KCET Answer Key 2025: Date, Steps to raise objections & How to download PDFs

KCET Answer Key 2025: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will release the answer key for KCET exam 2025 on its official website. As per past year's trends, it is expected that the provisional answer keys for Karnataka UGCET exam will be issued 7-8 days after the completion of the Common Entrance Test. Last year, the KCET exam was held on April 18, 19 and for Kannada Language test was conducted on April 20. The provisional answer key for UGCET exam was published on April 29, 2024. 

Candidates raised their objections against the KCET provisional answer key between April 30 and May 7, 2024, (till 11 am) by sending their valid reasons. After the consideration of all the challenges against the KCET answer key, the examination authority will publish the final answer key. 

To raise the challenges, candidates must note that they must mentioned the subject, version code, and question number. The KCET counselling 2025 will begin after the announcement of the results through which eligible candidates will be given admission into various professional institutes in Karnataka. 

Karnataka KCET Answer Key 2025: Steps to download

Candidates can download the KCET 2025 answer key PDF from the official website of KEA. The steps to download the KCET 2025 Answer Key PDF are given below:

• Go to the official website of KEA
• Click on the “Admissions” tab
• Next, click on the “UG CET - 2025” link
• Navigate to the link for “UG CET 2025 Answer Key” or a similar phrase and click on it
• A drop-down menu will appear on the screen; from here you can download the KCET 2025 answer key PDF for Physic, Chemistry, Maths & Biology
• Download the KCET answer key and take its printout, if required

Note: In case, a candidate finds any error in the provisional KCET 2025 answer key, they can challenge the answer key with the help of the below-mentioned procedure.

KCET Answer Key 2025: How to raise objections?

Candidates who are not satisfied with the provisional KCET 2025 answer key, can raise objections against the answer key. The steps to challenge the provisional KCET answer key 2025 are as follows:

• Visit the official website of KEA
• Click on the “Admissions” tab and then click on the “UG CET - 2025” link
• Navigate to the link for “UG CET & other courses 2025 online objection link with key answer & notification”
• Next, click on the “Objection Link” 
• Candidates will be required to submit their objections in PDF format within the stipulated time
• While sending objections, candidates must mention the subject, version code, and question number
• Candidates must also attach the supporting documents in PDF format 
• Objections without justification or supporting documents will not be considered by the concerned authorities
• Objections raised by the candidates against the provisional KCET answer key will then be presented before the subject expert committee
•  The committee will then review the objections and finalise the final KCET answer key
• Candidates must note that the decision of the subject expert committee will be final.
• No objections will be entertained against the final KCET answer key 2025
• The final KCET 2025 answer key PDF will also be made available on the official KEA website.

KCET Marks Calculation 2025

Candidates can use the KCET 2025 answer key to calculate their score in the entrance examination. Candidates will have to download the KCET answer key as per their relevant version code and then cross-check their answers. To calculate the KCET marks, candidates must know the KCET marking scheme which is mentioned below:

KCET 2025 Marking Scheme

Therefore, the formula for KCET marks calculation will be as follows:

KCET Answer Key PDF - Previous year's

Candidates can download the KCET 2023 answer key PDF from the links provided below.

Final KCET 2023 Answer Key PDFs 

Previous Years’ KCET Answer Key PDF

Candidates can download the previous year’s KCET answer key PDFs from the official KEA website. Candidates can also download the previous years’ answer keys from the links given below.

KCET Answer Key 2022 PDFs

KCET Answer Key 2021 PDF

KCET Answer Key 2020 PDF

KCET Answer Key 2019 PDF