GCET 2021: Exam Dates (Revised), Application Form, Eligibility

GCET 2021 Exam Status

Candidates can check the important details about the GCET 2021 which is mentioned below:

Latest Update

• GCET 2021 Exam Date has been revised. The exam will be held on 29 & 30 2021.

GCET 2021 Important Dates

GCET 2021 Admit Card

• Candidates must note that the admit card will not be available in online mode for downloading. 
• Moreover, it is mandatory to bring the admit card on the exam day to the test centre to verify the candidate.
• Candidates are also required to produce the photo admit card at the exam centre
• However, no candidate will be allowed to appear for the entrance test if they don’t have a valid admit card.

GCET 2021 Exam Pattern

• There will be 3 papers (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics).
• 2 hours is the duration of each paper.
• MCQ type questions will be asked.
• +1 mark will be awarded to the candidates for the correct answer.
• There will be no negative marking.
• The mode of the examination will be Offline.

GCET 2021 Syllabus

• Electrostatics
• Current Electricity
• Magnetic Effect of Current and Magnetism
• Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Optics
• Atoms and Nuclei
• Electronic Devices
• Communication Systems

• Solid State
• Solutions
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Surface Chemistry
• General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
• p-Block Elements
• d and f – Block elements
• Coordination Compounds
• Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
• Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
• Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
• Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
• Biomolecules
• Polymers
• Chemistry in Everyday Life

• Relations and Functions
• Algebra
• Calculus
• Vector and 3D Geometry
• Linear Programming
• Probability

Important Instructions for GCET 2021

On the day of the examination, the candidates are required to follow the instructions given below.

• The candidates must be seated in the examination hall at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the exam.
• No candidate is allowed to enter the exam hall 30 minutes from the start of the test. No candidate shall be allowed to leave the exam centre until the full duration of the test is over and the answer sheets are collected by the invigilators.
• Any electronic gadgets, mobile phones, calculators are not allowed inside the examination hall.

GCET 2021 Test Centre

Given below the list of Goa Common Entrance Test 2021:

GCET 2021 Result 

• Any change in the schedule of publication of result will be notified in designated newspapers. No individual scorecard will be provided to the candidates.
• The authority will also release the answer key before the declaration of the result. 
• Candidates can check it online mode. 
• A separate merit list will be prepared for each course. 
• Based on this merit list candidates will be shortlisted for the counselling rounds.

GCET 2021 Merit List

GCET 2021 merit List of the eligible applicant (as per the provisions of the previous year prospectus), for admissions to various courses, will be prepared as follows:

• For these courses, eligibility and merit list criteria specified by the respective regulatory authority will be applicable. 

• The merit list for B.E will be based on aggregate marks of GCET–2021 in the subjects of Physics and Mathematics.
   

• The merit list for B.Pharma will be based on aggregate marks scored at GCET-2021 in the subjects
  of Physics and Chemistry.
  
  

• The merit list for B.Arch will be based on an aggregate of marks obtained in NATA and the aggregate marks obtained at the qualifying examination (HSSC), added in the ratio of 1:1 i.e with 50% weightage each for NATA score, and aggregate marks in the subjects of the qualifying examination.

GCET 2021 Tie Breaker Rule 

In case the marks of two or more candidates are equal, an applicant with more marks in GCET-2021 Mathematics shall be placed higher in the merit list.

• In case the marks in Mathematics are also equal, an applicant with more marks in
  GCET-2021 Chemistry will be placed higher in the merit list.
• In case the marks in GCET-2021 in Chemistry are also equal, an applicant with more aggregate marks in Physics and Mathematics at the qualifying examination (10+2) will be placed higher in the merit list. In case of a tie at this stage, the applicant scoring more marks in Mathematics at the qualifying examination (10+2) will be placed higher in the merit list.
• If all the above are also equal, then the applicant with an earlier date of birth will be placed higher in the order of merit.

In case the above marks of two or more applicants are equal, an applicant with more marks in GCET-2021 Chemistry will be placed higher in the merit list.

• In case the marks in GCET-2021 in Chemistry are also equal, an applicant with more aggregate marks in Physics and Chemistry at the qualifying examination (10+2) will be placed higher in the merit list. In case of a tie at this stage, applicant scoring more marks in Chemistry at the qualifying examination (10+2) will be placed higher in the merit list.
• If all the above are also equal, then the candidate with the earlier date of birth will be placed higher in the order of merit.

In case the above-combined marks are equal, an applicant with higher NATA marks will be placed higher in order of merit.

• If the NATA marks are also equal, then applicant with higher marks in Mathematics will be placed higher in the merit list.
• If the above marks are also equal, then the applicant with the earlier date of birth will be placed higher in the merit list.

GCET 2021 Counselling 

• The counselling will be conducted through offline mode.
• After each round of the counselling, the authority will publish the names of the selected candidates for admission in the admission list. Candidates have to report the allotted college along with all required original documents after the seat allotment.

GCET 2021 Application form

• Candidates are advised to read all the guidelines before applying and make sure not to fill in the wrong details.
• Candidates have to download the application form and take a printout of it.
• GCET application form has to be filled in the candidate’s handwriting.
• The filled-in application form has to be submitted at the specified locations in person.
• Payment must be made in the GCET form 2021 of a demand draft in the favour of “Director of Technical Education”. This must be submitted along with three identical photographs of the candidate and the printout of your duly filled application form A GCET-2021 in person at the notified Application Reception Centre at the location you have opted.
• The candidate is advised to take out the print of the registration form for further process. 

GCET 2021 Application Fee

Applicants can check fee details below in the given table:

The application fees will be accepted in the form of demand draft at the HDFC bank. Fee once deposited will not be refunded.

GCET 2021 Eligibility Criteria

• Firstly, all Indian Nationals can apply for GCET 2021.
• NRI candidates holding Indian Passports can also apply.
• Also, Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) or Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders are considered eligible to apply.

• There is no Age limit for admissions in engineering courses.

• An applicant must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination of the Goa Board or an examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, or any other examination, which in scope and standard, is deemed to be equivalent to the H.S.S.C. examination of Goa Board.

• Candidate must have passed their Higher Secondary Certificate(12 class) examination of Goa
  Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with English and secured a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate of subjects of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology took together.
• 40% for the applicants belonging to SC, ST and OBC only and 45% for applicants belonging to PH category, for MBBS and BDS Course.  

• Candidate must have passed  the HSSC (qualifying exam) in subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, and obtained a minimum of 45% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology for General Category,
• 40% aggregate marks in subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology for candidates belonging to SC, ST and OBC category. 

• The aspirant must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (12 class) examination of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with English, Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects with one of the following subjects Chemistry/Bio-Technology/Computer Science /Biology
• They just secured a minimum of  45% marks in the aggregate of subjects of Physics & Mathematics with one of the following subjects Chemistry/Bio-Technology/Computer Science/Biology. (40% for the applicants belonging to SC, ST and OBC only). 

• The candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (10+2) Examination of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with Physics & Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with Mathematics/Biology subjects. 

• Council of Architecture has notified amended regulations related to minimum standards of
  Architectural Education, to come into force from the academic year 2020-21, specifying that:
  “No Candidate will be admitted to Architecture course unless they have passed an examination at the end of the 10+2 scheme of examination with at least 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics and also a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of the 10+2 level examination or passed 10+ 3 Diploma.
• Examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate.”
  
• No direct lateral admission is allowed at any other year/stage of B.Arch. course based on any qualification.
  

• The aspirant must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (10+2) examination or its equivalent examination with English, Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects with one of the following subjects Chemistry/Bio-Technology/Computer Science/Biology and secured not less than 45% marks in the subjects of Physics & Mathematics with one of the following subjects Chemistry/Bio-Technology/Computer Science/Biology.

 GCET 2021 Highlights

Given below are the major points of GCET 2021:

Stay connected for more updates about GCET 2021 at the Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of Goa

Directorate of Technical Education, Govt. of Goa

The Government of Goa in 1986 created the Directorate of Technical Education to:- 

• Facilitate new Technical Education Institutions and Courses in the State of Goa.
• Facilitate Technical Education through the Board of Technical Education in the State of Goa.
• Facilitate Centralized Admission to Technical and Professional Institutes to the students of the State of Goa.
• Prepare Budget, Distribute funds for Technical Education in the State.
• Facilitate, Manage and Control Technical Education and Institutes in the State of Goa through rules and regulations of the statutory bodies like AICTE, PCI, COA, etc., as approved by the State Government.
• Management of Human Resources of Technical Educational Institutions (Faculty in Group A & B).
• Management of Human Resource of Directorate of Technical Education (Group A, B, C, & D).