Karnataka CET 2024: The Karnataka Common Entrance Test is organized by the Karnataka Exam Authority (KEA). It is a state level entrance exam conducted to offer admission in the first year of engineering, agriculture, pharmacy and various other courses. In Karnataka, various colleges and university are ready to provide seats to all the candidates on the basis of the KCET 2024 Score.
| Basic details of KCET 2024 | |
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| Name of the exam | Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) |
| Authorization | Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) |
| Official website | cetonline.karnataka.gov.in |
| Mode of the Exam | Online |
| Type of the examination | State Level Entrance Exam |
| Category of the Exam | Undergraduate (UG) |
| Mode of application | Online |
| Notifications | Exam Date Notification |
KCET 2024 Important Dates
For the candidates who want to take admission in the first year of engineering, agriculture, pharmacy, and various other courses can fill the form of the KCET. The candidate needs to go on the official website of KCET i.e. www.kea.kar.nic.in. The details related to the release date of notification, online application starting date etc. are provided below the table. Candidate can prefer this table for their simplification.
| Events | Date (Expected) | ||
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| Release date of the notification | January 2024 | ||
| Starting date of the online application | 1st February 2024 | ||
| Last date for the submission of the application form | 20th March 2024 (Extended) | ||
| Last date for the submission of the fee | February last week | ||
| Admit card available date | 3rd week of April 2024 | ||
| Exam schedule | 29th April 2024 |
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| 20th April 2024 |
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| 1st May 2024 |
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| Declaration of the result | Last week of May 2024 | ||
| Commencement of counseling | 2nd week of June 2024 | ||
KCET 2024 Eligibility Criteria
National Cadet Corps (NCC) Category
The criteria for the National Cadet Corps(NCC) are described below to booking the seat in the KCET
- Candidate must participate in Republic Day which is conducted by the NCC Director General of New Delhi from Karnataka
- Candidate must participate in All India Thal Sainik Camp (Boys)- All India Thal Sainik Camp (Girls), All India Nau Sainik Camp and also the candidate hold a certificate, which was obtained during 5 years of study in Karnataka, between the classes of 8 and 12.
- Candidates participated in All India Movalankar Shooting Championship with GOA and KAR Director team.
- Candidates participated in National Level Youth Exchange Program, Foreign Naval Cruise, All India Mavalankar Shooting Championship.
Sports Special Category
Candidates must have won the cups and medals in Super-A Games or B-Games in the five periods of basic education in Karnataka i.e. from class 8th to 12th.
Guide and Scouts Special Category
In this category, only those candidate falls who received the ‘President award’ as ‘scouts and guides’ during his 5 years of education from class 8th to 12th. At the time of the document verification candidates have to show the “President Award certificate’.
Jammu and Kashmir Migrants
Child and daughter of Jammu and Kashmir transients can assert situates under Jammu and Kashmiri migrants quality.
ST/ SC/ OBC under category- 1, 2A, 3A, 2B, 3B
The candidate who falls in this category has to give the caste Income certificate/ caste certificate which is issued by the Jurisdictional Tahasildar with the government rules and regulation. Candidate needs to have the form of ‘D’ in case of ST, form ‘E’ in case of category-I, Form ‘F’ in case of OBC (2A, 2B, 3A, 3B).
Physically Disabled
Candidate needs to provide the medical/Physical disability certificate who falls under this category.
Defense Special Category
Son/ daughter of Defence personnel has the certificate of Defence.
Ex-Defence Category
Candidate falls under this category need to possess Defence certificate issued by Deputy Director/ Joint Director.
Supernumerary Category
In this category all the candidates including the General category all eligible for the admission, in this the candidate has to provide a certificate issued by the concerned Tahasildar.
Hyderabad Karnataka
A candidate who is the domicile of areas/districts including Raichur, Bellaryare, Bidar, Koppal, Gulbarga, Bellaryare, yadgir, Koppal can have the seat who falls under this category.
Seat Reserved under Hyderabad-Karnataka Category
| Institution/University | Reservation of seats (in %) |
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| Engineering college/Institution/ State University | In every program there is 8% seats is available |
| Educational Institution(Karnataka-Hyderabad Districts) or any regional university | In this type 70% seats are available |
KCET 2024 Application Form
The Application Form is started in the month of January. The mode of the application form is online. Candidates who are interested can fill the form from the website www.kea.kar.nic.in. For not facing the problems while feeling the form we provided here the information related to the KCET Application Form.
- The application form for the KCET 2024-25 will start from January.
- The application forms are available in online mode.
- The application form will be available from the month of March.
- Candidates upload the scanned photos of themselves and also upload the thumb impression of their left hand with signature. Make sure of the size when the image is been uploaded.
- Make the entry correct and meaningful manner. The candidate needs to check all the entries filled by them are correct.
- After completion of the whole of the process take the print out of the application form for future reference.
KCET 2024 Important Dates
For the candidates who want to take admission in the first year of engineering, agriculture, pharmacy, and various other courses can fill the form of the KCET. Candidate needs to go on the official website of KCET i.e. www.kea.kar.nic.in. The details related to the release date of notification, online application starting date etc. are provided below the table. Candidate can prefer this table for their simplification.
KCET 2024 Syllabus
For the candidates who were appearing in the Karnataka Common Entrance Test exam, have to know the syllabus. The KCET Syllabus will help them to know the exam pattern and the topics which were coming in the exam. So for the simplification for the candidate, we provided here the detailed topics which are come in the exam.
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KCET 2024 Slot Booking
For the candidates who want to book their seats in the Karnataka Common Entrance Test have to know the reservation of the seats. The seats are reserved by the category wise. So we provided here the all the information regards the seat reservation in the KCET.
| Category | Seat Reservation (In%) |
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| Supernumerary Category | All Engineering Colleges-5% |
| Jammu and Kashmir Migrants | All Engineering college have 1 seat |
| Defense personnel of Karnataka Origin | All Engineering college have 10% seats |
| Candidates of Rural Area | 15% of Government seats |
| Kannada Medium | 5% of Government seats |
| NCC Category | NA |
| Guides and scouts | NA |
| Special category related to sports | NA |
| Physically Disabled | NA |
| OBC/ST/SC Under category-1, 2A,3A,2B,3B | NA |
Note: The explanation of each slot booking is provided below in the details.
A candidate who alleges for the booking of the slot in KCET will have to fulfill the eligibility criteria. For that purpose, we provided here all the information regarding the KCET Slot Booking.
Download Hall Ticket from here: KCET Hall Ticket
KCET Exam Pattern 2024
The candidate will appear in the KCET Exam is required to know the Exam Pattern and KCET 2024 Syllabus. The subject which comes in the exam is Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics or biology section under which there will be total no. of 60 questions and each question carries 1 marks. Candidates can also check old Papers from our separate article: KCET Previous Year Question Paper
| Exam Section | Number of Topics | Number of Questions | Score |
| Mathematics/ Biology | 23/- | 60 | 60 |
| Physics | 11 | 60 | 60 |
| Chemistry | 23 | 60 | 60 |
KCET Answer Key 2024
Applicants who given the exam in the KCET are required to know the answer which is marked by them. The KCET Answer Key is released after the 2 to 3 days when the exam is scheduled. With the help of the answer key applicant will be able to check the answer marked by them. The KCET Answer Key will be released on the official site of the KCET.
KCET Result 2024
KCET Cut Off 2024
Applicants who want to take the admission in the KCET colleges are required to clear the cut-off marks. The cut-off marks are the minimum marks that are used by the applicant during the KCET Counselling during the admission in the colleges. Applicants who secure more than cut off marks are only considered for the admission.
KCET Merit List 2024
After giving the exam the KCET Merit List will releases. The merit list is prepared on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. For qualifying, the exam applicants require to obtain a minimum of 50% marks in each subject.
KCET Counselling 2024
A candidate who wants to take admission in the KCET is required to fill the KCET Counselling Form 2024. On the day of the counseling, the applicant requires to bring the document for the verification. Candidates note that the allotment of seats will be done on the basis of the choices and rank obtained in the merit list filled by the applicant.
KCET 2024 is a great opportunity for all the interested and eligible candidates. Candidates are advised to check the criteria and fill the application form in between due dates. After qualifying the KCET exam candidates will be called for the KCET 2024 counselling and after completing all the procedure candidates will get the admission in the preferred course.
Official Links: KCET 2024
