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Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET) is an annual common entrance exam for MBA and MCA

Master of Computer Applications

The Master of Computer Applications is a postgraduate degree in computer application streams awarded in India. Full time MCA programmes normally take three academic years. The primary emphasis in MCA curriculum is on the development of diverse types of application software rather than designing...

studies in Gujarat, India

India

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, since 2002. Every year it is conducted between March to August. Gujarat Technological University was inaugurated in October 2007. Then, it started conducting GCET.

Admission and exam pattern

There two types of admissions seats covered under GCET:

Grant-in-Aid
Grant-in-aid
A grant-in-aid is money coming from central government for a specific project. This kind of funding is usually used when the government and parliament have decided that the recipient should be publicly funded but operate with reasonable independence from the state.In the United Kingdom, most bodies...

(GIA) for University run departments. Fees are significantly low.
SFI (Self Financed) for private institutes.

The written test comprises sections on quantitative ability

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

, reasoning

Logic

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, data

Data

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interpretation, reading comprehension

Reading comprehension

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, verbal

Language

Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...

ability, and general knowledge. Examinees can take the test in English

English language

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or Gujarati

Gujarati language

Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...

Institutes covered

Few prominent institutes are:

B K School of Business Management, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
Faculty of Management Studies, The M S University of Baroda
FMS Baroda
M S Patel Institute of Management Studies, known as FMS-Baroda, was established in 1984 in the city of Vadodara. It is run by the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The courses are approved by All India Council for Technical Education. The institute is more than 25 years old...

, Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
Centre for Management Studies, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad
Nadiad
Nadiad is a city and an administrative center of the Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat.The city is famous for its socio-educational-religious humanitarian services led by Santram Mandir and supported by institutions of higher learning such as Dharamsinh Desai University, Muljibhai...
AES Post Graduate Institute of Business Management, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
Som-Lalit Institute of Business Management Studies, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in 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
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...

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. 7% seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste, 15% for Scheduled Tribes and 27% seats are for Socially & Educationally Backward Classes (including widows and orphans).

#	Name of Institute	University	Place	GIA Grant-in-aid A grant-in-aid is money coming from central government for a specific project. This kind of funding is usually used when the government and parliament have decided that the recipient should be publicly funded but operate with reasonable independence from the state.In the United Kingdom, most bodies... or SFI	Rank of last candidate admitted from Open Category
1	B K School of Business Management B.K. School of Business Management The B. K. School of Business Management is one of the oldest and well-known B-schools in the state of Gujarat. It is a postgraduate department of Gujarat University situated in front of K.S. School of Business Management, Gujarat University Campus, Ahmedabad, a state run university.The school was...	Gujarat University Gujarat University The Gujarat University is the statewide institution affiliating many reputed colleges across the state of Gujarat, India. It has been given a B++ ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council .-History:...	Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...	GIA	66.0
2	M S Patel Institute (Faculty of Management Studies) FMS Baroda M S Patel Institute of Management Studies, known as FMS-Baroda, was established in 1984 in the city of Vadodara. It is run by the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The courses are approved by All India Council for Technical Education. The institute is more than 25 years old...	The M S University of Baroda Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, commonly referred as M. S. University , is a university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India...	Vadodara Vadodara Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...	GIA	77.0
3	AES PG Institute of Business Management	Gujarat University Gujarat University The Gujarat University is the statewide institution affiliating many reputed colleges across the state of Gujarat, India. It has been given a B++ ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council .-History:...	Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...	SFI	189.0
4	Som-Lalit Institute of Business Management	Gujarat University Gujarat University The Gujarat University is the statewide institution affiliating many reputed colleges across the state of Gujarat, India. It has been given a B++ ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council .-History:...	Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...	SFI	238.0
5	G H Patel PG Institute of Business Management	Sardar Patel University Sardar Patel University #Shri Bhailalbhai D. Patel #Shri Babubhai Jashbhai Patel#Dr. Maganbhai D. Patel#Shri Ishvarbhai J. Patel#Shri Rameshbhai S. Mehta#Dr. Ramanbhai D. Patel#Dr. Ranchhodbhai M. Patel#Dr. Krishnalal N. Shah#Dr. Kantibhai C. Patel...	Vallabh Vidhyanagar Vallabh Vidhyanagar Vallabh Vidhyanagar is a town and a municipality in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located between Ahmedabad and Vadodara, 6 km from the town of Anand.-History:...	GIA	263.0
6	NR Institute of Business Management	Gujarat University Gujarat University The Gujarat University is the statewide institution affiliating many reputed colleges across the state of Gujarat, India. It has been given a B++ ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council .-History:...	Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...	SFI	329.0
7	G H Patel PG Institute of Business Management	Sardar Patel University Sardar Patel University #Shri Bhailalbhai D. Patel #Shri Babubhai Jashbhai Patel#Dr. Maganbhai D. Patel#Shri Ishvarbhai J. Patel#Shri Rameshbhai S. Mehta#Dr. Ramanbhai D. Patel#Dr. Ranchhodbhai M. Patel#Dr. Krishnalal N. Shah#Dr. Kantibhai C. Patel...	Vallabh Vidhyanagar Vallabh Vidhyanagar Vallabh Vidhyanagar is a town and a municipality in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located between Ahmedabad and Vadodara, 6 km from the town of Anand.-History:...	SFI	384.0
8	Centre for Management Studies	Dharmsinh Desai University	Nadiad Nadiad Nadiad is a city and an administrative center of the Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat.The city is famous for its socio-educational-religious humanitarian services led by Santram Mandir and supported by institutions of higher learning such as Dharamsinh Desai University, Muljibhai...	GIA	385.0
9	Department of Business & Industrial Management	Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Veer Narmad South Gujarat University is a public university located in the city of Surat, Gujarat, India. It was previously known as South Gujarat University. The renaming of the university occurred during the calendar year 2004. This name is in honour of the famous scholar and poet of Gujarat,...	Surat Surat Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...	GIA	433.0
10	GLS Institute of Computer Technology		Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...	SFI	445.0
11	Centre for Management Studies	Dharmsinh Desai University	Nadiad Nadiad Nadiad is a city and an administrative center of the Kheda district in the Indian state of Gujarat.The city is famous for its socio-educational-religious humanitarian services led by Santram Mandir and supported by institutions of higher learning such as Dharamsinh Desai University, Muljibhai...	SFI	546.4
12	Shri Chimanbhai Patel Institute of Management & Research	Gujarat University Gujarat University The Gujarat University is the statewide institution affiliating many reputed colleges across the state of Gujarat, India. It has been given a B++ ranking by National Assessment and Accreditation Council .-History:...	Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...	SFI	623.0
13	RD Gardi Institute of Business Management	Saurashtra University Saurashtra University The Saurashtra University is one of the significant universities in Gujarat state in India. This university was established on 23 May 1967 in Rajkot city, the administrative headquarters of Rajkot district. Presently, 272 colleges in Amreli, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Rajkot and Surendranagar...	Rajkot	GIA	668.0

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

External links

Gujarat Technological University's Official Website
GCET Official website
GCET Resolution — Education Department, Government of Gujarat
GCET MCA
GCET MBA 2010
GCET MCA 2010

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Admission and exam pattern

Institutes covered

GCET 2009

See also

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