Syllabus

The question papers of the Common Entrance Test will be mostly based on the First and Second PUC syllabi prescribed by the Department of Pre-University Education of Karnataka State.

Examination

From 2007 onwards, the Common Entrance Test will be held only one day in three different sessions for four subjects i.e., Physics and Chemistry in a combined paper in the First session for 120 marks (60 each for Physics and Chemistry) with 150 minutes duration between 10.00 a.m. and 12.30 p.m., Mathematics in the Second session for 60 marks with 80 minutes duration between 2.00 p.m. and 3.20 p.m. and Biology in the Third session for 60 marks with 80 minutes duration between 4.00 p.m. and 5.20 p.m.

The Combined question paper of Physics and Chemistry subjects will have 120 questions. Out of which, the first 60 questions i.e., from question number 1 to 60 will be from Physics and the next 60 questions i.e., from question number 61 to 120 will be from Chemistry. Further, the candidates will be required to mark their answers for Physics and Chemistry subjects on a common OMR answer sheet. However, Mathematics and Biology subjects will have separate question papers and separate OMR answer sheets.

Each question paper will be of objective type. The question paper in each subject will be in 16 different versions and each question will have four different options. Each question will carry one ark. The candidate is expected to attempt all the questions, in order to obtain maximum marks. In other words, there is no choice among questions. There will be no negative evaluation with regard to wrong answers and marks will not be awarded in respect of multiple answers. The version code of the question paper would have been boldly printed on facing sheet of the question paper. The version codes used in each paper will be from A - 1 to A - 4, B - 1 to B - 4, C - 1 to C - 4 and D - 1 to D - 4. The version code of the question papers given to a student may be different OR may be the same for different sessions.

In all the three sessions, initial ten minutes will be given for the candidates to write / shade the particulars on the top portion of the OMR answer sheets such as Name, CET Number, Version Code and Serial number of the question booklet in the boxes provided. The candidates who are appearing for 2nd PUC / 12th Standard examination during Annual 2007 should write their qualifying examination register number in the box provided on the top portion of the OMR answer sheet. The candidates who do not write / shade the correct CET Number and Version Code on the top portion of the OMR answer sheets will not be assigned any rank.

The candidates will have to mark correct options on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet, which will be supplied at the beginning of each session of the test. Among the answers provided against a question, only one answer will be correct. The candidate should mark the correct answer by completely shading only one circle against a question number, using blue or black ink ball point pen.

All the candidates are required to compulsorily affix their Left Hand Thumb Impression in the space provided on the bottom portion of the OMR answer sheet (top sheet) with the ink-pad provided by the room invigilator, after completion of each session of the test. However, they need not affix their thumb impression on the replica (bottom sheet) of the OMR answer sheet. Thereafter, the invigilators will detach the bottom sheet from the top sheet at the perforations and hand over the bottom sheet replica to the candidates and candidates are allowed to carry the same with them.

The candidates claiming Government seats under Horanadu & Gadinadu Kannadiga clauses and whose mother tongue is Kannada, Tulu or Kodava, will have to undergo a Kannada language test, to establish their ability to speak, read and write Kannada. Such candidates will have to appear for ‘Common Entrance Test ’ only in a test center located at Bangalore.