KCET 2020 Registration (Starts) | Exam Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus

KCET 2020: Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2020 will be conducted by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) on April 22 and 24 for admission of candidates to various Engineering, B. Pharm and Farm Science courses in Government/ University/ Private Aided/Private un-aided institutions in Karnataka State. Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination, 10+2/ 2nd PUC/ 12th standard/ equivalent exam or appearing for it, are eligible to appear for KCET 2020.

The application of the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2020 was available online till February 28 but now dates have been extended from 5th March to 20th March 2019. KCET examinations will be held for two days in four different sessions. The exams will be conducted for four subjects – Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

The questions asked in KCET 2019 exams will be based on the syllabus of the Ist and IInd PUC prescribed by the Department of Pre-University Education State. After the candidates have passed the KCET 2019 test, based on the marks obtained in the test and required aggregate in qualifying examination, the merit list will be prepared, category-wise. KCET Admit Cards are available from 16th April 2019 on the official website, www.kea.kar.nic.in.

Keep reading the article for complete information of Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2019 examination, application form, admissions, eligibility, important dates, admit card, etc.

KCET Latest Update:

KCET 2020 Application Form has been released, click here to fill KCET Application Form.

KCET 2020 Dates

KCET 2020	Important Dates
Application form release date	05th February 2020
Last date to submit KCET form	02nd March 2020
Last date to pay the application fee	06th March 2020
Date of release of admit card	10th April 2020
Exam date for KCET 2020	22 and 23 April 2020
Date of Kannada Language Test	24 April 2020
Release of answer key	1st week of May 2020
Objection against the answer key	1st week of May 2020
The date for the announcement of the result	3rd week of May 2020
Counselling starts in	June 2020

Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2020 Results

KCET 2020 Result will be release from the official website cetonline.karnataka.gov.in or karresults.nic.in.
The results for Karnataka CET 2020 will be declared in the month of May.
Candidates have to check the official website to know the results.
Candidates have to enter their application number/registration number and date of birth to download the KCET results.
On the basis of this result and qualifying examination, the merit list will be prepared.
Candidates who have qualified KCET 2020 will get the opportunity to go for counseling round.

Karnataka Common Entrance Test Admit Card

KCET Hall ticket 2020 will be available through online mode only. It will be provided since 10th April 2020 on the official website, www.kea.kar.nic.in.
The candidate has to enter the application form number/registration number and date of birth to generate the admit card.
After the admit card is made available, download it and take a print out.
Candidates have to carry the admit card along with any of the ID proof like Aadhaar Card, Passport, PAN Card, College ID Card before entering the exam hall for KCET.

KCET Eligibility Criteria

KCET has different eligibility criteria for different courses, such as B.E./B.Tech., B.Pharma, MBBS/ BDS, B.Arch., Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Naturopathy, and Yoga. Let us discuss this.

BE/B.Tech

Candidate should have passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC.
Must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Mathematics, English along with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Electronics/Computer subjects.
Passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with 45% aggregate (40% for reserved category)

B.Pharma

Candidate should have passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with Physics+Chemistry+Biology or Physics+Chemistry+Mathematics group of subjects.
Passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with 45% aggregate (40% for reserved category)
Diploma in Pharmacy candidates are also eligible to apply

MBBS/BDS

Candidate should have passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with Physics+Chemistry+Biology and English as a group of subjects.
Passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with 50% aggregate (40% for reserved category)
Qualified in NEET 2019 entrance exam

B.Arch

Candidate should have passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
Passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with 50% aggregate (40% for reserved category)
Valid NATA score card required Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Naturopathy, and Yoga
Candidate should have passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with Physics+Chemistry+Biology and English as a group of subjects.
Passed 10+2 or 2nd PUC with 50% aggregate (40% for reserved category)

KCET Exam Centers

Bagalkot
Bengaluru
Doddaballapur
Belgaum
Athani
Chikodi
Jamkhandi
Gokak
Bellary
Hosapete
Bidar
Basavakalyan
Bhalki
Bijapur
Chitradurga
Davanagere
Dharwad
Hubli
Gadag
Gulbarga
Hassan
Haveri
Karwar
Kumta
Sirsi
Kolar
Mangalore
Ujire
Mysore
Raichur
Ramanagara
Channapatna
Shimoga
Bhadravathi
Sagar
Tumkur
Udupi
Chamarajanagar
Kollegal
Chikkamagaluru
Koppal Madikeri
Mandya
Krishanrajpete
Karkala
Kundapur and
Yadgir.

KCET Application Form – How To Apply for KCET Exam?

After the candidate has gone through the notification brochure and known the eligibility criteria required for the exam, they can go for filling up the application form for the KCET exam.

The candidate has to apply online for KCET 2020 exam.
Visit the official website www.kea.kar.nic.in, to apply online
Keep the scan copy of the student’s Passport size photo, signature and left-hand thumb impression and parent’s.signature and left-hand thumb impression, before starting to fill the application form.
At the time of applying online, the certificates of id proof, date of birth, reservation category or the copy of any document is not required but at the time of admission for any course, these documents could be asked by institutes for verification purpose.
Once the candidate has filled the form, they have to do the payment for the application by offline mode, in the specified Bank / e-Post Office through challan.
After submitting the form, candidates can download it and take a print out for reference.

KCET Application Fee

Candidates have to pay the Application fee through offline mode (Bank Challan). Those who are residing outside India can pay the fee through Demand Draft(DD) in favor of

Executive Director,
Karnataka Examination Authority is payable at Bangalore.

Note: the application fees category wise, below.

Region	Category	Fees
Karnataka	GM,2A,2B,3A,3B	Rs.500/-
	SC,ST,CAT-1	Rs.250/-
	Female candidates	Rs.250/-
Outside Karnataka	GM	Rs.750/-
Outside India	GM	Rs.5000/-

KCET Exam Pattern

Mode of exam	Offline(OMR sheet)
Questions type	Multiple-choice questions
Marking Scheme	One mark for each correct answer
Subjects	Biology, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
Total Marks	180 Marks
Duration of Exam	Duration of each exam is 80 minutes

Duration and Marks for each subject are

Name of the Subject	A number of ques.	Marks
Biology / Mathematics	60	60
Physics	60	60
Chemistry	60	60
Total	180	180

KCET Syllabus

The syllabus for Karnataka Common Entrance Test KCET 2019 will be based on the first and second PUC syllabus formulated by the Department of Pre-University Education of Karnataka State.
The exam will be comprised of physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology subjects.
Candidates should prepare for the KCET exam as per the syllabus prescribed for each course, for which they are applying.

KCET Answer Key

After the Karnataka Common Entrance Test is over, the authority will release the provisional answer key.
KCET answer key 2019 will be available online on its official website.
Candidates can file their objection addressed to the “Executive Director, Karnataka Examination Authority, Bangalore” either in person or via speed post.
The final answer key will be published on the website along with the result.

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