A smart time table is one that tells you the importance of scheduling something at a particular time, in an order of merit. In the case of a student it’s one that tells you the importance of scheduling each topic to be studied, per day, maybe per hour. For example, let’s say that one has to study two topics, A and B, and the time available for studying both the topics is 10 days. Now, in the general scenario, one can divide these 10 days into two parts and allocate 5 days each for each topic, A and B. What if topic A has 80% weightage in the exam and topic B has only 20% weightage? In this scenario one should divide the days in proportion to the weightage of the topics i.e. allocate 8 days to A and 2 days to B. This is known as the art of making the smart time table. So, let’s see how a smart time table can help you in scoring well in the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET).
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The KCET is conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA or KEA Kar) and is also known as KEA CET and Kar CET.
Careers360’s analysis of Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) previous years’ question papers will show you the weightage, or importance, of all the topics so that you can create your smart time table before starting the preparation. And after finishing the course, you can revise the high weightage topics. This article is helpful to all the students who want to crack KCET with flying colours.
Let’s look at the KCET syllabus first. A total of 900 questions were analysed from the previous five years’ question papers including 300 questions each from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Equal weightage has been given to each subject.
Here is the subject-wise analysis of previous year’ papers of KCET.
The following table shows the weightage of each section of Physics. As you can see, the highest weightage is for Electrodynamics at 43%. This unit includes Electric Charges and Fields; Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance; Moving Charges and Magnetism; Magnetism and Matter; and Electromagnetic Waves, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current. These are Class 12 Physics chapters in the NCERT. The most important topics from these chapters are Electric Charge, Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field, Electric Lines, Continuous Charge Distribution, Gauss’s Law, Electrostatic Potential, Work Done, Potential Energy In Electric Field, Capacitance, Capacitors, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Circuital Law, Magnetic Field Lines, Electromagnetic Waves And Spectrum; and Bandwidth And Modulation Of Signals. Another important unit is Current Electricity and Electromagnetic Induction. This unit includes Current Electricity, Electromagnetic Induction, Alternating Current and Semiconductors.
Unit Name | Weightage(%) |
Electrodynamics | 43.00% |
Heat and thermodynamics | 4.33% |
Mechanics | 19.00% |
Modern Physics | 20.33% |
Optics | 10.33% |
Oscillations and Waves | 3.00% |
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The following table shows the number of questions from each chapter that appeared in the KCET Physics section over the last five years. A total of 300 questions have been examined and organised in a tabular form. Among all the chapters, 27 questions from Current Electricity were asked in the past five years’ KCET papers which makes it 9% of the questions asked in Physics. The other important chapters are: Moving Charges And Magnetism; Electrostatic Potential And Capacitance; Semiconductor Electronics; Materials Devices And Simple Circuits; Electric Charges And Fields. As you can see, the maximum questions asked in this part of the KCET are from Class 12 Physics chapters . So, it is recommended that first you start preparing Physics for Class 12.
Chapter Name | Number of Questions | Weightage(%) |
Alternating Current | 16 | 5.33% |
Atoms | 12 | 4.00% |
Communication Systems | 3 | 1.00% |
Current Electricity | 27 | 9.00% |
Dual Nature Of Radiation And Matter | 15 | 5.00% |
Electric Charges And Fields | 17 | 5.67% |
Electromagnetic Induction | 10 | 3.33% |
Electromagnetic Waves | 5 | 1.67% |
Electrostatic Potential And Capacitance | 20 | 6.67% |
Gravitation | 7 | 2.33% |
Kinetic Theory | 5 | 1.67% |
Laws Of Motion | 6 | 2.00% |
Magnetism And Matter | 11 | 3.67% |
Mechanical Properties Of Fluids | 7 | 2.33% |
Mechanical Properties Of Solids | 4 | 1.33% |
Motion In A Plane | 9 | 3.00% |
Motion In A Straight Line | 6 | 2.00% |
Moving Charges And Magnetism | 23 | 7.67% |
Nuclei | 13 | 4.33% |
Oscillations | 4 | 1.33% |
Ray Optics And Optical Instruments | 14 | 4.67% |
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices And Simple Circuits | 18 | 6.00% |
System Of Particles And Rotational Motion | 7 | 2.33% |
Thermal Properties Of Matter | 2 | 0.67% |
Thermodynamics | 6 | 2.00% |
Units And Measurement | 6 | 2.00% |
Wave Optics | 17 | 5.67% |
Waves | 5 | 1.67% |
Work, Energy And Power | 5 | 1.67% |
The following table shows the weightage of each section of Chemistry. The subject is divided into three parts: Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. As you can see, the highest weightage is for Physical Chemistry (35%). Physical Chemistry comprises 11 chapters. Some numerical problems come from some topics every year. These topics are Solid State, Gaseous State, Equilibrium, Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics.
Unit Name | Weightage % |
Inorganic Chemistry | 30.67% |
Organic Chemistry | 34.33% |
Physical Chemistry | 35.00% |
The following table shows the number of questions from each chapter that appeared in the KCET Chemistry section over the last five years. A total of 300 questions have been examined and organised in a tabular form.
In the Inorganic Chemistry section, s-block elements, p-block elements, d- and f-block elements and Classification of Elements and Periodicity In Properties (comprising more than 15% weightage of the questions that are asked in Chemistry) are interlinked topics. Hence these are the must do topics before the examination.
In the Organic Chemistry section, Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers and Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids (comprising 11.3% weightage of the questions that are asked in Chemistry) are interlinked topics. These topics must not be left out in final revision.
Chapter | Number of Questions | Weightage(%) |
Alcohols, Phenols And Ethers | 13 | 4.33% |
Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids | 21 | 7.00% |
Amines | 10 | 3.33% |
Biomolecules | 13 | 4.33% |
Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure | 12 | 4.00% |
Chemical Kinetics | 16 | 5.33% |
Chemistry In Everyday Life | 7 | 2.33% |
Classification Of Elements And Periodicity In Properties | 8 | 2.67% |
Coordination Compounds | 15 | 5.00% |
Electrochemistry | 16 | 5.33% |
Environmental Chemistry | 3 | 1.00% |
Equilibrium | 8 | 2.67% |
General Principles And Processes Of Isolation Of Elements | 8 | 2.67% |
Haloalkanes And Haloarenes | 8 | 2.67% |
Hydrocarbons | 8 | 2.67% |
Hydrogen | 6 | 2.00% |
Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles And Techniques | 14 | 4.67% |
Polymers | 9 | 3.00% |
Redox Reaction | 5 | 1.67% |
Solutions | 14 | 4.67% |
Some Basic Concepts Of Chemistry | 6 | 2.00% |
States Of Matter | 5 | 1.67% |
Structure Of Atom | 4 | 1.33% |
Surface Chemistry | 11 | 3.67% |
The d and f Block Elements | 14 | 4.67% |
The p-Block Elements | 20 | 6.67% |
The s-Block Elements | 6 | 2.00% |
The Solid State | 16 | 5.33% |
Thermodynamics | 4 | 1.33% |
The following table shows the weightage of each section of Mathematics. As you can see, the highest weightage is for Algebra (41.6%). Calculus includes Limits And Derivatives, Continuity And Differentiability, Application Of Derivatives, Integrals, Application Of Integrals, Differential Equations. This unit is completely based on formulas. Practising a lot of questions based on this unit can help a lot in examinations. So, it is recommended to prepare this unit first.
Unit Name | Weightage(%) |
3-D And Vectors | 14.00% |
Algebra | 41.67% |
Calculus | 36.00% |
Geometry | 3.00% |
Trigonometry | 5.33% |
The following table shows the number of questions from each chapter appeared in the KCET Mathematics section over the last 5 years. A total of 300 questions have been examined and organised in a tabular form. Among all the chapters, the maximum number of questions asked in KCET examination in the previous five years are from Class 12 Maths chapters – Integrals (32 questions) and Matrices and Determinants (30 questions). As you can see, the weightage of Trigonometry is only 5.33%. Don’t skip this topic because formulas of trigonometry are very important to study Calculus. Another very important unit is Algebra because the weightage of Algebra is 41.67%. Matrices and Determinants are a part of this unit and with a weightage of 11%.
Chapter Name | Number of Questions | Weightage(%) |
Application Of Derivatives | 17 | 5.67% |
Application Of Integrals | 10 | 3.33% |
Binomial Theorem | 5 | 1.67% |
Complex Numbers And Quadratic Equations | 5 | 1.67% |
Conic Section | 5 | 1.67% |
Continuity And Differentiability | 25 | 8.33% |
Determinants | 16 | 5.33% |
Differential Equations | 14 | 4.67% |
Integrals | 32 | 10.67% |
Introduction To Three Dimensional Geometry | 2 | 0.67% |
Inverse Trigonometric Functions | 9 | 3.00% |
Limits And Derivatives | 10 | 3.33% |
Linear Inequalities | 6 | 2.00% |
Linear Programming | 6 | 2.00% |
Mathematical Reasoning | 4 | 1.33% |
Matrices | 14 | 4.67% |
Permutations And Combinations | 6 | 2.00% |
Principle Of Mathematical Induction | 2 | 0.67% |
Probability | 23 | 7.67% |
Relations And Functions | 22 | 7.33% |
Sequences And Series | 6 | 2.00% |
Sets | 5 | 1.67% |
Statistics | 5 | 1.67% |
Straight Lines | 4 | 1.33% |
Three Dimensional Geometry | 20 | 6.67% |
Trigonometric Functions | 7 | 2.33% |
Vector Algebra | 20 | 6.67% |
Begin with understanding the basic concepts from NCERT. Physics is all about logic and concepts. Physics is feared by a lot of KCET aspirants because the subject can get tougher when the questions are conceptual.
Physics is heavily based on problem solving. Solve a variety of questions from NCERT and reference books.
The more you practise numerical and analyse your mistakes, the better for you.
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For Physical Chemistry, study from NCERT. Solve problems from NCERT Chemistry book and NCERT Exemplar.
In Organic Chemistry, you need to study all the reaction mechanisms and remember all the named reactions.
Inorganic Chemistry involves a lot of memorising. Study NCERT properly.
Prepare your own notes because they are very important for revision.
Mathematics requires a lot of concentration and hardwork.
Practice is key for Mathematics. Solve as many questions as you can. Practise subjective questions too because it helps in clearing concepts which are straight away used in objectives.
Attempt all the questions of NCERT and then NCERT Exemplar.
In objective questions, sometimes the options are close enough, so give special attention to calculations.
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The KCET 2025 results are expected to be released in the first week of May 2025 . The Kannada Language Test results were declared on April 25, 2025.
Candidates who appeared for the written examination on April 16 and 17, 2025, can check their results on the official website (https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/) .
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