Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation: Preparation Tips, Important Topics, Exam Pattern

Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2025 ( KCET )

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Updated on Apr 6, 2025 15:25 IST

KCET 2025 exam requires a lot of practice and a good amount of learning, thus having a set of good books is a must. Candidates appearing in the exam can check the list of best books for KCET 2025 preparations here. Read more to know some of the best books for KCET preparations.

Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation: While preparing for Karnataka Common Entrance Test or KCET 2025, the top priority of students is to choose the right set of books. Appropriate study material helps candidates to score good marks in the KCET 2025 exam and get into the institutes of their choice. Every year lakhs of candidates appear for the KCET UGCET exam and they all have the aforesaid common query. Candidates appearing in the exam are advised to refer to the best books for KCET 2025 for their preparations. Referring to best books for KCET exam preparations helps candidates to ace the exam with a good score. Applicants can also refer to the KCET exam pattern 2025 and syllabus along with the best books for their preparations. In order to answer this question of students, we have listed the best books for KCET 2025 preparation below. 
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Table of content
  • How to Choose Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation?
  • Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation
  • Subject-wise Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation
  • KCET 2025 Preparation Tips

How to Choose Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation?

There is no dearth of books that claims to help aspirants of KCET 2025 exam. However, candidates must remember a few important things while choosing the best books for KCET preparation. One of the biggest disadvantages of choosing the wrong KCET books 2025 is of wrong knowledge and it will also waste the precious time of candidates. Aspirants must keep the following points in mind while choosing the best study material for KCET 2025:

  • Candidates should always buy the latest version of the books or study material. 
  • Candidates must go through the entire KCET syllabus 2025 and choose the books that cover it.
  • Students should also refer to the KCET preparation books 2025 containing the previous year's question papers and sample practice papers
  • One of the best ways to know about best books for KCET 2025 preparations is through the internet. Most of the e-commerce websites have reviews or ratings which will also help them while choosing the best KCET books.
  • The KCET 2025 books which are available in an easy-to-understand format should be given more importance than others

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Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation

Below is the list of some of the most important books for KCET 2025 preparation:

  • 16 Year's Solved Papers Karnataka CET Engineering Entrance by Arihant Publications.
  • Karnataka CET Explorer - Engineering by MTG Editorial Board.
  • KCET Chapter-wise Previous Questions with Solutions by Annapurna Experts.

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Subject-wise Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation

Candidates can find the list of subject-wise best books for KCET preparations from the table below.

Physics

Chemistry

Mathematics

  • NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Physics
  • Physics for Karnataka CET and COMEDK
  • Physics for 1st Year PUC by AS Govind
  • Physics for Karnataka CET and COMEDK by K. L. Gomber and K. L. Gogia
  • Fundamentals of Physics by S Chand
  • Pradeep’s Fundamental Physics (Class 11 and 12)
  • NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Chemistry
  • Modern’s Abc of Chemistry, Part-1 and Part-2 by S P Jauhar
  • Chemistry for first Year PUC by Prof Somashekara Prasad
  • Pradeep’s New Course Chemistry
  • NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Mathematics
  • CET by Bosco
  • MCQ by Asit Das Gupta
  • Mathematics by Dinesh
  • Mathematics for first Year PUC BY Dr. PG Umarani

KCET 2025 Preparation Tips

Here are some preparation tips for KCET 2025 that students should follow to boost their preparation.

Q:   What are the important books for KCET exam preparation?

Know the Syllabus well: Candidates must go through the KCET syllabus 2025 before starting their preparation to study the right topics for the exam.

Time Management: Candidates should manage their time for KCET 2025 preparation effectively so that they give ample time to each subject and the entire syllabus is covered on time. They must allot time for revision and appear for KCET mock test.

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Best books: Candidates should start their KCET preparation with their NCERT Books. After completion, they can move to important reference books which are mentioned in the article.

Revision: Candidates must allot proper time for revision in their study plan so that they remember every concept and formula related to the subjects.

Sample papers: Candidates should practice more and more KCET previous year question papers. These sample papers are based on the actual pattern of the exam and also help the candidates to analyse their performances.

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No. The official authority does not release mock tests. Candidates need to refer to third party websites for the mock tests.

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Nishtha Chaudhary

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Answered 2 weeks ago

No. The JEE Mains emphasizes on deep knowledge and quote challenging with negative marking whereas KCET is moderately difficult which emphasizes on direct factual questions with no negative markings.

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Mani Mehra

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The difficulty level for mathematics is considered as moderate to difficult and other subjects are considered as easier to moderate.

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Vikrant Shukla

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The exam tests knowledge of 11th and 12th syllabus so it is important to focus on 11th and 12th standard NCERT textbooks which gradually start by practicing previous years papers and appearing for mock examinations.

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Mayank Kumari

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Answered 2 weeks ago

It is important to give mock tests for candidates appearing for KCET examination as it provides a holistic view and it provides a realistic exam experience also helping the candidates for analysing strengths and working on weaknesses.

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Aayushi Harsha

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The KCET syllabus is based on 11th and 12th standard which includes subjects like physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology.

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Satyendra Katarya

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 weeks ago

The examination tests knowledge of 11th and 12th standard which includes subjects like physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology.

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Chanchal Sinha

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No, there is no negative marking in KCET making it important for the candidates to attempt all questions.

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Mamona Rai

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The marking scheme for KCET is 1 mark for each correct answer with no negative marking.

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Nishtha Taneja

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The exam is in offline mode with questions asked in MCQ format for subjects like physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology containing 60 questions wherein each subject is a session for 80 minutes.

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Nishtha Chaudhary

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