KCET Counselling 2025: Date, Registration, Documents Required, Option Entry, Seat Allotment

Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2025 ( KCET )

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Updated on Oct 25, 2024 16:19 IST

KCET Counselling 2025: Karnataka Examinations Authority will commence the KCET 2025 counselling online at the official website. Applicants can participate in KCET counselling at kea.kar.nic.in. Applicants shortlisted based on results will be eligible to participate in the KCET counselling 2025. The counselling process of KCET 2025 comprises registration, choice filling, seat allotment and document verification. KCET counselling will be conducted online only.  

Applicants first need to complete KCET counselling registration 2025 using personal details. After successful registration, applicants need to complete the KCET option entry 2025 using preferred choices of colleges and courses. KEA will release the KCET seat allotment result based on the choices filled by candidates. Candidates will be required to enter their CET number to check KCET seat allotment result 2025. Shortlisted candidates have to complete the KCET fee payment and physical reporting at the respective college. For more details about KCET counselling 2025, candidates can refer to the article provided below.  

Q:   How is seat allotment done in KCET counselling?

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Karnataka Examinations Authority conducts the KCET counselling in online mode. Applicants have to complete the choice filling and locking after a successful registration. Candidates have to fill preferred choices of colleges and courses at the time of choice filling of KCET counselling 2025. KEA allots seats during the counselling process as per the choices filled by the candidates. After mock allotment, candidates are given chance to change their choice preference. After seat allotment results of KCET, candidates will be provided three options of freeze float and side. 

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Q:   I am not interested in the seat offered during KCET counselling. Can I still participate in further seat allotment rounds without accepting

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Yes, you can still participate in the KCET counselling further grounds even if they are allotted seats. Applicants allotted seats can opt for float or sliding option from the login. If you want to get a seat in the same college but a different course then you can choose the slides option. However, if applicants is looking for upgradation in the college allotted then they must float option. If candidates choose freeze option after seat allotment then there is no provisions to participate in the further grounds of counseling. 

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Q:   How many rounds of KCET counselling will be held?

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KCET UGCET counseling is generally conducted in three grounds. KEA will first release the KCET mock seat allotment result after the conclusion of the choice-filling process. The first two grounds of KCET 2024 counseling will be conducted for birth general merit and Hyderabad Karnataka region candidates. However round 3 or round 2 extended will be conducted as per the availability of seats. Candidates have to complete the KCET counseling registration as per the schedule. Only successfully registered candidates will be allowed to participate in the KCET 2025 extended round counseling.  

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Q:   What is the total number of participating institutes for KCET counselling?

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There are around 250 colleges that offer admissions to engineering and architecture courses. There are both morning and evening shifts colleges. Applicants have to fill in the college and course choices at the time of KCET option entry facility. The admissions to architecture colleges will be done on the basis of NATA score 2025 while engineering admissions will be done on KCET 2025 score only. Some of the top colleges for admissions to engineering and architecture courses are given below. 

  • PES University 

  • Ramaiah Institute of Technology 

  • R.V. College of Engineering 

  • Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering 

  • Siddaganga Institute of Technology 

  • KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi 

  • M.V.J. College of Engineering 

  • PDA College of Engineering 

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Q:   My parents names spellings are different in my 10th marks sheet and KCET application form, will this be an issue in the KCET counseling?

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Candidates appearing in the KCET 2025 counseling process are advised to have all the documents ready before the registration process. In case of any selling mistake in KCET application form 2025, candidates are advised to make an affidavit in the same regard. The name of the parents in the application form and all certificates should be the same. Karnataka Examinations Authority will not consider applicants with mistakes in the KCET 2025 application form for further admission process. 

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KCET Counselling 2025 – Detailed Procedure

KEA will conduct the KCET counselling in online mode. Candidates can refer to the KCET 2025 counselling process below.   

KCET Registration and Document Verification  

Candidates have to reach the KCET counselling venue along with the required documents. Applicants must carry the compulsory documents in their original along with two sets of photocopies. The authority concerned will check all the documents. If all the documents were found correct then the candidate will get a slip, which will have a unique id and password. 

KCET Choice Filling & Locking 2025  

After KCET document verification, the candidates will have to log in to their account using a unique id and password. After that, candidates will have to fill out their preference of college and course. A candidate shall be able to check the course-wise, category-wise and college-wise seat matrix at the time of choice filling. Candidates are advised to select their preferences carefully. However, a candidate can modify, add or delete the choices in every round of KCET 2025 counselling.  

KCET Seat Allotment 2025 

The seat allotment result of KCET 2025 will be released at the official website. Candidates have to log in to their accounts in order to download the KCET seat allotment letter. The seat allotment letter of KCET 2025 comprises information such as Allotted College, Reporting Date, etc.  

Reporting to the Allotted College  

In order to confirm admission, candidates need to report to the allotted college on the mentioned date and time. Candidates are advised to carry the other required documents along with the KCET counselling allotment letter to the college for the purpose of verification. 

Q:   What are the documents required for KCET counselling?

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Karnataka Examinations Authority conducts KCET UGCET counselling in online mode. Applicants first have to complete the KCET counselling registration followed by choice filling and locking. At the time of counselling registration candidates have to upload certain documents in the candidate portals. A list of documents required to be uploaded at the time of KCET counselling registration are given below. 

Copy of KCET application form  

Copy of KCET admit card  

KCET application fee payment proof  

Class 10 mark sheet and certificate  

Class 12 PUC mark sheet and certificate  

7 years study certificate countersigned by the concerned BEO or DDPI  

Recent passport size photography  

Income certificate  

Rural study certificate  

Caste certificate  

Kannada medium certificate  

Parents' study certificate or Parents Hometown certificate or Parents Domicile certificate or Parents Employment certificate or Parents Cumulative Record or Parents Marks Card, etc. for the candidates claiming eligibility for Government seats based on the domicile or study or employment of the parents 

Identity card issued by the Jurisdictional Deputy Commission or District Magistrate or Rehabilitation Commission for the candidates claiming eligibility for Government seats under Jammu & Kashmir Migrants quota.

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Q:   What are the steps involved in KCET counselling?

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Karnataka Examinations Authority will commence KCET 2025 counseling soon at the official website. Applicants declared qualified are eligible to participate in the counseling process of KCET 2025. Candidates first need to complete the KCET 2025 counselling registration. After successful registration, applicants can proceed to complete the choice filling and document uploading. After the document verification process, KEA has also commenced the choice filling and locking process. Applicants have to fill out their preferred courses and colleges at the time of choice filling. Based on the choices filled by the candidates, the exam authority will release the KCET seat allotment result at the official website. The final step is to report to the allotted institute for fee payment. 

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Q:   How to prioritize colleges during option entry in KCET?

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Karnataka Examinations Authority will commence the KCET 2025 choice filling at the official website. Applicants are advised to consider all the factors before completing the choice filling process. At the time of KCET counselling choice filling, applicants have to fill preferred course and choices. The factors candidates should keep in mind while choice filling is given below.  

  • College Infrastructure 

  • Previous year cutoff 

  • Faculty 

  • Placement records 

  • Location of institute 

  • Hostel facilities 

  • Academic records 

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Q:   What is KCET mock seat allotment?

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Before the declaration of KCET seat allotment result, KEA has published mock allotment result at the official website. The mock seat allotment of KCET 2025 will be released as per the choices filled by the candidates at the time of choice filling. KCET mock allotment is similar to the actual seat allotment result. However, applicants are allowed to change their choices after the declaration of mock seat allotment result. Applicants appearing in the counselling process are allowed to change their course and colleges options KCET mock allotment results.   

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Documents Required for KCET Counselling 2025

KEA will commence the KCET 2025 counselling at the official website. The following documents are required at the time of KCET document verification 2025:  

  • KCET application form 2025.   
  • KCET admit card 2025.  
  • KCET application fee payment proof.  
  • Class 10/SSLC mark sheet & certificate.  
  • Class 12/2nd PUC mark sheet & certificate.  
  • 7 years study certificate countersigned by the concerned BEO/DDPI.  
  • Recent passport size photograph (two copies).  
  • Income certificate.  
  • Rural study certificate.  
  • Caste certificate.  
  • Kannada medium certificate (Candidates who have studied in Kannada Medium from Class 1 to 10 in Karnataka and also outside the state of Karnataka.  
  • Parent’s study certificate/Parent’s Hometown certificate/Parent’s Domicile certificate/Parent’s Employment certificate/Parent’s Cumulative Record/Parent’s Marks Card, etc., for the candidates claiming eligibility for Government seats based on the domicile/study/employment of the parent.  
  • Identity card issued by the Jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate/Rehabilitation Commissioner, for the candidates claiming eligibility for Government seats under Jammu & Kashmiri Migrants quota. 

Q:   How will I know if I have been allotted seat in KCET counselling?

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KCET 2025 seat allotment result will be released at the official website. After KCET seat allotment result, the candidate receives a confirmation email at the registered ID. Applicants are also informed through a registered mobile number. Applicants need to login using their user ID to download KCET 2024 seat allotment letter. Candidates allotted seat must report to the institute as per the date & time mentioned in the letter. It is necessary to pay the complete fee at the time of physical reporting. 

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Q:   What will happen if I don't pay the KCET seat confirmation fees?

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To accept a seat allotted at the time of KCET counselling it is compulsory to pay the confirmation fee. In case any candidate does not pay the seat confirmation fee till the last date the then allotted seat will be lost. Applicants cannot reclaim the allotted seat again after last of fee payment. Candidates are advised to keep track of all the date related to the KCET counselling 2024. The seat confirmation fee of KCET needs to be paid online. However complete fee has to be paid at the time of physical reporting at the allotted Institute.  

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KCET Counselling 2025 - Important Points

  • KCET counselling will be conducted online only.  
  • In the first step of KCET 2025 counselling, candidates will have to report to the counselling centre and get the documents verified.  
  • After document verification, candidates will get the chance to fill out the college & course preferences.  
  • KEA will exercise the KCET counselling seat allotment process considering the rank of the selected candidates, seat availability, college & course preferences etc.

KCET Seat Matrix 2025

Karnataka Examinations Authority will release the KCET 2025 seat matrix at the official website. The final seat matrix of KCET 2025 will be released separately after each round of counselling. Download KCET previous year seat matrix from below. 

KCET Seat Matrix 2024 PDF

KCET Seat Matrix 2023

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Engineering Seat Matrix - General Quota Download
Engineering Seat Matrix - Hyd-Kar Quota Download
Architecture College - General Quota Download
Architecture College - Hyd-Kar Quota Download
Engineering and Architecture - Special Category Download
BPharma & Pharma-D Seat Matrix - General & Hyd-Kar Quota Download
BPharma & Pharma-D Seat Matrix - Special Category Download

KCET Round 1 Seat Matrix 2022

Quota Download link
Engineering Seat Matrix - General Quota Download
Engineering Seat Matrix - Hyd-Kar Quota Download
Architecture College - General Quota Download
Architecture College - Hyd-Kar Quota Download 
Engineering and Architecture - Special Category Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc - General Quota Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc - Agriculturist Quota Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc Seat Matrix - Special Category Download
BPharma & Pharma-D Seat Matrix - General & Hyd-Kar Quota Download
BPharma & Pharma-D Seat Matrix - Special Category Download

KCET Round 2 Seat Matrix 2021

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Engineering Seat Matrix - General Quota Download
Engineering Seat Matrix - Hyd-Kar Quota Download
Architecture College - General Quota Download
Architecture College - Hyd-Kar Quota Download
Engineering and Architecture - Special Category Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc - General Quota Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc - Agriculturist Quota Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc Seat Matrix - Special Category Download
BPharma & Pharma-D Seat Matrix - General & Hyd-Kar Quota Download
BPharma & Pharma-D Seat Matrix - Special Category Download
Nature Cure & Yoga Science (BNYS) - General Download
Nature Cure & Yoga Science (BNYS) - Hyd-Kar Download
Nature Cure & Yoga Science (BNYS) - Special Category Download

KCET Round 1 Seat Matrix 2021

Quota Download link
Engineering Seat Matrix - General Quota Download
Engineering Seat Matrix - Hyd-Kar Quota Download
Architecture College - General Quota Download
Architecture College - Hyd-Kar Quota Download
Engineering and Architecture - Special Category Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc - General Quota Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc - Agriculturist Quota Download
BSc(Ag) & BVSc Seat Matrix - Special Category Download
BPharma & Pharma-D Seat Matrix - General & Hyd-Kar Quota Download
BPharma & Pharma-D Seat Matrix - Special Category Download
Nature Cure & Yoga Science (BNYS) - General Download
Nature Cure & Yoga Science (BNYS) - Hyd-Kar Download
Nature Cure & Yoga Science (BNYS) - Special Category Download

KCET Special Category Eligibility List

Download KCET special category eligibility list from the table given below.

Category Download Link
Eligibility List of Special Category- PH Click here
Eligibility List of Special Category-NCC Click here
Eligibility List of Special Category- Sports Click here
Eligibility List of Special Category- Defence Click here
Eligibility List of Special Category- EX-Defence Click here
Eligibility List of Special Category- CAPF Click here
Eligibility List of Special Category- EX-CAPF Click here
Eligibility List of Special Category-Scouts & Guides Click here
Eligibility List of Special Category- Anglo Indian Click here

KCET Result 2025

Karnataka Examinations Authority will release the KCET 2025 result at the official website. Applicants who appeared in the exam will be able to check their KCET results through registration number and first four characters of name. Candidates declared qualified will be eligible to participate in the counselling process. Applicants are advised to keep their KCET result scorecard 2025 safe till the conclusion of the admission process.  

Q:   What is the next stage after KCET result?

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The exam authority commenced KCET counselling process at the official website. Applicants declared qualified are eligible to participate in the KCET counseling process. Candidates first need to complete the KCET 2024 counselling registration followed by choice filling and locking. After the conclusion of the choice filling process, the exam authority will release the KCET 2024 seat allotment result. Applicants for allotted seats have to report to the institute for complete fee payment and document verification.  

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Q:   How can I check KCET exam results?

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Karnataka Examination Authority has released the KCET 2024 results at the official website. Applicants appearing in the exam can refer to the steps given below to check KCET result 2024. 

  1. Visit the KEA KCET official website - kea.kar.nic.in. 

  1. Click on the UG CET 2023 tab from the homepage. 

  1. Now click on the direct link to check the KCET result 2024. 

  1. Enter the required user ID and password in the required fields.  

  1. The scorecard of the KCET exam will appear in the exam. 

  1. Download the KCET UG CET results for future reference.  

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Q:   When will the results of the KCET exam be declared?

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Karnataka Examination Authority will release the KCET 2025 results online at the official website. KEA KCET results will be available on kea.kar.nic.in. Applicants who appeared in the exam can check their KCET 2025 results through their user ID and password.

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KCET Cutoff 2025

Karnataka Examinations Authority has released the KCET cutoff online at the official website. KEA releases the KCET 2025 cutoff after the conclusion of counselling process. The cutoff of KCET 2025 is released separately for all the rounds. Applicants are advised to refer to the KCET previous year cutoff before appearing in the counselling process. 

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