KCET 2021

Akhilesh Kumar May 9, 2020 40 0

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Exam Type	State Level Entrance Exam
Mode of Examination	Offline
Mode of Application	Online
Total Exam Centers	53

KCET 2021: Karnataka Common Entrance Test is a state-level entrance test conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) for admission to Engineering, AYUSH, Farm Science, B.Pharm courses. The candidates will be allotted seats into the institutes, based on the scores secured in KCET. The KCET medical exam has discontinued as the NEET becoming the national level medical/dental entrance test. The admission to Architecture is based on NATA scores or JEE Main Paper 2 through KCET Counselling. The examination is scheduled to be held in the 1^st week of May 2021. For more details about KCET 2021 read the article mentioned below.

Courses Offered

B.Pharm	B.Sc (Agri. Marketing & Co-Op)
Pharm-D	B.Sc (Agriculture, Sericulture, Horticulture, Forestry)
B.F.Sc. (Fisheries)	Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
BH.Sc. (Home Science)	AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani and Homoeopathy) courses.
B.Sc Agri Bio-Technology	B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering, Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Food Science & Technology)

KCET 2021 Overview

EXAM NAME	KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test)
ORGANIZING AUTHORITY	Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE	kea.kar.nic.in/
EXAM TYPE	State Level Entrance Test
PROGRAMS OFFERED	B.Sc (Agriculture, Sericulture, Horticulture, Forestry), B.Sc Agri Bio-Technology, Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, BH.Sc. (home science), B.F.Sc. (Fisheries), B.Sc (Agri. Marketing & Co-Op), B.Pharm, Pharm-D and AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani and Homoeopathy) courses, B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering, Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Food Science & Technology),.
MODE OF EXAM	Pen and Paper based mode in OMR pattern
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	240
SECTION	Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
MARKING SCHEME	1 mark for each correct answer and 0 marks for each incorrect answer
TYPE OF QUESTIONS	Multiple Choice Questions
EXAM DURATION	5 hours and 20 minutes
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA	10+2 with different subjects for different courses
EXAM DATE	It will be updated soon.

KCET 2021: Important Dates

Availability of the Online Application form	1st week of February 2021
Last date to submit Application Form	4th week of February 2021
Last Date for Fee	1st week of March 2021
Edit application form	3rd week of March 2021
Availability of the Admit Card date	2nd week of April 2021
KCET 2021 Exam Date	4th week of April 2021
Result Declaration	Last week of May 2021
Commencement of Counselling	2nd week of June 2021

Eligibility Criteria

B.Tech/BE: 12^th/2^ndPUC with English as one of the language subjects and obtaining 45% aggregate marks in Physics & Mathematics along with Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Electronics/Computer.
B.Arch: 12^th/2^ndPUC with English as one of the Languages and physics, chemistry & mathematics subjects obtaining 50% aggregate marks in all subjects.
B.Pharma: in 2^ndPUC/12th with PCB or PCM and obtained a minimum of 45% of marks in aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, Biology subjects OR Passed in Diploma in Pharmacy from an institution approved by PCI and a secured minimum of 45% marks.
B.V. Sc. & A.H.: 12^th/2^ndPUC with obtaining 50% aggregate marks in PCB & English.
MBBS/BDS/Ayush Courses: 12^th/2^ndPUC with English as one of the language subjects and obtaining 50% aggregate marks in PCB.
Reserved category candidates are relaxed with 5% marks in the above qualification.

KCET 2021 Application Form

KCET 2021 application form will be available via online mode in the 4^th week of January 2021 lasting till the 1st week of March. Candidates need to upload the scanned images like photograph, signature, and left-hand thumb impression in the prescribed format. Candidates have to fill the personal details carefully prior to filling the application form. Take a print out of the successfully filled application for further reference.

Application Fee

The application fee for various categories is mentioned below:

Categories	Application Fee
GM, 2A, 2B, 3A & 3B candidates of Karnataka origin	Rs. 500/-
SC/ST candidates of Karnataka	Rs. 250/-
Candidates residing outside of Karnataka	Rs. 750/-
Candidates residing outside of India	Rs. 5000/-

Application fee payment will be done in offline mode (Bank Challan).
Candidates residing outside India can pay the fee through DD drawn in favor of Executive Director, Karnataka Examination Authority payable at Bangalore.
DD should be sent to the KEA address mentioning the application number.

Exam Pattern

Mode of the examination: Offline (Pen and Paper based mode).
Type of questions: MCQ
No. of questions: 60 will be asked from each section.
1 mark will be awarded for every right answer and there is no provision of negative marking.
Duration: 80 minutes allotted for each section.

Subjects	No. of Question	Maximum Marks
Physics	60	60
Chemistry	60	60
Mathematics	60	60
Biology	60	60
Total	180	180

Bangalore	Jamakhandi	Dharwad	Krishnarajapet	Udupi
Doddaballapur	Bijapur	Gulbarga	Karwar	Kundapura
Ramanagara	Bidar	Yadgir	Sirsi	Karkala
Channapatna	Basavakalyan	Hassan	Kumta	Shimoga
Bellary	Bhalki	Chickaballapur	Dandeli	Bhadravathi
Hospet	Davangere	Kolar	Koppal	Sagar
Belgaum	Chitradurga	K G F	Raichur	Tumkur
Chickodi	Chikmagalur	Chamarajanagar	Mangalore	Tiptur
Athani	Gadag	Kollegala	Puttur	Madikeri
Gokak	Haveri	Mysore	Moodbidri	–
Bagalkot	Hubli	Mandya	Ujire	–

Cut off for Top Engineering Colleges

Institute	ME	EE	CIVIL	CSE	ECE
University Visveswariah College of Engineering, Bangalore	11674	7216	19343	5652	5848
Sir M.Visveswaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore	17092	19078	19758	6230	4319
B M S College of Engineering, Basavanagudi, Bangalore	2304	5143	8193	–	1601
R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore	584	622	3354	573	798
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore	11208	15598	17578	5396	6799
P E S Institute of Technology, Bangalore	4187	3227	8866	2387	2827
S K S J T Institute of Engineering, Bangalore	–	–	24140	17112	19509
Dr Ambedkar Institute Of Technology, Bangalore	19764	22837	24047	10372	14023
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore	3639	5949	10175	3042	2432
Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore	10846	8811	16493	5555	5797

Counselling Process

The successful candidates KCET 2021 will have to take part in the counselling process. The initial step of the Counselling Process is to make choice locking of the colleges and courses. Details about counselling will be available on the Official Website of Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). Allotment for admissions into 267 engineering colleges, 32 architecture colleges, 61 pharmacy colleges, 39 farm science colleges and 76 ISM&H colleges will be through the counselling.

Syllabus

The Syllabus will be prescribed by the Department of Pre-University Education of Karnataka State. Syllabus for engineering courses will be based on PCM subjects and the syllabus for pharmacy will be based on PCB subjects.

Important Books for KCET 2021

New course Physics by Pradeep (K.L. Gomber and K.L. Gogia)
Karnataka CET – Explorer Medical (Paperback) by MTG
Principles of physics by S.Chands (V.K Mehta and Rohit Mehta)
Karnataka CET Explorer for Engineering PB (Paperback) by MTG
Textbooks of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics by NCERT
Modern ABC chemistry by S.P. Jauhar KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test): 14 Years Solved Papers (2000 – 2013) III Edition (Paperback) by Arihant