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If you have a valid GATE you do not have to apply for Karnataka PGCET in order to appear for the exam but you need to apply for admission process through Karnataka PGCET portal only. The first preference is given for students who have GATE score after all the seat are filled and if there are vacant seats then seats will be filled by the students who have appeared for Karnataka PGCET exam. You need to fill an application on KEA portal once the registration begins. You have to attend the counselling as per the schedule. The eligibility criteria is that a candidate must have passed qualifying examination with minimum 50% marks taken together. For candidates belonging to SC, ST and Category-I need to score minimum 45% marks taken together. If a candidate wishes to join in part time M.E. / M.Tech / M.Arch courses then he/she must have worked for not less than three years as on 31st July in the year of admission in an establishment and must be working in an organization situated within a radial distance of 40 km from the institution in which the candidate seeks admission. However, the employer has to fill up the NOC duly signed by the competent authority. To check more details visit the link given below

https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet21