KCET 2020: Notification, Important Dates, Eligiblity, Application Form, Syllabus, Exam Pattern
- KCET stands for Karnataka Common Entrance Test.
- KCET is conducted by Karnataka Education Authority (KEA)
- It is a state level entrance exam for admissions into various undergraduate courses such as Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Veterinary etc.., in various Government and Private colleges in Karnataka State.
- As Government of India has directed the state Government that NEET ranking is not mandatory for admission
to Bachelor of Naturopathy & Yoga System courses, Government in their letter No.
HFW 102 PTD 2019 dated 19-03-2019 has directed KEA to conduct CET for admission
to Bachelor of Naturopathy & Yoga System courses.
KCET 2020 IMPORTANT DATES:
| Online Application Starts From | 4th week of January 2020 |
| Last date of application | 1st week of March 2020 |
| Last date for payment of application fee | 1st week of March 2020 |
| Correction in application | 3rd week of March 2020 |
| Admit card release date | 3rd week of April 2020 |
| KCET 2020 Exam Date | 3rd week of April 2020 |
| Answer key release Date | 3rd or 4th week of April 2020 |
| Results announcement/Release of final answer key | Last week of May 2020 |
| Release of Rank card | Last week of May 2020 |
| Starting of Counseling | 2nd week of June 2020 |
KCET 2020 COURSES OFFERED:
PUC (Pre University College), Intermediate or 12th equivalent students are eligible for KCET 2020. The below courses are offered by the entrance exam. Seats will be filled in convener quota and management quota for the below mentioned courses
- B. Technology
- B. Tech (Bio Technology)
- B. Tech (Food Science & Technology)
- B. Tech (Dairy Technology)
- B. Tech (Agriculture Engineering)
- BNYS (Naturopathy & Yoga)
- B. Sc. Agriculture
- B. Sc. Sericulture
- B. Sc. Horticulture
- B. Sc. Forestry
- B.V.Sc. & A.H
- B.F.Sc.
- B. Pharmacy
- Pharma. D.
KCET 2020 APPLICATION FEE (Tentative):
| Sl No | Candidate Quota | Category | Fees (Rs.) |
| 1 | Karnataka | GM, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B | 500 |
| SC, ST, CAT 1 | 250 | ||
| All Female Candidate of Karnataka | 250 | ||
| 2 | Outside Karnataka | GM | 750 |
| 3 | Outside India | GM | 5000 |
KCET 2020 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :
- Nationality : The candidate should be citizen of India.
- Age : Should have completed 17 Years of age by 31.12.2020
- Qualification : The candidate must have passed the intermediate or 10+2 level with PCM for B.Tech, B.E, Pharmacy and PCB for pharmacy and agriculture allied courses from Board of Intermediate or any recognized institute.
- For admissions into B. Architecture the candidate has to qualify NATA (National Aptitude Test for Architecture) and should be applied for KCET.
KCET EXAM PATTERN:
- Mode of Examination: KCET 2020 will be conducted in Offline mode (OMR Sheet).
- Type of Questions: Multiple type questions will be asked, each question having 4 options
- Language Medium: The exam paper will be in English language. Kannada test only for Horandu and Gadinadu Kannadiga candidates only in Bangalore.
- Time Duration: There are 4 papers each paper will be given 80 minutes.
- Subjects: The question paper will contain questions from the subjects of Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
- Marks : There will be total of 240 questions.
- Marking Scheme: As per the marking scheme, each of the questions will be of 1 mark. There will be no negative marking for right answers.
| Subjects | Marks |
| Biology | 60 |
| Mathematics | 60 |
| Physics | 60 |
| Chemistry | 60 |
| Total | 240 |