Karnataka CET - Admission, Time Table, Breakup, Fee Structure

Common Entrance Test (CET) is conducted every year by the Karnataka Government for the admission in Engineering and Medical colleges. The first exam was held in 1984.

The CET Cell will conduct the seat selection process for government seats for admissions to first-year Medical, Dental, Engineering, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Naturopathy and Yoga and Architecture courses.

The application form-cum-brochures will be supplied through the colleges in which the candidates studied or appeared for the Second-year PU examination. The cost of the application form is Rs 550 (Rs 400 for SC/ST and Category-1 students) and the Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of the "Special Officer, CET Cell, Bangalore", payable at Bangalore.

Candidates who have obtained admission to a particular discipline through the CET Cell in the previous years will not be eligible for selection of a seat in the same discipline in 2005. The State government has also decided not to conduct the test for non-Karnataka candidates. Karnataka candidates residing outside the state (Horanadu and Gadinadu Karnataka) can procure the brochure and application form by Speed Post by sending a self-addressed cloth-lined envelope of 25 cm x 30 cm size along with a Demand Draft for Rs 650 (in favour of "Special Officer, CET Cell, Bangalore", payable at Bangalore).

CET - An Overview
Number of Candidates Applied (Appeard)
Year	Karnataka	Non-Karnataka	Total
2003	77,207 (75,240)	56,191 (34,595)	133,398 (109,835)
2004	81,417 (79,320)	27,897 (13,613)	109,314 (92,915)
2005	87,053 (85,270)		87,053 (85,270)
2006	91,217 (88,270)		91,217 (88,270)
2007	105,135 (102,481)		105,135 (102,481)

CET 2008

As of 2008 CET will be known as KEA - Karnataka Examination Authority. KEA will conduct all exams on behalf of the Education department of Karnataka.

The government's share of seats in the CET has been gradually decreasing over the years. It was 85:15 in 1994-95 but is now reduced to 40:60 (medical). Private college managements are expected to petition the education secretariat on not giving up any medical/dental seat to the government for next year's UG admissions. The govt in 2007 had increased the salaries of teaching staff in government medical and dental colleges. Now, the private colleges too must hike the salaries to retain staf. Each college will have to bear an additional burden of Rs 3 crore.

New guidelines for CET 2007

The Common Entrance Test 2007 seems to be bigger and better than its predecessors.

For one, every single answer sheet will be uploaded on the CET website for students to verify their answer sheets against the key answers.

"It will be completely transparent, where one student will be able to see another's answer sheet as well," minister for higher education D H Shankaramurthy said after releasing the CET 2007 brochure on Wednesday.

This year, students have an added bonanza of 1,500 engineering seats. Polytechnic colleges in Bhadravati, Chikmagalur, Kushalnagar and Hassan with 300 seats each are being upgraded to engineering colleges.

In addition to this, a new engineering college at Ramanagaram with 300 seats will add up to the CET matrix this year. "The existing polytechnic students will continue in the college till their course is completed," Shankaramurthy added.

Biometric identification:

CET 2007 will have biometric identification for each student at every stage of the test. All candidates should compulsorily affix their left hand thumb impression in their CET application form and also on the OMR answer sheets of all subjects. This year, students who have selected seats during the admission round, will not be eligible for seat selection during the casual vacancy round. However, candidates who have (a) not attended or (b) have attended but not selected or (c) cancelled the seat before the commencement of casual vacancy round or during their turn in the casual vacancy round, are eligible for seat selection during the casual vacancy round.

Last year, 10 per cent of engineering seats and 800 dental seats went abegging.

Single test not a priority:

After assuring students of a single CET, the government now seems to be soft-pedalling on the issue. "The single test agenda was not on top of our priority list. We were gunning for a fair seat share and fee structure, which we have achieved. We will continue trying for the single test, but if we fail, I don't mind," the minister said.

New Guidelines for CET 2007
Date of reaching the brochures with application form to all candidates	Feb 24
Last date for submission of filled application forms to principals	March 3
Last date for submission of filled application forms by principals to the CET Cell	March 5
Last date for submission of filled application forms by Speed Post to the CET Cell by Karnataka candidates staying outside Karnataka	March 5
Date of sending admission tickets to all applicants	April 25
Date of CET 2007	May 9
Date of Kannada Language test (for Gadinadu and Horanadu candidates)	May 10
Last date for appearing to NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture)	May 15
Date of publication of CET key answers	May 15
Last date for submission of objections to key answers	May 18
Last date for submission to NASA scores to the CET Cell	May 18
Date of publication of CET results along with applied key answers	May 25
Commencement of admission round seat selection process	May 30

THE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST – 2008 TIME TABLE
DATE	DAY	SUBJECT	MARKS	TIMINGS
19-04-2008	Saturday	Physics & Chemistry (Combined Paper)	120	10.00 am – 12.30pm
		Mathematics	60	02.00 pm – 03.20 pm
		Biology	60	04.00 pm – 05.20 pm
KANNADA LANGUAGE TEST
20-04-2008	Sunday	Gadinadu Kannadiga Candidiates		11.00 AM
		Horanadu Kannadiga Candidates (Kannadigas from Outside Karnataka)		02.00 PM

Seat Sharing Ratio
Academic Years	Medical		Dental		Engineering
	Govt	Mgmt	Govt	Mgmt	Govt	Mgmt
1994-95 to 2002-03	85	15	85	15	85	15
2003-04	75	25	75	25	75	25
2004-05	60	40	60	40	75	25
2005-06	50	50	50	50	65	35
2006-07	50	50	50	50	60	40
2007-08	40	60	35	65	55	45
2008-09	40	60	35	65	55	45

2007-08 Break-Up Of Seats
(Will Remain The Same For 2008-09)

Medical (36 Colleges)
Government Seats	1,993
Management Seats	2,295
All India Quota	157
Total	4,445

Dental (40 Colleges)
Government Seats	846
Management Seats	1,745
All India Quota	9
Total	2,600

Engineering (138 Colleges)
Government Seats	32,450
Management Seats	22,582
All India Quota	nil
Total	55,032

Fee structure for 2007-08
Discipline	Government quota	Institutional Quota
Medical	Rs 35,000	Of the remaining 60% to be filled by non-minority instutions, fees for 40% of the students is Rs 3,25,000 while 15% NRI and 5% Institutional Quota fees has been left to the managements.
Dental	Rs 25,000	Of the remaining 65% to be filled by non-minority instutions, fees for 45% of the students is Rs 2,30,000 while 15% NRI and 5% Institutional Quota fees has been fixed by the private colleges.

Fees For 2008-09
Medical (Non-Minority)
Seat Sharing Ratio 40:60
Seats	Fees
Govt (through CET)
40% (concession fee)	Rs 35,000
Management (through Comed-K)
40%	Rs 325,000 (upper limit)
15% (NRI)
5% (discretionary quota)

Dental (Non-Minority)
Seat Sharing Ratio 35:65
Seats	Fees
Govt (through CET)
35% (concession fee)	Rs 25,000
Management (through Comed-K)
45%	Rs 230,000 (upper limit)
15% (NRI)
5% (discretionary quota)

Minority Medical And Dental Colleges
Seat Sharing Ratio 25:75
Seats	Fees
Govt (through CET)	Rs 35,000 (medical)
25% (concession fee)	Rs 25,000 (dental)
Management (through Comed-K)
55%	Rs 325,000 (medical)
15% (NRI)	Rs 230,000 (dental)
5% (discretionary quota)

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