# Punjab Engineering College Common Entrance Test (PCET) (Punjab CET) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: PB
- Questions: 100 · Total marks: 100 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN, PA

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 17–? years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Pass 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Mathematics with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/OBC)
- Approximate annual vacancies: 1,142
- Note: Indian nationals only; exam tests Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics (Class 11-12 NCERT syllabus); candidates choose subject combination based on course preference
- Official portal: https://www.ptu.ac.in (Punjab Technical University (PTU))

## Key dates
- 2026-07-30 — Punjab B.Tech counselling application deadline (expected)
- 2026-07-30 — PULEET 2026 result declaration
- 2026-07-30 — PTU Online Counselling for B.Tech
- 2026-07-30 — First round seat allotment
- 2026-08-10 — Punjab B.Tech merit list release (expected)
- 2026-08-14 — First Round Seat Allotment
- 2026-08-20 — Punjab B.Tech seat allotment Round 1 (expected)
- 2026-09-15 — Punjab B.Tech counselling final round (expected)

## Syllabus outline
### Physics (weight 1)
Alternating Current (Class 12) · Atoms and Nuclei (Class 12) · Capacitance (Class 12) · Communication Systems (Class 12) · Current Electricity (Class 12) · Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter (Class 12) · Electrostatics (Class 12) · Electromagnetic Waves (Class 12) · Electromagnetic Induction (Class 12) · Gravitation (Class 11) · Kinematics (Class 11) · Kinetic Theory of Gases (Class 11) · Laws of Motion (Class 11) · Magnetic Effects of Current (Class 12) · Magnetism and Matter (Class 12) · Physical World, Units and Measurement (Class 11) · Oscillations (Class 11) · Ray Optics (Class 12) · System of Particles and Rotational Motion (Class 11) · Semiconductor Electronics (Class 12) · Mechanical Properties of Solids and Fluids (Class 11) · Thermal Properties of Matter (Class 11) · Thermodynamics (Class 11) · Wave Optics (Class 12) · Waves (Class 11) · Work, Energy and Power (Class 11)

### Chemistry (weight 1)
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (Class 12) · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (Class 12) · Amines (Class 12) · Structure of Atom (Class 11) · Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (Class 11) · Biomolecules (Class 12) · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (Class 11) · Coordination Compounds (Class 12) · d- and f-Block Elements (Class 12) · Electrochemistry (Class 12) · Environmental Chemistry (Class 11) · Equilibrium (Class 11) · Chemistry in Everyday Life (Class 12) · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (Class 12) · Hydrocarbons (Class 11) · Hydrogen (Class 11) · Chemical Kinetics (Class 12) · Isolation of Elements (Class 12) · General Organic Chemistry (Class 11) · p-Block Elements (Class 11 — Groups 13/14) · p-Block Elements (Class 12 — Groups 15-18) · Classification and Periodicity (Class 11) · Polymers (Class 12) · Redox Reactions (Class 11) · s-Block Elements (Class 11) · Solid State (Class 12) · Solutions (Class 12) · States of Matter (Class 11) · Surface Chemistry (Class 12) · Chemical Thermodynamics (Class 11)

### Mathematics (weight 1)
Applications of Derivatives (Class 12) · Applications of Integrals (Class 12) · Binomial Theorem (Class 11) · Complex Numbers (Class 11) · Conic Sections (Class 11) · Continuity and Differentiability (Class 12) · Determinants (Class 12) · Differential Equations (Class 12) · Integrals (Class 12) · Introduction to 3D Geometry (Class 11) · Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Class 12) · Limits and Derivatives (Class 11) · Linear Inequalities (Class 11) · Linear Programming (Class 12) · Matrices (Class 12) · Permutations and Combinations (Class 11) · Probability (Class 11) · Probability (Class 12) · Relations and Functions (Class 12) · Sequences and Series (Class 11) · Sets, Relations and Functions (Class 11) · Statistics (Class 11) · Straight Lines (Class 11) · Three-Dimensional Geometry (Class 12) · Trigonometric Functions (Class 11) · Vector Algebra (Class 12)

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 78–88% (78–88 marks) |
| EWS | 72–82% (72–82 marks) |
| OBC | 68–78% (68–78 marks) |
| SC | 55–65% (55–65 marks) |
| ST | 50–60% (50–60 marks) |
| PwD | 45–55% (45–55 marks) |

**Guidance:**
- General-OBC gap typically runs 10–12 percentile points; SC/ST cutoffs sit 20–25 points below General, reflecting reservation norms for Punjab state engineering admissions.
- Cutoffs shift with paper difficulty (±5% swing year-to-year), seat matrix changes in popular branches (CS/IT push cutoffs upward), and candidate pool strength.
- Top 300 ranks (95%+) secure CSE/IT at premier colleges; 78–88% range captures competitive branches (ECE/Mechanical) at good government institutions across categories.

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