Karnataka CET 2005 Brochure - Part 2
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CONTENTS

Syllabus

The candidates have to appear for the Common Entrance Test / Aptitude Test to be eligible for admission to Government seats by the CET Cell. The question papers will be mostly based on the I and II PUC syllabi prescribed by the Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka State.

Question Paper, Answer Sheets and duration

Each question paper will be of 70 minutes duration and will be of objective type. The question paper in each subject is in 16 different versions and each version will contain 60 questions and each question will have four different options. The candidate will have to mark correct options on the optical mark reader (OMR) sheet, which will be supplied at the beginning of each session of the test.

Each question will carry one mark. The candidate is expected to attempt all the 60 questions. In other words, there is no choice among questions.

The question paper in each subject will be in 16 versions. The version code of the question paper would have been boldly printed on the facing sheet of the question paper. The version codes used in each subject will be from A - 1 to A - 4, B - 1 to B - 4, C - 1 to C - 4 and D - 1 to D - 4. The version code of the question papers given to a student may be different or may be the same in different subjects.

Among the answers provided against a question, only one answer will be correct. The candidate should mark the correct answer by filling / shading only one circle against a question. A wrong answer will lead to a negative mark. A quarter mark will be deducted if the answer is wrong and one mark will be deducted if more than one answer is marked or more than one circle is filled / shaded to a question. The candidates will have to mark the answers by filling the circles on the OMR answer sheets using blue or black ink ball point pen only.

The answer sheet comprises of two sheets. The top sheet, which is meant to be scanned for the purpose of valuation. The bottom sheet is meant to be carried home by the candidate after the examination. The bottom sheet is coated with a special kind of chemical.

When the candidate fills the circles on the top sheet, the pressure on the bottom sheet will create a replica of the top sheet. After the examination, the invigilator will detach the bottom sheet from the top sheet at the perforations on the left side and hand over the bottom replica to the candidate and the candidate is allowed to carry the same with him. The top sheet will be retained by the invigilator for returning the same to the Deputy Chief Superintendent of the exam centre.

Optical Mark Reader sheets as Answer Sheets

A model of the Optical Mark Reader sheet herein after referred to as OMR sheet that will be used for marking the answers by the candidates.
The need for the replica has compelled us to design OMR sheet in such a way that all the information and the answers are marked only on one side. The top portion of the sheet is meant for furnishing the particulars about the candidates such as the Name, CET Number and the version code and serial number of the question booklet given to them in the exam hall. The bottom portion is meant for marking the answers. The space meant for the subject would have been pre-marked. The square blocks in each item is meant for filling by the candidate in capital letters and numbers. The circles corresponding to the letters or numbers are meant to be filled using ball point pen.

Why Ball Point Pen ?

Remember, we are allowing the candidates to carry home a replica or facsimile of the OMR answer sheet and the OMR answer paper comes in a set of two sheets. When you shade the top sheet, the pressure will create a dark mark on the bottom sheet on the corresponding circle. If a pen with a nib is used, the pressure on the top sheet will not be sufficient to activate the chemical on the bottom sheet. On the other hand, a ball point pen exerts sufficient pressure to convert the bottom sheet chemical into a dark spot. That is why we want you to use a black / blue ink ball point pen only.

Precautions to be taken while filling the top portion of OMR answer sheet

Please study the specimen OMR answer sheet given at Page - 17 carefully and familiarise. You are also advised to have the photocopies of the specimen and practice on them, particularly shading the circles in the required manner. A wrong filling / shading may drastically affect your performance in the test and there is no way to set the things right at a later stage.

The initial TEN minutes will be given to a candidate, for filling/shading the top portion of the OMR answer sheet. The top portion will have 4 items to be filled, viz., Name of the candidate, CET No., Question booklet version code and Question booklet serial number. Of the four items, the entries pertaining to ‘CET No.’ and ‘question booklet version code’ are the very crucial ones. It is very important to enter and shade these two items correctly on the OMR answer sheet. In the absence of the correct CET number by filling / shading the correct circles, the computer will not be able to link the marks scored in an answer paper to the candidate for the purpose of ranking. In other words, when the scoring in different subjects is done by the computer, the subject in which the candidate has not filled the CET No. properly will get left out and the computer will show the candidate as absent and therefore, the candidate will not get a ranking.

Entering the ‘question booklet version code’ properly by filling / shading the right circles is also equally crucial. The computer would have been programmed to search for the correct answers depending upon the version code. So, if the candidate were to make use of a question booklet of one version code and enter wrongly some other version code number or leave the space unfilled, then the computer will search for correct answers in the wrong version or will abandon the search. Even if the candidate had marked the correct answers, the computer will not account for it, as it would be searching for the correct answers for the version filled / shaded. So, the candidates are advised to be very careful while shading or filling the circles pertaining to CET Number and the question booklet version codes.

Precautions in filling the answers on bottom portion of OMR Answer sheet

About 60 minutes after the initial TEN minutes will be given to a candidate, for filling / shading the answers on the bottom portion of the OMR answer sheet. On the bottom portion, there are 60 rows corresponding to sixty questions. Against each question number, four circles are provided corresponding to four options in the question paper. The candidate is required to fill only one circle corresponding to the correct answer.

If a wrong circle is filled/shaded, it will amount to a wrong answer and therefore quarter mark will be deducted. If more than one circle is filled/shaded against one question number, then one full mark will automatically get deducted. The candidate is advised to take extra precaution while filling/shading the circles on the bottom portion.

The scanner is so sensitive to black and blue ink shades that even a slight residual ink mark or an unintended ink dot within a circle will be taken by it, as filled/shaded. Consequently, the candidate may lose marks. Please do not make any stray pen marks on the answer sheets.

As the scoring done by the scanner and the computer in tandem is final, a plea for erasing or neglecting the ink mark on a circle cannot be entertained.

THINK BEFORE YOU INK !

Once you darken a circle, there is no way to erase or to remove it. That way your decision about a correct answer will be final. The invigilator will not permit you to use marker, white fluid or any other devise to hide the shading already done and you will not be supplied with one more set of OMR sheet. If you spoil a sheet in your attempt to rub off the shading done on a circle, you may ruin your opportunities. If two circles are shaded in a row and even if one of the circles is partially rubbed off, the scanner machine will take it as a multiple attempt and later the computer will deduct one mark. Think twice before you shade a circle with ink.
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The purpose and use of OMR Answer Sheets and the Scanner

The Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheets are used in order to simplify the procedure of valuation of the answer papers and also to ensure highest accuracy. The correct and wrong answers to the objective type questions are not manually counted but are accounted for by making use of an electronic scanner. Each round spot or the circle on the OMR sheet has an alphabetical or a numerical value. So, a small mistake in shading the round spot or the circle may make a vast difference.

The scanner is a highly sensitive machine and is capable of spotting any blue or black ink mark made on the OMR sheets while they pass through it. When the OMR answer sheets pass through the scanner, it identifies the filled circles and transfers the data to a computer. The scanner is capable of scanning about 2000 sheets in an hour. The entire operation of scanning of the answer papers normally takes a few days. The scanner will only transfer the data, as it is, from the OMR answer sheets to the computer, but it will not identify the correct answers and value it.

64 OMR answer sheets corresponding to 16 x 4 = 64 versions containing the correct answers will be scanned only on the last day and transferred to the computer. As a final step, the computer, which is programmed to score the correct answers and deduct marks for the wrong ones, will in the first place, score and then assign ranks.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESERVATION OF REPLICA OF ‘CET 2005’ OMR ANSWER SHEETS

The candidates who select seats through the CET Cell, should invariably preserve the ‘CET 2005’ OMR answer sheet replicas of all the subjects for a minimum period of one year from the date of obtaining the admission order.
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Determination of Merit

The merit of the candidates who satisfy any one of the conditions laid down under Item-7 of Chapter-I of the brochure will be determined as follows :
  1. In the case of Medical / Dental / Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy Courses, the marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test and marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects in the Qualifying Examination will be taken in equal proportions.
  2. In the case of Engineering / Technology courses, the marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test and marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects in the Qualifying Examination will be taken in equal proportions.

    Provided that where the merit of two or more candidates is the same, the interse merit shall be determined with reference to the marks obtained in the Common Entrance Test in Biology in the case of Medical / Dental / Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy courses and in Mathematics in the case of Engineering / Technology courses and where the marks obtained in such cases are equal then the interse merit shall be determined on the basis of the marks obtained in Chemistry in the case of Medical / Dental / Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy courses and in Physics in the case of Engineering / Technology courses and where the marks obtained are equal again the interse merit shall be determined on the basis of the marks obtained in respective subjects in the qualifying examination as stipulated above and where marks obtained are equal again, the interse merit shall be determined on the basis of the age of the candidate, the elder candidate placed above the younger.

  3. In the case of Architecture Course, the marks obtained in the qualifying examination in all subjects and the marks obtained in both PART – 1 & PART – 2 of the Aptitude Test will be taken in equal proportions.

    Provided that where the merit of two or more candidates is same, the interse merit shall be determined with reference to the marks obtained in the aptitude test, where marks obtained in aptitude test is equal, then the interse merit shall be determined on the basis of marks obtained in Mathematics in the qualifying examination and where marks obtained in Mathematics is equal, the interse merit shall be determined on the basis of the age of the candidate, the elder candidate placed above the younger.

Note: If everything as specified in the provisons to sub-clauses referred to above from (1), (2) and (3) are equal, then the interse merit will be determined by draw of lots. The determination of interse merit as detailed above for selection of Government seats will be the basis for the merit list of candidates claiming benefit of reservation under Admission Rules i. e., Item 8 of Chapter – I of the brochure.
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Publication of Merit Lists :

After the completion of the entrance test, the KEY ANSWERS will be published on 14-05-2005 on the CET website : http://kar.nic.in/cet, http://www.cetinformation.com, and http://www.angelfire.com/indie/arindam. The candidates / parents / teachers can file their objections, if any, adddressed to the Special Officer, CET Cell, Bangalore on or before 18-05-2005 either in person or through SPEED POST, with regard to any of the Key answers, along with all supporting documents / justifications. The objections received by the CET Cell will be placed before an expert Committee, whose decision will be final for determination of the right key answer. The key answers approved by the expert Committee will be applied during evaluation for determination of merit order.

As per the merit determined by the CET Cell, the Medical, Engineering and Architecture ranks will be assigned to the eligible candidates. Separate result sheets showing the Medical, Engineering and Architecture ranks will be published on 01-06-2005 in all the ‘CET 2005’ exam centres and the same will also be made available on the CET Website http://kar.nic.in/cet. The KEY ANSWERS and the list of candidates whose results have been with-held and the reasons for with-holding the results, will also be published along with the results. Result sheets will not be displayed in the CET Cell premises nor will be published in the new papers.

Candidates who have any objections in respect of any of the entries or problems in the result sheets, such as discrepancy in the Q. E. marks, register number, version code etc., except the marks secured in the Common Entrance Test / Aptitude Test, can submit their objections or claims before 08-06-2005 and the with-held results will be published on 10-06-2005. (See information given below about intermediary ranks / Spot ranks / ranks ending with G55, G44, G33 etc.) Request for re-totaling or revaluation will not be entertained as the valuation of the OMR answer sheets and the subsequent scoring will be error free.

What does G 55 mean ?

After the declaration of the results, the candidates may get ranks assigned mainly for the following reasons : 1) For want of Q.E. marks, a candidate might have missed the rank. 2) A candidate might have marked the version code wrongly. 3) A candidate might have missed a Medical rank by securing more than 40% but less than 50% in aggregate in Q. E. and may produce proof of belonging to SC / ST / Category - I at a later stage. 4) Q. E. marks may get varied due to revaluation or other wise, when corrected, a fresh ranking becomes necessary.

The CET computers are programmed to assign new ranks or fresh ranks to the candidates falling within the above said categories without disturbing the rank numbers assigned to the candidates whose results were declared earlier. The computer program is such that it can assign ranks in between two integers without altering the previous rank numbers. Undoubtedly, you were assigned a rank after the declaration of the results. When a rank was assigned to you, rank 1234 and 1235 had been assigned to two other candidates. When it came to assigning a rank to you, the computer found that in the normal course, your rank would have been after the rank of the candidate with rank 1234 and before the rank of the candidate with rank 1235. Therefore, the computer had to place you between 1234 and 1235.

As already said, the computer is programmed to generate large number of ranks between two integers by dividing the space alphabetically from A to Z. Then each alphabet is subdivided from 1 to 99. Now, if a new rank is required to be assigned between two integer ranks, in the first instance, the computer assigns a division number as ‘G 55’ before the previous rank. If one more rank needs to be assigned between the rank 1234 and 1234 G 55, the computer assigns a rank as 1234 G 44. If one more rank is to be assigned between 1234 G 55 and 1235, then it assigns a rank as 1234 G 66.

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