JK CET BOPEE 2024 - Syllabus, Eligibility, Application form, 2024 Notification

Exam Summary

What is JKCET?

J&K Common Entrance Test is an entrance exam conducted by the JKBOPEE (Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination). Students applying for this test get admitted into BTech course offered by various colleges and universities in Jammu and Kashmir.

Structure of JKCET exam

This is pen paper-based test, so the students should solve the given question papers and mark the answers on the OMR sheet provided. The total duration for the test will be 3 hours and there’s no chance of extra time being provided to candidates.

The sections and the subjects in the test paper includes-

Physics– This section tests your knowledge of Physics along with problem-solving ability. It covers topics from physics subject of class 11^th and class 12^th syllabus and any number of questions from each topic can be given for the CET test. Total marks for this section is 60.

Chemistry– This section tests your Chemistry knowledge and the topics are covered from the syllabus of class 11^th as well as class 12^th.Total marks for this section will be of 60 too.

Maths– This section tests your Mathematics skills and problem-solving ability for the topics of class 11^th and class 12^th and it is compulsory if you want to join for the engineering course in the state. This section consists of a total of 60 marks and candidates will be given 60 minutes to get the answers.

1 mark is awarded for the correct answers and a negative of -0.25 is deducted for the wrong answer.

All the questions asked in various sections will be of the Multiple Option type, where the candidate has to choose one correct answer from the choice of four answers provided and mark the same on the OMR Sheet.

JKCET 2018 Eligibility Criteria

Before filling any application form, one must check the eligibility required and should fill the form only if they are eligible to avoid rejection from candidature.

The eligibility is as follows:

Nationality

Candidates must be a permanent resident of Jammu and Kashmir.

Academic Qualification

• Candidates must have passed the 10+2 from a recognised board with subjects-Physics, Chemistry, Maths
• The aggregate of the above subjects should be a minimum of 50% and relaxation of 10% (i.e., 40%) is given for the students belonging to reserved categories.
• Candidates should be compulsorily having English as their language subject in the 10+2 passing examination.
• Students appearing for the 10+2 examination can also apply for the JKCET.

Age Limit

Candidates should be of 17 years of age before 31 December 2018.

Application forms and submission procedure

Application Forms are available only through online mode and the candidates have to visit the official website for filling the application form for the JKCET.

The pre-requisites for filling application form are-

• Photograph (max size=500Kb)
• Signature (max size=200Kb)
• Marks Sheet
• Left Thumb Impression (max size=200Kb)
• Permanent Resident Certificate
• Caste Certificate (for reserved category students)

The procedure for filling the online form is given below-

• Click on the link provided on the official website and fill the required details there.
• Click on ‘Generate Application No’ link to get the application number and note it for future reference.
• Login using your application number and date of birth and fill other details being asked there.
• Read the instructions and pay the fees for the JKCET through online payment gateways available.
• Get the receipt for successful transaction and fill the other details being asked like Address or phone number.
• Upload the photograph and signature etc. and click on the save button.
• Go through all the details which you have filled and submit the application form.
• Take the printout of the filled application form.

No discrepancies should be found after the application reaches the conducting authorities so re-assure yourself and check all the details once again. You can edit the application form before the given stipulated date.

PAYMENT OF FEES

The fees for the JKCET is Rs 800 and the payment can be done through the different gateways available-

• Debit Card
• Credit Card
• Net Banking

And the payment should be settled along with the application form before the given dates in the official notification.

Admit Card

The admit card of JKCET 2018 will be accessible to only those candidates whose’ forms are found to be correct and valid. One can download the admit card on the prescribed date mentioned on the website.

• After you download the admit card for the JKCET 2018, you have to paste a recent colour photograph of passport size and self-attest the same.
• The offline facility to collect JKCET 2018 admit card will also be available for candidates if they are not able to get it online.
• Candidates have to keep their Admit Card till the whole admission procedure completes and there should not be any hampering in the admit card as it is of utmost importance and your candidature will be forfeited if changes or manipulations are found.
• No candidate shall be allowed to enter the exam hall without possession of a valid Admit Card.
• Admit cards for JKCET 2018 will be available by the first week of April month.

JKCET Result

The results are declared by the conducting authorities on the official website, from where candidates can check their results which comprises of their marks obtained in each section of the test along with their category ranks in the JKCET.

When the candidates get the notification of the results being published, they can log-on to the official website and enter the required details such as roll no and/or date of birth, to prove their identity after which they will be directed to the page where they can see their results.

Make sure that you download the result and keep a hard copy ready so that it is helpful for you during the counselling process.

 Notification

The admission notification for the JKCET was released on the 29^th of January, 2018. It can be found on the official website. All details regarding the application procedure, eligibility and more are provided in the notification.

Syllabus

The JKCET consists of three different sections, each one consisting 60 questions. The three sections are Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. All questions are of 11th and 12^th standard NCERT level.

All the questions will be of multiple choice type in the examination. The detailed syllabus is as follows for the examination:

SUBJECT	SYLLABUS
PHYSICS	UNIT 1: PHYSICAL WORLD AND MEASUREMENT UNIT 2: KINEMATICS UNIT 3: LAWS OF MOTION UNIT 4: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER UNIT 5: MOTION OF SYSTEM OF PARTICLES AND RIGID BODY UNIT 6: GRAVITATION UNIT 7: PROPERTIES OF BULK MATTER UNIT 8: THERMODYNAMICS UNIT 9: BEHAVIOUR OF PERFECT GAS AND KINECTIC THEORY UNIT 10: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES UNIT 11: ELECTROSTATICS UNIT 12: CURRENT ELECTRICITY UNIT 13: MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENT AND UNIT 14: ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALT. CURRENTS UNIT 15: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES UNIT 16: OPTICS UNIT 17: DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION UNIT 18: ATOMS AND NUCLEI UNIT 19: ELECTRONIC DEVICES UNIT 20: COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
CHEMISTRY	UNIT 1: CHEMICAL ARITHMETIC & ATOMIC STRUCTURE UNIT 2: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM UNIT 3: CHEMICAL KINETICS UNIT 4: SOLUTIONS UNIT 5: CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS UNIT 6: REDOX REACTIONS AND UNIT 7: SOLID STATE & STATES OF MATTER UNIT 8: SURFACE CHEMISTRY UNIT 9: PERIODIC PROPERTIES UNIT 10: CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE UNIT 11: CHEMISTRY OF REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTS UNIT 12: TRANSITION ELEMENTS INCLUDING LANTHANOIDES UNIT 13: CO-ORDINATION CHEMISTRY UNIT 14: NOMENCLATURE AND BASIC CONCEPTS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY UNIT 15: HYDROCARBONS UNIT 16: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BASED ON FUNCTIONAL GROUP-I UNIT 17: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BASED ON FUNCTION GROUP-II UNIT 18: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BASED ON FUNCTIONAL GROUP-III UNIT 19: MOLECULES OF LIFE UNIT 20: POLYMERS
MATHEMATICS	UNIT 1: SETS, RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS UNIT 2: COMPLEX NUMBER; LINEAR INEQUATION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING UNIT 3: SEQUENCE AND SERIES, PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION & BINOMIAL THEOREM UNIT 4: TRIGONOMETRIC AND INVERSE TRIGONOMETRY FUNCTIONS UNIT 5: MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS UNIT 6: LIMIT, CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIATION UNIT 7: INTEGRATION AND DIFFERENTIAL UNIT 8: STRAIGHT LINES AND CONIC SECTIONS UNIT 9: STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY UNIT 10: VECTORS AND THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

 

 JKCET 2018 Important Dates

S.No	Description	Date
1.	Start date for filling up the application forms	1st February,2018
2.	Last Day to fill up the application forms	3rd March,2018
3.	Commencement of downloading of Admit Cards	10th April,2018
4.	Date of the Examination	22nd April,2018
5.	Declaration of the Results	Tentatively on or before the 10th of May,2018.
6.	Declaration of the Key	Either by 6 PM on the day of the conducted examination or by 12 noon the following day
7.	Representation against key	Up to 3 days after the CET Examination is conducted
8.	Counselling Schedule	Not yet released but will be released in a later notification
9.	Completion of the admission process	On or before the 15th August, 2018

 List of JKCET Examination Centres

The exam centers for the JKCET will only be located within the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Candidates cannot change their center after the allotment of the hall ticket.

The exam will be conducted in a total of 15 exam centers out of which 9 will be located in Srinagar and 6 in the Jammu city ( as per last year’s examination). The options for the examination centers will be given when registering for the examination.

Contact Details

All applicants can contact the Help Desk with the following numbers for any queries or guidance needed with respect to the examination.

Contact Number	9419150693, 9419403272, 9697383737, 9419434133, 9469012295
Email Id	helpdeskjakbopee@gmail.com, coejakbopeeblg59@gmail.com

List of colleges accepting JKCET score

Colleges located in Jammu and Kashmir and affiliated to it board accept the JKCET score for admission into B.E. and B.Tech courses. A concise list of accepting institutes is as follows:

S.No	Name of College	City of Location
1.	Model Institute of Engineering and Technology	Jammu City
2.	Mahant Bachittar Singh College of Engineering and Technology	Jammu
3.	Yogananda College of Engineering and Technology	Jammu
4.	SSM College of Engineering and Technology	Baramulla
5.	Government College of Engineering and Technology	Jammu

 

JKCET Result

The results will be declared on or before the 10^th of May, 2018. They will be declared on the official website.

Cut-Off

There are no particular cut-off marks to be obtained expect that in order for one to qualify for admission via JKCET, they should have obtained at least 50 percent of the total marks in their board examination. This is 40 percent in case of students from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories.

College wise cut off ranks depends on the number of applicants and their performance. It varies from college to college and branch to branch.

Score Validity

The JK CET Score is valid for duration of 1 year. This means, on attempting the JK CET 2018, a candidate who qualifies will be eligible for admission in the concerned colleges for the academic year 2018-2019.

Reservation/Seat Distribution

The reservation policy for institutes that are affiliated to the JK CET follows the Government Norms. The reservation for candidates of different categories is as follows:

• Open Category Candidates: 50% of the total seats

Reserved Categories

• Scheduled Caste Candidates: 8% of the total seats

 Scheduled Tribes

• Scheduled Tribe, Gujjar & Bakerwal: 6% of the total seats
• Scheduled Tribe, Leh District: 2% of total seats
• Scheduled Tribe, Kargil District: 2% of the total seats
• Other Scheduled Tribes: 1% of the total seats

Socially and Educationally Backward Classes

• Weak and Under Privileged Classes, Social Castes: 2% of total seats
• Residents of Backward Area: 20% of the total seats
• Residents of Area Adjoining Actual Line of Control: 3% of the total seats

Children of Defense Personnel: 3% of the total seats

The seat distribution for different branches varies from college to college. The distribution for the above mention colleges is given below.

Government College of Engineering and Technology

There are 5 branches offered her for Undergraduate students here. They are:

• Electronics and Communication Engineering: 60 seats
• Mechanical Engineering: 60 seats
• Civil Engineering: 60 seats
• Electrical Engineering: 60 seats
• Computer Science and Engineering: 60 seats

SSM College of Engineering and Technology

• Electronics and Communication Engineering: 180 seats
• Mechanical Engineering: 180 seats
• Civil Engineering: 120 seats
• Electrical Engineering: 120 seats
• Computer Science and Engineering: 120 seats

Mahant Bachittar Singh College of Engineering and Technology

• Electronics and Communication Engineering: 60 seats
• Mechanical Engineering: 60 seats
• Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering: 60 seats
• Electrical Engineering: 60 seats
• Computer Science and Engineering: 60 seats
• Information Technology: 60 seats

Yogananda College of Engineering and Technology

• Information Technology: 60 seats
• Mechanical Engineering: 120 seats
• Civil Engineering: 120 seats
• Electrical Engineering: 60 seats
• Computer Science and Engineering: 60 seats

Model Institute of Engineering and Technology

• Electronics and Communication Engineering: 120 seats
• Information Technology: 60 seats
• Civil Engineering: 60 seats
• Electrical Engineering: 60 seats
• Computer Science and Engineering: 120 seats

JKCET 2018 Counselling Schedule

Now that we are done with the discussion about the results let us learn something about the counselling process.

The reservation quota allowed for the JKCET is as follows:

• OBC- 25%
• ST- 11%
• SC- 8%
• Children of Defence Personnel- 3%
• Sports- 2%
• And the rest belongs to the General Category students.

It all starts with the choice entry process, where candidates have to enter their choices for the college or their preferences for the various branches available. Before candidates can enter their choices, a fee of Rs 500 has to be paid at the POS terminal at BOPEE office at Srinagar or Jammu. It uses offline mode of counselling and so the Candidates must be present in person for J&K BOPEE counselling.

At the time of JKCET counselling 2018 candidates have to submit:

• • • Online Application Form
    • Original attested photocopies of Permanent Resident Certificate, Marks Certificate and other mentioned certificates.

The candidates can check with the previous years’ cutoffs for the different available colleges in which they desire to join and can make their choices accordingly.

Candidates will be given seat allotment of JKCET 2018 after the counselling procedure conduction. JKCET 2018 seat allotment will be done on the basis of candidates’ merit and choice filling. Candidates will have to report at the allotted institute during JKCET 2018 seat allotment.

I hope this gives you a clear idea about the overall admission procedure if you are opting the JKCET and want to take admission in the Engineering Courses being provided by the colleges in the state of Jammu & Kashmir only.

The counselling schedule for the year 2018 has not been released yet. However, it is expected to be parallel to that of last year schedule. The counseling schedule in the year 2017 was as follows:

Event	Date
Announcement/ declaration of the marks and common merit list rank	May 10th,2017 (Last year on the 15th of June)
Commencement of verification of certificates during Round 1	Second Week of May (Last year on the 19th of June)
Last date for the verification of certificates for Round 1	Second Week of May (Last year on the 21st of June)
Commencement of verification of certificates during Round 2	First Week of June (Last year on the 29th of June)
Last date for verification of certificates for Round 2	First Week of June (Last year on the 3rd of July)
Extended date for verification of certificates (for those who have missed it)	Second/ Third Week of June (Last year up until the 14th of July)
First Mock round of counselling and filling up of options	Third Week of June (Last year on the 15th and 16th of July)
Actual date of opening to fill up the preference form and fee submission	Third Week of June (Last year on the 17th of July)
Final date to fill up the preference form and fee submission	Fourth Week of June (Last year on the 22nd of July)

The entire process of admission is to be completed before the 15^th of August for the academic year of 2018-19.