Gujarat Common Entrance Test

Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET) is an annual common entrance exam for MBA and MCA studies in Gujarat, India, since 2002. Every year it is conducted between March to August. Gujarat Technological University was inaugurated in October 2007.[1] Then, it started conducting GCET.

MBA programmes

Admission and exam pattern

There two types of admissions seats covered under GCET:

  • Grant-in-Aid (GIA) for University run departments. Fees are significantly low.
  • SFI (Self Financed) for private institutes.

The written test comprises sections on quantitative ability, reasoning, data interpretation, reading comprehension, verbal ability, and general knowledge. Examinees can take the test in English or Gujarati.

Institutes covered

Few prominent institutes are:

GCET 2009

5,429 MBA admissions were given. Out of it, 3,298 admissions were from Open/General category; while 1,463 from SEBC category.[2] 7% seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste, 15% for Scheduled Tribes and 27% seats are for Socially & Educationally Backward Classes (including widows and orphans).[3]

# Name of Institute University Place GIA or SFI Rank of last candidate admitted from Open Category
1 Auro University of Hospitality and Management Auro University Surat GIA -
2 B K School of Business Management Gujarat University Ahmedabad GIA 66.0
3 M S Patel Institute (Faculty of Management Studies) The M S University of Baroda Vadodara GIA 77.0
4 AES PG Institute of Business Management Gujarat University Ahmedabad SFI 189.0
5 Som-Lalit Institute of Business Management Gujarat University Ahmedabad SFI 238.0
6 G H Patel PG Institute of Business Management Sardar Patel University Vallabh Vidhyanagar GIA 263.0
7 NR Institute of Business Management Gujarat University Ahmedabad SFI 329.0
8 G H Patel PG Institute of Business Management Sardar Patel University Vallabh Vidhyanagar SFI 384.0
9 Centre for Management Studies Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad GIA 385.0
10 Department of Business & Industrial Management Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Surat GIA 433.0
11 GLS Institute of Computer Technology Ahmedabad SFI 445.0
12 Centre for Management Studies Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad SFI 546.4
13 Shri Chimanbhai Patel Institute of Management & Research Gujarat University Ahmedabad SFI 623.0
14 RD Gardi Institute of Business Management Saurashtra University Rajkot GIA 668.0

Note: GIA: Grants-in-aid, SFI: Self-financed

See also

References
  1. "GTU Inauguration 10 October 2007". Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  2. "GCET 2009 MBA Summary Number of Seats allotted". Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  3. Gujarat Admission Committee for Professional Courses: Reservation Policy


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