CETK
Karnataka Common Entrance Test
This is the common entrance exam for the institutions of higher learning in the state of Karnataka. Applicants who want to pursue medical and engineering courses are supposed to sit this examination. This is the common requirement of most universities in this state.
Candidates sitting the CETK will tackle multiple choice questions in physics, chemistry and biology depending on the courses they want to pursue at the university. Those who want to study architecture must sit the NATA, the national aptitude test in architecture. They must have scored 50% in their final exam which has been reduced to 45% for those in special castes. Medical and dental course applicants must have passed in English, physics, chemistry and biology with an aggregate grade of 50%. This passing grade has been minimized for those belonging to special interest groups like the scheduled castes and tribes as well as the physically challenged. This means that their passing percentage is 40%. Engineering candidates need a pass in physics and mathematics, with a 45% aggregate. This has been reduced to 40% for those in scheduled castes and tribes. Students who are yet to sit their final exam in high school can sit this examination but admission will be put on hold and will depend on their passing of their high school examination.
Candidates who are eligible must have passed well in government institutions in the state of Karnataka. Incase the institution is not governmental; it needs to be one that is recognized by the government. Priorities are given to those who are natives of Karnataka. Those who are natives of Karnataka but who are not resident in Karnataka are allowed to sit the examination upon proof of their domicile. The CETK date for 2011 has already been set at 28th April and the exam will take place in all 228 centers all over the state. Applicants must submit to the requirements of their specific colleges even after the completion of this examination, so it is not always a guarantee that you will get place in Karnataka universities when you sit and pass the CETK. One must liaise with these institutions for other details pertaining admission.
Participating intuitions include the Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, Bangalore, Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute of Medical Science, Gulbarga, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore, A. J. Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Government Medical College, Mysore, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Science, Mandya, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore, M.S.Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, M.V.J. Medical College & Research Hospital, Bangalore,Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Raja Rajeshwari Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore,Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences District Hospital, Mandya, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, and S. Nijalingappa Medical College & HSK Hos.
There are three papers in the CETK the third which will test your knowledge of the Kannada language. This third paper is not mandatory, and is sat by those whose mother tongue is Kannada and those who want to claim government seats. The first paper is mandatory to all applicants. It has 120 questions to be completed in 150 minutes. The subject of this paper is physics or chemistry and will be sat depending on the qualification of the candidate and the course he wants to pursue. The total marks of this paper are 120. The second paper last 80 minutes and has 60 questions on biology or mathematics depending on the course that is being applied for. For those who are applying for engineering courses their core subject will be mathematics and those applying for medical courses their core subject is biology.
Last modified: 2011-04-30 08:45:49