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KCET 2024 Paper Analysis for April 19 Shift 1 and 2 and April 18 Shift 1 and 2 is available here. KCET paper analysis 2024 will help candidates understand the difficulty level of the paper, good attempts, the type of questions asked (easy, difficult, moderate), the marking scheme, etc. Candidates can review the paper analysis here, which is based on the test takers' initial reactions.
KCET 2024was conducted for a total of 180 marks with, 60 questions in each section. All the questions will carry one mark. There will be no negative marking for unattempted/wrong responses, and each right answer will receive one mark.
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The paper analysis of KCET 2024 can be checked from the table below.
| Subjects | Answer Key Link | Difficulty level of KCET 2024 | Important topics covered |
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| KCET Biology Question Paper Analysis with Detailed Student Reviews | KCET Biology Answer Key 2024 Unofficial |
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| KCET Mathematics Question Paper Analysis 2024 with Detailed Student Reviews | KCET Mathematics Answer Key 2024 Unofficial |
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| KCET Physics Question Paper Analysis 2024 with Detailed Student Reviews | KCET Physics Answer Key 2024 Unofficial |
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| KCET Chemistry Question Paper Analysis 2024 with Detailed Student Reviews | KCET Chemistry Answer Key 2024: All sets of questions with answer key solutions |
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The paper analysis of KCET 2023 can be checked from the table below.
| Subjects | Difficulty level of KCET 2023 | Important topics covered |
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| Biology | Easy |
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| Mathematics | Moderate |
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| Physics | Moderate to Difficult |
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| Chemistry | Moderate |
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The detailed question paper analysis of each subject along with the unofficial answer key can be checked by clicking on the links below.
Also read: KCET syllabus
KCET 2020 exam took place on July 30 & 31, 2020. This year, the exam was conducted Covid-19 outbreak. The government had taken extensive measures with regard to student safety. In most of the centres, sanitization took place after each paper, and students were given sanitisers at the entrance of the exam centre. However, social distancing norms were not followed in some of the exam centres across the state. Here is the overall exam analysis of KCET exam.
Overall Difficulty Level of the Exam | Moderate |
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Difficulty Level of Biology | Easy to Moderate |
Difficulty Level of Mathematics | Moderate |
Difficulty Level of Physics | Easy |
Difficulty Level of Chemistry | Easy to Moderate |
You can click on the links below to check the detailed analysis.
| KCET 2020 Biology Exam Analysis & Answer Key | KCET 2020 Mathematics Answer Key & Exam Analysis |
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| KCET 2020 Physics Answer Key & Exam Analysis | KCET 2020 Chemistry Exam Analysis & Answer Key |
On the first day of the exam, candidates received the OMR sheets with pre-entered details such as the name, hall ticket number, and version code of the question paper. Apparently, the idea behind prefilled details was to eliminate the possibility of errors. In wake of this change, the duration of 15 minutes for filling up the details before the commencement of the exam was reduced to 10.
Students welcomed the move as it reduced the stress of filling the correct details in the OMR sheet, and it meant that aspirants could focus just answering the question paper.
Biology: The KCET 2018 Biology paper was set from the prescribed syllabus only. While 15 questions were from 11th Class syllabus, 45 questions were asked from 12th Class syllabus. A student who prepared well for the exam can easily score 80 to 85% marks.
Mathematics: Mathematics paper was moderate in terms of the difficulty level. There were 40 questions that turned out too easy, 15 questions were of moderate difficulty level and 5 questions were on the tough side. The question paper was set from the prescribed syllabus of 11th and 12th class.
Physics: All the questions asked in the entrance exam were from the prescribed syllabus of 11th and 12th class. However, the maximum questions were asked from class 12 syllabus. This year, the paper had 50% more numerical questions in comparsion to last year's paper. Most of the questions in Physics paper had a moderate difficulty level. Well-prepared candidates can fetch 80%-85% marks in the exam.
Chemistry: The question paper of Chemistry was balanced in terms of questions. Almost 75% questions asked in the paper were easy in terms of the difficulty level. The numerical questions asked in the Chemistry paper were also good in number. In this subject, 17 questions from the syllabus of class 11 and 12.
Level of Difficulty | |||||||
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Subjects | Easy | Medium | Difficult | Minimum Attempts | Accuracy | Good Marks | Total Overall |
Maths | 40 | 15 | 5 | 50 | 80% | 41 | 41 |
Physics | 22 | 32 | 6 | 54 | 80% | 43 | 43 |
Chemistry | 10 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 80% | 36 | 36 |
Total | 72 | 52 | 46 | 146 | 80% | 120 | 120 |
Candidates should study KCET important topics carefully. Based on past years' papers, the most significant topics that should not be overlooked in one's preparation plan are listed below.
| Chapter Name | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Alcohol Phenol Ether | 6% |
| 5-Block Elements | 5% |
| Biomolecules | 7% |
| Chemical Kinetics | 4% |
| Chemical Bonding | 3% |
| p-Block Elements | 3% |
| Atomic Structure | 3% |
| Redox reaction | 4% |
| Carboxylic Acid and its Derivatives | 6% |
| Chapter Name | Weightage |
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| Modern Physics (Atomic Models) | 6% |
| Electrostatics | 8% |
| Ray Optics | 8% |
| Alternating Current | 4% |
| Physics of Nucleus | 6% |
| Electromagnetic Induction | 6% |
| Wave Optics | 9% |
| Current Electricity | 6% |
| Wave motion | 5% |
| Heat and Thermodynamics | 8% |
| Chapter Name | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Plant Morpho | 4% |
| Animal Morpho | 3% |
| Genetics | 7% |
| Plantae | 5% |
| Photosynthesis | 4% |
| Chemical Coordination | 3% |
| Animal Tissues | 5% |
| Human Physiology | 7% |
| Reproduction | 6% |
| Ecology | 5% |
| Chapter Name | Weightage |
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| Vectors | 7% |
| 3D Geometry | 6% |
| Matrices Determinants | 5% |
| Probability | 6% |
| Limits | 5% |
| Integration | 7% |
| Complex numbers | 5% |
| Permutation and Combination | 6% |
| Continuity and Differentiability | 4% |
| Statistics | 3% |
Also read: KCET exam pattern
The cutoff is the minimum marks required to pass the KCET exam 2024. The cutoff varies category-wise. Candidates can check the expected KCET Cutoff 2024 given below.
Category | Cut Off Percentage (Expected) |
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| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 42% |
| Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 40% |
| General | 50% |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 45% |
| EWS (Economically Weaker Section) | 48% |
Want to know more about KCET
Physics and Chemistry are the tough subjects in KCET Exam.
KCET exam is not tougher than JEE Main, as the state-level exam is based on the state syllabus.
Each subject of KCET will have 60 questions.
The total weightage of KCET exam is 240 marks.
Candidates who score above 190 marks out of 240 can consider their KCET score a s a good score.
The difficulty level of KCET 2019 exam was moderate.
The difficulty level of KCET 2019 exam was easy to moderate.
You can check the solutions for KCET exam on this page.
The expected difficulty level of the KCET 2022 exam will be moderate.
The average best score in KCET can be 200-220.
The overall difficulty level of KCET 2022 was easy. Most of the students were happy after attempting the exam, as the questions were direct and not much tricky.
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