Can you tell me in detail about the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET) for admission in MBA (Master in Business Administration) Program conducted by GTU (Gujarat Technology University)?

Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET) conducted by GTU (Gujarat Technology University) 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.

MBA Programmes

GCET Eligibility

Educational Qualification

One should have a recognized Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 yrs duration with at least 50% (45% for candidate belonging to reserved category) at the qualifying Exam.

One must have passed graduation from any one of the Universities located in the state of Gujarat.

One who is in the final year of graduation is also eligible for the test.

There is no age limit for taking GCET Exam, besides there is no limitation for number of attempt too

Admission and Exam Pattern
There two types of admissions seats covered under GCET:
• Grant-in-Aid (GIA) for University runs 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:
• School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Auro University of Hospitality and Management Surat
• B K School of Business Management, Ahmedabad
• Faculty of Management Studies, The M S University of Baroda, Vadodara
• Centre for Management Studies, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad
• AES Post Graduate Institute of Business Management, Ahmedabad
• Som-Lalit Institute of Business Management Studies, Ahmedabad
• G H Patel PG Institute of Business Management, Vallabh Vidya Nagar
• R D Gardi Institute of Business Management, Rajkot
• Department of Business & Industrial Management, Surat