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Updated By Dewesh Nandan Prasad on 01 Oct, 2025 12:57
Karnataka DCET eligibility criteria 2026 are prescribed by KEA. To be eligible, the students are required to have completed a polytechnic with a minimum of 45% marks (40% for reserved categories). There is no age limit set by the exam authorities to appear in the Karnataka DCET exam.
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Karnataka DCET 2026 eligibility criteriaare provided by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) on the official website along with the information brochure. Those who wish to apply for the Karnataka Diploma CET or Karnataka DCET 2026 exam must make sure that they fulfil all the required eligibility criteria. Once the aspirants satisfy the required eligibility criteria to appear in the Karnataka DCET exam, they can start applying for the same in the online mode itself. The applicants must be aware of the fact that the Karnataka DCET 2026 eligibility criteria for the B.E. programme are different from the B.Arch programme. The latest eligibility norms to appear in the Karnataka DCET exam have been provided on this page.
You can check the detailed eligibility criteria in the section below for both the engineering and architecture courses:
The Karnataka DCET B.E. applicants must have -
Cleared a Diploma (or equivalent) exam with a minimum aggregate of 45% in all the subjects combined in the final year
An aggregate of 40% in the final year for OBC/SC/ST candidates of Karnataka
The Karnataka DCET B.Arch applicants must have -
Appeared and qualified NATA examination conducted by the Council of Architecture (CoA)
Want to know more about Karnataka DCET
No, an applicant can only apply for either a day college or night college through the Karnataka DCET exam.
Reserved category candidates belonging to the state of Karnataka (OBC/SC/ST) are given 5% relaxation in qualifying exam marks to apply for the Karnataka DCET exam.
No, to apply for the Karnataka DCET B.Arch programme, the applicants have to produce the NATA scorecard of the same year in which they are going to appear in the Karnataka DCET exam.
If a Karnataka DCET B.Arch applicant does not have a valid score in NATA exam, he/she will not be allowed to take admission at B.Arch courses.
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