KCET – Exam Dates, Syllabus, Eligibility

KCET stands for Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2026, commonly called KCET. The exam is conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). It provides education to the Undergraduates (UG) for the courses such as Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture, and other professional programmes. These programmes are offered in colleges of Karnataka for the year 2026 academic session. The exam is known as UGCET. 

Every year thousands of  applicants take part in the very tough KCET Exam. To grant the admission for the applicants the Karnataka Colleges utilize the results of the KCET exam, which will be outdated in the month of April, or May, whether needed to accommodate the students in the campus. 

Furthermore, the exam is conducted offline mode which is pen and paper /OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) based. The exam lies on the 4 subjects for which the applicants will be completing it within 2 days.

Moreover, in this article we are gonna look into the exam date, exam pattern, preparation tips, syllabus and other details of the exam. Go below for the details of KCET Exam 2026.

Before applying for the exam, the candidates need to understand the eligibility criteria for the KCET exam, to get admission in the UG Degree, candidates need to kindly follow the procedure of eligibility criteria:

• Candidates joining the KCET exam must be a citizen of India .

• Candidates should have passed their 10+2 with an intermediate exam, whereas candidates who are awaiting the result of 12th can also apply for the exam.

• Candidates who have passed 12th from the Karnataka State Open University will not be eligible to write the exam.

• During the 12th grade year, candidates must take physics and maths as the required subjects, along with that, chemistry, Biotechnology, biology, electronics, or computer science and English as their second language. 

ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS FOR REGISTRATION : 

The candidates need to fill up the application process with the given documents that are mentioned below , follow the procedure to complete it : 

• Class 10th marks card.

• Class 12th marks sheet .

• Scanned photos of recent photographs, signature, and thumb impression of left hand .

• Income / caste certificate , reservation certificate (it may be required for the RD number if applicable).
  

Other certificates which may require (keep it ready) 

• Kannada Medium Certificate 

• Rural Study Certificate 

• Hyderabad Karnataka Certificate 

• Special Category Certificate 

• Non - creamy Layer Certificate (NCLC)

The application form for the KCET Exam is conducted by the KEA. The candidates need to fill the form and submit the form in the online mode. The candidates must pay the application fees based on their category. Follow the steps to fill the form : 

• First login into the official website of KEA (Karnataka Examination Authority).

• Click on the application of UGCET 2026.

• Click on to the new user, click on the register option.

• Fill up all the academics and personal information, complete the registration and submit it.

• Once done with the registration process, on the screen the Application Number and User ID will be displayed, as candidates will be receiving the same Application Number and User ID on their registered mobile number.

• Thoroughly check out the necessary details carefully and click on to the declaration tick box.

• At last, candidates need to take a set of print out of the application form.