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COMEDK Seats for non-Karnataka students 2026: The COMEDK will release the seats for non-Karnataka students 2026 on the official website. Candidates can check the COMEDK UGET 2026 seats for non-Karnataka students on this page. In this previous year, the total intake of COMEDK seats across all categories was about 25,000 seats in 150 private engineering colleges in Karnataka. The number of seats reserved for the general merit (non-Karnataka) students was approximately 22,000 in the engineering colleges of Karnataka. The exact number of seats as the data varies every year. Last year, the COMEDK final seat matrix allocated 22,823 seats given to general merit candidates.
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Additionally, there were 483 extra seats, with 433 for GM and 50 for HK candidates for the architecture program. Non-Karnataka candidates compete under the GM category, which forms the largest share of seats in COMEDK UGET. In this article, Careers360 will discuss engineering and architecture seat intakes, eligibility criteria, the list of colleges, and more.
Below is a list of COMEDK UGET eligibility criteria for general merit, Hyderabad Karnataka and Tulu minority students:
The general merit list students should score at least 45% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. There is a relaxation of 5% for SC, ST, and OBC students of Karnataka.
Subjects like Physics and Mathematics are compulsory, along with Chemistry or Biotechnology or Biology or Computer Science or Electronics as one of the optional subjects.
Karnataka candidates must have passed the second PUC or 10+2 or an equivalent exam recognised by the state or central government. The subjects studied should include Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English.
Diploma candidates are not eligible to take this entrance test.
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The authority will release the total COMEDK UGET 2026 seats for engineering students on the official website. Candidates can check the previous year’s COMEDK UGET seats for engineering students in the table below.
The Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka has released the final seat availability of all the categories. Candidates can check the list below to know the seat matrix:
| Particulars | Number of Students |
|---|---|
Total General Merit Students | 22,823 |
Total Hyderabad Karnataka Students | 4,014 |
Total Number of Students | 26,287 |
As seen above, in 2025, there were a total of 26,287 seats available in all the categories. But there was a slight difference in the number of intakes available for all the students. Below is the list of seats available for engineering colleges in Karnataka:
| Particulars | Number of Students |
|---|---|
Total General Merit Students | 22,595 |
Total Hyderabad Karnataka Students | 3,583 |
Total Number of Students | 26,178 |
The total number of seats available in Architecture colleges for 2025 has not been released yet; therefore, there is no data available for 2024 either. Below is a list of COMEDK UGET seats that were available in 2023:
| Particulars | Number of Students |
|---|---|
Total General Merit Students | 467 |
Total Hyderabad Karnataka Students | 53 |
Total Number of Students | 520 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, COMEDK UGET will open to candidates from all over India. Non-Karnataka students will be able to apply under the General Merit (GM) category.
The application fees for COMEDK UGET are INR 1950 PLUS convenience charges.
There are around 150 engineering colleges in Karnataka, including Acharya Institute of Technology, A.C.S. College of Engineering, and others.
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