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KCET 2026 unofficial answer key 2026 : KEA has released the KCET 2026 official answer key on April 27, 2026. The KCET answer key link has been updated on the official website cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates have to submit their objections to the KCET answer key 2026 by 5.30 pm today. Aspirants can use it to compare their responses and calculate marks in KCET 2026. Note that the authority has released the KCET OMR sheets on its official portal.
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The KCET official answer key has been released on April 27 for all subjects. Candidates can check the KCET answer key for every subject in this article.
Particulars | Subject |
Physics | |
Chemistry | |
Maths | |
Biology |
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 | April 27, 2026 |
Objection Window | April 27, 2026. upto 5.30 pm. |
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
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
It is 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
Hello Dear Student,
If the admission fee was paid through KEA counselling and the seat was not surrendered within the prescribed withdrawal period, obtaining a refund at this stage is generally unlikely. As per the counselling guidelines, refunds and seat cancellations are usually processed only during the specified counselling schedule.
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Hello,
Don't worry too much. If you wrote your CET number correctly and only made a mistake while bubbling it, your paper is not necessarily going to be rejected.
In many cases, the authorities can cross-check the written details with the bubbled details. Since your correct CET number is written
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