KCET Unofficial Answer Key 2026: The unofficial answer key for KCET 2026 Physics has now been released by the coaching institutes. Candidates can check the Physics unofficial answer key on this page. The remaining subjects’ answer keys will be released immediately after their respective exams. These unofficial answer keys are prepared based on students’ feedback, memory-based questions, and analysis by subject experts.
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Candidates who appeared for the exam can use these answer keys to evaluate their performance and estimate their probable scores in the KCET 2026. The official KCET answer key is expected to be released in the last week of April 2026.
Coaching institutes and centres has released the KCET unofficial answer key on April 23, 2026. Candidates will check the unofficial answer key for every subject in this article.
Particulars | Subject |
Physics | |
KCET answer key for Chemistry | To be announced |
KCET Mathematics answer key | To be announced |
KCET Biology answer key | To be announced |
Candidates can follow the expected timeline below:
Event | Date |
KCET 2026 Exam Date | April 23, 24, 2026 |
Unofficial Answer Key Release | Immediately after the exam |
Official Answer Key Release | Within 3-5 days (last week of April) |
Objection Window | After official key |
Final Answer Key | After objections |
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Candidates can calculate their expected marks using the answer key and marking scheme.
Particular | Details |
Examination Mode | Pen-paper based examination |
Number of Sessions |
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Medium of Language | English or Kannada |
Exam Duration | 1 hour 20 minutes for each session |
Question Type | Objective (MCQs - Multiple Choice Questions) |
Total Number of Questions (Including all the sessions) | 180 Questions |
Number of Questions per Subject | Number of sections in KCET exam and questions per section-
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Marking Scheme | 1 mark will be allotted for each correct answer. There is no negative marking in the exam. |
Download the answer key
Compare your responses with correct answers
Count the number of correct answers
Multiply by 1 mark
Get your estimated score
Karnataka CET aspirants can check the expected KCET marks vs rank in the table.
KCET Rank | KCET Marks (out of 180) |
1 | 175 |
2 | 174 |
3 | 173 |
4 | 172 |
5 | 171 |
6 | 170 |
7 | 169 |
8 | 168 |
9 | 168/167 |
10 – 20 | 166 – 168 |
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 |
1501 - 2000 | 100 – 115 |
2001 - 2500 | 100 – 110 |
2501 – 3000 | 100 – 105 |
3001 – 3500 | 95 – 100 |
3501 – 4000 | 90 – 100 |
4001 - 4500 | 85 – 90 |
4501 - 5000 | 80 – 85 |
5001 - 5500 | 75 – 80 |
5501 - 6000 | 70 – 75 |
6000 - 10000 | 65 – 70 |
10001 - 20000 | 60 – 65 |
20001 - 40000 | 55 – 60 |
40001 - 50000 | 50 – 55 |
50001 - 60000 | 45 – 50 |
After checking the answer key, candidates should:
Calculate expected marks
Compare with previous year cutoffs
Wait for official answer key
Prepare for KCET counselling 2026 process
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
It is expected to be released immediately after the exam.
Count correct answers and multiply by 1 mark.
No, there is no negative marking.
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On Question asked by student community
With a PCMB score of 332 along with SC category, rural quota, and Kannada medium advantage, your chances of getting BSc Agriculture at University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad are quite good. Based on previous KCET trends, you should aim to score around 75–90 marks in KCET to secure a rank
76 per cent in PCB and 95 marks in KCET will roughly translate to 8,000 - 15,000. Also check: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/kcet-marks-vs-rank
Hello Sonit
You can download the KCET previous question papers from the link given below:
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/kcet-question-paper
Hope it helps.
Hello Sneha,
You can access the KCET PYQs (question papers with solutions) through the link below:
KCET Question Papers with Solutions- Download Subject Wise Papers PDFs
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Hi Manikanth,
Click on the link below to download Karnataka CET admit card 2026: