KCET Passing Marks 2025: Qualifying Marks, Determining Factors, Previous Year Trends

Shilpa Pradhan

Updated On: October 29, 2024 03:38 PM | KCET

To qualify for the KCET exam, general category candidates should obtain 50% marks in the qualifying exam. Meanwhile, reserved category candidates such as SC / ST / OBC / EWS need to obtain 40% marks to pass. Check here KCET Passing Marks 2025!

KCET Passing Marks 2025

KCET Passing Marks 2025: To qualify for the KCET exam, general category candidates should obtain 50% marks in the qualifying exam. Meanwhile, reserved category candidates such as SC / ST / OBC / EWS need to obtain 40% marks to pass. In the form of percentile, general category candidates need to score 25 percentile and the SC / ST / OBC / EWS category needs to score 20 percentile in 12th as KCET passing marks. Apart from this, there is also a separate cutoff for general and Hyderabad-Karnataka applicants. For admission to top colleges like B M S College of Engineering or R. V. College of Engineering, candidates need to get around 300-2395 rank in KCET. Check here for KCET Passing Marks 2025!

KCET 2025 Passing Marks

To be eligible for KCET counselling 2025, general category candidates will have to score 50 percent in their 10+2 qualifying examinations, while SC, ST, and OBC category candidates score 40 percent. For general and Hyderabad-Karnataka applicants, separate lists of KCET cutoff 2025 marks will be prepared by the Karnataka Examinations Authority. Many colleges and institutions in Karnataka accept KCET passing marks 2025 for admission. To pass the exam, students have to score above or equal to the KCET passing marks 2025.

Category KCET 2024 Passing Percentage
General 50%
SC/ST 40%
EWS/OBC 40%

Also Read: KCET Rank Predictor 2025

KCET 2025 Passing Percentile

If you are inquisitive about What is KCET 2025 Passing Marks in Percentile Score? You are in the correct place. The balance of the KCET exam scores of the number of candidates who appeared for a particular year is known as the KCET Percentile. KCET Passing Marks with Percentile Score are calculated to ensure that candidates are assessed based on their performance, difficulty level of the various shifts that are conducted, previous year's trends, number of applicants, etc.
Category Out of 100
General Category 25
SC/ST/OBC 20

Factors Determining KCET Passing Marks 2025

The individual colleges will determine the KCET 2025 Cutoff scores based on the following KCET Cutoff factors:

  • The total number of candidates appearing for the KCET 2025 exam
  • The difficulty level of the question paper.
  • The total number of seats available at the KCET participating colleges 2025 for each course.
  • The average of the candidates' entrance test scores.
  • Candidates' performance in the qualifying examination and the Karnataka CET examination in the fields of physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
  • Reserved seats for candidates who fall into certain categories.
  • Previous year's passing marks.

KCET Cutoff 2025

Based on the previous year's data candidates can check the table below to know the colleges alongside the closing rank as per their preferred course.

Name of the Institute

CIVIL

CSE

ECE

EE

ME

University Visveswariah College of Engineering, Bangalore

62799 2929 7766 20138 59696

S K S J T Institute of Engineering, Bangalore

103463 15261 28046 - -

B M S College of Engineering, Basavanagudi, Bangalore

40554 - 2392 11201 20448

Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology, Bangalore

105923 9059 18809 38102 108301

R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore

18500 310 969 3532 6137

M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

35217 1171 4094 7763 27245

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore

89790 60672 9860 27256 57811

Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore

98254 5509 11806 28278 75570

P E S Institute of Technology, Bangalore

- 1124 3803 6836 26736

Sir M. Visveswaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore

106148 9858 17686 47220 104328

M V J College of Engineering, Bangalore

164212 19389 34103 63902 124949

Ghousia Engineering College, Ramanagara

- 68050 89949 122952 -

Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur

71956 5328 11265 23416 91988

Sri Siddartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur

137222 27296 45062 89508 155654

Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore

57141 1854 5845 18824 45442

Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan

121181 - 25124 48128 200461

Tontadarya College of Engineering, Gadag

175269 47427 62297 97557 140386

KCET Previous Year Cutoff

Candidates can go through the previous year's cutoff scores to get an estimate of the passing marks.

KCET Cutoff 2022

Candidates can check the round-wise passing marks of KCET 2022 from the table below.

Stream

General

Hyderabad Karnataka

Round 1

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Round 2

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-

Second Extended Round

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KCET Cutoff 2021

Given below passing marks of KCET 2021 can be checked by candidates to have an idea about the expected marks this year.

Stream

General

Hyderabad Karnataka

Round 1

Click Here

Click Here

Round 2

Click Here

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Second extended round

Click Here

-

KCET Cutoff 2020

Below provided is a table of the cut-off marks of KCET 2020.

Stream

General

Hyderabad Karnataka

Round 1

Click Here

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Round 2

Click Here

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Second extended round

Click Here

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KCET Cutoff 2019

Below provided is a table of the cut-off marks of KCET 2019.

Stream

General

Hyderabad Karnataka

Round 1

-

-

Round 2

Click Here

Click Here

Second extended round

Click Here

-

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FAQs

What is KCET 2025 Passing Marks in Percentile Score?

The ratio of the KCET exam scores of the number of aspirants who appeared for a particular year is known as the KCET Passing Marks 2025 in Percentile Score. 
 

What is the passing marks for KCET?

As per the previous year's trends, the KCET passing marks 2024 for the general category candidates is 50%, whereas for SC / ST / OBC / EWS category applicants the passing marks are 40% which is equivalent to 90 marks for the general category, and 72 marks for SC/ST/OBC and other categories.
 

Does KCET passing marks guarantee admission?

No, the KCET passing marks are crucial to get admission into the participating colleges but it does not guarantee admission of candidates. Those who secure the qualifying marks are shortlisted for KCET counselling after which seat allotment is done on the basis of the students' ranks and the availability of seats. 

How are KCET ranks determined?

The rank of a student is determined on the basis of marks obtained in the Board exams and in the entrance exam. A 50% weightage is given to each of these to calculate the estimated KCET rank. 

What are KCET passing marks for SC/ST category?

KCET passing marks 2024 as per the previous year trends for candidates belonging to the SC/ST (EWS and OBC) categories is 40%. 

What are KCET passing marks for General category?

KCET passing marks 2024 as per the previous year trends are expected to be 50% for general category candidates. 

Is 70 marks good in KCET?

70 marks in KCET are equivalent to a rank within the range of 5501 and 6000. 

What are the factors determining the KCET passing marks 2025?

There are several factors determining the KCET passing marks 2025. Some of them are the number of applicants for the KCET 2025 exam, the number of candidates who appeared for the KCET exam, the previous year's cutoff trends (of the institute and the stream they chose), the category of the candidate, and the gender of the candidates. 
 

How to check the KCET 2025 Cut Off?

Candidates must go to the official KCET website then to the KCET Cut Off homepage and click on the 'KCET 2025 Cut Off' link in the notification section. In a KCET Cut-Off PDF format, all participating institutions' KCET Cutoff Marks will be displayed in courses and categories.  The KCET Cut Off website will provide the KCET Cut Off Marks for general and Hyderabad & Karnataka applicants separately. Candidates should save the KCET Cut-Off file on their computer and print it off for future reference.
 

What are the participating institutes of KCET 2025?

University Visveswariah College of Engineering, Bangalore, S K S J T Institute of Engineering, Bangalore, B M S College of Engineering, Basavanagudi, Bangalore, and Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology, Bangalore are some of the KCET 2025 participating institutes.
 

What is KCET passing marks 2025?

The KCET passing mark 2025 is the minimum score the candidates must be considered for admission into KCET participating institutes 2025. 
 

What is the expected cutoff of KCET 2025?

The KCET expected cutoff 2025 for the general candidates is 50% and for SC / ST category is 40%.
 

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