DCET 2023 question paper with answers

This is the complete DCET 2023 question paper set by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), digitised question by question from the official booklet and graded against KEA’s own published answer key — so a score here is the score that paper would have given you. It runs to the real pattern: 100 MCQs · 3 hours · +1 mark · no negative marking. All 100 questions carry a worked explanation, so a wrong answer tells you why.

Section by section

DCET splits evenly across its sections, so the branch paper is worth no more than the four common ones — Electrical & Electronics 20, Engineering Mathematics 20, IT Skills 20, Project Management 20 and Statistics & Analytics 20 questions respectively.

Electrical & Electronics20 questions
Engineering Mathematics20 questions
IT Skills20 questions
Project Management20 questions
Statistics & Analytics20 questions

How this paper behaved

Counted from the digitised bank, not estimated.

easy questions71
medium questions29
With a circuit or figure2
KEA accepted two answers2
Dropped, graced for everyone4

Topics this paper tested

Every tagged concept in the 2023 paper. If you are revising against this year, this is the checklist.

  • Matrices & determinants
  • Straight lines
  • Trigonometry
  • Differentiation
  • Applications of derivatives
  • Integration
  • Definite integrals & area
  • Data types & collection
  • Data cleaning
  • Frequency distribution & graphs
  • Measures of central tendency
  • Excel formulas
  • Quartiles, percentiles & dispersion
  • Python basics
  • Cyber security
  • Algorithms & flowcharts
  • Programming & app tools
  • Web development (HTML/CSS/JS)
  • Web browsers, servers & hosting
  • ERP & business software
  • Organisation structure & system analysis
  • IoT
  • Cloud computing
  • Electrical quantities & units
  • Wiring & earthing
  • DC circuits & Ohm's law
  • AC fundamentals
  • Protection devices
  • Transformers
  • Motors & machines
  • Batteries & cells
  • Digital electronics
  • Semiconductors & diodes
  • Resistor colour code
  • Project fundamentals & types
  • Project organisation & roles
  • Planning tools & methods
  • Project life cycle & phases
  • Monitoring, review & evaluation
  • Scheduling (PERT / CPM)