GCET back in Goa; exam on May 7 and 8

Following Supreme Court's verdict of no more unified exams such as NEET for admissions to MBBS and post-graduate medical courses, Goa is reverting back to Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET) in 2014 as the single exam for entry to professional degree courses in the state.

The state Directorate of technical education (DTE) has decided to hold GCET on May 7 and 8, 2014.

Conducted by the DTE, GCET is a common entrance exam for admission to Bachelor's degree in the fields of Architecture, Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine and Pharmacy in Government, Government-aided and un-aided colleges in the state.

Earlier, the state decided to do away with the eight-year-old Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET). As a result, all medical and engineering aspirants had to opt for the centralised tests.

"With NEET no more the single entry to medicine and dentistry courses, it does not make much sense for Goa to hold multiple processes for admissions to different professional courses, so we have decided to go with the admission system that was applicable in 2012, which is through GCET. The state may only consider changing the admission system if NEET is made the single entrance exam to medical and dentistry colleges again by the Supreme Court. As of now we are going with GCET,” said a DTE official to a leading national daily.

GCET has three papers with 75 multiple choice questions in each paper. Each paper has to be answered in 2 hours. Over 3,500 students answered GCET pre-2013 for entry to the five professional courses in Goa. For more details on GCET, visit here.