Karnataka PGCET Exam Pattern 2025: Know Marking Scheme, Mode of Exam & Duration

Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test 2024 ( Karnataka PGCET )

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Updated on Sep 20, 2024 13:27 IST

Karnataka PGCET 2025 Exam Pattern: Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) prescribes the Karnataka PGCET exam pattern for all courses, including MBA /PGDM. Karnataka PGCET test structure is designed separately for admission to MBA, MCA, MArch, MTech and ME programmes. As per the Karnataka PGCET MBA paper pattern, the total marks of the Karnataka PGCET 2025 exam are 100. Candidates get 120 minutes to answer all the multiple-choice questions. For every right answer, candidates will get one mark; for the wrong answers, no marks will be awarded.

KEA is rumoured to conduct the Karnataka PGCET exam as a computer based test. Scroll down to know more details about the Karnataka PGCET 2025 exam pattern.

Q:   How may questions are there in total in Karnataka PGCET?

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Karnataka PGCET has a total of 100 questions. There are four sections in the exam and each section has 25 MCQs. Each MCQ carry 1 marks. The sections are Proficiency in English Language, General Knowledge, Reasoning and General Intelligence, and Quantitative Analysis. The total time to complete the exam is 120 minutes. 100 MCQs are to be completed in 2 hours.

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Q:   How many questions will be there in each section of the Karnataka PGCET exam?

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As per the Karnataka PGCET exam pattern, each section of the exam for MBA course will have as many as 25 questions. All questions in the PGCET exam will carry one mark each. Since all sections of the PGCET exam will have a similar weightage in terms of marks and number of questions, all the sections hold equal importance.

Candidates have 120 minutes to answer all the multiple-choice questions of Karnataka PGCET exam. It is compulsory to answer all the questions. Candidates will not get the option to select questions in the question paper. The exam is held in offline mode.

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Q:   What is the marking scheme of the Karnataka PGCET exam?

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For every right answer, candidates will be awarded one mark in Karnataka PGCET 2024 exam while for the wrong answers, no marks will be deducted. The total marks of the Karnataka PGCET 2024 exam are 100. Candidates get 120 minutes to answer all the multiple-choice questions. It is compulsory to answer all the questions in the Karnataka PGCET exam. Candidates will not get the option to select questions in the question paper. To score maximum marks, it is important to answer questions with accuracy. No marks are awarded in case of selection of multiple answers.

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Q:   Is Karnataka PGCET an online CBT exam or an offline pen and paper-based exam?

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KEA conducts Karnataka PGCET as an offline exam using the OMR input system. Candidates have to attempt the exam in pen and paper mode at the designated exam centre. Candidates need to0 mark the answers in an OMR sheet provided at the test centre. Each question will have options. The most appropriate option will have to be selected and candidates have to mark the bubble corresponding to the most appropriate answer. For example if the answer to question 2 is C, then the bubble C has to be darkened.

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Karnataka PGCET 2025 Exam Pattern

The table below mentions the Karnataka PGCET exam pattern:

Karnataka PGCET Pattern Elements

Karnataka PGCET Exam Details

Medium of the exam

English

Duration of the exam

120 minutes

Mode of the exam

Pen and Paper Based Test (PBT)

Types of questions

MCQ

Marking scheme

(+) 1 mark for every correct answer; no negative mark for incorrect responses

Number of sections in the question paper

Five

Number of answer options per question

Four

Q:   What type of questions are there in Karnataka PGCET exam?

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Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), the conducting body of Karnataka PGCET exam, has designed the exam with multiple choice questions. Each question in the Karnataka PGCET exam has four answer options. Candidates have to choose one correct option. The most appropriate option will have to be selected and candidates have to mark the bubble corresponding to the most appropriate answer. For example if the answer to question 2 is C, then the bubble C has to be darkened.

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Q:   Where can I get Karnataka PGCET previous year question papers?

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Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will release the Karnataka PGCET question papers. With the release of the information brochure and notification for the exam, KEA releases Karnataka PGCET previous year's question papers. Candidates can use the previous year question papers for Karnataka PGCET preparation. These question papers comprise all the questions that appeared in the previous examination sessions. With the help of Karnataka PGCET sample papers, aspirants can prepare according to the pattern, difficulty standards, important topics and more.

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Q:   Is there any negative marking in Karnataka PGCET?

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No there is no negative marking in the exam. Each cprre ct answer will fetch 1 marks whereas the Karnatka PGCET exam has no negative marking for wrong answers marked. The Karnataka PGCET syllabus is based on the topics from four different sections: Proficiency in English Language, General Knowledge, Reasoning and General Intelligence, and Quantitative Analysis. Each of these section will have 25 multiple choice questions. Candidates need to choose one answer option out of four choices for each question.

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Q:   Will marks be deducted for any question which is not attempted in Karnataka PGCET?

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Karnataka PGCET exam has a total of 100 questions to be answered within a time duration of 120 minutes. In case a candidates leaves any question unanswered, no marks will be added or deducted. Also, no marks are awarded or deducted for any question, where the candidate has selected multiple answer choices. Infact, there is no negative marking in the exam. For each correct response marked by the candidate in the OMR sheet, KEA will award one mark in Karnataka PGCET 2023 exam while for the wrong answers, no marks will be deducted.

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Karnataka PGCET 2025 Sectional Weightage

Check the sectional weightage of the Karnataka PGCET 2025 question paper in the table below:

Sections

Total Number of Questions

Total Marks

Computer Awareness

20

20

Proficiency in English Language

20

20

General Knowledge

20

20

Test of Reasoning and General Intelligence

20

20

Quantitative Analysis

20

20

Total

100

100

Q:   Are there different sections in Karnataka PGCET exam?

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Yes there are four sections in the Karnataka PGCET exam. Each of the section in the PGCET exam will have 25 multiple choice questions. Each MCQ carries 1 mark, while no negative marking is prevelant. The sections included in the KArnataka PGCET exam for MBA course admission are as follows:

  • Proficiency in English Language
  • General Knowledge
  • Reasoning and General Intelligence
  • Quantitative Analysis

Since all the sections have equal weighatge, candidates must consider each section equially important during the preparation phase.

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Q:   Which section of Karnataka PGCET has the maximum weightage?

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All the four sections of the Karnatka PGCET exam will have equal weightage in terms of number of questions and marks. Each 4 section has 25 quwestions and carry 1 marks each. This means each section has equal weightage of marks that is 25 marks.  The sections are Proficiency in English Language, General Knowledge, Reasoning and General Intelligence, and Quantitative Analysis. Total marks of the paper is thus 100.

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Q:   Is there a sectional time to solve the Karnataka PGCET question paper?

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No. KEA has not defined any of the sections in Karnataka PGCET based on the time duration. Candidates do not need to follow any sectional time limit to solve questions from different sections of the Karnataka PGCET question paper. The total time to complete the exam is 120 minutes. Candidates need to answer all the 100 objective type questions within the time duration of 2 hours.

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Q:   What are the sections in Karnataka PGCET exam?

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The Karnataka PGCET syllabus is based on the topics from four different sections, namely

  • Proficiency in English Language
  • General Knowledge
  • Reasoning and General Intelligence
  • Quantitative Analysis

All the sections in the Karnataka PGCET exam have equal weightage in terms of number of questions and marks. Each section of Karnataka PGCET exam has 25 questions compiling a total of 100 questions in the MBA exam. There will be no sectional timelimit; hence candidates will be able to answer questions from the desired section anytime within the exam duration.

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Karnataka PGCET 2025 Exam Pattern: Key Takeaways

  • It is compulsory to answer all the questions in the Karnataka PGCET exam
  • Candidates will not get the option to select questions in the question paper
  • To score maximum marks, it is important to answer questions with accuracy
  • No marks are awarded in case of selection of multiple answers

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