Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025: Registration (Begins), Dates, Merit List, Seat Allotment Result, Allotment Letter, Reporting

Candidates applying for Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025, must fulfil the eligibility criteria laid down by KEA:

• Candidates must be a citizen of India
• He/she must have qualified for NEET 2025
• He/she must have filled the UGCET 2025 application form

Eligibility for Government Seats:

• He/she must have passed Class 10 and Class 12 from an institute located in Karnataka. Also, he/she must have studied for seven years at a government school located in Karnataka, or
• He/she must have passed Class 11 and Class 12 from an institute located in Karnataka. Also, either of the candidate’s parents must have studied for seven years at an institute located in Karnataka, or
• Candidate and either of his/her parent’s mother tongue is Kannada/Tulu/Kodava. Also, this parent must be a domicile of Karnataka state.

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The Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025 for MBBS admissions will be conducted in four stages, namely Registration, Choice filling, Seat allotment and Reporting. All these stages are equally important for those applying for Karnataka NEET 2024 counselling. Karnataka NEET counselling registration last date has is February 18, 2025. Each of these stages has been elaborated below:

KEA Registration Process 2025

To participate in the Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025, a candidate must register for UGCET on the official website of KEA. Follow the steps given below to register:

Step 1: Go to the official website or click on this link 'cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/ugcet2025'

Step 2: Select ‘UGCET-2025 Online Registration’. Enter details such as the name of the candidate, contact address details, category, PwD status, educational qualification details, date of birth, etc. Application ID and password will be sent to the registered mobile number of the candidate.

Step 2: Upload images of a recent passport-sized photograph, signature and thumb impression (left hand)

Step 3: Pay the registration/counselling fee. The registration fee can be paid online using a credit card/debit card/net banking. Candidates can also pay the fee offline by downloading the bank challan.

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 Application Fee

Step 4: Save and print a copy of the application form and keep it safe for future use

Online information provided by candidates in the application form for Karnataka NEET counselling will be treated as correct and requests for any change will not be entertained by KEA.

List of Registered Candidates

KEA will release a list with the names of all the candidates who had registered for the counselling of Karnataka NEET 2025. This list will be accompanied by the schedule for offline verification of the documents. To proceed further, all the candidates need to complete the verification process.

KEA 2025 Seat Matrix

The Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025 Round 1 seat matrix will be released by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). As per the revised schedule released by KEA, Bangalore, eligible candidates could make changes to the option entries. Candidates belonging to different categories will be able to download the Karnataka NEET UG seat matrix which will be released category-wise. KEA will release the seat matrix for NRI quota, Private quota, Government Special category quota, Hyd-Kar quota, and General quota candidates for both MBBS and Dental programmes. Click on the direct link provided below to access the category-wise KEA seat matrix (previous year). 

Verification of Documents

Verification of documents will be carried out in order of the ranks obtained by the candidates. Hence, all the candidates are advised to confirm the rank range, date and time of verification before reporting to the centre. Candidates must carry all the documents in original and a self-attested copy to the verification centre.

At the verification centre, candidates will have to register again and provide all the necessary information. At the verification counter, all the original documents will be verified by the officials and the self-attested copies will be retained. Candidates who complete the verification process successfully will be issued an acknowledgement slip.

KEA NEET UG 2025 Document Verification 

Here is a list of documents that one must carry for the purpose of verification at KEA Bangalore: 

1. Copy of the Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 application form (final copy post submission)
2. Proof of payment of the counselling fee
3. NEET 2025 admit card
4. NEET 2025 result/scorecard
5. Class 10 & Class 12 mark sheet
6. Candidate’s study certificate
7. Valid photo ID proof
8. Recent passport-sized photograph (two in number)
9. Caste/caste income certificate (if applicable)
10. Rural study certificate (if claiming rural quota)
11. Kannada medium study certificate (if claiming Kannada medium quota)
12. Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Reservation Certificate (if applicable)
13. Parent’s study certificate/ hometown certificate/domicile certificate/employment certificate/cumulative record/marks card (if applicable)

KEA Secret Key and Choice Filling

Along with the acknowledgment slip, eligible candidates will also be provided with a secret key. This key is mandatory to fill in the choices on the ‘Option-entry portal’. Candidates are advised to keep the secret key to themselves and maintain confidentiality at all times.

There is no limit to the entry of options in Karnataka NEET counselling. Options recorded on the last day of the notified schedule will be frozen and will be considered for allotment of seats. Candidates must note that this is a one-time process only. Candidates who have entered options in the first round will not be allowed to enter options for the second round. However, candidates may make changes to the higher options.

Seat Allotment List

KEA releases a list of the candidates who have been allotted a seat in the counselling of Karnataka NEET 2025. These seat allotment lists will be prepared based on the merit of a candidate and the choices filled by him/her.

Post-Allotment Process

Candidates who will be allocated a seat in the Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 and wish to continue with the same seat need to confirm their choice on the official website of KEA. He/she then has to pay the fee and report to the allocated institute with the admission order.

Also Read: Karnataka MBBS Registration: Dates, Admission, Seats, Fee, NEET Cutoff and Top Colleges

Karnataka NEET Mop-up Round - Previous Year List

After the mop-up round, seats left vacant in different colleges will be open for admission among NRI and other quota(s). A direct link to download the seat vacancy position, mop-up round allotment and result will be provided. 

The Karnataka NEET Counselling fees for government, private, and NRI quotas are mentioned in the table given below:

The KEA NEET UG seat allotment result will be released by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). The rearrangement of options (modify/delete/re-order) will be available for the participants. The KEA seat allotment result will be published on the official website at, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. After the result, candidates will have to be present for the document verification and related events. It will be mandatory to confirm the allotted seat by paying the admission fee. The challan, payment, and admission order download window will be activated.

As many as  33,829 seats and 9,622 seats respectively were allotted for MBBS and BDS programmes in the year 2024. Along with the result, KEA also released the Medical and Dental cutoff rank of the Karnataka NEET UG. The KEA NEET UG merit list carries details of eligible candidates for Karnataka NEET counselling. It is mandatory to upload important documents at the Karnataka NEET UG Counselling portal at the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. After the release of the KEA NEET UG counselling official notification, the first step will be to apply for counselling via the online application form within the stipulated deadline. 

Students who want to appear in the Karnataka NEET counselling can check details of seats for the previous year counselling from the table given below: 

The seat matrix given above is concise and has been summarised for ease of understanding. These seats are offered through the Karnataka NEET counselling, will be further divided into sub-categories in accordance with the reservation criteria of the state. The seats are also divided into government quota, management quota and NRI quota. The fee structure for each of these quota seats is different.