KCET chapter-wise practice, test series and grand tests: a subject-by-subject plan
KCET chapter-wise practice means working through the First PUC and Second PUC chapters that the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) lists in its CET syllabus, one chapter at a time, and then sitting full papers, often called grand tests, in the real pattern: 60 questions in 80 minutes per subject, one mark each, no negative marking. A free full KCET mock test of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in that pattern is at /exam/kcet. Below is the chapter list from KEA's syllabus for CET-2026 (published on 29 January 2026, the latest on the KEA site when we checked on 21 October 2026), subject by subject, and a plan that turns it into a test series. KEA had not announced the CET-2027 dates or syllabus then; watch the KEA website.
The KCET pattern your practice should copy
| Physics | Chemistry | Mathematics | Biology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questions | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Marks | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Session | 80 minutes | 80 minutes | 80 minutes | 80 minutes |
| Day (CET-2026) | Day 1 morning | Day 1 afternoon | Day 2 morning | Day 2 afternoon |
- Pen and paper, answers shaded on an OMR sheet. Each subject is its own session.
- The first 10 minutes of each session are for writing and shading your particulars and the version code; the next 70 minutes are for the 60 answers. Practise at 70 minutes, not 80.
- One mark per right answer, nothing deducted for a wrong one. More than one circle shaded for a question scores 0.
- For engineering, the rank uses CET marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and the same three subjects in the qualifying exam, in equal proportions.
What KEA's syllabus says
The UGCET-2026 information bulletin says the question papers are based on the First and Second PUC syllabi of the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, and that subject experts reviewed the PCMB syllabus and published the syllabus for CET-2026 on the KEA website. That syllabus lists Class XI (First PUC) and Class XII (Second PUC) units and names the latest NCERT textbooks as the reference books. KEA does not publish a weightage for each chapter, so any chapter-wise mark split you see elsewhere is somebody's estimate.
Physics chapters
| First PUC (Class XI) | Second PUC (Class XII) |
|---|---|
| Units and Measurements | Electrostatics |
| Kinematics (motion in a line and a plane, vectors) | Current Electricity |
| Laws of Motion | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism |
| Work, Energy and Power | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents |
| System of Particles and Rotational Motion | Electromagnetic Waves |
| Gravitation | Optics (ray and wave optics) |
| Properties of Solids and Fluids (including thermal properties and heat transfer) | Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation |
| Thermodynamics | Atoms and Nuclei |
| Kinetic Theory | Electronic Devices |
| Oscillations and Waves | Experimental Skills |
| Experimental Skills |
Chemistry chapters
| First PUC (Class XI) | Second PUC (Class XII) |
|---|---|
| Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | Solutions |
| Structure of Atom | Electrochemistry |
| Classification of Elements and Periodicity | Chemical Kinetics |
| Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | d- and f-Block Elements |
| Thermodynamics | Coordination Compounds |
| Equilibrium (including ionic equilibrium) | Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
| Redox Reactions | Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers |
| Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques | Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids |
| Hydrocarbons | Amines |
| Principles related to Practical Chemistry | Biomolecules |
| Principles related to Practical Chemistry |
Mathematics chapters
| First PUC (Class XI) | Second PUC (Class XII) |
|---|---|
| Sets; Relations and Functions; Trigonometric Functions | Relations and Functions; Inverse Trigonometric Functions |
| Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations; Linear Inequalities | Matrices; Determinants |
| Permutations and Combinations; Binomial Theorem; Sequence and Series | Continuity and Differentiability; Application of Derivatives |
| Straight Lines; Conic Sections; Introduction to Three-dimensional Geometry | Integrals; Application of Integrals; Differential Equations |
| Limits and Derivatives | Vectors; Three-dimensional Geometry |
| Statistics; Probability | Linear Programming; Probability |
Biology chapters
| First PUC (Class XI) | Second PUC (Class XII) |
|---|---|
| The Living World; Biological Classification; Plant Kingdom; Animal Kingdom | Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants; Human Reproduction; Reproductive Health |
| Morphology and Anatomy of Flowering Plants; Structural Organisation in Animals | Principles of Inheritance and Variation; Molecular Basis of Inheritance; Evolution |
| Cell: The Unit of Life; Biomolecules; Cell Cycle and Cell Division | Human Health and Disease; Microbes in Human Welfare |
| Photosynthesis in Higher Plants; Respiration in Plants; Plant Growth and Development | Biotechnology: Principles and Processes; Biotechnology and its Applications |
| Breathing and Exchange of Gases; Body Fluids and Circulation; Excretory Products; Locomotion and Movement; Neural Control; Chemical Coordination | Organisms and Populations; Ecosystem; Biodiversity and Conservation |
Biology is needed for farm science (with PCM), for veterinary science, naturopathy and yoga and B.Sc. Nursing (with Physics and Chemistry), and can count for pharmacy.
Turning the chapters into a test series
Stage 1: chapter tests (now to February). Take one chapter at a time in each subject. Read it from the NCERT textbook KEA names, solve its exercises, then do a 15 to 20 question test on that chapter only, at about 70 seconds a question (70 minutes for 60 questions). Keep a list of chapters where you score under 70%; they get a second round.
Stage 2: unit tests (March). Combine three or four chapters, for example all of Second PUC electricity and magnetism, into 30-question tests. This is where you learn to switch between topics as the real paper does.
Stage 3: grand tests (the last six weeks). Sit full 60-question papers in 70 minutes, one subject per sitting, in the KCET order: Physics, then Chemistry on the same day, then Mathematics, then Biology if you need it. Two to three grand tests a week is enough; analyse each one before the next, as in how to analyse a mock test.
Three points specific to KCET:
- Answer all 60. With no negative marking, a blank is a sure zero.
- Use the PUC board preparation. Your qualifying-exam marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics count equally with CET marks for the engineering rank, so board study and CET study support each other.
- Watch your speed in Mathematics. Sixty questions in 70 minutes leaves little time for long working; practise recognising the quick method.
Free KCET grand test
Take the free KCET mock test, a full Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics paper of 60 questions each with no negative marking, as your first grand test and again in the last weeks. For the CET-2027 date status and how to apply, read KCET 2027: exam date, pattern, syllabus and how to apply, and see the topics on the KCET syllabus page.