The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) is conducted to assess eligibility and merit for Karnataka candidates as well as the ward/s of Jammu & Kashmiri Migrants seeking admission to the First Year or First
Semester of full-time courses.
Quick Summary
| Category | Details |
| Region Level | Karnataka |
| Subjects | 11th and 12th Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Math |
| Registration Timeline | January 1st Week to February 1st Week |
| Exam Date | 18-04-2024 and 19-04-2024 |
| KCET Answer Key | 25-04-2024 |
| KCET Result | 15-05-2024 |
| Registration Fees | To be determined |
| Exam Mode | Pen and Paper-based Test |
| Frequency | Conducted Once a year |
| Exam Duration | 80 minutes for each paper |
| Total Marks | 240 (correct= +1, wrong = 0, unanswered=0) |
| Medium of the exam | Kannada, English |
| Official Website | https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/ |
Eligibility Criteria
Studied – Inside
- If you have studied at least 7 years between (1st and 12th standard) and have completed either SSLC or 12th std (PUC).
- If you have studied only 11th and 12th std in Karnataka but your parents have studied in Karnataka for a period of seven years.
Studied – Outside
- If your mother tongue and your parents (either) mother tongue is Kannada, Tulu or Kodava and they were domiciled in Karnataka.
- If your mother tongue is Kannada, Tulu or Kodava and have resided and studied for a period of seven years (1st to 12th standard) in South Sholapur or Akkalkot or Jath or Gadhinglaj Taluks of Maharashtra or Kasargod or Hosadurga or
Manjeshwar Taluks of Kerala. - If you have studied TEN full academic years from 1st to 10th std in Kannada Medium
Note: For the cases 1 and 2, the candidate should pass the Kannada Language Test and they should secure at least 12 marks in the Kannada Language Test which is conducted by KEA to become eligible.
Defence – Inside
- If the candidate’s parent is a defence personnel (working or retired) and posted outside Karnataka so the candidate has completed studies outside the state, however he/she is eligible if the parent has declared his hometown as
Karnataka while joining.
Defence – Outside
- If either of your parents is a defence personnel and stayed in Karnataka for a minimum of one year and posted on Duty to Jammu-Kashmir or North-Eastern states but however your family was permitted to stay by the defence authorities
and so have completed the qualifying examination in Karnataka itself.
Government Servant – Inside
- If either of your parents is serving or served the Union government / Karnataka state government outside the state, if he/she has declared that their hometown is Karnataka and have studied in Karnataka for a period of seven years.
- If either of your parents is serving or served under the All India Service of Karnataka Cadre / Karnataka state government outside the state during your study period of 1st to 12th std.
Government Servant – Outside
- If either of the parents is working in the Union / State Government in Karnataka, and stays here during the study period of the candidate during 11 or 12th and you have passed the qualifying examination in Karnataka.
CAPF – Inside
- If the candidate is a son / daughter of a CAPF (retired or serving) employee, if he declared his hometown as Karnataka while joining.
Member of Parliament
- If your parent is elected as MP from the state of Karnataka.
Jammu Kashmir Migrant
- If your parents are Jammu Kashmir Migrants.
Note: 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 are only eligible for communal reservations except others cannot claim communal reservations.
Exam Pattern
| Subject | Questions |
| Physics | 60 |
| Chemistry | 60 |
| Physics | 60 |
| Maths | 60 |
- The candidate is expected to attempt all the questions, in order to obtain maximum marks.
- In other words, there is no choice of questions. There will be no negative evaluation with regard to wrong / incorrect answers but marks will not be awarded in respect of multiple answers for the same question
Exam Syllabus
Physics PUC 1st Year
| Part 1 | Part 2 |
| Chapter 1- Units and Measurements | Chapter 8- Mechanical Properties of Solids |
| Chapter 2- Motion in a Straight Line | Chapter 9- Mechanical Properties of Fluids |
| Chapter 3- Motion in a Plane | Chapter 10- Thermal Properties of Matter |
| Chapter 4- Laws of Motion | Chapter 11- Thermodynamics |
| Chapter 3- Motion in a Plane | Chapter 10- Thermal Properties of Matter |
| Chapter 5- Word, Energy and Power | Chapter 12- Kinetic Theory |
| Chapter 6-Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion | Chapter 13- Oscillations |
| Chapter 7-Gravitation | Chapter 14- Waves |
Physics PUC 2nd Year
| Part 1 | Part 2 |
| Chapter 1- Electric Charges and Fields | Chapter 9- Ray Optics and Optical Instruments |
| Chapter 2- Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | Chapter 10- Wave Optics |
| Chapter 3- Current Electricity | Chapter 11- Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter |
| Chapter 4- Moving Charges and Magnetism | Chapter 12- Atoms |
| Chapter 5- Magnetism and Matter | Chapter 13- Nuclei |
| Chapter 6- Electromagnetic Induction | Chapter 14- Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits |
| Chapter 7- Alternating Current |
| Chapter 8- Electromagnetic Waves |
Chemistry PUC 1st Year
| Part 1 | Part 2 |
| Chapter 1- Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | Chapter 7- Redox Reactions |
| Chapter 2- Structure of Atom | Chapter 8- Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques |
| Chapter 3- Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | Chapter 9- Hydrocarbons |
| Chapter 4- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure |
| Chapter 5- Thermodynamics |
| Chapter 6- Equilibrium |
Chemistry PUC 2nd Year
| Part 1 | Part 2 |
| Chapter 1- Solutions | Chapter 6- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
| Chapter 2- Electrochemistry | Chapter 7- Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers |
| Chapter 3- Chemical Kinetics | Chapter 8- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids |
| Chapter 4- The d-and f-Block Elements | Chapter 9- Amines |
| Chapter 5- Coordination Compounds | Chapter 10- Biomolecules |
Biology PUC 1st Year
| Part 1 | Part 1 |
| Chapter 1- The Living World | Chapter 10- Cell Cycle and Cell Division |
| Chapter 2- Biological Classification | Chapter 11- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants |
| Chapter 3- Plant Kingdom | Chapter 12- Respiration in Plants |
| Chapter 4- Animal Kingdom | Chapter 13- Plant Growth and Development |
| Chapter 5- Morphology of Flowering Plants | Chapter 14- Breathing and Exchange of Gases |
| Chapter 6- Anatomy of Flowering Plants | Chapter 15- Body Fluids and Circulation |
| Chapter 7- Structural Organisation in Animals | Chapter 16- Excretory Products and their Elimination |
| Chapter 8- Cell : The Unit of Life | Chapter 17- Locomotion and Movement |
| Chapter 9- Biomolecules | Chapter 18- Neural Control and Coordination |
| Chapter 19- Chemical Coordination and Integration |
Biology PUC 2nd Year
| Part 1 | Part 1 |
| Chapter 1: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plant | Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease |
| Chapter 2: Human Reproduction | Chapter 8: Microbes in Human Welfare |
| Chapter 3: Reproductive Health | Chapter 9: Biotechnology: Principles and Processes |
| Chapter 4: Principles of Inheritance and Variation | Chapter 10: Biotechnology and its Applications |
| Chapter 5: Molecular Basis of Inheritance | Chapter 11: Organisms and Populations |
| Chapter 6: Evolution | Chapter 12: Ecosystem |
| Chapter 13: Biodiversity and Conservation |
Math PUC 1st Year
| Part 1 | Part 1 |
| Chapter 1 – Sets | Chapter 8 – Sequences and Series |
| Chapter 2 – Relations and Functions | Chapter 9 – Straight Lines |
| Chapter 3 – Trigonometric Functions | Chapter 10 – Conic Sections |
| Chapter 4 – Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations | Chapter 11 – Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry |
| Chapter 5 – Linear Inequalities | Chapter 12 – Limits and Derivatives |
| Chapter 6 – Permutations and Combinations | Chapter 13 – Statistics |
| Chapter 7 – Binomial Theorem | Chapter 14 – Probability |
Math PUC 2nd Year
| Part 1 | Part 2 |
| Chapter 1 – Relations and Functions | Chapter 7 – Integrals |
| Chapter 2 – Inverse Trigonometric Functions | Chapter 8 – Application of Integrals |
| Chapter 3 – Matrices | Chapter 9 – Differential Equations |
| Chapter 4 – Determinants | Chapter 10 – Vector Algebra |
| Chapter 5 – Continuity and Differentiability | Chapter 11 – Three Dimensional Geometry |
| Chapter 6 – Application of Derivatives | Chapter 12 – Linear Programming |
| Chapter 13 – Probability |
Exam Centers
Bagalkot, Chitradurga, Mangalore, Jamakhandi, Davangere, Moodabidre, Bangalore, Dharwad, Puttur, Doddaballapur, Hubli, Ujire, Belgaum, Gadag, Mysore, Athani, Gulbarga, Raichur, Chikodi, Hassan, Ramanagara, Gokak, Haveri, Channapatna, Bellary, Kanwar, Shimoga, Hospet, Dandeli, Bhadravathi, Bidar, Kumta, Sagar, Basavakalyan, Sirsi, Tumkur, Bhalki, Kolar, Tiptur, Bijapur, KGF, Udupi, Chamarajanagar, Koppal, Karkala, Kollegal, Madikeri, Kundapura, Chikkaballapur, Mandya, Yadgir, Chikmagalur and Krishnarajapet.
Question Paper Combinations
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Engineering / Technology courses | Farm Science courses (B.Sc. Agriculture, Sericulture, Horticulture, etc) | Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Naturopathy & Yoga, and B.Sc. (Nursing) | B.Pharma, 2nd Year B.Pharm, Pharm D | Architecture | B.P.T., B.Sc. Allied Health Sciences, BPO courses |
| Physics, Chemistry, and Maths | Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and Biology | Physics, Chemistry, and Biology | Physics, Chemistry, and Maths (or) Physics, Chemistry, and Biology | NATA Exam should be taken, No CET exam is required | No CET is required, Selection is based on PU marks |