About

Karnataka PGCET is a state-level entrance test conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) for admission to MBA/ MCA/ ME/ MTech/ MArch programs offered by Karnataka’s Government / University/ Private Aided / Private Un-Aided professional educational institutions. Total 178 institutes in Karnataka participate in Karnataka PGCET for PG admission after qualifying this common entrance test.

Latest Notification

Karnataka PGCET 2022 is expected to be conducted in the 1^st week of July 2022. KEA will release Karnataka PGCET 2022 application form in the 3^rd week of May 2022.

Eligibility Criteria

Karnataka PGCET 2022 Eligibility

Karnataka PGCET 2022 General Eligibility criteria

Nationality: The candidate must be a citizen of India.
Domicile: Candidates from the home state must have a domicile of Karnataka for getting a reservation.
Other State Candidates: Candidates from other states can also apply for Karnataka PGCET but they will not be eligible for getting any reservation.

Karnataka PGCET 2022 Detailed Eligibility Criteria

Karnataka PGCET 2022 Eligibility for different courses are as follows

Course	Particulars	Details
Full time M.E /M. Tech/ M. Arch Course	Qualification	B. Tech/ M. Sc or equivalent degree from a recognized board or university
	Qualifying Marks	Candidates from Karnataka need to get a minimum of 50% marks in all subjects of years/ semester
	GATE Candidates	Candidates who want to apply through national level scores, need a valid GATE score card
	Reservation Category	45% qualifying marks required for ST/ SC/ OBC and category- 1 candidates; Reservation is only applicable for Karnataka state candidates
Part time M.E /M. Tech/ M. Arch Course	Qualification	B. Tech/ M. Sc or equivalent degree from a recognized board or university
	Qualifying Marks	Candidates of Karnataka state need to get a minimum of 50% marks in all subjects of years/ semester
	GATE Candidates	Candidates who want to apply through national-level scores need a valid GATE scorecard
	Reservation Category	45% qualifying marks are required for ST/ SC/ OBC and category- 1 candidates. Reservation is only applicable for Karnataka state candidates
	Work experience	After completing the degree, candidates must not have work experience of fewer than three years as of 31 st July, 2022; This work must be completed in an organization within a 40 km radius of the candidate’s institution
	Additional requirement	NOC from filled up by the employer and duly signed by a competent authority
MCA Course	Educational Qualification	UG degree with Mathematics/Statistics/Computer
	Qualifying Marks	Candidates need to qualify graduation with 50% marks for the general category and 45% marks for any reserved category
	Subjects	graduation degree with one of the following subjects. Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Application, Business Mathematics and Business Statistics
	Reservation Category	reserved category candidates such as ST/ SC/ OBC and category- 1 require 45% marks graduation
2nd year lateral entry in MCA Course	Educational qualification	Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3 years duration in courses like BCA, B.Sc (I.T. / Computer Science)
	Qualifying marks	Candidates must have a minimum of 50% marks together in all the subjects of the Degree Examination
	Subjects	Must have Mathematics as a subject at 10 + 2 level or at Graduate Level
	Reservation category	45% of marks is required in the qualifying examination of SC, ST, and Category-I candidates belonging to Karnataka state
Full-Time MBA course	Educational qualification	Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years duration
	Qualifying marks	Candidates need to get a minimum of 50% marks in all the subjects., including languages
	Reservation category	45% of marks is required in the qualifying examination for SC, ST, and Category-I candidates of Karnataka state
Part-Time MBA course	Educational qualification	Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years duration
	Qualifying marks	Candidates need to get a minimum of 50% marks taken together in all the subjects including languages
	Reservation category	45% of marks is required in the qualifying examination for SC, ST, and Category-I candidates of Karnataka state
	Work experience	Candidates must have worked for not less than three years as of 31st July 2022 after completion of the degree; This work must be completed in an organization within a 40 km radius of the candidate’s institution

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee (in INR)
General candidates	650
Reserved candidates	500

Exam Pattern

Course	Number of questions	Marks allotted
MBA	100 (50+50)	100
MCA	Part 1: 60	60
	Part 2: 20	40
	Total: 80	100
ME/ M.Tech/ M.Arch	Part 1: 50	50
	Part 2: 25	50
	Total: 75	100

Reservation

According to Karnataka PGCET 2022 Reservation Policy, only candidates of Karnataka can claim for reservation.
The reserved categories are SC, ST, and Category-I for Karnataka candidates.
Candidates from the Hyderabad-Karnataka region can claim for reservation if they produce an eligibility certificate from the concerned Assistant Commissioner.
Reservation for Ex-Defence Special Category (Code- U): Ward of ex-servicemen can get a certificate showing the home address of the parent issued by the Joint Director / Deputy Director of the concerned district and countersigned by the Director, Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement, Bangalore. This reservation will not be applicable for M.E./M.Tech/M.Arch courses.
Reservation for PwD candidates: Candidates who have 40% or more disability are reserved for 3% of total seats in Government and Government Aided colleges.

Counselling

Karnataka PGCET 2022 Counselling will be organized via online mode for the allotment of seats.
The counseling will be organized after the declaration of the result.
Qualifying candidates can check the counseling schedule on the website.
Candidates need to submit their original documents and certificates during verification.

The documents which will be needed during Karnataka PGCET 2022 counseling process are mentioned below:

10th class certificate
12th class certificate
Qualifying exam marks card
Degree certificate
Category certificate (required only for residents of Karnataka)
Income certificate
Print out of online application form
Transfer certificate

Syllabus

Before appearing for the exam candidates must go through the syllabus mentioned below:

Karnataka PGCET 2022 MBA Syllabus

Proficiency in English Language: (Section – A)
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- One word substitution
- Idioms and phrases
- Pairs expressing relationships
- Grammar
- Famous books in english literature
- Sentence correction
General Knowledge : (Section - B)
- Indian Business Environment
- Global Environment
- Social Events
- Cultural Events
- Economics
- Management
- Political Events
- Historical Events
- Current Affairs
- Sports
- Awards
- Personalities and Achievements
- Science and Technology
- Humanities
Test of Reasoning and General Intelligence (Section – C)
- Puzzles
- Diagrams
- Analogy
- Logic
- Verbal Ability
- Analytical Ability
- Related Aspects
Quantitative Analysis (Section – D)
- Arithmetic
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Statistics
- Related Quantitative Aspects

Karnataka PGCET 2022 MCA Syllabus

Mathematics
- Algebra
  - Fundamental operations in Algebra
  - Expansion
  - Factorization
  - Simultaneous Linear / Quadratic equations
  - Indices
  - Logarithms
  - Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions
  - Binomial Theorem
  - Permutations and Combinations
  - Surds, Determinants, Matrices and application to solution of simultaneous linear equations.
- Coordinate Geometry
  - Rectangular Cartesian coordinates
  - Equations of Line Midpoint, Intersections etc
  - Equations of a Circle
  - Distance formulae
  - Pair of straight lines
  - Parabola, Ellipse and Hyperbola
  - Simple Geometric transformations such as Translation, Rotation, Scaling.
- Vector
  - Position vector
  - addition and subtraction of Vectors
  - Scalar and Vector products.
- Trigonometry
  - Simple identities
  - Trigonometric equations
  - Properties of Triangles
  - Inverse function.
- Probability and Statistics
  - Basic concept of Probability theory
  - Averages
  - Dependent and Independent events
  - Frequency distributions and measures of dispersions
  - Skewness and Kurtosis
  - Random variable and Distribution functions
  - Mathematical Expectations
  - Binomial
  - Poisson
  - Normal distributions
  - Curve fitting and Principle of Least Squares
  - Correlation and Regression
Computer Awareness:
- Computer Basics
  - Organization of a computer
  - Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  - Input / Output devices
  - Computer Memory
  - Back-up devices
  - Computer Languages
  - Operating Systems.
- Data Representation
  - Representation of Characters
  - Integers and Fractions
  - Binary and Hexadecimal representations
  - Binary Arithmetic: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
  - Two’s complement arithmetic
  - Floating-point representation of numbers
  - Normalized Floating-point representation.
Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Quantitative reasoning
- Visuospatial reasoning.
General Awareness: This section shall carry questions to test the general awareness about Business, Finance, Industry, Transportation, Scientific inventions, Governance, Healthcare, Cultural dimensions, etc.
General English: Questions on Grammar and Vocabulary.

Karnataka PGCET 2022 ME / M.Tech / M.Arch Syllabus

The syllabus for the entrance test will be set according to the branch chosen by the candidates.
There are 60 questions from the subject chosen by the candidate in the paper and the remaining questions will be from Arithmetic and Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and English.

Preparation Tips

Exam

Events	Dates
Starting of application form	3^rd week of May 2022
Online registration close	1^st week of June 2022
Hall ticket	4^th week of June 2022
Karnataka PGCET 2022 exam date	1^st week of July 2022
Answer key release date	3^rd week of July 2022
Announcement of result	3^rd week of August 2022
Counselling starts	1^st week of September 2022

Eligibilty Criteria