PGCET: Computer-based test for CS course admission this time
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has decided to conduct a Computer-Based Test (CBT) only for admission to M.E. and M.Tech Computer Science courses for the first time in Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET-2025).
The exam will be held on June 2. To help students get familiar with the format, mock tests will be conducted on May 26 and 27, according to a release issued by H. Prasanna, the Executive Director of KEA.
Candidates will be provided with a practice link after downloading their admission tickets. They can use the link to practice for the test, he said.
For courses other than Computer Science, the written exam for M.E. and M.Tech admissions will be held on May 31, he added.
Since this is the first attempt to conduct the Computer-Based Test, the infrastructure will be assessed, and based on that, CBT may be extended to other courses in the future, he added.
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