KCET Exam Pattern 2025: Check Latest Exam Pattern, Marking Scheme, OMR Sheet Instructions

KCET Exam Pattern 2025: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) releases the KCET exam pattern along with the official KCET notification 2025 on its official website. Candidates appearing for the KCET entrance exam must carefully go through the latest exam pattern and marking scheme. The KCET entrance exam will be conducted in offline mode (pen and paper format). Candidates will have to visit the exam centres allotted to them in order to appear for the exam.

As per the given dates, this year, the KCET exam 2025 is scheduled to be conducted on April 16 and 17, 2025. While the Kannada Language Test for Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadiga candidates at Bengaluru, Belagavi, Bijapura and Mangalore Districts only will be held on April 18, 2025. 

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The KCET entrance exam is conducted for four subjects i.e., Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. The entrance exam for each subject will be conducted for a total of 60 marks. Except for the Kannada language test, the duration of all the other papers will be 80 minutes each. Each of these papers will consist of 60 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Each question will carry 1 mark. There will be no negative marking for wrong answers. 

KCET Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights

Candidates can check the important details related to the KCET exam pattern 2025 in the table below.

KCET Exam Pattern 2025 Explained

Candidates appearing for the KCET entrance exam must have a clear understanding of the KCET exam pattern. Check last year's KCET exam pattern below for your reference:

Some important points with regard to the KCET exam pattern are as follows:

• Each question paper will consist of Multiple Choice Questions (objective type)
• Each question will have four different options
• Candidates are expected to attempt all the questions in order to obtain maximum marks
• There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers
• No marks will be given if a candidate marks multiple options for a single question even if one of the marked options happens to be the correct answer

KCET 2025 Marking Scheme

The KCET marking scheme has been explained below for your reference:

KCET Exam 2025: OMR Sheet Instructions

Candidates appearing for the KCET 2025 exam will be required to mark their answers in the OMR sheet that will be provided to them at the time of the examination. Candidates must fill out the OMR sheet very carefully. Thus, candidates must keep in mind the following OMR sheet instructions while appearing for the KCET exam:

• Candidates must use only a blue/ballpoint pen for filling up the OMR answer sheets
• In the initial 10 minutes of the exam, candidates must shade various details like their name, CET number, version code, and serial number of the question booklet on their OMR sheets
• In case a candidate does not correctly write/shade their CET Number and version code on the OMR answer sheet, their sheet will not be scanned and such candidates will not be assigned any rank
• In the next 70 mins, candidates will have to shade the answers on the bottom portion of their OMR sheet
• On the bottom portion, there will be 60 rows corresponding to 60 questions
• Against each question number, four circles will be provided corresponding to four options of the question paper
• Candidates must shade only one circle corresponding to the correct answer for a single question
• Candidates must note that the OMR sheet scanner is so sensitive to black and blue ink shades that even an unintended ink dot within a circle on the OMR sheet will be taken by it, as filled / shaded, at the time of scanning
• As a result, candidates might end up losing their marks, thus, candidates must fill up the OMR answer sheet very carefully and neatly
• At the end of the paper for each session, candidates must mandatorily affix their left-hand thumb impression in the space provided on the bottom portion of the upper OMR answer sheet but not on the lower sheet
• After the completion of the exam, candidates can take the replica of the OMR sheet (the lower sheet) with them and the upper OMR sheet has to be handed over to the invigilator
• It must be noted that the OMR sheets of those candidates who have not affixed their left-hand thumb impression will not be scanned and their results will not be published

KCET Syllabus 2025

As per the official KCET notification, the questions that will be asked in the KCET exam will be based on the 1st & 2nd PUC (Pre-University Course) syllabi prescribed by the Department of Pre-University Education of Karnataka. Candidates must develop a clear understanding of the KCET syllabus 2025 before getting into the exam preparation process. 

KCET Question Papers 2025

Practising previous years’ KCET question papers can prove to be extremely beneficial for candidates. By going through the past years’ KCET question papers, candidates can identify the important topics and recurring questions. This will help the candidates to prepare for the entrance exam in an effective and efficient manner.