The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET)

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test is being conducted for the purpose of determining the eligibility /merit, for admission of Karnataka candidates and the ward of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants to the First year or First semester of full time courses in Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, Naturopathy & Yoga, Engineering, Technology courses, in Government / University / Private Aided / Private Un-Aided professional educational institutions in the state of Karnataka. Admissions to the Government seats shall be made in accordance with the Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Government Seats in Professional Educational Institutions Rules, 2006 as amended from time to time and therefore the details and instructions are given in the Brochure.

For Medical/Dental Courses:

Examinees should have passed XII or equal examination with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology with minimum 50% aggregate marks in PCB.

For Engineering Courses:

Examinees should have passed XII or equal examination with English, Physics, Mathematics and any of the Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Computer Science / Electronics / Biology with at least of 45% aggregate marks in optional subjects.

For Architecture Course:

Examinees should have passed XII or equal examination with Mathematics with at least of 50% aggregate marks in all the disciplines.

• The CET will have one hundred twenty objective type questions.
• 50% questions from Physics Chemistry and the rest 50% questions from mathematics/biology.
• The students have to choose Mathematics or Biology.
• Each section has 60 marks and total marks is 240.
• The CET is divided in to two parts, the first part lasts for hundred fifty minutes and consists questions from physics and chemistry. Mathematics is the second part for eighty minutes for engineering course.
• Candidates have to give Kannada Language test.
• There is no negative marking in the test.

Contact Address:
Address Karnataka Examinations Authority,
Sampige Road, 18th Cross, Malleshwaram,
Bengaluru 560 012, India.
Email :[email protected]
Website :www.kea.kar.nic.in