Karnataka Examinations Authority

Karnataka Examinations Authority conducts KCET, DCET, PGCET and related state entrance examinations.

The Government of Karnataka established the Common Entrance Test Cell in 1994 to conduct entrance examinations and determine eligibility and merit for professional courses. The CET Cell was subsequently converted into the autonomous Karnataka Examinations Authority in 2006, expanding its role across entrance examinations, counselling, admissions and selected recruitment examinations.

KEA operates as an autonomous state examination and admission authority with functions covering entrance-test administration, merit determination, document verification, counselling, option entry, seat allotment and selected recruitment examinations.