Students' Speak: Tips to prepare for KCET
Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2026 ( KCET )
Registration - 16 Jan '26 - 17 Feb '26
By: Manish Motwani
While preparations, set time to 80 minutes for each subject question paper and try to solve 90 questions within it. One thing important to note, don't open answer sheets or solutions while writing the paper.
KCET is relatively easier than other entrance exams. Students’ first priority is IITs and NITs and then they opt for KCET and other state government exams. KCET is easy as compared to JEE Mains. Hence, it is one of the best opportunity to opt for an engineering aspirant to take admission in one of the best government colleges in India.
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Starting with the correct study material, one should go mainly with more number of questions than theory. The best way to do questions is to start with mock test papers of JEE Mains. This is because, JEE Mains questions are tougher than KCET, hence, you will feel ease while doing KCET paper. For Physics, I would suggest H.C Verma and P. Bahadur. For Chemistry, NCERT and Cengage will be more than enough. You can study your Board syllabus too for chemistry. For Maths, R.D Sharma, Part-1 and Part-2 will be more than enough apart from mock tests.While preparations, set time to 80 minutes for each subject question paper and try to solve 90 questions within it. One thing important to note, don't open answer sheets or solutions while writing the paper. Also, try to avoid distractions in between and solve paper in one go.
For those who are opting for Biology do go with NCERT, I would also suggest going through the coursebook of ICSE board students. It is a detailed book on core topics.
Evaluating yourself from day-1 is important. Try to make a graph of marks you are getting in the mock test. Most toppers opt for an aggressive approach in the last few days of paper. Every day solve 2 papers of JEE Main and check your graph in each subject every 4 days. Be very honest with yourself but don't burn out. Take breaks and try to be mentally happy and healthy. Make notes and revise them properly.
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In the exam, you'll be given the last 10 minutes to fill OMR but, in my advice, fill the OMR together with paper. if you can't fill the OMR at last, the hard work will go in vain. For motivation, try searching for the best colleges and imagine the upcoming four years of your life in that institute. This will work as a positive aid and help you work harder every day.
About the Author:
Manish Motwani is a third-year Computer Science student from Lovely Professional University. He is passionate about writing content to help students in solving their career-related queries and providing guidance in their journey. He is also a tech enthusiast and travel freak.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 21 hours ago
6-8 months is a sufficient time to prepare for the KCET. However, for students who are well-versed with 10+2, they will find cracking the KCET easy.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 21 hours ago
Based on past year trends, Maths is generally considered difficult and time-consuming section to prepare for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test. Rest are easy to crack.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 21 hours ago
Candidates can find the KCET syllabus PDF from its official website. There the authorities have uploaded the KCET information brochure PDF which students can download for their perusal.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 4 days ago
Yes, B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering at VTU is easily achievable with a rank of 7000 for the students belonging to the General AI category.
Students can refer to the table below to know which colleges are available to them in the last round.
| College | Last Round (Closing Rank) |
|---|---|
| Acharya Institute of Technology | 36960 |
| Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management | 35584 |
| SJB Institute of Technology | 33150 |
| JSS Academy of Technical Education | 30202 |
| Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering | 29642 |
| Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology | 28117 |
| KLE Dr. M.S.Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology | 27834 |
| Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology (AIT), Bangalore | 27544 |
| CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore | 27114.5 |
| Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology | 23757 |
| NHCE Bangalore - New Horizon College of Engineering | 22469 |
| KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi | 21865 |
| Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering | 20446 |
| R.N.S. Institute of Technology | 19792 |
| B.N.M Institute of Technology | 19049 |
| BMS Institute of Technology and Management | 15498 |
| KLE Technological University | 15143 |
| R V Institute of Technology and Management | 14565 |
| Siddaganga Institute of Technology | 14310 |
| Bangalore Institute of Technology | 13549 |
| The National Institute of Engineering | 12751 |
Note: This is not the entire list of col
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
The KCET Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the BE/BTech courses for various categories under both the All India and Home State quotas.
For the General AI category, the overall cutoff varied between 234 and 261973. The maximum rank at which admissions are entertained was 261973. Please keep i
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
The MVJCE KCET Cutoff 2025 was published for admission to the BE/BTech courses for various categories and rounds under the All India and Home State quota.
For the General AI category, the last round cutoff ranged from 26347 to 257572, wherein the easiest and the hardest courses for admission were B
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, candidates are not required to appear for the KCET to qualify for MBBS admissions at St. John's Medical College. Instead, candidates need to register for the counseling rounds of KCET to gt seats alloted during MBBS admissions.
To qualify for St. John's Medical College MBBS admissions, candidates
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
The DSU KCET cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the BTech courses for all rounds and categories under the All India and Home State quota.
For the General AI category, the last round cutoff ranged from 24798 to 121064.5, wherein the most competitive course for admission was B.Tech. in Aerospac
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
The RNSIT KCET cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the BE courses for various rounds and categories under the All India and Home State quota.
For the General AI quota, the last round cutoff varied between 16199 and 258478, wherein the hardest course for admission was B.E. in Computer Science a
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
The KLE Technological University KCET cutoff 2025 was published for admission to the BE course for various categories under the both the All India and Home State quota.
For the General AI quota, the cutoff in the last round ranged from 10412 to 69873, wherein the most and least challenging course wa
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Contributor-Level 10