Karnataka PGCET 2026 Answer Key: Download PGCET Answer Key PDF MBA & MCA

There is no minimum criteria to pass Karnataka PGCET exam. Higher score will lead to increase in chances of converting college during the centralised counselling process.

Those who get 70 marks in Karnataka PGCET exam can expect a rank between 1000 and 2500. Karnataka PGCET marks vs rank may change with varying difficulty level.

With a 5000 rank in Karnataka PGCET, you can target colleges like

• Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering
• NMAM Institute of Technology (Udupi)
• RV Institute of Management (RVIM)
• Kristu Jayanti College
• BNM Institute of Technology
• Acharya Institute of Management and Sciences

Besides the above colleges, several colleges offer admission to candidates with a PGCET rank of less than 5000.

Read More: Karnataka PGCET Rank Wise Colleges List Below 5000

There is no good or bad score in Karnataka PGCET. Candidates must go through the Karnataka PGCET cutoff for their desired colleges to know what score can get them into their desired college.

KEA is expected to declare the Karnataka PGCET results within a month of the exam date. Tentatively, the results and scorecards will be released by August 2026.

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.

Karnataka PGCET counselling is conducted for admission to MBA, MCA and M.Tech courses in Karnataka. The space below mentions the Karnataka PGCET counselling process:

1. Document verification
2. Option entry
3. Mock seat allotment
4. Modification of options
5. First round seat allotment
6. Choice filling
7. Payment of fees
8. Reporting at allotted colinstitute

KEA also conducts second round of Karnataka PGCET counselling to fill vacant seats.

There is no qualifying marks in PGCET. However, note that, candidates must get at least 50% marks in qualifying exam (45% marks in QE in case of SC/ST and Category I of Karnataka candidates) to be eligible for admission. Candidates must refer to the eligibility criteria mentioned in the admission brochure issued by desired college for MBA admissions. The eligibility will be checked during the counselling and admission process.

As per the Karnataka PGCET exam pattern, each section of the exam for MBA course will have as many as 25 questions. All questions in the PGCET exam will carry one mark each. Since all sections of the PGCET exam will have a similar weightage in terms of marks and number of questions, all the sections hold equal importance.

Candidates have 120 minutes to answer all the multiple-choice questions of Karnataka PGCET exam. It is compulsory to answer all the questions. Candidates will not get the option to select questions in the question paper. The exam is held in offline mode.

No there is no negative marking in Karnataka PGCET exam. Each correct answer will fetch 1 marks. Candidates must answer all question in PGCET exam as guess work may also help increase PGCET score.