Karnataka DCET Counselling 2025: Karnataka DCET Dates, Seat Allotment, Certificate Verification, Registration, Process

Karnataka DCET Counselling 2025: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will release the official counselling schedule at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/Kea after the completion of the DCET exam. Tentatively, the schedule is expected to be released in July 2025. However, the official confirmation has not been released by KEA as of now. 

Candidates who qualify in Karnataka DCET 2025 are eligible to participate in the counselling process. Qualified candidates will be required to enter their preferred colleges and courses in the order of priority through the web counselling portal. The document verification will be conducted at the designated helpline centres. Once available, students can download the Karnataka DCET 2025 counselling dates from cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/KEA.

The exam-conducting body will release the provisional seat allotments after each round of counselling. Candidates will be able to check the status of allotted seats by visiting the official website and entering the DCET number in the designated field. Upon checking the status of allotted seats, students can download their seat allotment letter and complete the self reporting process. Self reporting entails uploading of required documents and payment of admission fee.

Karnataka DCET Counselling Dates 2025

The official dates for DCET counselling 2025 have not been released as of now. Once published, the counselling schedule will be updated in this article. Meanwhile, candidates can take a look at last year's counselling dates for reference in the table below.

Karnataka DCET Document Verification 2025

The DCET counselling process will commence with document verification. Candidates will be called for counselling according to their ranks. The schedule for certificate verification will be updated below, once released.

The date and time for document verification will be specified by the official authorities. Candidates can access the detailed schedule from the official website.

Karnataka DCET Seat Allotment Date 2025

Karnataka Examination Authority will conduct the online seat allotment process by obtaining the options from DCET Rank holders for admission to 2nd year BE / B.Tech courses and for 1st year Architecture course. Seats are allotted on the basis of the merit and priority of options entered by the candidates.

The DCET Seat Allotment results for each round will be published at the official website along with the cut off. Candidates can download the seat allotment order by signing into the 'Candidate portal' using their DCET number. Before the seat allotment, the conducting body will release mock seat allotment.  The image of the last year's login window is given below for reference.

Karnataka DCET Counselling Process

The Karnataka DCET counselling process involves the following steps.

Step 1: Go to the official website and register for the DCET counselling process.

Step 2: Select your preferred colleges and courses.

Step 3: Seats will be allotted to the candidates taking into consideration the rank of the candidate, options selected and seats available.

Step 4: Candidates will be notified to submit the original documents along with attested photocopies at the designated venues

Step 5: Once the documents are submitted, candidates can pay the fee online to confirm their admission

Step 6: After receiving their allotted seats, candidates satisfied with the selection must complete online reporting and finalise admission procedures at the designated institute. 

Karnataka DCET Counselling 2025: Documents Required

The documents required for Karnataka DCET counselling are mentioned below:

• SSLC (Class X) Marksheet
• Diploma Marksheet
• Study certificate
• Rural study certificate 
• Kannada medium Certificate 
• Caste certificate
• Income certificate
• Other relevant documents as specified in the information bulletin