

2. Form COrrection

3. Download Admit Card

4. Appear for Exam

5. Check the answer key online

6. Apply for corrections, if any in the answer key

7. Check the result

8. Appear for Counseling, if qualified

Exam Centres

Bagalkot, Jamakhandi, Bangalore, Doddaballapur, Belgum, Athani, Chickodi

KCET Helpline Number

08023460460

Sl.No.

Courses Offered

1

Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc. & A.H.)

2

B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture

3

B.Sc. (Hons) Sericulture

4

B.Sc (Hons) Horticulture

5

B.Sc (Hons) Forestry

6

B.Tech. Bio-Technology

7

B.Sc. (Hons) Community Science

8

B.Tech (Agriculture)

9

B.Tech (Food Technology)

10

B.Tech (Dairy Tech)

11

B.F.Sc (Fisheries)

12

B.Tech (Food Science &Tech)

13

B.Sc. (Hons) Agri. Marketing & Co-Op

14

B. Pharma

15

Pharma-D

Category

Registration Fee

General Category

INR 650

SC/ST/OBC Categories

INR 500

Candidates Residing Outside Karnataka

INR 750

Mode

Offline i.e., Paper-based Test (PBT)

Total Number of Questions

240

Question Type

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)

Duration

1 hour 20 minutes for each subject

Paper

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology

Total Number of Questions in each Subject

Physics: 60

Chemistry: 60

Biology: 60

Mathematics: 60

Total Marks

240

Negative Marking 

1 mark for the correct answer and no negative marking