Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET) is conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Goa. GCET is a state-level entrance examination held for admission into B.E and B.Pharm courses. The entrance test is conducted inoffline mode.
It is a pen-and-paper based test which consist of Multiple-choice questions. 1 mark will be awarded for each correct answer. Questions asked in GCET will be based on the higher secondary and secondary level.
The courses are:
- Engineering (B.E.)
- Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
GCET 2021 Exam Highlights
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Name | GCET (Goa Common Entrance Test) |
| Conducting Body | Directorate of Technical Education Goa (DTE) |
| Exam Type | State Level Examination |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Scorecard Validity | 1 year |
| Exam Mode | Offline (Pen and Paper Based) |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours for each (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) |
| Language | English |
| Exam Purpose | Admissions to colleges in Goa |
| Course Offered | BTech, BPT, BOT, BOpt, BScMIT, BScAT, BSc Nursing |
| Number of Seats | 1300 approx. |
| Official Website | dte.goa.gov.in |
Aspirants can download the GCET Syllabus 2021 – Download Pdf Now from the official website
GCET 2021 Exam Centres
- Don Bosco Higher Secondary School
- Goa College of Pharmacy
- Fr. Agnel Multipurpose Higher Secondary School
- Rosary College / Higher Secondary School of Arts and Commerce
- Deep Vihar High School
- Purushottam Walawalkar Higher Secondary School
- A.J. De Almeida High School
- G.V. Ms. Smt. N.J. Aguiar Higher Secondary School
- Govt. Higher Secondary School
- Smt. Chandrabhaga T. Naik Higher Secondary School
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GCET 2021 Exam Pattern
GCET 2021 exam pattern from the table given below:
| S. No. | Particulars | Details |
| 1 | Mode of exam | Offline |
| 2 | Language of exam | English |
| 3 | Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| 4 | Number of papers | 3; Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| 6 | Time duration | Total – 6 hours Physics – 2 hours, Chemistry – 2 hours, Mathematics -2 hours (120 minutes) |
| 7 | Marking scheme | 1 mark will be given for each correct answer |
| 8 | Negative marking | There will be no negative marking for wrong/ multiple answers |
The distribution of questions in different sections of the exam is as under:
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Time |
| Physics | 75 | 2 hours |
| Chemistry | 75 | 2 hours |
| Mathematics | 75 | 2 hours |
Candidates who are interested in B.Pharm. course need not take Mathematics paper.
GCET 2021 Exam Syllabus
Syllabus of the paper will be prepared on the basis of 10+2 level. The whole question paper will only be asked from these subjects only.
Goa CET Exam consists of question from:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Biology
The detailed unit-wise GCET 2021 syllabus given below:
- Physics
- Electrostatics
- Current Electricity
- Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Optics
- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
- Atoms & Nuclei
- Electronic Devices
- Chemistry
- Solid State
- Solutions
- Electrochemistry
- Chemical Kinetics
- Surface Chemistry
- 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
- Mathematics
- Relations and Functions
- Algebra
- Calculus
- Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry
- Linear Programming
- Probability
GCET 2021 Result
The result will be available on the website of DTE Goa and on the Notice Board at DTE. No individual scorecard will be issued. Any change in schedule is notified in designated newspapers.
- On the basis of marks scored by the students, the merit list will be prepared for providing admission.
- There is no provision for revaluation/ marks verification.
- Candidates can download the merit list from the website.
Participating Colleges in GCET 2021
List of the college that aspirants can get admission in through GCET 2021 are given below:
- Goa Medical College
- Goa Dental College & Hospital
- Goa College of Engineering
- Padre Conceicao College of Engineering
- Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engg. & Info Tech.
- Don Bosco College of Engineering
- Agnel Institute of Technology and Design
- Goa College of Pharmacy
- E. S.Rajaram & Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy
- Goa College of Architecture
- Shri Kamaxidevi Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital
- Gomantak Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya & Research Centre
- Institute of Nursing Education
- Vrindavan Institute of Nursing Education, Colvale
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