Engineering courses are one which became one of the popular courses in the last decade. The engineering seats are being filled as hot selling cakes every year due to its popularity and career opportunities it provides to the students. Each year 70% of admissions happens to different engineering courses. The top engineering colleges in Bangalore are also ramping up to increase their intakes every year to meet the increasing demand for engineering admissions.

What is the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test PGCET?

• The PGCET Exam is a state level exam of Karnataka State for getting admissions to different postgraduate courses of engineering, architecture, computer applications and management  offered by Government/University/Private-Aided/Private Un-Aided professional education institutions of Karnataka.
• The eligible students interested to join post graduate degree in colleges and universities of Karnataka are required to attend PGCET exams 

What is Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA)?

• The Government of Karnataka established a common Entrance Test Cell for conducting of entrance test and determining the eligibility/merit, for admission to different professional courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level offered by all the colleges in Karnataka.
• The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) conducts PGCET exam for getting admissions to different post graduate courses in colleges of Karnataka. 
• The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) conducts PGCET Exam for admissions to postgraduate courses of MCA,MBA,M.Tech/ME and M.Arch that are offered by different colleges in Karnataka.
• The students applying for professional courses like MCA, M.Tech/ME are required to attend the PGCET exam and counselling sessions.
• The students who qualify PGCET exam are required to undergo counselling sessions to choose their colleges based on their rankings.
• The KEA conducts counselling sessions for all the students for different engineering colleges in Bangalore and Karnataka.

Eligibility for PGCET Exam.

• The aspiring students who have completed their engineering degree in any stream with 50% aggregate marks from the recognised university are eligible to apply for the PGCET exam.  
• The students who are in the final year of bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply to the PGCET exam. 
• The minimum age criteria required for applying for the PGCET exam is 21 years.

Age Limit and No of Attempts for PGCET Exam.

The students appearing for PGCET Exam should have completed minimum 17 years of age at the time of admissions. There is No Upper Age limit for the PGCET Exam and there is No restriction on the number of attempts for the PGCET exam.

How to apply for the PGCET Exam?

The aspiring students have to follow the following steps in order to register for CLAT exam

• PGCET Registration: The candidates have to register on the PGCET login panel as a new registration. The students will get login credentials on their registered Email ID and registered mobile numbers
• Filling the application: The students have to carefully fill the application form without any mistakes. All the details should be filled carefully
• Documents Upload: The students have to upload the soft copies of the required documents and also upload their recent passport size photos
• Fee Payment: The students have to pay the required fees through online payment or through bank challan
• Hall Tickets: The students have to login credentials received on their registered emails and registered mobile numbers and download their hall tickets
• Exam Day: The students have to reach the specified exam centres on their hall tickets to give their exams

Question Paper Pattern for PGCET Exam.

The PGCET Exam is conducted in Paper and Pen Mode (Offline). The exam consists of 100 MCQs and the duration of the exam is 3-hours or 180 minutes.

The students who have completed their B.Tech/BE or BCA and looking to apply for M.Tech/ME or MCA courses respectively can apply for PGCET Exam 2021-22.The students can get detailed information about PGCET. 

Exam Centres.

List of Engineering Colleges Accepting PGCET Score.

The list of Engineering Colleges in Bangalore accepting PGCET exam are:

• RV College of Engineering 
• MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) 
• PES University 
• BMS College of Engineering 
• Bangalore Institute of Technology (BIT) 
• Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering 
• PES Institute of Technology (South Campus) 
• BMS Institute of Technology and Management (BMSIT) 
• Dayananda Sagar University (DSU) 
• RV Institute of Technology and Management 
• MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences 
• CMR University 
• Christ University 
• Jain University 
• Acharya Institute of Technology (AIT)
• New Horizon College of Engineering
• Presidency University
• East Point College of Engineering and Technology
• T. John Institute of Technology
• Brindavan College of Engineering 
• HKBK College of Engineering 
• RR Institute of Technology 
• SJB Institute of Technology 
• SEA College of Engineering and Technology

conclusion

The PGCET exam is the one of the important entrance exams for getting admissions to different professional post graduate courses offered by the colleges in Karnataka. All the colleges offering these courses should be recognised by the State Government and should follow the counselling procedures according to KEA Norms. The PGCET exam is also mandatory for all the Non localite students interested to join different professional courses in Karnataka.The PGCET exam is considered as the basic parameter for all the aspirants to join their dream courses in different colleges of Karnataka.