DCET Application Form 2025: Date, Registration, Documents Required, Steps to Apply

Diploma Common Entrance Test 2025 ( DCET )

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Updated on Oct 9, 2024 14:38 IST

DCET Application Form 2025: Karnataka Examination Authority will release the KCET 2025 application form online at the official website. Candidates can fill DCET application form at kea.kar.nic. The DCET application form process consists of registration, filling in the application form, uploading the documents and paying the fee. DCET application form 2025 will be available online only. Before DCET 2024 registration, the candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria. 

At the time of DCET registration 2025, candidates need to enter personal details like name, email ID, mobile number, corresponding address and others. After successful registration, candidates can proceed to fill DCET application form 2025. To appear in DCET exam 2025, it is necessary to fill application form before the last date. After the conclusion of registration process, KEA will commence the KCET application form correction facility online. Candidates who made any mistake at the time of filling form can make corrections through KCET form correction facility 2025. The last date to fill DCET application form will be notified later. For more details about DCET application form 2025, candidates can refer to the article provided below.  

Q:   What is DCET exam date 2025?

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Karnataka Examination Authority will release the DCET 2025 exam date soon at the official website. Applicants are advised to keep track of DCET official website to keep track of all important dates. Candidates appearing in the exam have to carry their DCET 2025 admit card along with one valid photo ID proof to the exam centre. DCET 2025 exam will be conducted on offline pen & paper mode.  

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Q:   What are the documents required to be uploaded in DCET application form?

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Karnataka Examination Authority will release the DCET 2025 application form online at the official website. Applicants looking for admissions need to upload certain documents at the time of filling DCET application form 2025. The documents required to be uploaded at the of DCET registration 2025 are provided below.  

  • Photograph 

  • Signature 

  • Left Thumb Impression 

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Q:   What is the last date to fill DCET application form?

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Karnataka Examination Authority will release the DCET application form online at the official website. Applicants looking for admissions to Diploma courses can fill DCET 2025 application form at kea.kar.nic. KEA will announce the DCET application form last date 2025 along with the official notification.  

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Q:   Can a non-Karnataka student appear for DCET?

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DCET exam is only for Karnataka-origin candidates who have studied for at least 10+ years with Karnataka Technical Education Board. The authorities will ask for proof at the time of registration. When the candidate fills the DCET application form ID which is provided by the Department Of Technical Education has to be uploaded. It will be verified if the student has studied in Karnataka for at least of 10+ years.

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Q:   How to fill DCET application form? What are the major steps?

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Karnataka Examination Authority will soon release the KCET 2025 application form online at the official website. Candidates have to follow the given steps to fill out the DCET application form 2025.

Step 1 - Registration
Step 2 - Payment of Fee
Step 3 - Filling of Application Form
Step 4 - Uploading of Scanned Documents

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How to Fill DCET Application Form 2025

Candidates have to follow the given steps to fill out the DCET application form 2025.

Step 1 - Registration: In the first step, the candidates have to click on the 'DCET-2025 Online Application' link. Registration was done by providing the required details. The application number will be generated and sent to the registered email ID of the candidates.

Step 2 - Payment of Fee: Candidates have to pay the required fee through challan. Once the candidates have successfully downloaded the challan, they have to select a bank from the list of specified banks to download the Challan and make the payment in the respective bank.

Step 3 - Filling of Application Form: Next, the candidates have to fill out the application form for DCET 2025 with the required personal, academic and contact details. All details have to be valid. 

Step 4 - Uploading of Scanned Documents: After filling out the details, the candidates had to upload their scanned photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression and parents' signatures. The uploaded documents should meet the specifications mentioned by the authorities.

DCET Application Fee 2025

Particulars

Category

Fee

People of Karnataka origin

General

INR.650

SC/ ST Category 1

INR 500

Q:   What is the DCET application fee for SC/ST students?

A:

DCET exam is for Karnataka-origin students. Students who belong to the SC/ST category have to pay INR 500 for the application form. The DCET application fee has to be paid while submitting the application form. The DCET application form will not be accepted without paying the fee. The application form fee can be paid in online mode. 

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Q:   What is the mode of payment for filling out the DCET application form?

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The mode of payment for the DCET 2025 application fee is through e-challan. The candidates need to choose a bank from the provided list of specified banks to obtain the Challan and make the payment at the selected bank.  The application fee is INR 650 for general category students and INR 500 for reserve category students. 

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Q:   Can I fill DCET application form in offline mode?

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No, you cannot fill the DCET 2024 application form in offline mode. As per the given context, the application form can only be filled and submitted online through the official website. The online mode of submission ensures a smooth and secure process, and the candidates are required to provide their personal, academic, and contact details, as well as upload scanned documents, as per the instructions provided. Additionally, the application fee can only be paid online through challan, and the payment mode is not available in offline mode. Therefore, it is not possible to fill the DCET 2024 application form in offline mode.

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DCET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of DCET 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

31 May '25

DCET 2025application form

DCET Application Form Correction Facility 2025

After the conclusion of the registration process, the Karnataka Examination Authority will commence the DCET application form correction facility online at the official website. Applicants who made any mistake at the time of filling DCET application form can rectify errors through the DCET application form correction facility. KEA will allow candidates to access the DCET correction facility 2025 from the login window. Applicants will be allowed to make changes in certain fields only. Changes in personal details like name, email ID, mobile number and others will not be allowed through the DCET correction facility 2025.

Q:   Can I make changes to the DCET application form?

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Changes can be made through the correction facility after the DCET 2025 application form is submitted. Any error made in the application form can be corrected during the correction window provided by the authority. The candidates will not be allowed to correct the application form after the correction window. 

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Q:   Do I need to pay any fee to access DCET application form correction facility?

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No, applicants are not required to pay any fee for DCET application form correction. KEA will allow candidates to make correctios in DCET 2025 application form from the login window. Candidates must note that only certain details will be allowed to be edited at the time of correction facility. Changes in personal details like name, father name, date of birth and email ID will not be allowed.  

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What After DCET Application Process 2025?

After the DCET application form 2024 is filled out and submitted, the candidates can download the admit card. KEA release the DCET 2024 admit card on the official website. Details regarding the examination such as date, timings, allotted exam centre and more will be released through the admit card. Candidates will have to present the admit card at the DCET 2024 exam centres otherwise they will not be allowed to attempt the examination.

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Arindam Modak

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Some of the closing ranks for the 2024 COMEDK cutoff for Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology (SDM College):

B.E. in ECE:  29,760 in round 1 and 95,570 in  last round

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VISHAL GUPTA

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The result date of DCET in K.S. Group of Institutions was not mentioned; however, according to the KEA, the results of the exam would generally be released within 2-3 weeks. It has been anticipated that DCET was conducted in the month of July for the current year and the result of the test could hav

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Kapil Lalwani

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Here, there are no specific details mentioned for the registration of DCET and examination for the admission to K.S. Group of Institutions for B.E. / B.Tech course, still I can tell something about DCET. The DCET exam is conducted every year in July and the registration process takes place in May no

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Kapil Lalwani

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Indeed, candidates can secure admission in K.S. Group of Institutions B.E./B.Tech course without going through the process of DCET. Management quota is present where 30 percent of seats in the college are filled Through merit in the qualifying examination such as 10+2 equivalent for the particular a

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Kapil Lalwani

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The DCET 2024 results for admission to institutions like Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology were announced on June 29, 2024. The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) conducted the DCET on June 22, 2024, and the results were published on their official websit

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Tanmay Pawar

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Admission to B.E./B.Tech course in Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology is primarily through KCET (45% seats) and COMEDK (30% seats), but 25% seats are on management quota. No bar exists on admission through management quota over KCET/COMEDK. The candidate must ha

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Kapil Lalwani

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Karnataka Examination Authority will release the DCET 2025 result online at the official website. Applicants can find following details mentioned in the result scorecard.  

  • Roll number 

  • Obtained scores in DCET 2025 

  • Category 

  • Name of the candidate 

  • Obtained rank in DCET 2025 

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Mohit Dhyani

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Candidates can refer to the steps provided below to check results.  

  • Visit the DCET official website at kea.kar.nic 2025. 

  • Click on the direct link to check the results. 

  • Enter the application number in the required field. 

  • Check all the details mentioned in the results. 

  • Download the DCET scorecard for

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