CET-2026 to be held on April 23, 24

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M.C. Sudhakar, Minister for Higher Education, and Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education, releasing the CET Guide successful  Bengaluru connected  January 2, 2026. 

M.C. Sudhakar, Minister for Higher Education, and Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education, releasing the CET Guide successful Bengaluru connected January 2, 2026.  | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR

The Common Entrance Test (CET-2026), which is the gateway to nonrecreational courses, including engineering, successful the State volition beryllium held connected April 23 and 24. The online exertion submission process volition statesman from January 17.

Kannada connection introspection for Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannada candidates volition beryllium held connected April 22.

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) released the docket for CET-2026 connected Friday, and this year, the timetable of each different examinations, including PGCET, DCET, KSET, person been released on with CET.

On April 23, the Physics exams volition beryllium held from 10.30 americium to 11.50 a.m., and the Chemistry exam from 2.30 p.m. to 3.50 p.m.

On April 24, the Mathematics exam volition beryllium held from 10.30 a.m. to 11.50 a.m., and the Biology exam from 2.30 p.m. to 3.50 p.m.

On April 22, from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., Class 4th level Kannada exam for Horanadu/Gadinadu Kannada candidates volition beryllium held astatine Bengaluru, Belagavi, Mangaluru, and Vijayapura centers.

Addressing the media astatine KEA caput office, M.C. Sudhakar, Minister for Higher Education said, “For the archetypal time, we published a ‘CET Guide’ disposable some successful Kannada and English to assistance students capable the exertion forms without errors. The aforesaid usher has been supplied to each Pre-University (PU) colleges, including those affiliated to different boards.”

The CET Guide had stepwise accusation connected exertion filling and the documents needed, verification process and spot allotment. This year, KEA would unfastened a Candidate Portal and candidates could download copies of the exertion form, admittance ticket, verification slip, etc., by logging connected to the portal.

“This time, the name, day of birth, address, etc., of each campaigner person been verified done Aadhaar oregon DigiLocker. This volition debar mistakes successful penning the name,” helium added.

This twelvemonth is besides a ‘One Time Password (OTP)’ -based exertion and aft the palmy registration and login, candidates whitethorn proceed with introduction of exertion details lone aft verifying the login positive OTP oregon unrecorded photo. The existent campaigner indispensable supply his/her look recognition astatine each consequent stage.

Questions from applicable exams

Speaking astir the determination to proceed with the questions from the applicable exams of the II PU curriculum, Dr. Sudhakar said, “We person introduced applicable exam questions successful CET from 2025 and it volition proceed adjacent for this year. This is fundamentally to guarantee that students ore adjacent connected applicable classes, on with theory.”

Published - January 02, 2026 08:48 p.m. IST

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