Karnataka DCET 2025: Registration, Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Admit Card, Cut Off

Karnataka Diploma CET 2025 Exam Date: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) conducts the DCET entrance exam every year. The DCET 2025 notification will be published on the official website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Tentatively, the exam is expected to be conducted in June 2025, as per the trends of last year. However, KEA has not released the exam date as of now. 

Diploma Common Entrance Test (DCET) is conducted by KEA for admission into 2nd year B.Tech courses and 1st year B.Arch courses. The exam is conducted in the offline mode for candidates with a Diploma degree in relevant courses. The information brochure containing exam dates, eligibility, exam pattern and application details will be available for download from the official website.  Interested students can apply for the DCET exam in the online mode.

Upon the successful completion of the exam, KEA will release the Karnataka DCET results online. Candidates will be able to download their rank card by entering the DCET number in the result login window. Last year, the Karnataka DCET exam was successfully conducted on June 22, 2024 in the offline mode. DCET results were released on June 29, 2024.

Karnataka DCET 2025: Highlights

Candidates can check the key highlights of Karnataka DCET exam in the table provided below.

Karnataka DCET 2025 Exam Date

The official DCET 2025 exam dates have not been released by the Karnataka Examinations Authority. However, candidates can check the tentative dates in the table provided below.

Karnataka DCET 2025 Application Form

The Karnataka Examinations Authority will release the DCET 2025 applications online. The application forms are released at the official website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea. Students can apply for the DCET exam in the online mode. Candidates are required to pay the requisite fee to submit their application.

DCET 2025 Application Form: How to apply?

Candidates can follow the instructions mentioned below in order to apply for the DCET 2025 exam.

Step 1: Visit the official DCET website.

Step 2: Click on the 'DCET-2025 Online Application' link. 

Step 3: Register using required details. 

Step 4: Login into the application portal using the registration/application number generated. 

Step 5: Fill out the form by providing the necessary details.

Step 6: Upload the scanned documents in the specified format.

Step 7: Pay the fee through an online payment gateway and download the confirmation receipt.

Step 8: Submit the application.

Step 9: Download the submitted application for future reference.

DCET 2025 Application Fee

The fee details for Karnataka DCET application form are provided in the table below.

Karnataka DCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates willing to apply for DCET 2025 must fulfil the eligibility criteria specified by the Karnataka Examinations Authority. The DCET eligibility criteria for various courses is mentioned below

For B.E. courses

• For admission to B.E. courses through DCET, a candidate must have passed a diploma examination (or its equivalent).
• Candidates who secure a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate of all the subjects in the final year of diploma course (5th and 6th semester) are eligible to apply.
• The minimum percentage required in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST category and Backward Classes of Karnataka is 40%.

For B.Arch courses

• Candidates must have passed 10+2 scheme of examination with at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics 
• Candidates must also qualify the 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as a compulsory subject and a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. 
• Candidates must appear in the National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA) and obtain a minimum of 40% marks in order to apply.

Note: For SC/ST/PwD candidates, the minimum marks required in the qualifying examination is 45%.

Karnataka DCET 2025 Exam Pattern

The DCET 2025 exam pattern is provided in the table below.

DCET 2025 Question Paper Pattern

DCET exam will be conducted in offline mode. The paper will consist of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). Candidates appearing for the exam will have to mark their responses in the OMR sheet. 

Karnataka DCE5 2025 Syllabus

 DCET Syllabus will be available on the official website. Meanwhile, candidates can download the previous year's syllabus from the link provided below.

DCET Syllabus PDF - Download here

Karnataka DCET 2025 Admit Card

The DCET Admit Card is issued on the official website - kea.kar.nic.in a few days before the commencement of the exam. The DCET admission ticket consists of important information including candidate’s name, application number, date of birth, name of the course, date and time of exam and details of the exam centre. Candidates must carefully read the exam-day guidelines published on the official website.

Students must carry the DCET admit card along with a valid Photo ID proof on the day of examination for entry and verification purposes. Candidates must preserve the admission ticket as it is an essential document which will be required during the admission process. 

Karnataka DCET 2025 Admit Card: How to download?

Students can download the DCET admission ticket from the official website by following the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in

Step 2: Click on the ‘DCET 2025 Admit card’ link available on the homepage

Step 3: Enter required credentials such as registration number, date of birth, etc. in the designated fields.

Step 4: Your DCET 2025 admit card will appear on the screen.

Step 5: Download the admit card and take a printout for future reference.

 Candidates are advised to review all the details mentioned in the admit card. In case of any discrepancy, the candidates must contact the official authorities.

Karnataka DCET 2025 Answer Key 

The Karnataka Examinations Authority releases the provisional DCET answer key after the successful completion of the exam. The provisional answer key can be challenged by the candidates within the specified time frame. To access the answer key, candidates can follow the steps listed below:

• Go to the official DCET website 
• Locate the link for “DCET answer key 2025” and click on it 
• The answer keys will be available for various programs in the PDF format
• Candidates can download their respective answer key for future reference

Karnataka DCET 2025 Result

The Karnataka DCET result will be published on the official website. To access the DCET Result 2025, candidates can follow the instructions given below.

• Visit the official website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in
• On the homepage, navigate to the ‘Admissions’ section and click on ‘Diploma CET 2025’.
• Now, click on the ‘DCET 2025 Result’ link.
• Login using necessary credentials such as application number, date of birth and other details.
• Click on ‘Submit’.
• DCET 2025 results will be displayed on the screen.
• Download the result for future reference.

Karnataka DCET 2025 Counselling

Candidates qualifying in the exam will be called for Karnataka DCET counselling. The counselling process will likely commence in July 2025 after the completion of the exam. Eligible candidates will be able to register for the counselling process online by opting for their preferred courses and colleges.