Karnataka PGCET MCA Syllabus 2025: Download Latest Syllabus PDF

Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test 2025 ( Karnataka PGCET )

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Karnataka Examination Authority prescribes the Karnataka PGCET Syllabus. The syllabus highlights the topics and sub-topics which candidates need to cover for the exam. Candidates appearing for the exam should be thorough with the Karnataka PGCET syllabus as it will help them to plan their preparation strategy. Besides, it helps candidates to find out the topics the important and less important topics. Candidates can get the detailed syllabus of Karnataka PGCET below.

Karnataka PGCET Syllabus for MCA

Unit-1: Mathematics or Quantitative Ability

Algebra: Fundamental operations in Algebra, Expansion, Factorization, Simultaneous Linear / Quadratic equations, Indices, Logarithms, Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions, Binomial Theorem, Permutations and Combinations, Determinants, Matrices, Sets and application to the solution of simultaneous linear equations.

Co-Ordinate Geometry: Rectangular Cartesian co-ordinates, Equations of Line, Mid-point, Intersections etc, Equations of a Circle, Distance formulae, Pair of straight lines, Parabola, Ellipse and Hyperbola, Simple Geometric transformations such as Translation, Rotation, Scaling.

Boolean algebra: Basic operations, Evaluation of Boolean expressions, Basic postulates of Boolean Algebra.

Trigonometry: Simple identities, Trigonometric equations, Properties of Triangles, Inverse function. Probability and Statistics: Basic concept of Probability theory, Averages, Dependent and Independent events, Frequency distributions and measures of dispersions, Skewness and Kurtosis, Correlation and Regression, Random variables.

Unit-2: Computer Awareness Computer

Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Input /Output devices, Computer Memory, Programming Languages, Types of Software's, General awareness about the Internet, Web Applications, Database Applications and Information Systems.

Data Representation: Representation of Characters, Integers and Fractions, Binary, ASCII and Hexadecimal representations.

Binary Arithmetic: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Two's complement arithmetic, Floating-point representation of numbers, normalized Floating-point representation.

Operating Systems: Evolution of operating systems, types of operating systems, functions of an operating system, modern operating systems.

Unit-3: Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning

The questions in this unit cover Logical Reasoning, Quantitative reasoning and Visuospatial reasoning.

Unit-4: General Awareness

This unit carries questions to test the general awareness about Business, Finance, Industry, Transportation, Scientific inventions, Governance, Healthcare and Cultural dimensions etc.

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Unit-5: General English

The questions in this part cover basic English grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, synonyms, antonyms, sentence correction, word & phrases, jumbled paragraph.

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