GUJCET PG Courses Pattern 2025: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Gujarat Common Entrance Test 2025 ( GUJCET )

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GUJCET Exam Pattern 2026: The exam body, Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, mentions the GUJCET 2026 exam pattern. Candidates can also check the GUJCET paper pattern here to know the basic details about the exam, such as the total number of questions, exam duration, number of sections, and marking scheme. The GUJCET 2026 exam will be conducted in offline mode as a pen-and-paper-based test. There will be two papers in the GUJCET 2026 exam wherein Paper 1 will comprise questions in Physics and Chemistry and Paper 2 will comprise questions in Mathematics. The exam will have a total of 120 questions of 1 mark each, 40 each from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

The total duration of exam is 3 hours. There will be negative marking of 0.25 in case of incorrect answer. Candidates should also check the GUJCET question papers to understand the exam pattern. Checking the GUJCET previous year question papers will also help candidates to understand the weightage of subject-wise topics and the difficulty level of the exam. In addition to this, candidates must check the GUJCET 2026 syllabus, as it is equally important for exam preparation. Look over more details concerning the GUJCET exam pattern 2026 below.

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  • GUJCET Exam Pattern 2026
  • GUJCET 2026 Marking Scheme
  • GUJCET Syllabus 2026
  • GUJCET 2026 Exam Pattern FAQs
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GUJCET Exam Pattern 2026

As per the pattern of the GUJCET 2026, the exam will have two papers, Paper 1 which will have questions from Physics, and Chemistry, and Paper 2 which will have questions from Mathematics.  

The first paper, Paper 1 will be held in the morning shift and will consist of 80 questions, 40 each from Physics and Chemistry, and the total duration of the paper will be 120 minutes. The second paper, Paper 2 will be held in the afternoon shift and will consist of 80 questions, 40 each from Mathematics and Biology.

Engineering aspirants will be required to solve only the Mathematics part of Paper 2 while the Pharmacy aspirants will have to solve the Biology section. Candidates can check the below table for more details about the GUJCET 2026 exam pattern. 

GUJCET 2026 Paper Pattern

Particulars

Details

Mode of Exam

Offline (Pen and Paper Based Test)

Total Duration of Exam

3 hours

Physics & Chemistry - 120 minutes

Mathematics - 60 minutes

Question Paper Medium

English/Hindi/Gujarati

Number of Sections

Physics - 40 questions

Chemistry - 40 questions

Mathematics - 40 questions

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions (Objective Type)

Total Number of Questions

120 questions

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What are benefits of solving GUJCET Previous Year Question Paper?
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By solving the past year question papers of GUJCET, candidates will experience a boost in their confidence, it will also help them in time management, and give an understanding of difficulty level of the exam.

Q:   How to develop better question-solving skills for GUJCET exam?
A: 

Candidates must practice GUJCET question paper or sample paper as much as they can to develop a better question-solving skill.

Q:   How many sections are there in the GUJCET question paper?
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In the GUJCET there are The question paper comprises of two sections Paper I (Mathematics or Biology) and Paper-II (Physics and Chemistry).

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GUJCET 2026 Marking Scheme

As per the exam pattern of GUJCET 2026, each question will carry one mark. Therefore, the question paper will be 120 marks. There is a provision for negative marking too wherein 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

GUJCET 2026 Marking Scheme

Particulars

Details

Marking Scheme

1 mark for every correct answer

Negative Marking

0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer

Also read:

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GUJCET Syllabus 2026

Candidates can check the syllabus of GUJCET 2026 from the official portal. The GUJCET 2026 syllabus consists of the topics that are asked in the exam. In the GUJCET 2026 exam, questions will be asked from classes 11 and 12 topics of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics topics. Candidates must prepare for the exam using the prescribed syllabus as questions in the exam will be prepared with the syllabus.  

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GUJCET 2026 Exam Pattern FAQs

Check Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the GUJCET 2026 exam pattern.

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Q:   Is there any reservation in the GUJCET exam?
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Yes, there is reservation in the GUJCET according to which 27% reservation is there for candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC). There are also provisions for widows, orphans, and students belonging to the Economically Backward Class (EWS). However, students will have to check the detailed notification for the same.

Q:   Who can apply for the GUJCET form?
A: 

Candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria of GUJCET can fill the application form. The GUJCET eligibility criteria is mentioned here - 

  • Candidates must be a resident of Gujarat
  • The minimum age limit must be 17 years
  • They must have qualified 10+2 with PCM or PCB
Q:   What is the GUJCET admission process?
A: 

The GUJCET admission process includes registration, appearing for the exam, participating in the counselling, paying the fee and finally reporting to the college.

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Answered 4 weeks ago

Yes, there is reservation in the GUJCET according to which 27% reservation is there for candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC). There are also provisions for widows, orphans, and students belonging to the Economically Backward Class (EWS). However, students will h

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Chanchal Sinha

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Being an entrance exam there are no course fees for the same. However, after you get admission into the college you will have to pay the college fees which will depend upon the college and GUJCET doesn't have any say in that.

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Mayank Kumari

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Answered 4 weeks ago

As the GUJCET is just an entrance exam, there are no scholarships here. However, if you get shortlisted for a college, you might enquire for scholarships of that particular college.

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Nishtha Taneja

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks ago

In the GUJCET there are The question paper comprises of two sections Paper I (Mathematics or Biology) and Paper-II (Physics and Chemistry).

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Satyendra Katarya

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks ago

Candidates must practice GUJCET question paper or sample paper as much as they can to develop a better question-solving skill.

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Lalit Jain

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks ago

By solving the past year question papers of GUJCET, candidates will experience a boost in their confidence, it will also help them in time management, and give an understanding of difficulty level of the exam.

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Mamona Rai

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks ago

The question paper can be downloaded by visiting the official website and going to downloads section. There candidates will have to select the year for which they want the question papers.

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Vikrant Shukla

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 weeks ago

The date for correction facility in the filled application form will be notified soon.

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Nishtha Chaudhary

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks ago

Candidates will be able to check the GUJCET schedule on this page as well as from the official website gujcet.gseb.org. 

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Mani Mehra

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 4 weeks ago

The GUJCET counselling will be conducted after the results are declared. We can expect the counselling to be conducted in June or July.

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Aayushi Harsha

Contributor-Level 7

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