Karnataka PGCET 2019 is organized by Karnataka Examination Authority. It is a state level entrance examination conducted for admission to 1st-year full time/part time MBA/MCA/M.Arch/M.Tech/ME and 2^nd year (lateral entry) of MCA program. GATE qualifiers are exempted from the exam but are required to fill in the admission form. Nearly 20000 candidates appeared for the exam to grab a seat in any one of the 178 participating colleges. 

• PGCET application form 2019 will be started from the third week of May 2019. Karnataka PGCET 2019 is scheduled to be held on July 14 and 15 in offline mode.
• Candidates of Karnataka and non-Karnataka (for seats surrendered by the management for (MBA/MCA) both can apply.
• PGCET hall ticket can be accessed from the fourth week of June 2019.
• Karnataka PGCET Result 2019 will be published by the authority in the third week of August 2019.
• PGCET Counselling 2019 will be started from the first week of September 2019. 

Karnataka PGCET Exam

• The exam will be conducted across 12 centers by the authority.
• KEA also provides Scholarship to GATE Qualified Candidates. 
• Those who qualify the exam will make it to the merit list.
• Qualified candidates have to attend Karnataka PGCET Counselling along with the required documents.  

Karnataka PGECET 2019

Karnataka PGCET 2019 Exam Calendar

The important dates of Karnataka PGCET 2019 events are as follows:

Karnataka PGCET 2019 Eligibility

For MBA Full-time & Part-time

• Full-time: Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years (+) 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ Category-I of Karnataka candidates)
• Part-time: Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years (+) 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ Category-I of Karnataka candidates) (+) must have worked for not less than 3 years as on July 31, 2019
• Reservation is applicable only for Karnataka candidates. 
• Rounding off aggregate percent is not permitted.

For MCA Full-time & Lateral Entry to 2^nd year MCA 

• Full-time: Bachelor’s Degree with Math/ Stats/ Comp. Sci./ Comp. App./ Comp. Prog./ Business Math/ Business Stats (any one subject) (+) 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ Category-I of Karnataka candidates).
• Lateral Entry: Bachelor’s Degree in BCA/ B.Sc(I.T./ Comp. Sci) (+) Math in 10+2/ Graduate level (+) 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ Category-I of Karnataka candidates)

For ME/ M.Tech./ M.Arch. Full-time & Part-time

• Full-time: Valid GATE Score (OR) Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years (+) 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ Category-I of Karnataka candidates)
• Part-time: Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years (+) 50% marks (45% marks for SC/ ST/ Category-I of Karnataka candidates) (+) must have worked for not less than 3 years as on July 31, 2019
• Reservation is applicable only for Karnataka candidates.

Karnataka PGCET Reservation

• As per the reservation policy, only candidates of Karnataka origin are eligible to claim reservation. 
• The categories that can claim reservation are SC, ST and Category-I of Karnataka candidates.
• Candidates can also claim seats under Hyderabad-Karnataka region. For this, they should produce an eligibility certificate from the concerned Assistant Commissioner.
• Reservation for Ex-Defence Special Category (Code- U): Ward of ex-servicemen should obtain a certificate showing the home address of the parent issued by the Joint Director / Deputy Director of the concerned district and countersigned by the Director, Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement, Bangalore. This reservation benefit is not applicable to M.E./M.Tech/M.Arch courses. 
• Reservation for PwD candidates: 3% of total seats in Government and Government Aided colleges are reserved for candidates who have 40% or more disability.

GATE Scholarship

• Candidates must have a valid GATE score to avail GATE scholarship.
• Applicants with valid scores, opting seats under Sponsored Quota, are not entitled to GATE stipend.
• Reserved category candidates (SC/ST/OBC) with valid GATE Score claiming any other scholarship from Government of Karnataka/ India are not entitled to GATE Scholarship.
• Valid GATE score holders opting for the seat under part-time M.E. / M.Tech Program are not entitled to GATE stipend.
• The scores are valid for up to 3 years.

Courses Offered via Karnataka PGCET

Karnataka PGCET offers admission to candidates in 1^st year full-time/part-time MBA/MCA/ME/M.Tech/M.Arch courses and 2nd-year lateral entry admission to MCA course. 

M.E./M.Tech/M.Arch

• Type-A (02.30 pm to 04.30 pm): Courses offered by VTU, UVCE, UBDTCE.
• Type-B (10.30 am to 12.30 pm): Courses offered by Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Mathematics and Computer Science, Kuvempu University and Department of Studies in Computer Science, University of Mysore.
• Full-time and part-time courses are offered.

MCA

• Timings: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
• Admission to 1st Year / 1st Semester and for Lateral Entry 2nd Year / 3rd Semester. 
• No part-time courses are offered for MCA.

MBA

• Timings: 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
• Admission to 1st Year / 1st Semester for the full-time course and part-time course.

How to Apply for Karnataka PGCET 2019

Students will be able to fill Karnataka PGCET 2019 Application Form in online mode from the official website. The application form is available at www.kea.kar.nic.in. from May 19, 2019. The process of applying for Karnataka PGCET includes following steps:

• Registration: Provide name, email id, phone number, DON, gender for the Online Registration for Karnataka PGCET.
• Filling Online Application Form: Fill in all the mandatory details such as Course applied for, Caste, Category, Details of Qualifying Examination, Program Type, Claim for Reservation and Communication details. 
• Uploading of Documents: Upload Signature, Photograph and Left-hand thumb impression in JPEG format.
• Declaration and Submission of Application Form
• Payment of Application Fee: The fee has to be paid by generating challan. 
• Printout of Filled Application Form: Take the printout for future correspondence.

Application fees for Karnataka PGCET 2019

Karnataka PGCET 2019 Admit Card

The admit card must be carefully preserved by the candidate as it will act as an entry ticket in the examination hall. Also, the admit card will be required at the time of counselling and admission process. Candidates will be able to download the admit card through online mode from the official website of the authority. Karnataka PGCET 2019 Admit Card made available on June 20, 2019.

• The admit card will be available for candidate on the official website www.kea.kar.nic.in.
• Click on the ‘Download Karnataka PGCET admit card’.
• Karnataka PGCET 2019 Admit Card will be displayed on the screen in PDF format.
• Download it and take a printout of admit card for future assistance.
• Candidates must preserve their admit card till the admission process not over.

Along with the Admission Ticket candidate has to carry any one valid Identity Card like College Identity Card, Bus Pass, Driving License, Passport, Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Voter ID. The candidate should not carry more than two / three ballpoint pens (blue/black) to the examination hall and also they should not carry a pencil with them to the examination hall.

Karnataka PGCET 2019 Exam Centers

• Karnataka PGCET will be held in 12 centers across the state.
• Candidates can choose the preferred centers and they will be allotted according to the seating space available.
• The exam centers for Karnataka PGCET 2019 are as follows:-

Karnataka PGCET Exam Pattern

The highlights of Exam Pattern for Karnataka PGCET 2019 are given below:

• Mode of Examination: Offline (Pen and paper)
• Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
• Sections: 2 – Part A and Part B 
• Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
• Total Number of Questions: 75
• Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Biology
• Medium of exam: English Language
• Marking scheme: +1 and +2  
• Total Marks: 100
• No negative marking.

The distribution of questions in the exam is represented below:

Karnataka PGCET 2019 Result

• Karnataka PGCET 2019 Result will be announced on August 12, 2019.
• Candidate will be able to access the result using their registration number to login to the result page.
• The merit list will be prepared on the basis of the marks gained by the candidates in the exam.
• A different merit list will be prepared and published for the entire offered program courses along with separate lists for different courses.
• Candidates will be invited for the counselling process according to their ranks in the merit list.

Valid GATE score

GATE score of 2016, 2017 and 2019 will be valid for three years from the date of announcement of the result. If the GATE score is above the qualifying marks, candidate shall be eligible to apply for M.E. /M. Tech. courses. 

Karnataka PGCET 2019 Merit List

Candidates with qualifying marks according to the predefined qualified marks by the Karnataka Examinations Authority for PGCET 2019 examination will make it to the merit list. The merit list will not include marks of candidates as it is necessary for application process only.

• The merit of the candidate will be determined separately for each course.
• If the merit of two candidates is same, inter se merit shall be determined on the basis of the marks that candidates possess in the qualifying examination. One with higher marks will be given preference. If there are still any clashes, age will be considered and the candidate who is elder will be preferred.
• For M.E./ M.Tech/ M.Arch courses, merit list will be prepared on the basis of GATE valid score for GATE qualified candidates. Selected candidates will be preferred on the basis of their employment in government organization/ public sector/ private organization.
• All non-GATE candidates will have to appear for Karnataka PGCET 2019.