Jammu and Kashmir Common Entrance Test (JKCET)

Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) will conduct JKCET 2020 in offline mode tentatively in the final week of April. The examination will be held for the purpose of providing undergraduate engineering admissions into the participating engineering institutes. Registrations for JKCET 2020 will be open tentatively from the first week of February. Registered candidates will have to download their admit card and present it at the exam centres of JKCET 2020. The examination will be of duration of 3 hours with questions from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The online counselling process will commence tentatively from the fourth week of May. Allotment of the candidates will be done according to their secured merit, preferred choices and availability of seats.

The eligibility criteria of JKCET 2020 will consist of the requirements that the candidates need to meet for admissions into the participating institutes. JKCET 2020 eligibility criteria has to be checked before registration since ineligible candidates may get disqualified. The official JKCET eligibility criteria have been listed below:

• Age – Candidates should be at least 17 years old as of December 31, 2020. There is no upper age bar.
• Domicile - The candidates should be permanent residents of J&K state.
• Academic Qualification – Should have qualified 10+2th (or equivalent) examination from a recognized statutory Board/University. Those candidates who will be appearing for the qualifying examination in 2020 will also be allowed to participate. English. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics should have been studied and qualified by the candidates.
• Marks Required – At least 50% marks should have been secured by the candidates in the qualifying exam. For SC/ST candidates, the marks required is 40%.

Mode of Application : Online

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

Candidates will be able to access the application form of JKCET 2020 in online mode tentatively from the first week of February. It will be mandatory for all the candidates to fill and submit the application form before the final date. Unregistered candidates will not be able to participate in the examination. All information submitted should be valid and according to the documents possessed by the candidates.

Steps to fill JKCET 2020 Application Form

• Personal and contact details such as name, date of birth, email id and more of the candidates will have to be filled in the online application form of JKCET 2020.
• Candidates will have to submit their permanent and correspondence address.
• Academic information will have to be provided in detail.
• Scanned images of the candidate’s photograph, signature and left thumb impression will have to be uploaded according to the specifications mentioned below. 
• After previewing their filled application form, the candidates will be able to edit their submitted information. Submission has to be done after the changes are done. 
• Payment of application fee of Rs. 1200 will have to be done through online mode (net banking/credit card/debit card)
• Educational/reservation/category documents will have to be uploaded if applicable.
• Finally, the submitted JKCET 2020 application form will have to be printed out for further reference.

Application Fees

While preparing for the examination, the candidates will be advised to check the exam pattern of JKCET 2020 to be familiar with the question paper. Through JKCET 2020 exam pattern, candidates will be able to know details about the types of questions asked, mode of questions, marking scheme are more. 

• Mode of Exam – Offline
• Duration of Exam – 3 Hours
• Type of Questions – Multiple Choice Questions
• Sections – Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
• Total Number of Questions – 180
• Marking Scheme – 1 mark will be allotted for each correct answer. 0.25 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

JKCET 2020 admit card will be released for registered candidates in online mode. After downloading the admit card, the candidates will have to affix their photograph at the provided space. Details such as the venue and timings of the examination will be present in the admit card of JKCET 2020. It is to be noted that the admit card will have to be produced at the exam centre along with a photo identity proof. 

Steps to access JKCET 2020 Admit Card

• Candidates will have to submit their JKCET application number and date of birth.
• After clicking on the submit button, the admit card will be displayed on the screen. 
• After checking for discrepancies, the candidates will have to download and print out the admit card.

The correct answers to the questions asked in the entrance examination will be mentioned in the answer key of JKCET 2020. Candidates will be able to use it to estimate their probable scores before the official result is announced. For calculation of scores, candidates will have to compare their responses to the correct ones and use the official marking scheme. Candidates will also be able to challenge the JKCET 2020 answer key within a given time frame. The authorities will release the final answer key after the raised objections are checked by the official authorities.

Candidates will be able to access the result of JKCET 2020 in PDF format. The result cum merit list of JKCET 2020 will consist of the name of the candidates along with their corresponding category, roll number, marks and obtained rank. The authorities will prepare the merit list cum result according to the performance of the candidates in the examination. Based on the released result, admissions into the participating institutes will be conducted.

Mode of Counselling: Online

Candidates who have qualified in JKCET must apply separately for counselling process. The application form for JKCET 2020 counselling will be available online and candidates will have to register using their JKCET application number, marks scored in the entrance exam, roll number and ranks. After registration, the candidates will have to fill their choices of colleges and courses. Mock allotment will be done to let the candidates be familiar with the process. Locking of choices will have to be done by the candidates. Counselling fee of Rs, 1200 has to be paid by the candidates. Allotment of seats will be done as per the candidate’s merit, preference and availability of seats. Allotted candidates will have to report to their respective institute to complete the admission formalities which includes document verification. In case vacant seats are left after the online counselling, the authorities will conduct another round.