4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 4, 2026 10:55 AM IST
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, GSEB, released the GUJCET results on May 4. Candidates who have appeared for the GUJCET exam can check their results at the official website. Candidates can access their GUJCET results by logging in at gujcet.gseb.org using their roll number.
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According to the official data released by the board, a total of 1,32,319 students appeared for the entrance exam this year out of the 1,36,071 who registered.
In terms of overall participation, Group B (Biology) saw the highest engagement with 75,188 students taking the test, significantly outnumbering the 56,865 students who appeared for Group A (Mathematics). A small subset of 266 students opted to appear for both groups under the AB category.
Percentile rank
In Group A, 695 students achieved a percentile rank above 99, while Group B saw a slightly higher count of 764 students reaching that same elite bracket. Moving down the ranks, the distribution remains robust: 5,795 students in Group A and 7,615 in Group B scored above the 90th percentile. By the time the scale reaches the 50th percentile, the numbers swell to 28,580 candidates in Group A and 37,908 in Group B, representing the mid-point of the testing population.
Gender wise results
Group A remains male-dominated, with 40,595 male students appearing compared to just 16,270 female students. Conversely, Group B—which typically leads toward pharmacy and medical-related fields—displays a higher female presence, with 44,864 girls taking the exam against 30,324 boys. Across the entire state, the total pool of students who completed the exam consisted of 71,086 males and 61,233 females, all of whom are now eligible to move forward into the professional counselling and admission phases.
The provisional answer keys were released on April 6. The GUJCET 2026 examination was conducted on March 29, 2026, while the Class 12 board exams were held between February 26 and March 18, 2026. Last year, the GUJCET exam was held on March 23, 2025, in offline mode. As per the statistics, in the previous year, almost 1.34 lakh candidates appeared for the GUJCET exam.
Once the scorecard is downloaded, they should carefully verify details such as the marks obtained and the rank assigned. Following the declaration of results, the examination authority will publish the GUJCET merit list, which will determine eligibility for the next stage. Students whose names appear in the merit list will be invited to participate in the GUJCET counselling 2026 process for admission to engineering and pharmacy courses in Gujarat.
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Students appearing under the GUJCET general category must secure a minimum of 45% overall, which translates to 54 marks out of 120, in order to qualify for admission. For candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backwards Classes (OBC), the qualifying threshold is set at 40%, equivalent to 48 marks out of 120.
Once the results are declared, the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) will publish the merit list in June 2026. This list will be prepared by assigning 60% weightage to Class 12 PCM marks and 40% to GUJCET scores. The counselling process for engineering and pharmacy admissions in Gujarat is scheduled to begin in May–June 2026.
The GUJCET examination serves as a gateway for admission into degree engineering and diploma/degree pharmacy courses across the state. It is conducted for Group A, Group B, and Group AB students of the HSC Science stream. The marks obtained in GUJCET play a role in determining eligibility and placement in professional courses in engineering and pharmacy colleges in Gujarat.
