JKCET 2026: Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, How to Prepare

JKCET 2026 exam will be held in April 2026.

JKCET is held in offline, pen and paper based mode.

JKCET exam is held in offline mode for 3 hours duration.

JKCET will have questions from Maths, Physics and Chemistry. Candidates can download the syllabus from the official website for preparation.

The entrance test is based on the courses of study and syllabus of the 12th class. 

JKCET is held annually, that is once a year. Jammu and KashmirCommon Entrance Test (JKCET) is a pen and paper based state level entrance exam. The exam is conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (JKBOPEE) to fill up the UG engineering seats offered in various government and private institutes in J&K.

In JKCET, candidates have to attempt Multiple-Choice Questions. JKCET is held in offline, pen and paper based mode in english language only. The entrance test is based on the courses of study and syllabi of the 12th class. JKCET exam will have 1 paper that will have 3 sections - Maths, Physics and Chemistry. Eavh section will have 60 questions of marks each. The total marks in the paper is 180 and the total questions are 180.

There is no upper age bar for appearing in JKCET for admission to Engineering Courses, both in Government and Private Colleges. However, candidates must have the domicile certificate of UT of J&K or ST certificate issued by a competent Authority of UT of Ladakh be treated as the Domicile certificate of UT of Ladakh and 10+2 passed/passing in the curren year of JKCET exam.

• Name
• Father's name
• Date of birth
• A valid email id and mobile number
• Academic details
• Complete address
• Select the exam centre

JKCET previous year question papers can be checked online on shiksha.com: https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/jkcet-exam-question-papers. Using the JKCET question papers from last year candidates can understand the difficulty level of the questions, marking scheme etc. Practising the JKCET question papers is helpful in exam preparation.  It will aid them in understanding the nature of questions, time management and more.

Candidates can check the topics asked in the JKCET physics section in the official syllabus available at jkbopee.gov.in.

The topics that are asked in the JKCET exam in the maths section are available on the official website - jkbopee.gov.in

The topics that are asked in the JKCET exam in the chemistry section are available on the official website - jkbopee.gov.in.

The applicants of JKCET can check the status of their application on the official website. If any form status is not confirmed, the candidate concerned must report in the BOPEE  office by or before the stipulated date fixed for this purpose in the admission notification, failing which their application form shall be rejected.

No, only those candidates who possess the domicile of J&K or ST certificate of Ladakh can apply for JKCET exam. 

Yes, children of defense forces are eligibile to apply for JKCET. All such candidates are admitted under a special reservation of 3% quota.

As per the JKCET information brochure, OSC stands for other social caste. The candidates of OSC are not covered under any reservation category.

The last date to apply for JKCET 2026 will be announced with the complete schedule of the entrance exam.

There are no provisions for correction in details filled in the online JKCET application form. Once the application form is submitted and the application fee is paid, the forms cannot be accessed for editing or any sort of correction. Therefore candidates must carefully read, fill and submit the JKCET application form. The details in the application form will be used in admit card, the result and also in the final admission/counselling. Hence the candidates must be very cautious while submitting the JKCET form. Check all details twice before the final submission of the form.

JKCET 2026 application form will be out in March 2026.

The candidates have to download their JKCET admit cards from the BOPEE official website on photo paper printed in colour. No candidate shall be allowed to enter examination centre/venue without a valid admit card in original.

Candidates have to use application number and password to login and download the JKCET admit card.  Candidates need to visit the official website. Click on the admit card link. Candidates will have to provide their JKCET application number and password. Click on 'Submit'. JKCET admit card will appear on the screen in PDF format. The details available on the admit card have to be checked very carefully. Take the printout of it and keep it safe till the allotment of seats/completion of selection/admission process.

The examination centres will open 35 minutes before the reporting time of the Entrance Test on the day of examination. Candidates have to report to the centre as per the time mentioned on the JKCET admit card. The exam date, time and the centre address will be mentioned on the hall ticket.

If we look at the entrance exams required for BTech admission at Kashmir University, we will see that the university takes its BTech admission through the JEE Main and the JKCET entrance exam. Candidates who want to apply through the JKCET entrance exam should look to take admission in SSM College of Engineering, as other colleges take BTech admission through the JEE Main score.

JKCET answer key challenge fee is INR 1000. The experts of BOPEE will re-examine the JKCET answer key and then release the revised/final answer key. BOPEE will not entertain any complaints after releasing the final answer key.

Candidates who wish to raise objection in JKCET answer key can submit their challenge within three days of the release of answer key. The objection has to be submitted in written, as per the format provided in the answer key notice. Candidates will also have to submit supporting document for their challenge. The fees for challenging the JKCET answer key is INR 1000 payable at POS machine in BOPEE office Srinagar/Jammu. 

No, candidates cannot challenge the final JKCET answer key. The final answer key is released after all challenges against the provisional key are considered and the changes, if any, are made. Based on the answer of the JKCET final answer key the result of the exam is prepared. Therefore the final answer key cannot be challenged. Candidates can challenge the provisional answer key of the exam.

JKCET 2026 result will be announced in April 2026. After the result is released, the JKCET merit list will be prepared on the inter-se merit acquired by students in the exam (in descending order for Open Merit Category and for each Reserved Category, separately). Qualified candidates will be able to participate in the counselling process.

No, candidates who are not satisfied with their scores can not challenge the JKCET result. The facility to challenge is provided only in the provisional answer key.

Candidates can however, submit a request for re-totalling of marks within 3 days of the announcement of results by paying INR 1000 per subject.