Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET/ Goa CET) is a state level entrance examination. Candidates must fill up application form who are interested to get enrolled for under graduate course in various Programmes in the field of Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy and Homeopathy offered by the Government and Private colleges/institutions of Goa.
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This article will provide the information about the important dates /updates/exam centre of GCET 2018 Examination.
Important Update of GCET 2018
DTE has recently announced that the Candidates have to download and take a printout of the application form(A) which will be received from 2nd April till 7th April 2018. The offline mode (i.e pen – paper based) exam will be held on 8th and 9th May, 2018. For admission to Medical and Dental courses Candidates have to appear for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) – 2018 conducted by CBSE. For admission to Architecture course candidates have to appear for NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the Council of Architecture.
Important dates Regarding GCET 2018
| S.No | Events | Dates (tentative) |
| 1. | Announcement of official notification | 11th September, 2017 |
| 2. | Application form will available from | March 2018 Announced |
| 3. | Closing date to submit the application form | 7th April 2018 Announced |
| 4. | Last date for the submission of online application form (with late fee of Rs.1500/-) | 27th April 2018 |
| 5. | Admit Card will available from | 27th April 2018 |
| 6. | GCET 2018 exam date | 8th – 9th May 2018 Announced |
| 7. | Result declaration | 16th May 2018 |
| 8. | Start of receiving of application forms for Admission (FORM B/B1/B2) at notified location | May 2018 |
| 9. | Display of Eligibility List at Admission Centre | June 2018 |
| 10. | Last date for compliance with deficiencies in eligibility | June 2018 |
| 11. | Display of Provisional Merit List at Admission Centre | June 2018 |
| 12. | Display of Final Merit List at Admission Centre | June 2018 |
| 13. | First Round of Admission | June 2018 |
| 14. | Second Round of Admission | July 2018 |
| 15. | Additional Round of Admission (if required) | July 2018 |
| 16. | Special Round of Admission to fill vacant seats (if any) in MBBS/BDS Courses | September 2018 |
Exam Centers of GCET 2018
GCET 2018 Exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 8th and 9th,2018 in multiple shifts at various exam centers. Candidates must be very careful while selecting GCET exam centers as request for change of centre will not be entertained after the submission of the application form. The name and complete address of GCET exam centre allotted to candidates will be mentioned on the Admit Card. The official list of exam centres will be uploaded here as soon as DTE releases the same. Here is list of exam expected exam centers with cities, centre code and exam centre address :-
| S.No | Cities | Centre Code | Exam Centre Address |
| 1 | Tiswadi Cujira(Bambolim) | 10 | Dhempe Higher Secondary School of Arts & Science |
| 2 | Panaji | 11 | Goa College of Pharmacy |
| 3 | Verna | 12 | Fr. Agnel Multipurpose Hr. Secondary School |
| 4 | Navelim | 13 | Rosary College/Higher Secondary School of Arts & Commerce |
| 5 | Vasco | 14 | Deep Vihar High School |
| 6 | Mapusa | 15 | Purushottam Walawalkar Higher Secondary School |
| 7 | Ponda 1 | 16 | A.J. De Almeida High School |
| 8 | Ponda (Farmagudi) | 17 | G. V. Ms. Smt. N. J. Aguiar Higher Secondary School |
| 9 | Bicholim | 18 | Narayan Zantye College of Commerce |
| 10 | Curchorem | 19 | Smt. Chandrabhaga T. Naik Higher Secondary School |
| 11 | Porvorim | 20 | Vidya Prabodhini Higher Secondary School |
| 12 | Assagao | 21 | DM’s PVS Sarojini M. Kushe Higher Secondary School |
| 13 | Sanquelim | 22 | Govt. Higher Secondary School |
| 14 | Cuncolim | 23 | Maria Bambina Higher Secondary School |
| 15 | Dharbandora | 24 | BBSS, Vishweshwar Shankar Laad Higher Secondary School |
Here are some important points that aspirant must keep in their mind while filling up the exam centers in application form :
- Candidates are advised to choose the exam centers for GCET 2018, which is not very far from their residing address.
- DTE, Goa can cancel any exam centre if there are very few applicants for that particular centre. If any examination centre is cancelled by DTE, then a new centre will be allocated according to the preference of the Candidates. In that case, The authority will inform each and every Candidate about the change in the exam centre.
- Candidates must reach their respective exam centers for GCET 2018 Exam an hour before the scheduled time mentioned in the Admit Card.
