The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has released the notification for Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) 2025 on the official website, gsebeservice.com, notifying that registrations for the exam will start from December 17, 2024, and the window will close on December 31, 2024 discarding the speculations of being replaced by JEE Mains.
In 2013, Gujarat became one of the first states to adopt the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains over the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET) for engineering and pharmacy admissions, aiming to encourage students to compete at the national level. However, in 2017, the state reverted to GUJCET. In 2024, the state had a plan to replace GUJCET with JEE Mains from 2025. The notification issued here clarifies that GUJCET has not yet been replaced by JEE Mains.
GUJCET 2025 exam: Official notification
The official notification states that “As per the Education Department’s Resolution PRCH-102012-142-S dated 19/11/2016, admission to Degree Engineering and Diploma/ Degree Pharmacy programs will be based on the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GUJCET). This test is conducted by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar, for students in the Group-A, Group-B, and Group-AB categories of the HSC Science stream. Details regarding the GUJCET-2025, along with guidelines for online registration, will be available on the official website at www.gseb.org.’’
The application form for GUJCET-2025 can be completed online through the Board’s official websites, www.gseb.org and gujcet.gseb.org, from 17th December 2024 to 31st December 2024. The GUJCET exam fee of Rs. 350/- can be paid through the SBIpay system (via Credit Card, Debit Card, or Net Banking) or at any SBI branch using the “SBI Branch Payment” option. After the fee payment, the full application must be completed without any omissions.
Candidates can view the GUJCET 2025 notification as provided here to get the complete details.
