Syllabus
KCET Syllabus: Sections and Topics Covered
Karnataka Common Entrance Test (Engineering / Karnataka UGCET)
The coverage below is three separate revisions, not one. Each subject is sat as its own 80-minute paper on its own morning, so the Physics list is prepared for one sitting and the Chemistry list for another, and nothing in the schedule asks you to hold all three at once. That is unusual enough to change how a topic list gets used. Nothing is deducted for a wrong answer, so a chapter you know partly is still worth meeting, and a question with more than one marked answer earns no credit.
Sections official, topics ours. The section names and counts below are from the official pattern. The topics under them are what this site's own tests cover, not a list the exam body publishes.
Physics
60 questions · 60 marks- • Current Electricity
- • Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
- • Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
- • Work, Energy and Power
- • Gravitation
- • Motion in a Straight Line
- • Moving Charges and Magnetism
- • Semiconductor Electronics
- • Units and Measurements
- • Electric Charges and Fields
- • Laws of Motion
- • Nuclei
- • Oscillations
- • Thermodynamics
- • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
- • Mechanical Properties of Fluids
- • Motion in a Plane
- • System of Particles and Rotational Motion
Showing 18 of 28 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 240 questions built here.
Chemistry
60 questions · 60 marks- • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
- • Hydrocarbons
- • Equilibrium
- • Organic Chemistry Basic Principles
- • Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
- • Biomolecules
- • Chemical Kinetics
- • Coordination Compounds
- • Electrochemistry
- • Solutions
- • Structure of Atom
- • Thermodynamics
- • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
- • Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
- • Classification of Elements and Periodicity
- • Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
- • Amines
- • Redox Reactions
Showing 18 of 33 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 240 questions built here.
Mathematics
60 questions · 60 marks- • Probability
- • Sequences and Series
- • Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
- • Integrals
- • Straight Lines
- • Limits and Derivatives
- • Relations and Functions
- • Trigonometric Functions
- • Conic Sections
- • Vector Algebra
- • Continuity and Differentiability
- • Differential Equations
- • Matrices
- • Permutations and Combinations
- • Statistics
- • Binomial Theorem
- • Applications of Derivatives
- • Determinants
Showing 18 of 27 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 240 questions built here.
Section pattern source: the official notice, checked 21 August 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What sections does the KCET syllabus cover?
There are 3 sections: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Those names, and the question counts and marks beside them, come from the official pattern, checked 21 August 2026. What sits under each of them on this page is a different thing: 88 topic labels drawn from the 720 questions built here for this exam, which is a map of what you can practise rather than a list the exam body published.
Is this the official KCET syllabus?
No, and the page says so rather than leaving you to work it out. The section pattern is official and linked to the notice it came from; the topics beneath it are the ones this site's own tests cover. They are useful for two things: seeing what you can practise here, and checking a syllabus you already have for gaps. For the syllabus itself, read the exam body's own document, because a topic list assembled from a question bank can be narrower than the syllabus and never wider in a way you should trust.
How many questions are there in the KCET paper, and how long is it?
The paper is 180 questions for 180 marks in 240 minutes. There is no negative marking. Knowing that alongside the syllabus is what turns a topic list into a plan: it tells you how many marks each section is actually worth and how many minutes you can afford per question.
How do I practise the KCET syllabus?
Sit a full mock before working down any topic list. A list tells you what can be asked; it does not tell you which parts are costing you marks, and that is rarely where a candidate expects. There are 8 free tests for KCET here, and the sectional ones let you rebuild a single section once the full paper has shown you which one needs it.