What are the sections of questions in DCET?

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.

What is DCET exam date 2026?

Karnataka Examination Authority released DCET 2026 exam dates. Online registrations are closed. The exam is conducted offline (pen-paper) mode. The DCET 2026 exam date is May 23.

Where can I check the DCET syllabus?

Candidates can check the DCET exam syllabus on the website cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea. Students must check the course-wise syllabus to know what to study for the test. The DCET syllabus will help candidates to plan their preparation and cover all the subjects.

What is the mode of exam for DCET?

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.

What is the total number of questions in DCET?

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.

What is the duration of the DCET entrance test?

DCET exam duration is 3 hours. But students also get additional 25 minutes to fill in all the details. In this time, students have to read through the instructions, solve the questions, and mark their answers on the OMR sheets.

Is there a negative marking in DCET?

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.

DCET BArch Syllabus 2026: Download Latest Syllabus PDF

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DCET Syllabus 2026: The Karnataka Examination Authority has released DCET exam syllabus on official website. Students can check exam syllabus for their preparation. The Diploma CET syllabus inlcude important chapters and topics that will be asked in exam. Students are advised to go through syllabus to get good score in DCET exam.

KEA will conduct Diploma CET 2026 exam on May 23 (offline- pen and paper based). With the help of syllabus, students will be able to boost their preparation. Also, candidates can refer to the DCET preparation tips. Applicants can also go through DCET exam pattern 2026 to understand the scheme of exam. For more details about DCET 2026 syllabus, check the article below.

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DCET Syllabus 2026
DCET Exam Pattern 2026

DCET Syllabus 2026

The authorities release section-wise syllabus for all subjects asked in DCET 2026 exam, which can be checked below -

DCET Syllabus 2026 - Engineering Mathematics

Units	Topics	Sub Topics	Marks
Unit 1	Matrices and Determinants	Matrix and types Algebra of Matrices (addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication and multiplication) Evaluation of determinants of a square matrix of order 2 and 3. Singular matrices Cramer’s rule for solving a system of linear equations involving 2 and 3 variables Adjoint and Inverse of the non-singular matrices of Orders 2 and 3 Characteristic equation and eigenvalues of a square matrix of order 2	4
Unit 2	Straight Lines	Slope of a straight line Intercepts of a straight line Intercept form of a straight line Slope-intercept form of a straight line Slope-point form of a straight line Two-point form of a straight line General form of a straight line Angle between two lines and conditions for lines to be parallel and perpendicular Equation of a straight line parallel to the given line Equation of a straight line perpendicular to the given line	4
Unit 3	Trigonometry	Concept of angles, their measurement, Radian measure and related conversions. Signs of trigonometric ratios in different quadrants (ASTC rule) Trigonometric ratios of allied angles (definition and the table of trigonometric ratios of standard allied angles say 90⁰±Ɵ, 180⁰±Ɵ, 270⁰±Ɵ and 360⁰±Ɵ) Trigonometric ratios of compound angles (without proof) Trigonometric ratios of multiple angles Transformation formulae	4
Unit 4	Differential Calculus And Applications	Derivatives of continuous functions in an interval (List of formulae) Rules of differentiation Successive differentiation (up to second order) Applications of differentiation	4
Unit 5	Integral Calculus And Applications	List of standard integrals and Basic rules of integration Evaluation of integrals of simple function and their combination Methods of integration Concept of definite integrals Applications of definite integrals	4
Total			20

DCET Syllabus 2026 - Statistics and Analytics

Units	Topics	Sub Topics	Marks
Unit 1	Statistical Data Collection And Types	Definition of data and classification (qualitative, quantitative discrete and continuous data) Data collection tools i) Questionnaires. ii) Survey. iii) Interviews. iv) Focus group discussion Data cleaning	3
Unit 2	Summarisation of Data	Descriptive statistics i) Data tabulation (Frequency table) ii) Relative frequency table. Grouped data i)Bar graph ii) Pie chart iii) Line graph iv) Frequency polygon v) Frequency curve vi) Relative frequency polygon vii) Histograms viii) Box plot Leaf-stem plot	6
Unit 3	Measure of Location And Dispersion	Determination of central tendencies Range, Mean, Mode and Median for the data Determination of absolute measures of dispersion for data like range quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard deviation and variance. Skewness and kurtosis graphs	5
Unit 4	Introduction To Python Programming	Introduction to PYTHON. Syntax of PYTHON. Comments of PYTHON. Data types of PYTHON. Variables of PYTHON. If-else in PYTHON. Loops in PYTHON. Arrays and functions in PYTHON.	6
Total			20

DCET Syllabus 2026 - IT Skills

Units	Topics	Sub Topics	Marks
Unit 1	Introduction to Basics of Coding	1.1 Introduction to computer programming 1.2 Algorithms –With sufficient examples 1.3 Flowcharts – With sufficient examples 1.4 Execute simple programs 1.5 Introduction to Application development 1.6 Simple android application development	4
Unit 2	Design And Develop Web Pages	2.1 Basic web technologies Browser Web –Server Client-Server Model URL SEO techniques Domain names and domain name system. 2.2 Creating Web-pages with HTML5 – Static Introduction, Editors Tags, Attributes, Elements, Headings Links, Images, List, Tables, Forms Formatting, Layout, Iframes. 2.3 Formatting web pages with style sheets(CSS3). Introduction to CSS Inline CSS, Internal CSS, Classes andIDs div, Color, Floating, Positioning Margins, Padding, Borders Fonts, Aligning Text, Styling Links 2.4 Creating a web page dynamic usingJavaScript. Dynamic web page and Introductionto JS Basic syntax Functions Events 2.5 Creating dashboards in websites	4
Unit 3	Business Process Automation / ERP	3.1 Introduction to business processautomation. 3.2 Organization structure and functionscompositionProperties and applications Structure Types Functional Units 3.3 Workflows Introduction Components Use and use cases 3.4 Enterprise resource planning History Evolution Uses of ERP	4
Unit 4	Introduction To Cloud And IoT Concepts	4.1 Fundamentals of cloud 4.2 Cloud service models IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) 4.3 Cloud deployment types Public, Private, Hybrid Community Cloud 4.4 Cloud services: Google Drive - file storage and synchronization service developed by Google; Google docs- bring your documents to life with smart editing and styling tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs; Google Co-lab (Usage of Jupyter Notebook): Colab notebooks allow you to combine executable code and rich text in a single document, along with images, HTML, LaTeX, and more. Google App Engine: Google App Engine is a Platform for a Service and cloud computing platform for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centres. Applications are sandboxed and run across multiple servers. 4.5 Working of IoT and IoT components (Only brief introduction and demonstration through videos) 4.6 Explain the concept of the Internet of Things with examples Smart home Smart city Smart farming	4
Unit 5	Cyber security And Safety	5.1 Introduction to CyberSecurity and CyberSafety. Brief awareness on cyber safety measures Identification of basic security issues in mobile phones and personal computers Installation of Antivirus software Firewall concepts Browser settings Importance of privacy and Password policy (Best practices). 5.2 Common threats - Demonstration Phishing DoS attack Man in the middle attack Eavesdropping Spamming	4
Total			20

DCET Syllabus 2026 - Fundamentals of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Units	Topics	Sub Topics	Marks
Unit 1	Electrical Safety	1. Electrical Symbols 2. Electrical safety Identify Various types of safety signs and what they mean Demonstrate and practice use of PPE Demonstrate how to free a person from electrocution Administer appropriate first aid to victims, bandaging, hear attack, CPR, etc. Fire safety, causes and precautionaryy activities. Use of appropriate fire extinguisherson different types of fires. Demonstrate rescue techniques applied during fire hazard, correctmethod to move injured people during emergency Inform relevant authority about any abnormal situation 1.1 Earthing: Types	2
Unit 2	Electrical Fundamentals	1. Describe the sources of electrical energy. 2. Electrical current, voltage, emf, potential difference, resistance with their SI units. 3. Mention the meters used tomeasure different electrical quantities. Identification Measuring devices Ammeter Voltmeter Wattmeter Ohmmeter Digital Multimeter Megger Tong tester 4. Explain supply systems like AC, DC. Relationship between V, I and R. (Ohms law) Behavior of V, I in Series and Parallel DC circuits. Describe open circuit, close circuit and short circuit Equation to find the effective Resistance connected in series Equation to find effective Resistancesconnected in parallel Resistances connected series andparallel combinations AC sine wave: Sinusoidal voltage, current, amplitude,time-period, cycle, frequency, phase, phase difference, and their units. Electrical work, power and powerfactor, SI units, mention the meters used to measure them. 5. Electrical energy SI units Mention the meters used tomeasure them Single phase and Three phasesupply.	5
Unit 3	Protective Devices And Wiring Circuits	1. Protective Devices Necessity of Protective Devices Various Protective devicesand their functions fuse wire, Glass cartridge fuse HRC fuse Kit-kat fuse MCB MCCB RCCB ELCB Relay Different types of electriciantools and their function. Describe various wiring tools. State procedure of care andmaintenance of wiring tools. 2. Describe different types of wiring systems. Surface conduit concealed conduit PVC casing capping 3. Wiring systems and their applications. 4. Describe the types of wires, cablesused for different current and voltage ratings.	3
Unit 4	Electrical Machines and Batteries and UPS	1. Transformer working principle Transformation ratio Types and applications withtheir ratings 2. Induction motor Single phase and three phaseInduction motor. Necessity of starters. Describe DOL AND STAR-DELTA starters. 3. What are different causes and remedies for a failure of starter and induction motor. 4. Battery Types of batteries (Lead acidbattery, lithium, sealed maintenance free (SMF) battery,Modular battery). Selection criteria of batteries fordifferent applications. Ampere-Hour Capacity. Efficiency 5. UPS List the types and applications Selection criteria of UPS Sizing of UPS	5
Unit 5	Introduction to Electronic Devices and Digital Electronics	1.Compare Conductors, insulators and semiconductors with examples. 2. Identification of types and values of resistors-color codes. 3. PN junction diode Symbol Characteristics Diode as switch. Types of diodes and ratings Applications 4. Rectifier Need for AC to DC conversion Bridge rectifier with and without C filter, Rectifier IC. 5. Transistor (BJT) Symbol Structure Working principle Comparison of analog and digitalsignal Digital systems, examples. Binary numbers, Boolean identities and laws. Digital system building blocks:Basic logic gates, symbols and truth tables. IC-Definition and advantages. 6. Sensors Concept Types: Temperature, Pressure,Water, Light, Sound, Smoke, proximity Sensors, Flow, humidity, voltage, vibration, IR(Principle/working, ratings/ specifications, cost, and applications) 7. Actuators Concept Types and applications. Relay as an actuator 8. Microcontroller As a programmable device and listof real-world applications. PLC and Their applications.	5
Total			20

DCET Syllabus 2026 - Project Management Skills

Units	Topics	Sub Topics	Marks
Unit 1	Introduction	Meaning of Project Features of a Project Types of Projects Benefits of Project Management Obstacles in Project Management Project Management as a Profession Project Manager and His Role Project Consultants What is Operation? Difference between Project and Operation. What is “Process” in Project Management and Process Groups? What is Scope? Difference between Project Group Objectives and Project Scope.	4
Unit 2	Project Administration	Essentials of Project Administration Project Team Project Design Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Project Execution Plan (PEP) Contracting Plan Work Packing Plan Organisation Plan Systems and Procedure Plan Project Procedure Manual Project Diary Project Execution System Project Direction Communication in a Project Project Co-ordination Pre-requisites for Successful Project Implementation	4
Unit 3	Project Life cycle	Phases of Project Life Cycle Project Management Life Cycle (General) Project Planning Project Execution Project Closure Project Risks Types of Risks: Illustrations Risk Assessment Techniques with Illustrations Project Cost Risk Analysis Estimating Time and Cost Overrun Risks Organization/Procedural/Systemic Reasons for Project Cost Overruns Time Overruns	4
Unit 4	Project Planning, Scheduling and Monitoring	Nature of Project Planning Need for Project Planning Functions of Project Planning Steps in Project Planning Project Planning Structure Project Objectives and Policies Tools of Project Planning Project Scheduling Time Monitoring Efforts Bounding Schedules Scheduling to Match the Availability of Manpower Scheduling to Match Release of Funds Problems in Scheduling Real-life Projects Introduction Situation Analysis and Problem Definition Setting Goals and Objectives Generating Structures and Strategies Implementation What is Project Evaluation? Why is Project Evaluation Important? What are the Challenges in Monitoring and Evaluation?	4
Unit 5	Project Control, Review and Audit	Projected Control Purposes Problems of Project Control Gantt Charts Milestone Charts Critical Path Method (CPM) Construction of a Network Network Technique in Project Scheduling Crashing Project Duration through Network Project Review Initial Review Post Audit Performance Evaluation Abandonment Analysis Objectives of Project Audit Functions of Project Auditor Project Audit Programme Difficulties in Establishing Audit Purpose and Scope Digital Technology Trends in Project management Cloud Technology, IoT, AR and VR applications Project management, Smart Cities	4
Total			20

DCET Exam Pattern 2026

Along with the syllabus, the candidates are also advised to check the DCET 2025 exam pattern for a clear picture of how the exam will be held.

Particulars	Details
Name of the Exam	Karnataka Diploma Common Entrance Test
Commonly Known As	DCET
Exam Mode	Offline (Pen-and-Paper-Based Test)
Duration	3 Hours (Additional 25 minutes will be given to fill in the required details)
Type of questions	Objective Multiple Choice Question
Sections	Applied Mathematics Applied Science
Maximum Marks	100
Marking Scheme	One mark will be given for every correct answer. No negative marking.

About DCET 2026 Exam Pattern

The DCET 2026 is held offline and candidates will have to mark their answers on OMR sheet. The question paper of KEA DCET comprises 5 sections: Engineering mathematics, Statistics and Analytics, IT skills, Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Project Management Skills. The Karnataka Examinations Authority will conduct a Kannada Language Test of one hour for Horandu and Gadinadu Kannadiga language candidates to claim government seats. Candidates applying for DCET 2026 exam must go through the pattern, followed by syllabus carefully in order to prepare well the diploma entrance examination.