CET exam begins in Karnataka

The Common Entrance Test 2017 for admission to engineering, technology, science, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and other courses began today in the state.

The first paper on Day 1 was Biology for 60 marks. The exam was held between 10.30 am and 11.50 am. The exam is conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) was held in 404 examination centres in the state and 82 centres in Bengaluru.

Anxious parents waited outside the exam centres to know how their children fared. Sumitra Iyer’s daughter Vidyashree was writing her exam in the Government PU College, Malleswaram. “We have come from Chennai for the exam. I am hoping that she gets a seat in the Horanadu Kannadiga quota,” she said. Parents were satisfied with exam arrangements.

Ramesh Acharya, a student of Sheshadripuram college found the Biology exam easy. “Most of the questions were from syllabus we had in the first year of Pre-University. It was quite easy and time was sufficient too,” he said.

Another student, Richard Fernandes also said that the paper was easy. “The questions were straightforward and from the syllabus. There were no errors but it was time-consuming,” he said.

The Mathematics paper, also for 60 marks, will begin at 2.30 pm and continue till 3.50 pm. A total of 1,85,411 candidates have registered for CET this year.