The Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Goa shall conduct Goa Common Entrance Test 2013 (GCET 2013) for admissions to Professional Degree courses in Medical, Dental, Engineering, Pharmacy and Homeopathy in the State of Goa, for the academic year 2013-12. Admissions to Degree course in Architecture shall be on the basis of NATA as per details given under eligibility.

This prospectus shall be available at notified places on payment of Rs.400/- in cash (Extra Rs. 10/- service charge payable to designated branches of Syndicate / Nationalised Bank)

Outstation candidates can obtain the prospectus and application form by sending request to Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Alto- Porvorim, Goa, 403521 along with a DD of Rs.400/- payable in favour of “Director of Technical Education” at Panaji. Candidates may utilize downloaded Application Form –A for appearing at GCET 2013 and submit the same in person at notified Application Reception Centre as per centre opted, alongwith a DD of Rs. 400/- payable in favour of “Director of Technical Education” at Panaji – Goa, drawn on any Scheduled Bank.

Schedule Of GCET :

The Goa Common Entrance Test–2013 shall be held as per following schedule.

All candidates desirous of seeking admissions to Professional Degree courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, Pharmacy and Homoeopathy in the colleges within the State of Goa (Except AIQ & OSA) during the academic session 2013-2012, must appear and have a valid score in GCET 2013, and should ful fil other eligibility criteria for admission as given in this prospectus. Merit list for these courses shall be based only on GCET 2013 score.

Candidates who have already passed/have appeared or are appearing at HSSC (Std. XIIth Science) or equivalent examination, before the start of the academic session, are eligible to appear at GCET 2013.

Eligibility:

Nationality:

Admission to professional courses in State of Goa is open to Indian nationals fulfilling the eligibility criteria under various categories. Non-resident Indians holding Indian passport may also apply for seats reserved under NRI category. Foreign Nationals and Persons of Indian Origin holding non-Indian passport must apply to Govt. of India.

Age:

An applicant to Degree courses in Medicine, Dentistry and Homoeopathy must have competed the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the academic year of admission to become eligible for admission to First Year. No age limit, minimum or maximum, is specified for admission to Engineering, Pharmacy and Architecture

Valid Score At GCET 2013:

An applicant for Degree courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, Pharmacy and Homoeopathy must have appeared and obtained valid score at the Goa Common Entrance Test GCET 2013 conducted by Government of Goa for the year of admission. GCET 2013 score of the previous year/s shall not be valid. For Medicine and Dentistry Degree courses, minimum GCET score should be 50% (40% in case of SC/ST/OBC) aggregate in specified subjects. No minimum limit is specified for other courses. An applicant for Degree Course in Architecture must have appeared and obtained valid score at NATA conducted by Council of Architecture

Qualification Examination & Minimum Marks:

An applicant must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination of the Goa Board or an examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, or any other examination, which in scope and standard, is deemed to be equivalent to the H.S.S.C. examination of Goa Board, and must have obtained, in one and the same sitting, the minimum percentage of marks in the specific subjects, as prescribed for the admission to respective professional courses, as under.

First Year MBBS, BDS:
Applicant should have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (Std. XII) examination of Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with English and secured not less than 50% marks in the aggregate of subjects of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology taken together at one and the same sitting. (40% for the applicants belonging to SC, ST and OBC only and 45% for applicants belonging to PH category for MBBS Course).

MBBS, BDS:

• The merit list shall be based on aggregate marks of GCET 2013 in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The candidates who have secured at least 50% aggregate (40% for SC/ST/OBC, & 45% for PH in MBBS course) in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology at GCET- 11 shall be considered for merit list for MBBS and  BDS. There shall be no minimum marks for BHMS.
• In case the above marks of two or more applicants are equal, applicant with more marks in Biology shall be placed higher in the merit list.
• In case the marks in Biology are also equal, applicant with more marks in Chemistry will be placed higher in the merit list.
• If all the above are also equal, then the applicant with earlier date of birth will be placed higher in the order of merit.

The Goa Common Entrance Test–2013 shall be held at following centres:

Admission Fees (All Courses)

Rs. 800/- by Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Director of Technical Education”payable at Panaji

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