Karnataka PGCET 2025 Today; Check Bell Timings for MBA & MCA Exam
KEA is set to conduct the Karnataka PGCET 2025 exam for MBA and MCA courses. The MCA exam will be held in the morning shift, while the MBA exam is scheduled for the second shift of the day. Check Karnataka PGCET bell timings here.
Karnataka PGCET 2025 Today; Check Bell Timings for MBA & MCA Exam
Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will conduct the PGCET 2025 exam today for both MBA and MCA courses. Both MBA and MCA exams will be held in separate shifts. Candidates will hear multiple bells while taking the exam today. These bells are of relevance for test takers to know the time remaining for the exam to conclude.
Candidates can check the Karnataka PGCET bell timings 2025 from the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea. As per the Karnataka PGCET 2025 bell timings, the first bell will ring at 10 AM for candidates appearing for MCA exam. The exam will start with the third bell which rings at 10:30 AM.
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For the MBA exam, the first bell will ring at 2 PM, while the Karnataka PGCET MBA 2025 exam will commence at 2:30 PM.
Karnataka PGCET Bell Timings 2025
Candidates will hear a total of seven bells throughout the examination process. The first bell indicates that the candidates can enter the exam hall after they show their admit card at the test centre.
The table below mentions the PGCET bell timings 2024 for MBA and MCA exam:
| Bell |
MCA |
MBA |
Indication |
|---|---|---|---|
| I |
10:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
Candidates are allowed to enter the exam hall and take the allotted seat. Invigilators can distribute the OMR sheet and the candidates write their names and PGCET number before the second bell. |
| II |
10:15 AM |
2:15 PM |
A sealed question paper packet is received by the room invigilators. Two random students inside the exam hall will verify that the question booklet packet received by the invigilator is sealed. Question papers will be distributed after 10:25 AM/2:25 PM to the candidates present inside the exam hall. |
| III |
10:30 AM |
2:30 PM |
Candidates are allowed to open the question booklet and answer the questions in the OMR sheet |
| IV |
11:30 AM |
3:30 PM |
This bell indicates that one hour has been completed. |
| V |
12:00 Noon |
4:00 PM |
This bell indicates the last 30 minutes remaining for the exam. |
| VI |
12:25 PM |
4:25 PM |
This is the third caution bell, which will indicate that the last five minutes are left for the exam to conclude. |
| VII |
12:30 PM |
4:30 PM |
This bell indicates that the exam is concluded. The invigilator should ensure all test takers have stopped answering the question. The invigilator should collect the OMR sheets and allow candidates to leave the exam hall. |
Candidates will leave the test centres with a replica of their OMR sheets and question booklets.
Commonly asked questions
Karnataka PGCET exam dates and event schedule is released by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). KEA conducts the Karnataka PGCET exam for admission to MBA/MCA, and MTech courses offered by colleges in Karnataka. Besides these courses, candidates aspiring for MArch courses are also required to fill the PGCET form to be considered for the centralised counselling process. Karnataka MArch admissions are based on CoA's PGETA.
KEA releases the schedule for Karnataka PGCET exam, including the application schedule, admit card dates, exam dates, answer key release schedule, and result declaration dates. Besides these events, KEA also conducts the centralised counselling process for MBA admission and the schedule for the same is released seperately.
The golden rule of all speed-based test is time management and this is applicable for Karnataka PGCET exam as well. In order to master skills of managing time for the test, practice Karnataka PGCET question papers multiple times as well as any available online test on MBA exam question paper. Do not just practice, keep an eye on the time taken to solve the question paper. On the exam day if you know all the answer but cannot manage the time you will end up completing a fraction of the test paper. Your aim should, therefore, be to answer a maximum number of questions accurate within less duration.
No, you cannot carry a calculator for the Karnataka PGCET exam. Besides canculators, candidates must not carry any of the below mentioned items to the exam centre:
- Mobile phones
- Pagers
- Smartwatches
- Pen-drive
- or any other electronic gadgets
Candidates found in possession of any of the above mentioned item will get their candidature disqualified from participating in the admission process. Candidates must only carry a hard copy of the Karnataka PGCET admit card on the exam day along with a valid photo ID proof. Failing this, applicants will face denial in entry to the exam hall.
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