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1 1 If any candidate is found with possession of mobile phones or any other electronic gadgets at the examination hall, shall be liable for penal action. e-mail: Website: Helpline: 080 - 23 460 460 (5 Lines) From am to pm Information Bulletin 1 Common Entrance Test 2018 Admission to Professional Courses (Instructions and Guidelines) Karnataka Examinations Authority 18th Cross, Sampige Road, Malleshwaram, BANGALORE - 560 012 Karnataka Examinations Authority Trust through total transparencyCandidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents in support of their claim in the online application nor printout of their Application Form (Final Printout) to KEA. However the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test / admission to relevant courses. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Government / KEA / University / Apex Body at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

2 Government of Karnataka Karnataka Examinations Authority 2 CONTENTS IMPORTANT: Candidates are hereby informed to go through the Information Bulletin carefully and understand / acquaint themselves:- 1. Candidates have to apply online for CET-2018. For admission to Engineering, AYUSH, Farm Science, courses KEA will conduct the CET. For admission to Medical and Dental courses candidates have to qualify in the NEET 2018 examination 2. Information Bulletin can be downloaded from the Website 3. Online submission of Application Form may be made by accessing KEA Website Instructions for Online submission of Application Form are available in the Information Bulletin and on the KEA Website 4. Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as given in the Information Bulletin and on KEA Website Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be summarily disqualified.

3 5. Candidates must retain the following documents with them as reference for future correspondence. (i) At least three printouts of the finally submitted online Application. (ii) Proof of fee paid (iii) 2-3 copies of identical Photograph that scanned and uploaded on the Online Application. 6. (a) Candidate must ensure that mobile numbers, e-mail address entered in the online application form are his/her own as in case of urgency KEA may send information / communications by SMS or mail on given mobile number and mailing ID only. (b) The Candidate / parents shall be held responsible for non-receipt of latest information due to wrong mobile number or mailing address filled in the On Line Application Form. 7. Candidates must preserve the Admit Card till the admission in College or Institution. 8. For the latest updates, candidates must remain in touch with the KEA Website till the completion of final round of counselling.

4 9. Candidates / parents are advised to visit KEA Website at least twice in a day for the latest news / updates and also check their mobile / e-mail as in case of urgency KEA may send the information / communications. 3 ITEM NO. PARTICULARS 1 CALENDER OF EVENTS 2 INTRODUCTION 3 MODE OF CONDUCTING THE TEST 4 WHO CAN APPLY 5 NOTE ON ONLINE APPLICATION FORM 6 ELIGIBILITY CLAUSES TO CLAIM GOVERNMENT SEATS 7 HOW TO FILL ONLINE APPLICATION FORM 8 MORE ABOUT THE WRITTEN TEST 9 RESERVATION OF SEATS IN FAVOUR OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES 10 LIST OF PLACES WHICH DO NOT COME UNDER THE PURVIEW OF RURAL AREAS 11 LIST OF GAMES AND SPORTS EVENTS 12 DIFFERENT TYPE OF FORMATS The Government in its Order No. A P 148 J 2015 AU g , AP 04-06-2015, has enhanced the annual income limit from ` Lakhs to ` Lakhs per annum for claiming reservation benefit.

5 The candidate and his / her father s - mother s who s Gross Annual Income is below Lakhs are eligible to claim benefit of reservation under 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B categories. The information furnished by the candidate in the CET-2018 online application form with regard to Caste / Category and Annual Income remains the same for the purpose of assignment of ranks / selection or allotment of a seat and no change will be entertained in future for any reason. If the information furnished by the candidates in the application form or any other document/s submitted by the candidates / parents are found to be false / incorrect / tampered / forged such candidate's seat will be cancelled at any point of time during his / her course of study and criminal proceedings as per rules will be initiated by the Government against the candidate.

6 A candidate who had obtained a seat in any discipline through KEA (CET Cell) in any of the previous years and not surrendered the seat before the last date fixed for entry of options for final round of seat allotment for the respective disciplines will not be eligible for allotment of a seat to the same discipline during 2018. However, he / she is eligible to appear for CET-2018 for allotment of seat in any other discipline. Eg: If a candidate had selected Engineering seat during previous year, he / she will not be considered for allotment of seats in the same discipline. However he / she is eligible to appear for CET-2018 for selection of Medical / Dental / ISM&H / Architecture / Farm Science courses, B-Pharma / Pharma-D, if he / she is eligible. Further, the seat selected during the previous year gets automatically cancelled, upon selection of a seat in adifferent discipline during this year.

7 4 1. CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR CET 2018 19 Sl. No. EVENTS Date 01 Publication of Notification in the Newspapers / KEA Website 30 01 2018 02 Hosting of Information Bulletin on the KEA Website 30 01 2018 03 Entry of Application Online From am on 01 02 2018 to 26 02 2018 up to pm 04 Last date to pay the application fees in the bank 28 02 2018 (during banking hours) 05 Date of downloading of Admission Tickets by all the eligible Applicants From on 10 04 2018 06 DATE OF COMMON ENTRANCE TEST 2018 (For Medical and Dental courses candidates have to appear for NEET 2018 and NATA / JEE Paper 2 for Architecture course) 18 04 2018 and 19 04 2018 07 Date of Kannada language Test: (ONLY for Horanadu & Gadinadu Kannadiga candidates) 20 04 2018 08 Verification of Documents for Agriculturist quota at the respective Practical Test Centres (from am to pm) 21 04 2018 to25 04 2018 09 Date of Practical Examination for UG course applicants for Agriculture / Horticulture / Veterinary Universities under Agriculturist Quota (From am onwards) 27 04 2018 Schedule for submission of Special Category Certificates NAME OF THE SPECIAL CATEGORY DATE FOR SUBMISSION Ex Defence 24 04 2018 and 25 04 2018 ( am to pm) Anglo Indian 26 04 2018 and 27 04 2018 ( am to pm) CAPF / CRPF / CISF / BSF / ITBP Defence 28 04 2018 and 30 04 2018 ( am to pm) Ex CAPF Sports 02 05 2018 and 03 05 2018 ( am to pm) Scouts and Guides To be submitted on the day of Verification of documents along with other certificates.

8 Candidates claiming the benefit under various Special categories should produce the relevant original Special category certificates along with TWO sets of photocopies COMPULSORILY as per the above schedule, to KEA IN PERSON ONLY DURING OFFICE HOURS. They should also produce three photocopies of their 'CET 2018' Admission Ticket. Candidates should not send their original special category documents / certificates through Post OR any other private arrangement. An acknowledgment slip will be issued for having received the special category certificates which has to be retained till original are taken back from KEA. Candidates who do not submit their original Special Category Certificates on the notified dates, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE for further verification and they will not be considered for allotment of seats under the respective Special categories.

9 5 2. INTRODUCTION The Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2018 is being conducted for the purpose of determining the eligibility / merit, for admission of Karnataka candidates and the ward/s of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants to the First year or First semester of full time courses for Government share of seats in Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Naturopathy & Yoga, Unani, Homoeopathy, Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Farm Science courses , Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry ( & ) (Hons) Agriculture, (Hons) Sericulture, (Hons) Horticulture, (Hons) Forestry, Agri Bio Tech, (Home Science), ( ), (Food Technology), (Dairy Tech), (Fisheries), (Food Science &Tech)., (Hons) Agri. Marketing & Co Op, B. Pharma and Pharma D course, in Government / University / Private Aided / Private Un Aided Professional Educational Institutions in the State of Karnataka for the academic year 2018 19.

10 Admission to Government seats shall be made in accordance with the Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Government Seats in Professional Educational Institutions Rules, 2006 (in short Rules) as amended from time to time and therefore the details and instructions contained in this Information Booklet are subject to the said Rules and Government orders. In case of any discrepancy, the Rules shall prevail. NOTE: (i) The candidates who wish to seek admission to Medical or Dental or AYUSH courses must compulsorily qualify in the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) exam conducted by the CBSE Board, New Delhi. The candidates who qualify in the NEET 2018 exam will only get the eligibility for admission to Medical and Dental courses through KEA for Government share of seats. (ii) For admission to Architecture course candidate should compulsorily appear for NATA conducted by the Council of Architecture or for JEE Paper 2 examination.