KCET Admit Card 2023 Live: KEA UGCET hall ticket link at kea.kar.nic.in soon; official website link

Once released, the KCET 2023 admit card pdf will be available on the official website- kea.kar.nic.in. 

Last year, the  Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai announced quite a few changes in the fund allocation for education. Allocating 750 crore for Dr BR Ambedkar hostels and Rs 165 crores for Kanakadasa Hostels. In addition to this, Rs 500 crores for infrastructure development in government schools and Rs 100 crores for purchasing benches, desks, other furniture in government high schools and pre-university colleges were allotted. 

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As the Karnataka government has made the Common Entrance Test (CET) mandatory for BSc Nursing from this year, take a look at the history of Karnataka engineering colleges and BSc courses. In 2011, an engineering college in Karnataka introduced a BSc 4-year course. 

UGC declared the course invalid and gave the students a three-ear degree instead. A decade later, in 2021, the education department rolled out a BSc 4-year course. There were barely any admissions, the colleges were clueless about the curriculum and textbooks and also faced a shortage of teaching staff. 

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As per the official schedule, the KCET 2023 results will be declared on June 12, 2023.

Candidates that will be appearing for the KCET 2023 exam on May 20 and 21, 2023 will be able to download the admit card from the following websites. 

• kea.kar.nic.in 
• cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.

 The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) is scheduled to release the KCET 2023 admit card today, May 6, 2023. 

KCET application form 2023 correction window was recently reopened and the facility was available till April 27. KCET 2023 Special category certificates submission dates were also revised to May 25 to June 1, 2023.

Number of sections in KCET 2023 question paper 

Mathematics- 60 questions

Physics- 60 questions

Chemistry- 60 questions

KCET 2023 is conducted in pen and paper-based exam for admission into the undergraduate engineering courses offered by the participating colleges in Karnataka.  

Candidates appearing for the KCET 2023 exams from May 20 must note that the KCET admit card 2023 download link is not active yet.

To download the KCET admit card 2023, students will have to key in their registration number and date of birth on the link. Students have to download the KEA KCET hall ticket and take a print of it to appear in the Karnataka CET 2023. The officials are expected to activate the admit card link soon at the official website.

Candidates who have applied for the exam will be able to download the KCET admit card 2023 from the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/.

Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is expected to issue the KCET 2023 admit card today, May 6. The hall tickets were tentatively scheduled to be released on Friday, however, the link was not active on the official website. KCET 2023 exam dates are May 20 to 21, 2023.

The Karnataka government while presenting the budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the assembly announced that students in government degree colleges will get free education.

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Candidates will be able to download KCET admit card 2023 before the exam day which is May 20 at kea.kar.nic.in. 

A total of 2,10,829 students had appeared for the KCET exam last year.

The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) had revised KCET rankings last year after the order of the Karnataka High Court asking KEA to consider 50% second PUC marks of students of 2020-21 batch to prepare the KCET 2022 rankings.

In KCET exam last year, Apoorv Tandon, Siddhartha Singh and Amtakuri Venkata Madhava Sriram topped in the engineering category while Arun Ravishankar, Sumeet Patil and Sudeep Y M were the top BSc (Agriculture) rank holders. In the BSc Veterinary category, Hrishikesh Nagbhushan Gangule, Manish S A and Shuba Kaushik were the top three rank holders.

• Visvesvaraya Technological University
• Manipal Institute of Technology
• MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology 
• International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
• BMS College of Engineering 
• RV College of Engineering
• Siddaganga Institute of Technology 
• PES University 
• Jain University, Bangalore

KCET Admit Card 2023: VTU accepts KCET scores. (Image Source: Official Facebook Account)

KCET 2023 applicants will have to carry admit card to the examination hall. Candidates will not get entry without admit card. 

• Visit KCET 2023 official website - kea.kar.nic.in or cetonline.karnataka.gov.in
• Click on KCET admit card 2023
• Login using the registration number and date of birth
• KCET 2023 admit card will appear on the screen

Candidates appearing for KCET 2023 can check exam syllabus on the official website -- kea.kar.nic.in. 

The Karnataka budget last year proposed converting existing engineering colleges in the state into “Karnataka Institutes of Technology” (KITs), following an “IIT-model”. The colleges have been left without funds. 

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As per KCET 2023 marking scheme, candidate will be awarded one mark for each correct answer. There is no negative marking in the exam. 

KCET 2023 will be conducted in English and Kannada languages. Candidates who have opted for English medium will have their exams on May 20 and May 21 whereas applications who have opted for Kannada language will have their exam on May 22. 

KCET 2023 exam will include physics, chemistry, and mathematics sections. The question paper will include 180 questions with 60 questions each on physics, chemistry, and mathematics. 

KCET 2023 exam will be conducted for 1 hour and and 20 minutes. KCET 2023 admit card will mention the exam timings for candidates. 

The eligibility criteria to appear for KCET 2023 exam is as follows:

• Candidate should be of Indian nationality
• Passed Karnataka 2nd PUC exam or Class 12 or equivalent examination with physics, chemistry, and mathematics compulsory subjects.
• Apart from compulsory subjects, candidates must have optional subjects among - chemistry, biotechnology, biology, computer science, or electronic with a language subject.

KCET 2023 admit card will include details filled by the candidate in the application form such as candidate's name, photograph, date of birth, and personal details along with the exam centre, exam date, and important instructions.

The link to download KCET 2023 admit card will be available on the official website -- kea.kar.nic.in. 

KCET admit card 2023 on official website -- kea.kar.nic.in soon

No, KCET admit card 2023 will be issued today at kea.kar.nic.in. 

The KCET 2023 exam is scheduled to be held on May 20 and May 21 and on May 22 for the Kannada language.

To download the KCET 2023 admit card, candidates first need to visit the official website of KEA. Then click on the designated Karnataka KCET hall ticket 2023 link. Enter the login credentials. Once done, download the KCET admit card 2023.

KCET 2023 admit card is expected to be released today. Candidates will need their KCET 2023 registration number and date of birth to access the admit card. Also Read | KCET 2023 admit card today; official website, download steps