Medical Entrance Exam for GCET Studies

GCET which stands of Goa Common Entrance Test is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Goa. Also called Goa CET, it is organized for selecting candidates for bachelor degree programs in Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Dentistry and Pharmacy conducted by various government / government aided and private colleges / institutes in Goa. The admission test for B Arch is held at Goa College of Architecture, Panaji and Government Polytechnic, Panaji.

Courses

The entrance test is conducted for the following courses:

• BDS
• MBBS
• Pharm.D

Eligibility

The Directorate of Technical Education has set different eligibility criteria for different courses that come under Goa Common Entrance Test. These are given below.

MBBS, BDS, BHMS

• The candidate must have passed 10+2 examination of Goa Board of Higher Secondary Examination or its equivalent examination from a recognized Board.
• The qualifying examination must be passed by the candidates with minimum 50% marks in Biology, Physics and Chemistry in aggregate, along with English in a single attempt.
• For the SC/ST and OBC candidates, minimum of 40% marks are required in the qualifying examination.

Syllabus

Candidates appearing in the Goa CET have to prepare in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Computer Science. Candidates have to prepare for a combination of subjects according to their preferred field in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy.