Karnataka PGCET ME, MTech, MTech Lateral Entry Syllabus 2026: Download Latest Syllabus PDF

The Reasoning and General Intelligence, as well as the Quantitative Analysis section. It will take maximum time to complete all the topics from these sections of Karnataka PGCET 2023. This is primarily because the problems will be tricky and memorizing different shortcut formulas is not easy. Building logical ability skills takes time and it is acquired only through extensive practice.

Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has released the Karnataka PGCET syllabus for MBA, MCA and Engineering courses. Candidates can find the Karnataka PGCET syllabus for all the courses on the official website. Candidates must check the PGCET Karnataka syllabus before starting the exam preparation. Alternatively, Karnataka PGCET syllabus article from Shiksha can provide a detailed section wise syllabus of Karnataka PGCET exam. The questions in the Karnataka PGCET exam are framed from the pre defined syllabus of the exam. 

Some important topics from Karnataka PGCET English proficiency section include:

• Synonyms
• Sentence Correction
• One word Substitution
• Idioms and phrases
• Antonyms
• Grammar
• Famous Books in English Literature
• Pairs expressing relationships

Basic English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin, Objective English by M.G.Kulkarni, The Practice of English Usage by E.B. White, and The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, are some books that help in KEA PGCET preparation.

Candidates preparing for the General Knowledge section of the Karnataka PGCET exam must abide by the syllabus while preparing. Here are some of the best books that covers Karnataka PGCET syllabus for General Knowledge section:

• Lucent's General Knowledge for Competitive Exams
• General Knowledge by Arihant
• General Knowledge by R.S. Aggarwal
• Manorama Year Book
• The Hindu Year Book
• The Indian Express Year Book

Besides the above mentioned books, candidates who are well aware of the news, and reads newspapers regularly may not require to invest numerous weeks preparing for the section. The difficulty standards of the Karnataka PGCET General Knowledge section will vary for each candidates based on his/her preparation.

Some topics in GK include:

• Indian Business
• Global Environment
• Cultural Events
• Economics
• Social Events
• Management
• Political Events
• Current Affairs
• Sports
• Historical Events
• Awards
• Personalities and Achievements
• Humanities
• Science, Technology

Candidates preparing for the Karnataka PGCET Reasoning and General Intelligence section must refer to the following bools while preparation:

• Logical Reasoning by Arihant
• Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning by Arun Sharma
• Verbal & Non Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
• Reasoning by Mukesh Khanna

In addition to preparation using the above mentioned books, candidates must solve practice question papers to improve their resoning skills. Solving more and more questions will help candidates develop a logical apoproach towards answering questions.

The topics under the Reasoning and General Intelligence section of Karnataka PGCET include:

• Puzzles
• Diagrams
• Analogy
• Logic
• Verbal Ability
• Analytical Ability
• Related Aspects

The sectional overview of the Reasoning and General Intelligence section is similar to other sections. A total of 25 questions are asked from the topics mentioned above. Candidates have to choose one correct option out of the four answer options. Each correct answer in Karnataka PGCET exam will fetch +1 mark. While there will be no negative marking in the exam.

While preparing for English section of PGCET exam, candidates must focus on improving their vocabulary grammar, idioms, and phrases. Candidates must also practice sentence correction.

Candidates need to prepare for Proficiency in the English Language, General Knowledge, Reasoning, and Quantitative Analysis for PGCET exam. Karnataka PGCET syllabus is similar to other MBA entrance exams.