KCET 2021: Application, Eligibility, and Syllabus
About KCET 2021
The KEA (Karnataka Examination Authority) conducts the KCET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test) exam in April of every year. Likewise, in 2021, the examination authority will conduct the exam in the third week of April.
The Karnataka Common Entrance Test is a competitive examination that grants entrance into the Bachelor’s course in the Engineering or Technology fields in some of the most prestigious universities. Besides Engineering and Technology, you can also secure admission in Architecture or Medicine by writing the KCET exam.
Similarly, the other courses that you can pursue include disciplines in Science, such as Agriculture, Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Home Science, Food Science and Technology, Dairy Technology, Agricultural Engineering, Agri Biotechnology, and Fishery, Agricultural Marketing and more.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to write the KCET 2021, a candidate must meet all the following criteria.
1. Nationality
To successfully apply for and write the KCET exam, the qualifying candidate must be an Indian citizen.
2. Educational Qualification
To be eligible to write the KCET exam, the successful candidate should have completed his or her 12th standard in the Science syllabus. Additionally, a General candidate must have secured at least 45% of marks in the qualifying exam. In comparison, a candidate from a reserved category or backward class should have secured at least 40% of marks.
Syllabus and Exam Pattern
The KCET exam comprises multiple-choice questions related to four assessment areas, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics. Each section has 60 questions and a time limit of 80 minutes.
The KCET syllabus mostly contains concepts from each of the four topics. Each idea would be related to what you have already studied in the 11th and 12th grades.
The Selection Process
The selection process consists of four steps.
Step 1: The Admit Card
Once KEA confirms the eligibility of the candidates, it will issue the admit card. The admit card is available on the official website, and candidates can download the same by logging in by entering their registration number and birth date as password.
Note that you won’t be allowed to write the exam if you don’t take the admit card to the examination centre. The admit card or hall ticket details include the candidate’s name, date of birth, exam date, and centre.
Step 2: The Answer Key
KEA publishes the answer key on its official website. Candidates can download the same and compare it to their answers to estimate their scores, marks in each subject, and ranks.
Step 3: Result
Just as the KEA publishes the answer key on its official website, it also hosts the same portal results. You can check their scores by logging into the website by entering their credentials. You should know that the body publishes the results only on its official website.
In addition to the candidates’ scores and their marks and rank, the result sheet also consists of other information such as their name and registration number.
Step 4: Counselling
Once a candidate has qualified in the exam, they must go through the counselling and seat allotment process to get admitted to the course and college. The counselling process comprises different stages, including registration, selection, seat allotment, and fee payment.
Counselling is the last step in the selection process where the candidates will secure admission into a college and course of their preference and attend classes.
