KEA to hold K-CET on July 7 & 8

The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will hold the Common Entrance Test on July 7 and 8.

The dates were finalised after considering the time table of various board exams for Class 12 (II PUC) and similar exams by other states for admission to various professional courses, Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said. A committee led by Narayan announced the dates after holding a discussion with officials and other stakeholders.

K-CET is usually held in April-May. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has delayed the academic year, the higher education department decided to hold the exams in July. Last year also, the exams were held in July-end due to the lockdown.

Around 1.5 lakh to 1.75 lakh students appear for K-CET every year. An additional 50,000 from border districts and other states also take the examination for admission to various professional courses across Karnataka.

Time table:

July 7: Biology, Mathematics

July 8: Physics, Chemistry

July 9: Kannada test for out-of-state and border district Kannadiga candidates