KCET 2022: The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) is a State level entrance exam conducted for admission in Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy, etc. courses. The Karnataka Examination Authority is the exam conducting authority for the KCET exam. Karnataka CET 2022 exam is likely to be held in the month of July 2022. Interested candidates must apply as per the prescribed schedule. Various Government and Private Institutions/Universities in the State of Karnataka considers KCET score for providing admission in different courses. However, it is important to clarify here that admission in medical and dental courses will be held through NEET 2022 exam. Similarly, admission in architecture courses will be done on the basis of JEE Main and NATA scores.
Aspirants must fill the KCET 2022 application form online within the given time frame. The application form will be available online probably in the month of April 2022. Candidates can check details regarding the registration process, eligibility, examination pattern, syllabus, and important dates as below.
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The applicants can check KCET 2022 exam schedule in the table below. The dates mentioned here are tentative in nature which are taken from the previous year’s exam schedule. Actual dates will be updated after the announcement of the KCET official notification:
Exam Events | Dates (Tentative) |
Availability of application form | April 2022 |
The due date for making payment of the application fee | May 2022 |
Last date for submitting the application form | May 2022 |
Admit card release date | July 2022 |
Date of Exam | July 2022 |
Result declaration | August 2022 |
Counselling will commence from | August 2022 |
Candidates can check the following eligibility criteria before applying for KCET 2022 entrance exam. The eligibility criteria are:
Criteria for Engineering/Architecture Courses
Criteria for degree courses in Pharmacy/Science
The candidates, who found themselves eligible as per the above-mentioned eligibility criteria, can proceed ahead for submitting the KCET application form. Go through the following information to know the steps for submitting an application form:
The candidates can pay the application fee through a bank challan. Applicants residing outside India can pay the application fee through Demand Draft which should be drawn in favour of the Executive Director, Karnataka Examination Authority payable at Bangalore. Candidates must send the DD to KEA address given in the application number. The category wise fee details are as below:
Candidate’s Category | Application Fee (in Rs.) |
General/OBC candidates | 650/- |
SC/ST candidates of Karnataka | 500/- |
Candidates residing outside of Karnataka | 750/- |
Candidates residing outside of India | 5000/- |
The candidates can check KCET 2022 exam pattern in detail below:
S. No. | Subject | Number of Questions | Allotted time |
1. | Physics | 60 | 80 |
2. | Chemistry | 60 | 80 |
3. | Mathematics/Biology | 60 | 80 |
4. | Kannada (In case) | 50 | 80 |
Total | 230 | 320 |
The result of the entrance exam will be published on the official website in due course of time after completion of the exam. Candidates can get their result through online mode only. The result will be available probably in the month of July 2022. The competent authority will prepare a merit list on the basis of marks scored by the candidates in the written exam. Take a printout of the result for further admission process.
After the declaration of the KCET result, shortlisted candidates will be called for appearing in the KCET 2022 counselling. The counselling will commence probably in the month of August 2022. Candidates have to attend the counselling as per the notified schedule.
Counselling process will be completed in various rounds as per the seat availability and it will be held through online mode. During the counselling process, candidates have to go through various steps such as documents choice filling, allotment of seat, confirmation of the seat, verification of documents, and reporting to the allotted college.
Final admission will be done on the basis of performance in the written exam, seats available, choice-filled and verification of original documents.
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