KCET Passing Marks 2025: Qualifying Score, Passing Percentage
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KCET Passing Marks 2025: Qualifying Score, Passing Percentage

Team Careers360Updated on 24 May 2025, 01:24 PM IST

KCET Passing Marks 2025: Candidates can check the KCET 2025 passing marks on this page. The authorities has released the KCET 2025 passing marks after the final results are announced. The passing marks of KCET 2025 are the minimum scores needed to qualify for the Karnataka CET exam. Candidates must aim to score higher than the passing marks to qualify for the KCET 2025 exam. Students can check the KCET cutoff 2025 to know the minimum rank required for admission to the participating institutes. The authority conducted the KCET 2025 exam on April 15, 16, and 17, 2025.

This Story also Contains

  1. KCET 2025 Passing Marks
  2. KCET Passing Marks in Score
  3. KCET Passing Marks 2025: Marks vs Rank
  4. Factors Determining the KCET 2025 Passing Marks:
KCET Passing Marks 2025: Qualifying Score, Passing Percentage
KCET Passing Marks

Based on the KCET 2025 results, candidates can get admission into various esteemed colleges and universities. KCET engineering 2025 cutoff includes the opening and closing ranks. Many factors affect the cutoff marks for the KCET exam, like the difficulty of the exam, the number of people qualified, the seat vacancy and more.

KCET 2025 Passing Marks

To qualify for the counselling and admission processes, candidates must meet the passing marks criteria established for KCET 2025 by the Karnataka Examination Authority, which will be announced with the cutoff marks. General category candidates need to secure at least 45% of the marks in PCM in qualifying exam, while reserved category candidates must achieve a minimum of 40%. The following table outlines the percentage required to pass the KCET 2025 exam.

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KCET Passing Marks 2025

Category

KCET 2025 Passing Percentage (QE)

General

45%

SC/ST

40%

EWS/OBC

40%

KCET Passing Marks in Score

KCET passing marks in the score are necessary to evaluate candidates and understand their position. The authority has announced hte KCET passing marks in score for the Kannada language test only. Candidates must achieve at least 12 marks in the language test to pass the exam.

KCET Passing Marks 2025: Marks vs Rank

The marks can be evaluated in ranks, this will assist the candidates in determining which KCET Rank range their percentile will fall into. The following table shows an insight into the KCET 2025 marks vs ranks.

Expected KCET Marks vs Rank 2025

Rank Range

Marks Range (out of 180)

1

178

2

176

3

174

4

173

5

173

6

172

7

171

8

170

9

170/171

10 – 20

167 – 170

21 – 30

164 – 166

31 – 40

161 – 164

41 – 50

158 – 161

51 – 60

156 – 160

61 – 70

154 – 156

71 – 80

152 – 156

81 – 90

150 – 152

91 – 100

148 – 152

101 – 110

146 – 150

111 – 120

144 – 150

121 – 130

144 – 146

131 – 140

142 – 146

141 – 150

141 – 145

151 – 160

140 – 146

161 – 170

140 – 143

171 – 180

138 – 142

181 – 190

137 – 140

191 – 200

136 – 140

201 – 210

135 – 140

211 – 220

134 – 140

221 – 230

133 – 140

231 – 240

132 – 140

241 – 250

131 – 140

251 – 260

130 – 140

261 – 270

129 – 139

271 – 280

128 – 139

281 – 290

127 – 139

291 – 300

126 – 139

301 – 310

125 – 138

311 – 320

124 – 137

321 – 330

123 – 136

331 – 340

122 – 135

341 – 350

121 – 134

351 – 360

120 – 133

361 – 370

119 – 133

371 – 380

118 – 132

381 – 390

117 – 131

391 – 400

116 – 130

401 – 410

115 – 129

410 – 1000

100 – 130

1001 – 1500

100 – 120

Factors Determining the KCET 2025 Passing Marks:

Here are various factors that affect the KCET 2025 Passing Marks. Many factors play an important role in deciding the Passing marks and also the cutoffs.

  • Number of applicants who appeared for KCET 2025.

  • The difficulty level of the exam.

  • Previous year KCET cutoff trends.

  • Previous year trends of the KCET passing marks.

  • Performance of the candidates in the KCET 2025 exam.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the KCET passing marks out of 60?
A:

The passing marks in KCET in 19 out of 60 in one subject.

Q: What is the 50% mark for KCET?
A:

45% mark is the passing percentage for the general category and 40% for SC/ST/OBC for the qualifying exam.

Q: Is board marks considered for kcet 2025
A:

In KCET 2025, board marks are indeed considered, and the 50:50 weightage scheme signifies that your final rank is determined by evaluating your performance in two components: Board Exam Marks (50%), which includes your scores in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) from your Class 12 (II PUC) examinations.

Q: How to calculate KCET rank with board marks?
A:

Usually, 50% is derived from the KCET exam and the other 50%  will be considered from the boards. KCET follows the 50:50 weightage scheme.

Q: What does KCET Passing Marks mean?
A:

The KCET Passing Marks are the minimum marks required to qualify for the KCET exam.

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Questions related to KCET

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Have a question related to KCET ?

Hello,

To be eligible for KCET under the EWS quota, you need to meet the following criteria:

  • You must be an Indian Citizen.
  • Your family's gross annual income should be below the specified limit set by the government.
  • you should also possess an EWS certificate issued by the competent authority.

The following link provides you more details on eligibility, seats, and how to apply:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/snq-quota-in-kcet-2025

I hope this answer helps you!


Hi there,

Yes, your daughter is still allowed to go for the vacancy round in KCET counselling.

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) after the third round, typically holds a vacancy round, which is an extended or special round, to fill those seats that are left unallocated due to withdrawals or unreported admissions.

As her KCET rank is 34,000, she still has quite a good shot of attaining a seat, especially in private or newly established engineering colleges, or in branches that have lesser demand.

Just frequently visit the official KEA website for the latest updates about the vacancy or casual round schedule, and be all set with the documents so that she can participate at the earliest when the portal goes live.

Hope it helps!!!
Thank you.

Hello,

you can find KCET questions on laws of motion on Careers360

This resource includes MCQs that covers various topics such as friction, motion with connected blocks over a pulley, and applications of Newton's laws to scenarios like objects in lifts.

Follow the link to get KCET questions on laws of motion:

https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main/newtons-laws-of-motion-practice-question-mcq

I hope this answer helps you!


Hello candidate,

Here is a link attached where you can find the KCET sylabuss wise weightage , clock on the link given below

KCET Chapter Wise Weightage 2026 - High Scoring Topics... Read more at: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/kcet-chapter-wise-weightage

Thank you.

Hello,

It's unlikely you'll get a veterinary college in Bangalore with a KCET rank of 5000, even with the ST caste and CRPF quota, as the general cutoff is often around 1200, and even special category quotas typically don't extend that far.

I hope it will clear your query!!