Common Entrance Test (CET) is established and conducted by the Government of Karnataka’s CET (Common Entrance Test ) Cell for determining merit students for taking admission in various programmes including Medical, Dental, Engineering/Architecture courses, Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy, B.Sc (Forestry), B.Sc (Horticulture), B.Sc (Agriculture), B.Tech (Agri.Engg), B.Tech (Food Technology), B.FSc (Fisheries), B-Pharma and more. Admission to these courses are open for Karnataka candidates and the ward/s of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants.
Admission to Government seats will be carried as per the Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Government seats in Professional Educational Institutions Rules, 2006. The CET Cell is an autonomous body registered under Societies Registration Act 1960 called ‘Karnataka Examinations Authority’ (KEA).
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CET Eligibility Criteria:
Following are the students who are eligible for writing the CET exam:
- The candidate should have studied or passed in government or government recognized educational institutes in the state of Karnataka for at least 7 academic years commencing from 1st Standard to 12th Standard under Karnataka State.
- A candidate should pass either 11th or 12th Standard exam from a recognized educational institute within the state of Karnataka. And either of the parents should have studied in Karnataka for a period of 7 years.
- Candidate whose parent is a Retired employee in Central Armed Police Force Service, who at the time of joining the CAPF service had declared his/her hometown as Karnataka.
- A candidate who have studied 10 full academic years in Kannada medium from 1st Class – 10th Class. Such students doesn’t required to appear for Kannada Language Test conducted by KEA.
- Son or daughter of Members of Parliament elected from Karnataka. In addition, the candidate should have passed the Q.E. from a University or Board or any other institution located anywhere in India.
- Candidate whose Mother Tongue is Kannada, Tulu or Kodava should have resided and studied for a period of 7 years between 1st Standard to 12th Standard in disputed Kannada speaking area of South Sholapur or Akkalkot or Jath or Gadhinglaj Taluks of Maharashtra or Kasargod or Hosadurga Taluks of Kerala state. Candidates from these areas should write a Kannada Language Test conducted by KEA.
Important CET Dates
Admission ticket downloading date – 15/04/2016
Date of CET exam – 04/05/2016 & 05/05/2016
Date of Kannada Language Test (only for Horanadu & Gadinadu Kannadiga candidates) – 06/05/2016
Verification of documents for Agriculturist at the respective Practical Test Centres – 12/05/2016 to 18/05/2016
Date of publication of Provisional Answer Key – 09/05/2016
Last date of submission of objections, if any, regarding Answer Key – 13/05/2016
Practical exam date for UG Course for Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Veterinary Universities under ‘Agriculture Quota’ – 20/05/2016
Last date for appearing to NATA – 20/05/2016
Last date for submission of NATA scores along with a copy of the 2nd PUC/12th Std. Marks card to KEA – 24/05/2016
Date of CET 2016 results along with applied Answer Key – 28/05/2016
Verification of documents for Special Category – Schedule – Physically Disabled, NCC and Sports – 01/06/2016 & 02/06/2016
CET Cutoff Ranks for Previous Years
The cutoff ranks for Medical & Engineering Courses covers for academic years from 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. Check the cutoff ranks here. Please note this is just information and no conclusion regarding cutoff rank should be drawn from this information for 2015-16 exam.
CET Previous Questions with Answer Keys
Find CET question papers with answers keys. Get CET Physics, CET Math, CET Chemistry and CET Biology questions with solutions – http://kea.kar.nic.in/qepaper.htm
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