Karnataka PGCET

GITAM University offers MBA courses through Karnataka PGCET exam. There is no eligibility criteria regarding your 12th results. Candidates willing to get admission at GITAM University must adhere to the eligibility criteria below:

MBA admission based Karnataka PGCET exam is done for full-time and part-time programmes. Karnataka PGCET eligibility criteria for MBA admission is as follows.

Karnataka PGCET Eligibility Criteria for Full-Time MBA

• Candidates must pass a three-year bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognised institute.
• Qualifying marks in the bachelor's degree examination is specified below based on the social category of the candidate
• Unreserved Candidates: 50% aggregate marks
• SC, ST and Category-I of Karnataka Candidates: 45% aggregate marks

Karnataka PGCET Eligibility Criteria for Part-Time MBA

• In addition to the Karnataka PGCET eligibility for a full-time MBA course, candidates must have a work experience of not less than three years as of the year 2025.
• The establishment or the workplace of the candidate must be within 40 KM radial distance from the institution he/she is seeking admission in.

Karnataka PGCET Eligibility Criteria for Government Seats

Candidates should have studied and passed from a government-recognised educational institution located in Karnataka for a minimum period of seven academic years commencing from 1st standard continuously or in broken period and must have passed class 10th or class 12th from a government-recognised institution located in Karnataka.

OR

The candidate should have passed the qualifying examination from Karnataka. In addition, either of the parents must have studied for a period of seven years in Karnataka

OR

Children of ex-servicemen who had declared a place in Karnataka as their home town at the time of joining the defence services. In addition, such candidates should have passed the qualifying exam from a University or Board located anywhere in India.

NOTE: Candidates are not permitted to round off the aggregate score

The Karnataka PGCET cutoff established a total rank of 29339 for CBSMS Bangalore MBA students from General AI backgrounds in the year 2024. VARIOUS SOURCES SHOWED VARYING CUTOFFS FOR THE RANK OF *42669/28834/36182* IN 2023 AFTER *5967/22907/17125/8637* CUTOFFS IN 2022.

The PGCET admission process starts with passing the PGCET exam at an acceptable level as well as fulfilling all the defined requirements. Academic background along with GD and PI rounds results and exam performance determine the final admission status. It is advisable to target a rank that exceeds the cutoff rank from the preceding academic year. Students should obtain official cutoff information for 2025 from KEA and CBSMS by accessing their verified websites.