KCET - 2024
KCET Exam 2024: The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) is a state-level entrance examination conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). Through the KCET exam, eligible candidates are given admission into various engineering, agriculture, and pharmacy courses/colleges in the state of Karnataka.
The minimum age to appear for the KCET exam is 17 years. However, there is no upper age limit for appearing for the entrance exam. Candidate must be a citizen of India and satisfy any one of the following eligibility clauses that are mentioned in this article below. At the time of KCET document verification, candidates will be required to submit the supporting documents to the concerned authorities. Thus, candidates are advised to first carefully go through the KCET eligibility criteria and then move on to the registration process.
Engineering/Technology Courses (B.E. / B.Tech)
Candidate must have passed 2nd PUC/12th class or equivalent exam with English as one of the languages
Candidate must also have scored at least 45% marks in aggregate in Physics, Maths & Chemistry/BioTechnology/Biology/Electronics/Computer
For SC, ST, Cat-1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B category candidates, the minimum marks is 40%
Architecture Course (B.Arch)
Candidate must qualify National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)-2024
Candidate must also satisfy the eligibility criteria laid down by the Council of Architecture (COA)
Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc. & A.H.)
Candidate must have passed 2nd PUC / class 12th with an aggregate of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English subjects
For SC, ST, Cat-1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B category candidates, the minimum marks are 40%
Merit list will be prepared based on 50% of marks secured in CET (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) and 50% of marks scored in the practical test
Physics Syllabus
| First-Year PUC Syllabus for KCET |
| Physical World |
| Units and Measurements |
| Motion in a Straight Line |
| Motion in a Plane |
| Laws of Motion |
| Work, Energy & Power |
| Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion Gravitation |
| Mechanical Properties of Solids |
| Mechanical Properties of Fluids |
| Thermal Properties of Matter |
| Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory |
| Oscillations |
| Waves |
| Second-Year PUC Syllabus for KCET |
| Electric Charges and Fields |
| Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance |
| Current Electricity |
| Moving Charges and Magnetism |
| Magnetism and Matter |
| Electromagnetic Induction |
| Alternating Current |
| Electromagnetic Waves |
| Ray Optics and Optical Instruments |
| Wave Optics |
| Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter |
| Atoms |
| Nuclei |
| Semiconductor Electronics |
| Communication Systems |
Chemistry Syllabus
| First-Year PUC Syllabus for KCET |
| Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry |
| Structure of Atom |
| Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties |
| Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure States of Matter Gases and Liquids Thermodynamics |
| Equilibrium |
| Redox reactions |
| Hydrogen |
| s – Block Elements |
| Some p – Block Elements |
| Organic Chemistry – Some basic principles & Techniques |
| Hydrocarbons |
| Environmental chemistry |
| Second-Year PUC Syllabus for KCET |
| Solid State |
| Solutions |
| Electrochemistry |
| Chemical Kinetics, Surface chemistry |
| General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements |
| p-Block Elements |
| d and f Block Elements |
| Coordination Compounds |
| Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
| Alcohols |
| Phenols and Ethers |
| Aldehydes |
| Ketones and Carboxylic acids |
| Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen Biomolecules |
| Polymers |
| Chemistry in Everyday Life |
Mathematics syllabus
| First Year PUC Syllabus for KCET |
| Sets, Relations & Functions |
| Trigonometric Functions |
| Principle of Mathematical Induction |
| Complex numbers and Quadratic equations Linear Inequalities |
| Permutations and Combination |
| Binomial Theorem |
| Sequence & Series |
| Straight Lines |
| Conic Sections |
| Introduction to 3D-Geometry |
| Limits & Derivatives |
| Mathematical Reasoning |
| Statistics |
| Probability |
| Second Year PUC Syllabus for KCET |
| Relations & Functions, |
| Inverse Trigonometric functions |
| Matrices |
| Determinants |
| Continuity and Differentiability |
| Application of Derivatives |
| Integrals |
| Application of Integrals |
| Differential Equations |
| Vector Algebra |
| Three Dimensional Geometry |
| Linear Programming |
| Probability |
Biology Syllabus
| The living world |
| Animal Kingdom |
| Biological classification |
| Structural organisation in animals |
| Plant Kingdom |
| Body fluids and circulation |
| Cell cycle and Cell division |
| Chemical Coordination and integration |
| Morphology of flowering plants |
| Neural control and coordination |
| Locomotion and movement |
| Breathing and exchange of gases |
| Anatomy of flowering plants |
| Mineral nutrition |
| Excretory products and their elimination |
| Transport in Plants |
| Cell – The unit of life |
| Respiration in plants |
| Biomolecules |
| Digestion and Absorption |
| Photosynthesis in higher plants |
| Plant – Growth and Development |
| Event Dates |
| KCET 2024 Application Form Jan 10, 2024 (Application Close from Jan 13 to 17) |
| Last Date to Fill KCET 2024 Application February 2, 2024 February 20, 2024 February 23, 2024 |
| Last Date to Pay KCET Application Fees February 14, 2024 February 23, 2024 February 26, 2024 |
| KCET 2024 Application (Reopens) Mar 18 to 20, 2024 |
| KCET 2024 Application Fee Payment Mar 21, 2024 |
| Hall Ticket Download April 5, 2024 onwards |
| KCET Exam Date 2024 (Revised) April 18 – 19, 2024 |
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