Karnataka PGCET 2026 Exam Date Postponed to June 14; No Change in MTech Exam Date
KEA has revised the Karnataka PGCET 2026 exam date to June 14. No change has been encountered in the MTech exam date. KEA will soon release PGCET hall ticket on the official website.
Karnataka PGCET 2026 Exam Date Revised to June 14
Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has revised PGCET MBA/MCA exam dates. Karnataka PGCET MBA exam, which was earlier scheduled to be held on May 24, will now be conducted on June 14. KEA notified the change in Karnataka PGCET 2026 exam date on its official X handle. With the change in Karnataka PGCET 2026 exam date for MBA/MCA, no change has been recorded for the MTech exam date. KEA clarified in the post that the Karnataka PGCET MTech exam will be conducted as per the schedule, on May 23. along with the MTech exam, KEA will be conducted Karnataka DCET 2026 on May 23. KEA PGCET hall tickets for MTech exam will be out soon on the official exam website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet2026.
Reason for Change in Karnataka PGCET 2026 Exam Date
Change in Karnataka PGCET MBA exam date is due to exam clash with the UPSC CSE prelims to be held on the same day. Several candidates reached out to KEA to seek a postponement as they have applied for both the exams. The Karnataka PGCET exam date change will help candidates with additional time for preparation. Before the clarification on the exam date, KEA had been hinting the change of the PGCET exam date for MBA/MCA when candidates were asking for an official announcement regarding the same.
Commonly asked questions
Karnataka PGCET exam is conducted once every year for admission to PG professional courses. Each course exam for admission via PGCET is conducted in a separate shift.
KEA conducts the Karnataka PGCET exam every year for admission to MBA and MCA courses. Besides the MBA, MCA admissions, Karnataka PGCET exam also aids the MTech admission for candidates who do not have a valid GATE score. There is no fixed timeline for Karnataka PGCET exam. The exam dates for MBA and MCA exam remains the same. Whereas, the PGCET exam date for ME/MTech courses is different. Karnataka PGCET 2025 exam is generally conducted in the month of June for MBA and MCA courses.
Karnataka PGCET exam is conducted once every year. The exam score is valid for one exam session only. Karnataka PGCET is an offline exam with as many as 100 MCQs to be answered within 150 minutes. Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test is administered annually by Karnataka Examination Authority. Karnataka PGCET acts as the gateway exam for admission into PG courses, including MBA, MCA, M.E., M.Tech. and M.Arch in the state of Karnataka.
KEA will issue Karnataka PGCET admit card for MTech exam anytime soon.The hall ticket for Karnataka PGCET MBA exam will be issued on a later date. KEA release Karnataka PGCET admit card 7-10 days before the exam date.
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