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KCET Counselling 2025: Dates, Round-wise Seat Allotment, Documents Required, Seat Intake

KCET Counselling 2025: The Karnataka Examination Authority has enhanced the Seat Matrix in Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences by 50 medical seats.

KCET Counselling 2025: Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has extended the date to enter the options for Round 3 medical and dental seat allotment till 12:30 PM on October 17, 2025. The Medical Education Department (MED) has issued the seat matrix by enhancing 50 medical seats in Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences for those candidates who wish to participate. 

Those who have already taken admisssion in medical colleges this year can also register for four other colleges, including BIDAR and BIMS. 

Latest Update -

  • KCET Seat Allotment Round 2 schedule has been revised. Candidates must complete the fee payment for choice 1 and 2 by September 3 and those opting for choice 3 must make a caution deposit of INR 10,000 by September 3. 
  • Candidates ipting Choice-1 must download their seat confirmation slip on September 4 by 5:30 pm. They are also required to report to their alloted colleges by 6:30 pm. They must carry their original documents and two passport size photograph while reporting to the alooted college.  
  • KCET Mock Seat Allotment Result 2025 for Round 2 has been released. The last date for KCET counselling is August 30.
  • KEA has released the Karnataka UGNEET 2025 Mock Result on its official website. Candidates can add, delete, or rectify their options for the first round of allotment from July 26, 2025, to July 29, 2025. The Karnataka UGCET provisional first allotment will be released on August 1, 2025. 

Candidates who qualified for the KCET exam 2025 will need to verify their documents in person as per their ranks. The complete schedule for the KCET Counselling 2025 will be released on the official website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. For KCET 2025, a total of 1,32,309 engineering seats are available. Additionally, a 5% supernumerary quota is allocated for each college and course, resulting in a total seat intake slightly exceeding 1,32,309.

KCET Option Entry link activated on the official website. Registered candidates who have completed the verification process can proceed further with the option entry. KCET Counselling 2025 dates for seat allotment will be released soon.

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The exam body will start the KCET counselling after the declaration of the KCET result 2025 and the release of the KCET cut off. Candidates can download the KCET Counselling 2025 schedule in the form of pdf. The KCET counselling will include document verification, choice filling, KCET option entry, seat allotment, and reporting to the respective institutes. Through the KCET counselling 2025 process, eligible candidates will be allotted seats in various professional colleges in the state of Karnataka. 

KCET Seat Allotment 2025 Dates

Candidates can check the KCET first round seat allotment dates (tentative) in the table below -

Events

Dates

Display of Seat Matrix and Fee Structure on the KEA website

Already published on the KEA website

Option entry by eligible candidates (in order of preference)

Till July 15, 2025

Publication of the first mock allotment results

July 19, 2025

Provision to change option entry by eligible candidates (add/ alter/ rearrange/ delete the options) 

July 19, 2025 to July 22, 2025

Publication of the first round allotment result 

July 25, 2025

Karnataka UGCET Seat Allotment Result 2025 Official website

Candidates must enter their CET number in the result login window to download their seat allotment results. Check the image of the last year's login window for reference. 

Karnataka UGCET Seat Allotment Result 2024 Login window

KCET Counselling 2025: Documents Required

Candidates will be required to carry certain important documents at the time of the KCET document verification process. If a candidate fails to complete the document verification process, they will lose their chance to participate in the KCET seat allotment process. The list of the documents required for the KCET document verification process has been mentioned below for your reference.

List of Documents Required (Only If Applicable)

On the basis of the KCET rank list/merit list 2025 prepared by KEA, eligible candidates will be considered for seat allotment. Seats will be allotted to the candidates on the basis of the college-course options filled by them and the seat matrix issued by the state government. Eligible candidates will be allotted seats in various colleges in the state of Karnataka through the KCET 2025 counselling process. The steps involved in the KCET Counselling 2025 process have been explained below:

Step 1: KCET Document Verification 2025

  • Once the KCET rank list 2025 is released, candidates with a valid rank must visit their nearest helpline centre (the schedule for the same will be released on the official website of KEA)
  • At the KCET counselling venue, candidates must present their original documents along with two photocopies 
  • Documents will be verified to the ones uploaded by the candidates while filling out the KCET 2025 application form
  • After the successful completion of the document verification process, the concerned authorities will provide a verification slip and acknowledgment card to the candidates
  • Candidates must carefully verify all the details mentioned in their verification slip before leaving the KCET counselling venue
  • Once the document verification process is completed and the verification slip is issued, no changes will be entertained by the authorities

Step 2: KCET Choice Filling & Locking Process 2025

  • Candidates who successfully complete the document verification process will then be required to log into the official KEA website using their unique identity and password
  • Candidates can then fill out the college and course options on the basis of their KCET rank and preferences
  • Candidates will also be able to check the KCET Seat Matrix 2025 at the time of choice filling
  • KCET seat matrix 2025 will be made available on the official KEA website
  • Later, candidates can also modify the college-course options selected by them

Step 3: KCET Seat Allotment 2025

  • After the completion of the choice filling & locking process, KCET Seat Allotment 2025 result will be released on the official website
  • Seat allotment will be done on the basis of the candidate’s KCET rank, college-course preferences and KCET reservation criteria (if applicable) 
  • Candidates who are satisfied with their allotted seats will then have to confirm their seats by paying fees and downloading the seat allotment order slip

Step 4: Reporting to Allotted Institute

  • Candidates who have been allotted seats will then have to visit their allotted as per the schedule released on the official website
  • Candidates must carry the required documents along with the KCET 2025 seat allotment letter to their allotted institute
  • In order to confirm their admission, candidates must pay the required tuition fees to their respective institute

After the completion of the KCET seat allotment 2025 process, candidates will have to visit their allotted institute and confirm their admission by paying the required tuition fees. After the completion of each round of KCET counselling, the KCET Cut Off 2025 will be released on the KEA website.

Karnataka UGCET Engineering Seat Matrix 2024 - Download PDF

The Karnataka Examinations Authority will release the draft seat matrix for Engineering on its official website. Candidates can check last year's number of the total seat intakes in various different courses in participating colleges of Karnataka. 

  • Constituent College of VTU, Chintamani Chikaballapura
  • Government Engineering College, Challakere, Chitradurga
  • Government Engineering College, Chamarajanagara
  • Government Engineering College, Hassan
  • Government Engineering College, Haveri
  • Government Engineering College, Hoovina Hadagali

Karnataka CET SEAT Matrix 2025

Candidates can download and refer to the KCET seat matrix 2025 by clicking on the links given below:

 

Top Institutes Accepting Applications
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham - Coimbatore
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham - CoimbatoreB. TechCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Goa Institute of Management
Goa Institute of ManagementMBA/PGDM, Uttar Pradesh
Alliance University - Bangalore
Alliance University - BangaloreMBA/PGDM, Uttar Pradesh
Institute of Management Studies-Ghaziabad
Institute of Management Studies-GhaziabadMBA/PGDMGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
ITM Business School
ITM Business SchoolMBA, Uttar Pradesh
Narayana Business School (NBS)
Narayana Business School (NBS)MBA/PGDM, Uttar Pradesh

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How to apply for KCET counselling 2026?

Candidates with a valid KCET rank would be required to register for the KCET counselling 2026 via the official website of KEA.

What are the dates for KCET document verification 2026?

The dates for the KCET document verification 2026 will be released on the official KEA website. 

What steps are involved in the KCET counselling process?

The following steps are involved in the KCET counselling process i.e., Document Verification, Choice Filling & Locking, Seat Allotment, and Reporting to the allotted institute.

What are the documents required for KCET counselling 2026?

Candidates must carry the documents including KCET application form, KCET admit card, Marksheets and certificates of class 10th and 12th, income certificate, category certificate, etc, to their KCET counselling venue.

How many seats are there in KCET?

KCET seat matrix is released for each participating institute during the counselling round. The total KCET seat intake in Government Engineering College, Ramanagara for Engineering programs is 240. The total seat intake in each Government Engineering College lies in the range of 240-300.

Where to go for KCET document verification 2026?

In case of any discrepancy, candidates can come in person to KEA, Bangalore with all the relevant original documents and two sets of photocopies along with the UGCET application form and Karnataka KCET admit card 2026 as per the schedule provided on the official website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.

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