KCET

KCET Registration for the 2026 session is closed. Candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria could apply till Feb 27, 2026.

It is not right to say which exam is better out of the two. Candidates should appear for either or both exams as per their goal. Appear for KCET if you seek admission to the top engineering colleges in Karnataka for the government quota seats. For admission to top colleges through the private quota, appear for COMEDK UGET.

KCET exam is not compulsory for NEET UG exam. However, KCET registration or UGCET registration is mandatory for candidates who want to participate in the Karnataka NEET Counselling. Candidates need to clear the NEET exam and should be KCET/ UGCET registered to take admissions to medical/ dental/ AYUSH seats.

Applicants have to pay the KCET application fee to complete KCET registration. The application fee for KCET 2026 varies according to the category of candidates. Applicants can check the KCET application fee for various categories below:

1. GM, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B category students of Karnataka: INR 500 

2. SC, ST, CAT-1 category students of Karnataka: INR 250 

3. Karnataka Females: INR 250 

4. Students from Outside Karnataka (GM): INR 750  

5. Students from Outside India (GM): INR 5000 

KCET is an accepted entrance exam for admisison in BE courses in BSG Institute of Technology. The KCET Exam will be held through the offline mode. The question paper will be consist of MCQs. The total duration of the exam paper is 80 minutes. There is no negative marking in the question paper.

Acharya Institute of Technology KCET cutoff 2025 has been closed for intake to B.E. / B.Tech and other courses. The cutoff was published for reserved and unreserved category students belonging to AI and HS quotas. For B.E. / B.Tech admission, the last round closing ranks were between 26494 and 258981.5 in the General category for the AI quota.

No, students can't get admission in NIT Surathkal BTech with KCET scores. The institute accepts admissions for BTech solely through JEE Main scores. Students have to then appear for the counselling process to get a seat.

6-8 months is a sufficient time to prepare for the KCET. However, for students who are well-versed with 10+2, they will find cracking the KCET easy.

Based on past year trends, Maths is generally considered difficult and time-consuming section to prepare for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test. Rest are easy to crack.

Candidates can find the KCET syllabus PDF from its official website. There the authorities have uploaded the KCET information brochure PDF which students can download for their perusal.