GCET BArch 2024: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

Before registration, candidates should check GCET eligibility criteria. All candidates should be of Indian nationality. They should have passed 12th class qualifying exam with minimum required marks.

Yes. DTE Goa has announced that the state will not conduct Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET). Instead the authorities will accept applications for the counselling and admission process based on the candidate's scores and ranks obtained in JEE Main. However, the candidates will be required to meet the basic eligibility criteria that will be prescribed by the DTE Goa authorities. All candidates will have to attempt one or both sessions of JEE Main to be eligible for GCET/Goa BE admissions. 

GCET 2025 will not be held. In the previous year, DTE announced that the state will not conduct the entrance examination. Instead, admissions into the BE courses offered by the participating institutes will be done based on JEE Main scores/ranks. All candidates will have to attempt atleast one session of JEE Main and qualify it to be eligible for Goa BE admissions. More details regarding the counselling and admission process will be announced by DTE Goa. 

Yes, candidates are expected to have the option to access and submit the GCET/Goa BE admission counselling form offline. The counselling form will be available at - Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna,  PES Rajaram & Tarabai College of Pharmacy, Farmagudi and the Directorate of Technical Education, Porvorim. Along with the counselling form, the candidates will also be required to submit their self-attested documents. 

GCET/Goa BE seat allotment result will be declared offline. Candidates will be able to check their seat allotment result at the counselling venue. No other mode will be used to declare the seat allotment result. Allotment of seats will be done based on the candidate's rank, preferences and seat availability.

GCET/Goa BE admission result or merit list will be released online. No login details are needed to check result. It will be available as a PDF. The qualifying status for admission will be available through GCET result.

Candidates are advised to check the GCET/Goa BE admission result/merit list very carefully before downloading it. In case of any mistakes in the GCET/Goa BE admission result/merit list, the candidates are advised to immediately contact the authorities. However, it is to be noted that the authorities will not accept requests for corrections in the merit ranks. In case of corrections in other personal or admission related information, the authorities will accept requests for corrections. 

GCET/Goa BE admission result/merit list will be released online by the authorities of DTE, Goa. Candidates are advised to check the details present in the result/merit list carefully. In case of any mistakes in the examination, the candidates are advised to immediately contact the authorities. The following details will be present in the result/merit list of GCET.

• Candidate's name
• Application number
• Course and subject
• Obtained merit rank

While filling GCET/Goa BE admissions application form, candidates will have to pay fee of INR 2000. GCET application fee has to be paid while submitting form. No other mode of payment will be accepted. If candidates do not complete payment before final date, then their applications will not be accepted.

GCET/Goa BE admission 2025 application form was available offline. Candidates could buy Goa BE admission application form at different locations. Application form had to be filled out with their details and submitted before last date.

While filling application form of GCET/Goa BE admission, candidates have to paste their photograph. Photograph should be passport-sized and should be 3.5cm in width and 4.5cm in height. Photograph does not have to be uploaded online.

GCET admit card will be released by the authorities. Registered candidates do not need any credentials to access and download the admit card of GCET. After the GCET application form is filled, submitted and the fee is paid, candidates will receive the admit card in their registered email ID.

At the examination centre,  candidates will have to bring their GCET admit card. Along with admit card, candidates will also have to present one identity proof. Any of the identity proofs are valid to be presented at the examination centre - Voter ID/Aadhaar Card/PAN Card/Passport/Driver's License/School ID.

The authorities will not accept any requests to change the allotted exam centre after the GCET admit card. While filling out the application form, the candidates are advised to be careful while filling out their exam centre preferences. The authorities will allot the GCET exam centres as per the preferences and availability of the centre. No changes can be made after the centres have been allotted. 

GCET syllabus will be prepared and released by the authorities of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Goa online at dte.goa.gov.in. No other mode will be used to declare the official GCET syllabus. The subjects, units and topics to be studied for the entrance examination will be released through the GCET syllabus. While preparing for the examination, the candidates are advised to check the official syllabus. 

For GCET Chemistry, candidates should study entire syllabus and focus on important topics. These important topics will help candidates score well in the exam. Candidates can find important topics after checking previous year's papers.

For GCET, students should prepare entire syllabus. Since question paper will be prepared based on topics from GCET syllabus, it will help them to score well in exam. However, students can check some important topics and focus on them.

According to GCET exam pattern, total duration of entrance examination is 6 hours. GCET has three papers, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. For each paper, 2 hours will be given.

According to GCET pattern, the exam will have 225 objective questions. Paper is divided into three sections, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Each section will have 75 questions. For every question, correct option has to be selected.

The official marking scheme of GCET will be prepared and released by the authorities. For every correct response, the candidates will be allotted one mark. The authorities will not deduct any marks for incorrect answers. Unattempted questions will also not be marked negatively. Since there is no negative marking, the candidates are advised to attempt all questions in GCET to raise their chances of scoring well in the entrance examination.

For GCET preparation, candidates should know exam pattern. Through exam pattern, candidates can check details on how examination will be held. Some important details are exam duration, number of questions, marking information and more.

Yes. Candidates are advised to attempt mock tests regularly to be well prepared for GCET. By attempting mock tests, the candidates will be able to understand how the entrance examination will be held. Mock tests will also help the candidates to know the current preparation progress and their commonly made mistakes. By identifying their commonly made mistakes, the candidates will be able to correct it so that the same is not made during the exam. Mock tests also help the candidates boost their time management skills.

To prepare for GCET Physics section, students should study from good reference books. Along with NCERT books, students can also prepare from books by popular authors like HC Verma and DC Pandey. Through these books, students can prepare well for exam.

Candidates will be able to check GCET answer key online. They will not need log in credentials to download answer key. To check and download GCET answer key, candidates will have to select their course paper at official website.

Candidates can calculate their probable secured scores using GCET answer key. Candidates will have to download answer key and compare it to their individual responses. Official marking scheme as per GCET exam pattern has to be followed.

The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Goa will not release the final answer key of GCET online. Since no objections against the provisional GCET answer key will be accepted by the authorities, they will not prepare the final key. The decision of the authorities on the provisional answer key will remain absolute. The official GCET result will be prepared based on the answer key. In case of any problems, the candidates are advised to contact the authorities.