KCET Admit Card 2026: Date, Direct link download Karnataka CET hall ticket

KCET Admit Card 2026: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will issue the KCET admit card on its website. The Karnataka UGCET hall ticket will release in April 2026. Candidates who will register for the KCET exam 2026 can download the admit card at kea.kar.nic.in. once released. To download the KCET hall ticket, aspirants need to log in to the exam dashboard with their enrollment number and password. The KCET admit card 2026 is the most important document to be carried to the examination hall.

Candidates must note that the KCET admit card can be downloaded in online mode only. The KCET hall ticket will contain all the important details related to the exam like the applicants’ name, exam center, exam date, and time. After downloading the admit card, candidates are advised to check all the important details mentioned on it. If there is any error in the hall ticket, candidates must contact the helpline desk mentioned on the website. Along with the admit card, the exam authority will release exam day guidelines, which should be followed by the aspirants on the examination day. Candidates must carry the admit card along with valid photo ID proof to the examination hall.

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The exam-conducting authority will announce the KCET exam date, which will conduct in April 2026. Candidates can check their exam center mentioned on the admit card. Candidates who will clear the entrance exam will be eligible to participate in the KCET counseling 2026 process. Through the counseling process, eligible candidates will be given admission into various professional institutes in Karnataka. 

KCET Admit Card 2026 Release Date

Students can check the release date for the KCET admit card along with last year's release dates in the table below. 

Karnataka CET Admit Card 2026 Official website

Candidates who will register for the KCET exam can download their respective KCET hall tickets 2026 from the official website by entering their login credentials and password once released. Check the image of the login window below:

KCET Admit Card 2026: Steps to download the Karnataka CET hall ticket online

Candidates appearing for the KCET exam 2026 can download the KCET admit card with the help of the following steps:

• Visit the official website of KEA - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in, and kea.kar.nic.in
• Click on the link for “UG CET 2026 Download Admission Ticket” 
• Next, enter your registration number and date of birth in the given fields
• Click on the “Submit” button
• Your KCET 2026 admit card will be displayed on the screen

KCET 2026 Exam Date & Timings

Candidates can check the last year's KCET exam dates and timimg in the table given below: 

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KCET Admit Card 2026: Details mentioned

After downloading the KCET admit card, candidates must verify all the details mentioned in it. The details mentioned in the KCET 2026 admit card are as follows:

Note - In case of any discrepancy in the KCET admit card, candidates must contact the concerned authorities and get the issues rectified before the day of the exam. Candidates can mail their complaints to keauthority-ka@nic.in or call 080-2360460. 

KCET Exam 2026: Documents required at the exam centre

On the day of the KCET exam, candidates must carry the following documents to the examination centre:

KCET 2026 Exam Day Instructions

Candidates must adhere to all the instructions mentioned in the KCET admission ticket 2026 on the day of the exam. If any candidate is found violating any of the exam day guidelines, strict disciplinary actions will be taken against the candidate. Important exam day instructions that candidates must strictly follow on all exam days are as follows:

• No modern electronic devices like smartphones, tablets, pager, calculators, books, paper/notes etc will be allowed inside the examination  hall
• Candidates must not carry or wear any type of wristwatch in the examination hall
• They must not wear any type of jewelry while appearing for the entrance exam
• Candidates must carry their KCET admit card 2026 to the examination centre
• Along with the admit card, candidates must also carry their passport-size photographs and any valid identity proof to the examination centre
• Candidates must not make any kind of marks on the OMR answer sheet
• KCET question papers will be printed in both English and Kannada language 
• Candidates are prohibited to wear dresses that covers their ear and head
• However, candidates can wear half-sleeve dresses and appear for the KCET 2026 exam
• Only blue/black ballpoint pen must be used to mark answers in the OMR sheet
• There will be no negative marking for wrong answers in the KCET 2026 examination
• However, if a candidate marks multiple answers for a single question then that answer will be marked as incorrect even if one of the answers is correct.

KCET Admit Card 2026 - Exam Centers

There are a total of 53 exam centres for the KCET exam.