Karnataka PGCET 2024 Syllabus

CHAPTER – II MORE ABOUT THE WRITTEN TEST SYLLABUS: PGCET-2024 new syllabus for MBA, MCA and M.E. / M.Tech. / M.Arch. Courses are hosted on the KEA Website http://kea.kar.nic.in for the information of the candidates. URL is given below for ready reference and for the benefit of the candidates. https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet24 2. DURATION, QUESTION PAPER AND OMR ANSWER SHEETS  The PGCET-2024 will be held in one session separately for MBA, conducted for 100 marks with 150 minutes duration. Each question paper will be of (Objective) Multiple Choice type. The question paper will be in four different versions. Each question will have four different options. Each question will carry ONE mark. 100 Marks - 100 Questions  The PGCET-2024 will be held in one session separately for MCA courses conducted for 100 marks with 150 minutes duration. Each question paper will be of (Objective) Multiple Choice type. The question paper will be in four different versions. Each question will have four different options. 100 Marks - 100 Questions  The PGCET-2024 will be held in one session for ME / M.Tech / M.Arch. courses conducted 100 marks with 150 minutes duration. Each question paper will be of (Objective) Multiple Choice type. The question paper will be in four different versions. Each question will have four different options. 100 Marks - 100 Questions All questions are compulsory. In other words, there is no choice among questions. Candidate is expected to attempt all the questions, in order to obtain maximum marks. THERE WILL BE NO NEGATIVE EVALUATION WITH REGARD TO WRONG ANSWERS BUT MARKS WILL NOT BE AWARDED IN RESPECT OF MULTIPLE ANSWERS. The version code of the question paper will be boldly printed on facing sheet of the question paper. 1. Important Instructions to Candidates - On the days of examination: Candidates will have to mark correct options on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) answer sheet, which will be supplied at the beginning of the test. The entries pertaining to PGCET No., Subject, Version code etc are to be checked twice before proceeding to mark the answers. Among the four options provided against a question, only one answer will be correct. The candidate should mark the correct answer by completely shading only one circle against a question number, using BLUE or BLACK ink ball point pen. More details about precautions to be taken while filling the particulars on OMR answer sheet is given below. The OMR answer sheet comprises of two sheets. The top sheet will be used for the purpose of marking correct answers and later scanning & evaluation and the bottom sheet will be returned to the candidates after completion of the test. The bottom sheet is coated with a special kind of chemical which acts as Carbon. When the candidate fills the circles on the top sheet, the pressure on the bottom sheet will automatically create a replica of the top sheet. Page 28 of 80

2. Optical Mark Reader sheets as Answer Sheets The need for the replica has compelled us to design OMR sheet in such a way that all the information and the answers are marked only on one side. The top portion of the sheet is meant for furnishing the particulars about the candidates such as the Name, PGCET Number, Version code and serial number of the question booklet. The bottom portion is meant for marking the answers, affixing the signature of the room Invigilator & candidates and also for affixing the Left Hand Thumb Impression of the candidate. The space meant for the subject would have been pre-marked. The square blocks in each item should be filled by the candidate in capital letters and numbers. The circles corresponding to the letters or numbers are meant to be completely shaded using blue or black ink ballpoint pen only. Why Ball Point Pen? Remember, we are allowing the candidates to carry home a replica or facsimile of the OMR answer sheet and the OMR answer paper comes in a set of two sheets. When you shade the top sheet, the pressure will create a dark mark on the bottom sheet on the corresponding circle. If a pen with a nib is used, the pressure on the top sheet will not be sufficient to activate the chemical on the bottom sheet. On the other hand, a ballpoint pen exerts sufficient pressure to convert the bottom sheet chemical into a dark spot. That is why we want you to use a blue / black ink ballpoint pen only. Important precautions to be taken while shading answers portion of OMR Answer sheet. After the initial TEN minutes 120 minutes will be given to a candidate for shading the answers on the bottom portion of the OMR answer sheet. Against each question number, four circles will be provided corresponding to four options of the question paper. The candidates are required to shade only one circle corresponding to the correct answer. The scanner is so sensitive to black and blue ink shades that even a slight residual ink mark or an unintended ink dot within a circle on the OMR answer sheet will be taken by it, as filled / shaded, at the time of scanning. Consequently, the candidate may lose marks. Therefore, please do not make any stray pen marks on the OMR answer sheets. As the scoring done by the scanner and the computer in tandem is final, a plea for erasing or neglecting the ink mark on a circle cannot be entertained. Therefore, candidates are advised to take extra precaution while shading the circles on the bottom portion. THINK BEFORE YOU INK! Once you darken a circle, there is no way to erase or to remove it. That way, your decision about a correct answer will be final. The invigilator will not permit you to use marker, white fluid or any other device to hide the shading already done and you will not be supplied with one more set of OMR sheet. If you spoil a sheet in your attempt to rub off the shading done on a circle, you may ruin your opportunities. If two circles are shaded in a row and even if one of the circles is partially rubbed off, the scanner will take it as a multiple attempt. Therefore, think twice before you shade a circle with ink. Darken only one circle for each question as shown against the CORRECT METHOD. Page 29 of 80