KCET 10-Year Analysis

Question preparation blueprint for Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (2016โ€“2025), with detailed visuals from the latest stable window (2020โ€“2024).

23โ€“24 Apr 2026
Exam Date
180 (60 per subj)
Total Marks
80 minutes
Duration per subj
None
Negative Marking

10-Year Preparation Blueprint (2016-2025)

Paper generation now follows this long-horizon framework before creating each mock. This reduces easy-paper bias and keeps the pattern close to real KCET progression.

Difficulty mix target: Easy 28% ยท Medium 50% ยท Hard 22%

Recent Difficulty Window (2020โ€“2024)

Scored 1 (Easy) โ†’ 5 (Hard) based on question complexity analysis.

Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics

Key Observations

PhysicsElectricity block dominates every year โ€” ~35% of all Physics questions.
ChemistryConsistently easiest subject; Organic + Inorganic share 70%+.
MathematicsCalculus alone accounts for ~25% every year; difficulty trending upward.
KCET 2026Scheduled Apr 23โ€“24, 2026 โ€” same pattern strongly expected.

Chapter-wise Weightage

Total Questions
60
Difficulty Level
Moderate โ€“ Hard
Top Scoring Unit
Electricity & Magnetism

The Electricity block (Current + Electrostatics + Magnetism) dominates every year, contributing ~35% of all Physics questions. Prioritise these three chapters first.

Average questions per chapter in KCET Physics (2020โ€“2024)
ChapterAvg QsPriority
Current Electricity
5High
Electrostatics
4โ€“5High
Magnetic Effects
4High
Optics
3โ€“4High
Thermodynamics
3Medium
Gravitation
2โ€“3Medium
Waves & Oscillations
2Medium
Modern Physics
1โ€“2Low

Year-wise Distribution (2020โ€“2024)

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Electricity
Optics
Thermo
Mechanics

๐Ÿ”ฎ 2026 Paper Prediction

Based on trend analysis, here is the expected question distribution for KCET 2026.

Physics

Current Electricity + Electrostatics
9โ€“10 Qs
Magnetic Effects + EMI
6โ€“7 Qs
Optics (Ray + Wave)
6โ€“7 Qs
Thermodynamics + Kinetic Theory
5โ€“6 Qs
Mechanics (Motion + Laws)
8โ€“9 Qs
Modern Physics + Semiconductors
4โ€“5 Qs

Chemistry

Coordination Compounds
4โ€“5 Qs
p-Block (Groups 15โ€“18)
4โ€“5 Qs
Aldehydes, Ketones & Acids
4โ€“5 Qs
Chemical Kinetics
3โ€“4 Qs
Electrochemistry
3โ€“4 Qs
Solutions + Surface Chemistry
4โ€“5 Qs
Polymers, Biomolecules, d-block
5โ€“6 Qs

Mathematics

Integrals (Definite + Indefinite)
7โ€“8 Qs
Continuity & Differentiability
6โ€“7 Qs
3D Geometry + Vectors
5โ€“6 Qs
Relations & Functions
4โ€“5 Qs
Matrices & Determinants
4โ€“5 Qs
Probability
3โ€“4 Qs
Differential Equations
3 Qs

โš ๏ธ This is an expert prediction based on 5-year trend. Actual paper may vary.

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