Chhattisgarh Pre Engineering Test (CG PET)

Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board (CPEB) conducts CG PET under the aegis of Chattisgarh Professional Examination Board (CPEB) for admission to various undergraduate engineering programmes offered by its participating institutes in the state of Chhattisgarh. CG PET is conducted in offline mode every year. The authorities have announced the postponement of CG PET 2020 due to COVID-19 pandamic. The exam was to be conducted on May 8, 2020 across various test centres in 27 districts of the state and now the new exam date will be announced soon. CG PET application form 2020 was available till May 31. The admit card of CG PET 2020 will be available in online mode. Candidates who wish to appear for the entrance exam will have to meet the prescribed eligibility criteria by the authorities. All the candidates who qualify CG PET will have to participate in the counselling session conducted by Directorate of Technical Education, Chhattisgarh. The qualified candidates will be allotted seats based on their rank obtained in the entrance exam, preference of colleges and courses and availability of seats. Apart from this, JEE Main qualified candidates can also participate in the counselling process based on their JEE Main rank. Such candidates need not to appear for CG PET. 

To appear for CG PET 2020, candidates will have to meet the eligibility criteria prescribed by the authorities. Mentioned below is the CG PET 2020 eligibility criteria for candidate’s reference: 

Qualifying examination: Must pass class 12 or equivalent exam from a recognized board with physics and mathematics as the compulsory subjects. Candidates can have chemistry, biotechnology, biology, technical vocational courses as their optional subjects in class 12 or equivalent exam.

Qualifying Marks: General category candidates must have a minimum aggregate of 45% marks in the qualifying exam. While the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/female and PWD) should have a minimum aggregate of 40% marks in the qualifying exam.

Age Criteria: Applicant should not be less than 17 years as on December 31, 2020. While the upper age limit is 30 years. That is, candidates should not be more than 30 years as on July 1 of the exam year. For reserved category, there is 3 years relaxation in the upper age limit. 

Domicile: Its must to provide domicile certificate as per the guidelines laid down by the government.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

 CG PET 2020 application form was available in online mode up to May 31, 2020. Before proceeding towards filling the application form of CG PET 2020, candidates need to ensure they have all the required documents (scanned images of photograph and signature) in the prescribed format ready with them and fulfill the eligibility criteria.

Steps to Fill CG PET 2020 Application Form

Step 1- Registration: Candidates will have to select their choice of course and upload their photograph and signature in the prescribed format and dimensions.

Specification of Documents                                                                                                            

Step 2 - Filling of Application Form - The required personal, contact and academic details have to be provided by the candidates. The choice of exam centre also has to be selected.

Step 3- Pay CG PET 2020 application fee- Pay the required application fee of CG PET 2020 in the preferred mode.  

CG PET 2020 Application Fee                        

Mode of payment: Debit/credit card/net banking or bank challan.

Application Fees

CG PET 2020 exam pattern will give information related to marking scheme, mode of examination, type of questions asked etc. Mentioned below is the exam pattern of CG PET 2020, for the reference of candidates. 

CG PET 2020 exam pattern:

• Mode of examination- Offline (pen and paper based)
• Number of sections- 3 (physics, chemistry and mathematics)
• Duration of examination- 3 hours
• Total questions- 150
• Total marks- 150
• Marking scheme- No negative marking for the incorrect response, while 1 mark will be awarded for every correct answer

The exam conducting body will release the CG PET 2020 admit card in online mode. The admit card of CG PET 2020 will carry details like candidate’s name, exam centre address, time, hall ticket number etc. Candidates must remember that without CG PET admit card 2020, they will not be allowed to appear for the entrance exam. Therefore, it is important to keep the CG PET 2020 admit card safe and unhampered till the admission process gets over. To download the admit card of CG PET 2020, follow the mentioned below steps: 

Steps to download CG PET 2020 admit card

• Visit the official website and click on admit card link
• Enter registration number and date of birth
• Cross-check the details and download CG PET 2020 admit card
• Take a print out of admit card on A4 size sheet.    

The authorities will declare CG PET 2020 result in online mode. To download the result, candidates will have to log-in to their accounts using their CG PET 2020 roll number. Based on the candidates rank obtained in CG PET 2020, the merit list will be prepared by the authorities. In case if two or more candidates will have same marks in CG PET 2020, inter-se-merit will be followed. Mentioned below is the inter-se-merit rule that will be followed:

• Candidates having higher scores in mathematics will be given a better merit rank above all. If a tie still exists, 
• Physics scores will be considered. If a tie still exists,
• Candidates older in age will be given priority. If the candidates' age is also the same, their scores from class XII will be considered.

The minimum marks or ranks required to get admission into the participating institutes is known as CG PET 2020 cutoff. While determining the cutoff of CG PET 2020, authorities will consider factors like the number of candidates applied for an entrance exam, difficulty level of the exam, previous year's cutoff trends etc. Authorities will release the cutoff for CG PET and JEE Main qualified candidates separately. The one whose rank will be less than CG PET 2020 cutoff will have fewer chances of admissions.

Mode of Counselling: Online

CG PET 2020 counselling will be conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Chattisgarh in online mode. JEE Main and CG PET qualified candidates will have to register to participate in the procedure. The counselling process will include steps like option filling, document verification, fee payment, seat allotment, reporting etc. Based on the rank and choice filling done by the candidate, seats will be allotted. For JEE Main and CG PET qualified candidates, there will be 3 rounds of CG PET 2020 seat allotment.