Karnataka PGCET MCA Pattern 2025: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test 2025 ( Karnataka PGCET )

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Updated on Apr 1, 2021 05:16 IST

By Abhishek Dhawan, Assistant Manager – Editorial Content

Karnataka PGCET exam pattern highlights the overall structure of the exam. It provides information regarding the marking scheme, time duration, total marks and section-wise distribution of questions. The detailed Karnataka PGCET exam pattern 2021 is available on this page.

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  • Karnataka PGCET exam pattern 2021 for MCA
  • Karnataka PGCET 2021 Exam Pattern – Important Points
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Karnataka PGCET exam pattern 2021 for MCA

The question paper for the MCA of Karnataka PGCET 2020 exam will be divided into two parts. Part A will have 60 questions while Part B will carry total 20 questions. The paper will have total 100 questions and the total marks of the test is 100. Questions will be objective type. The duration of the test is 150 minutes. Each question in Part A carries one mark. The questions in Part B will be for two marks. There is no negative marking. The distribution of the Karnataka PGCET question paper will be based on the following pattern with a variation of 5 to 10 per cent.

Distribution of questions

Divisions

Units

Number of questions

Part A

Unit-1

20

Unit-2

15

Unit-3

10

Unit-4

10

Unit-5

5

Part B

Unit 1

7

Unit 2

5

Unit 3

5

Unit 4 & 5

3

Total

 

80

Distribution of marks

Divisions

Units

Marks

Part A

Unit-1

20

Unit-2

15

Unit-3

10

Unit-4

10

Unit-5

5

Part B

Unit 1

14

Unit 2

10

Unit 3

10

Unit 4 & 5

6

Total

 

100

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Karnataka PGCET 2021 Exam Pattern – Important Points

  • All questions asked in the exam are compulsory
  • There is no choice among questions
  • Candidates are advised to attempt all the questions to obtain maximum marks
  • Candidates will not be given marks in case of multiple answers

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