Karnataka PGCET 2021 Question Paper PDF: Download for MBA & MCA Courses
Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test 2025 ( Karnataka PGCET )
KEA conducted Karnataka PGCET 2021 on November 13 and 14 for admission to PG professional courses. Get here details of the PGCET 2021 exam and question paper download links.
Download Karnataka PGCET 2021 Question Paper PDF for MBA and MCA
Karnataka Examination Authority releases the Karnataka PGCET question paper for candidates to prepare for the subsequent exam session. Karnataka PGCET 2021 question paper PDF is available for MBA and MCA courses. Candidates planning to appear for the exam in the upcoming sessions can use the Karnataka PGCET previous year’s question papers for a top-notch preparation. Karnataka PGCET preparation strategy built based on the question papers tends to equip candidates with adequate knowledge of exam pattern, syllabus, important topics, individual analysis, etc.
The difficulty level of the Karnataka PGCET question paper 2021 was inline with other exam sessions, i.e. easy to moderate. Candidates found the General Knowledge section as the most difficult section among all. Whereas, the reasoning section was the easiest among all four sections of the MBA exam. Scroll down to get the download link of Karnataka PGCET 2021 question paper PDF along with the pattern analysis and preparation tips.
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- Karnataka PGCET Question Paper 2021: Overview
- Karnataka PGCET Exam Pattern 2021
- Karnataka PGCET 2021 Sectional Overview
- Karnataka PGCET 2021 Question Paper PDF
- Karnataka PGCET Preparation using Question Paper
Karnataka PGCET Question Paper 2021: Overview
KEA designed the Karnataka PGCET 2021 question paper inline with the exam pattern and syllabus from the previous exam sessions. There were no surprise elements in the Karnataka PGCET 2021 exam. Candidates who had prepared based on the Karnataka PGCET syllabus found the exam on the easier note.
Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will release the Karnataka PGCET question papers. With the release of the information brochure and notification for the exam, KEA releases Karnataka PGCET previous year's question papers. Candidates can use the previous year question papers for Karnataka PGCET preparation. These question papers comprise all the questions that appeared in the previous examination sessions. With the help of Karnataka PGCET sample papers, aspirants can prepare according to the pattern, difficulty standards, important topics and more.
Candidates need to devote a minimum of two hours to practice the Karnataka PGCET exam paper daily without a any miss. This will help them in increasing the accuracy level to answer questions in less time with proficiency. The actual exam duration of the Karnataka PGCET exam is 150 minutes. However, candidates will have to answer all questions within 120 minutes. The remaining 30 minutes are required for frisking and mentioning the details on the answer booklet.
Key highlights of the MBA exam are as follows:
- Karnataka PGCET 2021 question paper for MBA had four sections as mentioned below:
- Proficiency in English Language
- Test of Reasoning and General Intelligence
- General Knowledge
- Quantitative Analysis
- Every section of Karnataka PGCET 2021 exam had 25 questions.
- All questions in Karnataka PGCET 2011 question paper carried one mark each.
- The exam had no negative marking for incorrect responses or unattempted questions.
Karnataka PGCET Exam Pattern 2021
The Karnataka PGCET exam pattern followed in 2021 was identical to the past year’s trends. The table below mentions the key highlights of the Karnataka PGCET paper pattern:
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| Karnataka PGCET Features |
PGCET 2021 Exam Details |
|---|---|
| Mode of exam |
Offline | Pen and paper based test |
| Duration of exam |
120 minutes | 2 hours |
| Format of questions |
Objective type |
| Number of sections |
4 |
| Number of questions |
100 |
| Sectional time-limit |
No |
| Marking scheme |
1 marks for correct responses; no negative marking |
| Overall difficulty level |
Easy to Moderate |
Karnataka PGCET 2021 Sectional Overview
Karnataka PGCET 2021 exam has four sections. The table below mentions the sectional overview of Karnataka PGCET 2021 exam with number of questions and marks in each section.
| Sections |
Total Number of Questions |
Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 25 |
25 |
|
| 25 |
25 |
|
| 25 |
25 |
|
| 25 |
25 |
|
| Total |
100 |
100 |
Karnataka PGCET 2021 Question Paper PDF
Candidates can download the PDF files for Karnataka PGCET 2021 question paper from the links tabulated below:
Download Karnataka PGCET 2021 Question Paper PDF
| PGCET Course Name |
PGCET Question Paper Download Link |
|---|---|
| MBA |
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| MCA |
Karnataka PGCET Preparation using Question Paper
Candidates preparing for Karnataka PGCET based on the previous year’s question papers are benefited because of the following reasons:
- Helps decoding exam pattern
- Helps in better management of time
- Leads to improved accuracy
- Helps analysing strengths and weaknesses
- Boosts confidence of the test takers
- Practise helps in solving questions with perfection
Candidates who prepare based on the past question papers have a better approach at solving the Karnataka PGCET question papers.
Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), the conducting body of Karnataka PGCET exam, has designed the exam with multiple choice questions. Each question in the Karnataka PGCET exam has four answer options. Candidates have to choose one correct option. The most appropriate option will have to be selected and candidates have to mark the bubble corresponding to the most appropriate answer. For example if the answer to question 2 is C, then the bubble C has to be darkened.
Karnataka PGCET exam has a total of 100 questions to be answered within a time duration of 120 minutes. In case a candidates leaves any question unanswered, no marks will be added or deducted. Also, no marks are awarded or deducted for any question, where the candidate has selected multiple answer choices. Infact, there is no negative marking in the exam. For each correct response marked by the candidate in the OMR sheet, KEA will award one mark in Karnataka PGCET 2023 exam while for the wrong answers, no marks will be deducted.
No. KEA has not defined any of the sections in Karnataka PGCET based on the time duration. Candidates do not need to follow any sectional time limit to solve questions from different sections of the Karnataka PGCET question paper. The total time to complete the exam is 120 minutes. Candidates need to answer all the 100 objective type questions within the time duration of 2 hours.
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Karnataka PGCET Notifications
Karnataka PGCET has a total of 100 questions. There are four sections in the exam and each section has 25 MCQs. Each MCQ carry 1 marks. The sections are Proficiency in English Language, General Knowledge, Reasoning and General Intelligence, and Quantitative Analysis. The total time to complete the exam is 120 minutes. 100 MCQs are to be completed in 2 hours.