::: CET - Karnataka :::

Combined Entrance Examination (CEE)

Karnataka

Eligibility	Examination Pattern	Syllabus	Number of Seats	Reservation
Tentative Schedule	Application Form	Examination Centres	Contact	Important Points	Notification

The Common Entrance Test (CET) Karnataka is conducted by CET cell Bangalore, Karnataka.

10 +2 or PUC passed students writes this examination for the purpose of taking admission into Under Graduate Engineering / Technology / Architecture degree courses in the different engineering colleges / institutions across Karnataka. The admissions to engineering / architecture degree courses are purely made on the basis of CET merit of the candidate. A candidate has to study 4 years to purse a degree in engineering (B.E.) and 5 years to pursue a degree in architecture (B.Arch.)

Important for CET (Engineering) Karnataka Aspirants

The rank list for Engineering & Technology courses will be published only for those candidates, who has secured 45% of marks taken together in the optional subjects in last qualifying examination, irrespective of marks secured in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in the Common Entrance Test (CET).

(40% in case of SC, ST, CAT  1, 2A, 2B, 3A & 3B category candidates.)

The rank list for Architecture program will be published only for candidates who has secured 50% of marks taken together in all subjects in the qualifying examination and 40% of marks taken together in both Part  I & II of the Aptitude Test.

Eligibility

Candidates who satisfy one of the following Clauses / Eligibility Criteria / Conditions laid down under Admission Rules, will ONLY QUALIFY for admission to Government seats.

Each condition is specified as a clause and is individually referred by a code. The candidates who do not satisfy any of the Clauses / Eligibility Criteria / Conditions detailed below, will not be eligible for admission to professional courses under Government seats. Therefore, such candidates need not apply. The Eligibility clauses and respective codes are as follows:

Codes	Eligibility Clauses
a	The candidate should have studied and passed in one or more Government or Government recognized educational institutions located in the State of Karnataka for a minimum period of SEVEN academic years commencing from I standard to 2nd PUC / 12th standard as on 1st July of the year in which the Entrance Test is held and must have appeared and passed either SSLC / 10th standard or 2nd PUC / 12th standard examination from Karnataka State. In case of the candidate who had taken more than one year to pass a class or standard, the years of academic study is counted as one year only.
b	The candidate should have studied and passed both I and II year Pre-University Examination or 11th & 12th standard examination within the State of Karnataka from an Educational Institution run or recognized by the State Government and that either of the parents should have studied in Karnataka for a minimum period of SEVEN years, which should be evident from the certificates issued by the concerned institutions.
c	In the case of candidates whose mother tongue is Kannada, Tulu or Kodava and who are residing outside the State of Karnataka as on 1st July of the year of examination, such candidates should have passed the qualifying examination from an University or Board or any other Institution located outside Karnataka ; provided also that the candidate shall undergo a Kannada language test, which will be conducted by the CET Cell to establish the candidates ability to speak, read and write Kannada.
d	A candidate whose mother tongue is Kannada, Tulu or Kodava and who resides in disputed Kannada speaking area of South Sholapur or Akkalkot or Jath or Gadhinglaj Taluks of Maharashtra State or Kasargod Taluk of Kerala State. The candidate shall undergo a Kannada language test, which will be conducted by the CET Cell to establish his ability to speak, read and write Kannada.
e	In the case of a candidate who is son or daughter of Defence personnel who has worked continuously in Karnataka for a minimum period of one year i.e. between 1st July of the previous yearto 30th June of the year of examination. The candidate should have studied and passed the qualifying examination from any Government or Government recognised educational institution located in Karnataka.
f	Son or daughter of serving Defence personnel who at the time of joining the Defence service had declared his / her hometown a place in the State of Karnataka. Proof of such domicile should be obtained and produced by obtaining the extract from the Record Office of the Defence unit.
g	In the case of a candidate who is a son or daughter of a Defence personnel who had served in Karnataka for at least one year and is posted on duty in Field / Active Service and whose family is permitted by Defence Authorities to continue to stay in Karnataka. Such candidate should have studied and passed the qualifying examination from any Government or Government recognised educational institution located in Karnataka.
h	Son or daughter of an ex-servicemen who at the time of joining the Defence service had declared a place in Karnataka as his home town, proof of such domicile should be obtained and produced from the Deputy Director, Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement.
i	In the case of a candidate being a son or daughter of an employee of the Union Government or an employee of the Union or Karnataka State Government Undertaking or Joint Sector Undertaking, who is liable to be transferred anywhere in India as per the terms and conditions of his employment and has worked in Karnataka for a minimum period of one year and such candidate has studied and passed the qualifying examination from any Government or Government recognised educational institution located in Karnataka.
j	Son or daughter of a working or retired employee of the Union Government or employee of Union or Karnataka State Government undertaking or Joint Sector undertaking where such employee; (a) had declared to the employer at the time of joining service any place in Karnataka to be his home town; and (b) had studied in any Government or Government recognised educational institution or institutions located in Karnataka for a minimum period of seven years; and (c) was or is liable to be transferred anywhere in India as per the terms and conditions of his employment.
k	Son or daughter of Members of Parliament elected from Karnataka.
l	Son or daughter of serving or retired employee :(a) belonging to All India Service of Karnataka cadre; and (b) of the Karnataka State Government, who has served or is serving outside the State of Karnataka during the period corresponding to Candidates study outside the State from 1st standard to 2nd PUC or 12th standard examination can be added to make up the seven years study within Karnataka as required under clause (a) above.
m	Son or daughter of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants, proof of such migration (IDENTITY CARD) should be obtained and produced from the jurisdictional District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of any state in India.

Note : In case, if any of the documents produced in respect of the Clause claimed by the candidate is found to be false / incorrect, the seat selected by the candidate will be cancelled at any stage and the entire fee amount paid by such candidate will be forfeited.

Educational Qualification

A candidate who has passed the Qualifying Examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Computer Science / Biology / Electronics as optional subjects with English as one of the languages of study and obtained an aggregate minimum of 45% marks in the optional subjects in the qualifying examination is eligible for Engineering and Technology courses. (40% of marks in Qualifying Examination in case of SC, ST & OBC Category candidates.) Provided that, the marks obtained by candidate in Bio-Technology / Computer Science / Biology / Electronics in the qualifying examination, will be considered in place of Chemistry for the purpose of determination of eligibility in respect of Engineering and Technology courses.

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects and English as one of the languages of study along with other subjects and obtained at least 50% marks in aggregate in all subjects, is eligible for Architecture course. Provided that all the candidates, including the SC, ST & OBC Category candidates, who are interested in admission to Architecture course, should appear for both PART 1 & PART  2 of the Aptitude Test compulsorily and obtain an aggregate minimum of 40% marks in both PART 1 & PART  2. Marks obtained by the candidates in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects in the Common Entrance Test will not be taken into account for determining the merit / rank, for admission to Architecture course

Examination Pattern

In order to get admission into an Engineering / Architecture course, a candidate has to appear in the Common Entrance Test (CET) Karnataka.

Examination is being conducted in the following subjects:

Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
*Aptitude Test (Part  I and Part - II)
** Kannada Language Test

*Aptitude test is conducted for only for those candidates who wants to take admission into Architecture degree programs.

** The Kannada language test is conducted in the CET Bangalore premises. This test is conducted for only those candidates, who claim government seats and whose mother tongue is Kannada.

Question Paper

Each question paper will be of 70 minutes duration and will be of objective type. The question paper in each subject will be in 16 different versions and each version will contain 60 questions and each question will have four different options. Each question will carry ONE mark.
The candidate is expected to attempt all the 60 questions. In other words, there is no choice among questions. There is no negative evaluation with regard to Wrong answers and marks will not be awarded in respect of multiple answers In both common entrance test and aptitude test.

Syllabus

The question papers of the Common Entrance Test (CET) Karnataka will be based on the First and Second year PUC revised syllabus prescribed by the Department of Pre-University Education of Karnataka State.

*Aptitude test is conducted for only for those candidates who wants to take admission into Architecture degree programs.

** The Kannada language test is conducted in the CET Bangalore premises. This test is conducted for only those candidates, who claim government seats and whose mother tongue is Kannada.

Question Paper

Each question paper will be of 70 minutes duration and will be of objective type. Thequestion paper in each subject will be in 16 different versions and each version will contain 60 questions and each question will have four different options. Each question will carry ONE mark.
The candidate is expected to attempt all the 60 questions. In other words, there is no choice among questions. There is no negative evaluation with regard to Wrong answers and marks will not be awarded in respect of multiple answers In both common entrance test and aptitude test.

Syllabus

No. of Seats

The CET Cell generally comes to know about the exact number of seats, their classification and categories before the commencement of seat selection. Hence, an accurate number of seats to be offered for allotment as Government seats, college wise, category wise and course wise, cannot be made known exactly. The seat matrix (Government seats) in respect of Engineering, Technology and Architecture courses, as notified by the Government are published on the notice boards of the CET Cell and also on the CET website http://kar.nic.in/cet before the commencement of seat selection process. For the benefit of candidates, full postal address and telephone numbers of the Government, University and Private Aided professional colleges and the total intake of seats falling to the share of the Government for the year 2005-06 are given below.

Reservation

Reservation of seats is available for special category candidates, reserved category candidates, candidates belonging to rural area, Kannada medium candidates and for wards of Jammu and Kashmiri migrants.

For exact details of reserved no. of seats etc. in a particular academic year, please refer to Common Entrance Test (CET) Information Brochure.

Tentative Schedule

Date of Notification:

Last Date of Submission of Application Form:

Date of Entrance Exam:

Application Form

Candidates who have studied or studying their 2nd PUC or 12th standard in educational institutions within Karnataka should get their brochure with application forms by submitting a demand draft of the requisite amount to the Principals of the institutions in which they had studied or studying or appeared for the 2nd PUC or 12th standard examination.

The Principals of all the Schools and Colleges in Karnataka teaching 2nd PUC or 12th standard including CBSE & CISCE syllabi have been requested to collect the filled application forms and forward the same to the CET Cell both from freshers & repeater students. The last date for submission of D. D.s to concerned Principals is March.

The Karnataka state candidates staying outside Karnataka can make the request for application form to CET cell by post on submission of the requisite amount of fee payable by demand draft.

Note : The Non-Karnataka candidates are not eligible to appear for the entrance test and also for the later seat selection conducted by the CET Cell, during the year 2006.

Examination Centres

Assignment Of Exam Centres

Candidates who have studied the qualifying examination within Karnataka should write Common Entrance Test (CET) in a test centre within the district in which the candidate studied 2nd PUC or 12th standard. If the CET test centres are located in more than one place in a district, the candidate can choose one of the places. If there is more than one test centre in a place, then the decision to assign the test centre will rest with the CET Cell and the CET Cell decides on random basis the test centre of a candidate.

List of Examination Centers

Bangalore Channapatna Belgaum Gokak Bellary Hospet Bidar Basavakalyan Bijapur Bagalkot	Jamakhandi Chickamagalur Chitradurga Davangere Mangalore Puttur Udupi Hubli Dharwad Gadag
Gulbarga Yadgir Hassan Haveri Madikeri Koppal Kolar K. G. F. Chickaballapur Mandya	Mysore Chamarajanagar Raichur Shimoga Bhadravathi Sagar Tumkur Tiptur Karwar Sirsi Kumta

The candidates who are interested in Architecture course, will have to appear for the 'Aptitude Test' in a test centre located at Bangalore, Belgaum, Gulbarga Or Mysore.

Contacts

Common Entrance Test Cell

http://cet.kar.nic.in/

Important Points

PRESS NOTE

What is new this year?

The rank list for Medical & Dental courses will be published only in respect of candidates who secure 50% of marks taken together in PCB subjects in both qualifying examination and the Common Entrance Test. (40% in case of SC, ST, Cat - 1 & OBC category candidates.)

The rank list for Medical & Dental courses will be prepared and published only on the basis of marks secured by candidates in PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test.

The candidates who secure less than 50% of marks taken together in PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test, will not be awarded any rank for admission to Medical & Dental courses. (40% in case of SC, ST, Cat - 1 & OBC category candidates.)

The rank list for Indian System of Medicine & Homoeopathy courses will be published only in respect of candidates who secure 50% of marks taken together in PCB subjects in the qualifying examination, irrespective of marks secured in PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test. (40% in case of SC, ST, Cat - 1 & OBC category candidates.)

The rank list for Engineering & Technology courses will be published only in respect of candidates who secure 45% of marks taken together in the optional subjects in the qualifying examination, irrespective of marks secured in PCM subjects in the Common Entrance Test. (40% in case of SC, ST, Cat - 1 & OBC category candidates.)

The rank list for Architecture course will be published only in respect of candidates who secure 50% of marks taken together in all subjects in the qualifying examination and 40% of marks taken together in both Part  I & II of the Aptitude Test.

The candidates who secure less than 40% of marks taken together in both Part  I & II of the Aptitude Test, will not be awarded any rank for admission to Architecture course.

There will be no negative evaluation in respect of wrong and multiple answers in both the Common Entrance Test and Aptitude Test.

I request you to kindly publish the above news item prominently in your news paper for the benefit of student community.

Sd/-

Special Officer

Notification

ADMISSION TO SEATS IN PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN GOVERNMENT, UNIVERSITY AND AIDED COURSES IN PRIVATE AIDED COLLEGES FOR THE YEAR 2006-07.

Applications are invited from eligible candidates from Karnataka and the wards of Jammu & Kashmiri migrantsfor registration for the Common Entrance Test 2006 for admission to first year Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga / Engineering / Technology courses and Aptitude Test 2006 for admission to first yearArchitecture course in Government / University / Private Aided colleges, and also for the seats filled by the State Governmentin Un-aided minority & non-minority institutions on the basis of consensus* between the Government and theInstitutions which are specified by the Government by notification for the academic year 2006-07.
The merit will be determined in accordance with the provisions in the Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Government Seats in Professional Educational Institutions Rules, 2006. A candidate should compulsorily appear for PCB subjects in case of Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses and PCM subjects in case of Engineering / Technology courses in the Common Entrance Test and for both Part  I & Part  II of the Aptitude Test for admission to Architecture course.
ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY : The applicant should,

for Medical / Dental courses, have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th std. or equivalent exam with PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY as optional subjects and with ENGLISH as one of the languages of study and have obtainedat least 50% of the aggregate marks in the PCB group and should secure not less than 50% of marks taken togetherin PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribesand Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 40% of the aggregate in PCB groupin both qualifying examination and Common Entrance Test.
for Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses, have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th std. orequivalent exam with PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY as optional subjects with ENGLISH as one of the languagesof study and obtained at least 50% of the aggregate marks in the PCB group. In case of candidates belongingto Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibilitywill be 40% of the aggregate in PCB group in the qualifying examination. For admission to Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses, the candidateshould have completed the age of 17 years as on 31st December 2006.
for Engineering and Technology courses, have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th Std. or equivalent examwith PHYSICS & MATHEMATICS along with CHEMISTRY / BIO-TECHNOLOGY / COMPUTER SCIENCE / ELECTRONICS /BIOLOGY as optional subjects with ENGLISH as one of the languages of study and obtained at least 45% of theaggregate marks in the optional subjects. In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribesand Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks for the purpose of eligibility will be 40% of the aggregate marksin the optional subjects in the qualifying examination.
for Architecture course, have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th Std. or equivalent exam with MATHEMATICS &ENGLISH as compulsory subjects and obtained at least 50% of marks in aggregate in all the subjects in the qualifyingexamination and should secure not less than 40% of marks taken together in both Part  I & II of the Aptitude Test.

NOTE :-1. Other Backward Classes means the reserved categories such as Category  1, 2A, 2B, 3A & 3B for the purpose of reservation.
2. A candidate who had obtained a seat in any discipline through the CET Cell in any of the previous years will not be eligible to appearfor the Common Entrance Test for selection of a seat in the same discipline. Such candidate will immediately forfeit the seatselected by him during the previous years, upon selection of a seat in a different discipline during this year.

IMPORTANT : This year, the Merit list of candidates for admission to Medical and Dental courses will be determined only on the basis of marksobtained by candidates in PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test. For Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga /Engineering / echnology courses, the Merit list will be determined on the basis of marks obtained in the respective optional subjects,in both qualifying examination and the Common Entrance Test taken in equal proportions. For Architecture course, the Merit list will be determinedon the basis of marks obtained in both qualifying examination and Part  I & II of the Aptitude Test taken in equal proportions.

4. SUPPLY OF BROCHURE WITH APPLICATION FORM : Brochure with application form will be supplied through the schools and colleges in which the candidate studied or appearedfor 12th std. or 2nd PUC examination upon submission of a demand draft for Rs. 550/- to the Principals in advance,drawn in favour of The Special Officer, CET Cell, Bangalore payable at Bangalore and Rs. 400/- for candidatesbelonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Category  1. The last date for submission of Demand Draft to thePrincipals of Schools and Colleges within Karnataka will be 16-03-2006. Application forms and brochures areexpected to reach the respective schools and colleges by 21-03-2006. The repeater candidates and ex-students who have passed the qualifying examination in the state of Karnataka arealso required to procure the brochure with application form through their respective schools & colleges / Speed Post.
The Karnataka candidates residing outside Karnataka (Horanadu, Gadinadu and other Karnataka candidates), who arestudying or who have studied 12th std. or equivalent exam and appeared for examination outside the state ofKarnataka, within the territory of India, can procure the brochure with application form by Speed Post, by sendinga self-addressed cloth-lined envelope of size 25 cm x 30 cm along with a demand draft for Rs. 650/- drawn in favour ofThe Special Officer, CET Cell, Bangalore payable at Bangalore and the Karnataka candidates residing outside India canget the brochure with application form by sending a demand draft for Rs. 2000/-. The contents on the self-addressedenvelope should be in English or Kannada language only. The cover in which the demand draft and self-addressedenvelope are sent should be boldly super scribed with the words REQUEST FOR CET  2006 BROCHURE and should besent to the following address of the Special Officer by Speed Post ONLY. The CET Cell will not take responsibilityfor envelopes sent through courier or given in person or through any other private arrangement and also for incompleteand insufficient address on the envelope. The last date for submission of Demand Drafts by Speed Post to CET Cellfrom candidates residing outside Karnataka / India will be 18-03-2006. Candidates residing outside Karnataka / Indiacan expect the Application form and brochure from the CET Cell by 21-03-2006.

THE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST  2006 TIME TABLE

DATE	DAY	SUBJECT	TIMINGS
09-05-2006	TUESDAY	BIOLOGY	10.30 AM- 11.50 AM
09-05-2006	TUESDAY	MATHEMATICS	02.30 PM - 03.50 PM
10-05-2006	WEDNESDAY	PHYSICS	10.30 AM- 11.50 AM
10-05-2006	WEDNESDAY	CHEMISTRY	02.30 PM - 03.50 PM
11-05-2006	THURSDAY	KANNADA LANGUAGE TEST	11.00 AM
11-05-2006	THURSDAY	Only for Horanadu & Gadinadu Kannadiga candidates.
12-05-2006	FRIDAY	APTITUDE TEST - PART -1	10.30 AM -12.30 PM
12-05-2006	FRIDAY	APTITUDE TEST - PART -2	02.30 PM - 04.30 PM

In case no consensus is arrived at with Private Professional institutions, the 'CET 2006' application will be applicable ONLY in respect of seats in Government/University Colleges and in aided Courses in Private Aided institutions in the State of Karnataka.

For more details regarding various conditions to claim eligibilityfor Government seats, visit CET Website: http://kar.nic.in/cet