DCET Exam Pattern 2026: Number of Questions, Marking Scheme, Exam Duration

The Diploma Common Entrance Test is conducted in offline mode. Students have to mark their answers on an OMR sheet with a black or a blue ink bluepoint pen only.

DCET question paper will consist of  Engineering Mathematics, Statistics & Analytics, IT Skills, Fundamentals Of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, and Project Management Skills for all Engineering Diploma Programmes. By checking the DCET syllabus, the candidates will be able to boost their preparation for the examination.  For higher chances of scoring well, the candidates are advised to study the entire DCET syllabus.

The DCET question paper will have a total of 100 questions. It will include questions from engineering mathematics, statistics & analytics, IT skills, fundamentals of electrical & electronics engineering and project management skills.

Hello, The Diploma Common Entrance Test is an exam conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority. The maximum score is 180. The duration is obvious 3 hours. The questions paper will contain three segments. The first one is for Applied Mathematics. The total weightage is 40 marks. The next section is for Applied Science. Carrying the same weightage, 40 marks. The third section, which is the bigger one from the above two will constitute the Engineering/Architecture part (as per your preference). The score of this section is 100 marks. So, every question carries 1 mark each and hence 180 questions for 180 marks. An amazing rule of this exam is that there is no negative marking at all, which means you can try a 'trial & error' method in some of the questions. The syllabus is not so huge. If you have a good command over your class 11th and 12th concepts, maths and science (preferably CBSE -NCERT), you can easily crack this exam with the good marks. Hope this helps. Good luck.

There is no negative marking in DCET examination for any incorrect and unattempted questions. The maximum marks in DCET are 100 marks and candidates get 1 mark for every correct answer.

The authority releases the DCET exam pattern through the information brochure itself. According to the exam pattern of DCET, there will be 100 questions in the exam and the exam will be held in offline mode.

DCET question paper will consist of  Engineering Mathematics, Statistics & Analytics, IT Skills, Fundamentals Of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, and Project Management Skills for all Engineering Diploma Programmes. By checking the DCET syllabus, the candidates will be able to boost their preparation for the examination.  For higher chances of scoring well, the candidates are advised to study the entire DCET syllabus.

Karnataka Examination Authority released DCET 2026 exam dates. The exam was conducted offline (pen-paper) mode on May 23.